ListingsUpdated Tue 13 Oct
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
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Showing in Marylebone. Clear
Tuesday
13 October-
Exhibitions Free
Frieze Sculpture 2026 in Regent’s Park
Until 1 Nov
Eleven international artists across the English Gardens, curated for a fourth year by Fatoş Üstek. Free and outdoors until 1 November, so go on a weekday morning and have it to yourself.
Monday
2 November-
Seasonal Free
Oxford Street Christmas lights
Until 6 Jan 2027
The oldest of the London displays and the longest: nearly a mile of it from Marble Arch to Tottenham Court Road. Switched on in early November and lit from late afternoon.
Saturday
26 December-
Seasonal Free
Boxing Day on Oxford Street
The sales open early and the crowd is at its worst between eleven and three. Go at nine or leave it to the 27th, when the same prices are still there and the street is walkable.
