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The Late Edition

London's evening edition. Independent, updated daily.

Free events in London right now

Everything on this site that costs nothing, from museum late openings to cemetery open days and the free half of the big festivals. Free does not always mean unticketed: where a free event still needs a booked slot, the listing says so.

What to expect

111 listings filed under Free. The busiest rooms are Woolwich Works, Downstairs at the King's Head and Phoenix Arts Club. Concentrated in Woolwich, Covent Garden and Crouch End.

Nearby

Every listing here has been checked against the venue that is putting it on.

Tuesday

13 October
  1. Exhibitions Free

    Free entry: the Design Museum

    10:00 Design Museum, Kensington

    The permanent collection upstairs costs nothing and takes about an hour. The building is the old Commonwealth Institute, and the roof is worth standing under before you look at anything.

  2. Free

    The Kyoto Garden, Holland Park

    08:00 Holland Park, Kensington

    A Japanese garden given to the borough in 1991, with koi, a waterfall and peacocks that have no fear of anyone. Free, and quietest before the school run ends.

  3. Free

    Evening walk: Kensington Gardens to the Round Pond

    18:30 Kensington Gardens, Kensington

    The pond sits on the axis of the palace, so the view back at it in low light is the one the garden was laid out to give you. Twenty minutes from the High Street.