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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.

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What to expect

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

Nearby

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

When Today 40 This weekend 43 Next 7 days 50 Free 107
Where Woolwich 10 Covent Garden 9 Crouch End 9 Soho 9 South Kensington 9 The City 7 Westminster 6 Hampstead 5 South Bank 4 Kensington 3 Marylebone 3 Mayfair 3

Showing in Mayfair. Clear

Thursday

5 November

  1. Seasonal Free

    Regent Street Christmas lights

    16:00 Regent Street, Mayfair

    Until 6 Jan 2027

    The angels, best walked north from Piccadilly Circus with the curve ahead of you. Switch-on Thursday 5 November. Free.

Friday

1 January

  1. Seasonal Free

    New Year’s Day Parade

    13:00 Piccadilly, Mayfair

    Ten thousand performers from Piccadilly down to Parliament Square, free to watch from the pavement. Grandstand seats are ticketed; standing anywhere along the route is not.

Thursday

18 February

  1. Free

    Fashion week window displays, Regent Street

    11:00 Regent Street, Mayfair

    Until 22 Feb

    Fashion week windows along Regent Street, free from the pavement. The February 2027 dates are ours until the organisers publish them.

Friday

19 February

  1. Free

    Fashion week window displays, Regent Street

    11:00 Regent Street, Mayfair

    Until 22 Feb

    Fashion week windows along Regent Street, free from the pavement. The February 2027 dates are ours until the organisers publish them.

Saturday

20 February

  1. Free

    Fashion week window displays, Regent Street

    11:00 Regent Street, Mayfair

    Until 22 Feb

    Fashion week windows along Regent Street, free from the pavement. The February 2027 dates are ours until the organisers publish them.

Sunday

21 February

  1. Free

    Fashion week window displays, Regent Street

    11:00 Regent Street, Mayfair

    Until 22 Feb

    Fashion week windows along Regent Street, free from the pavement. The February 2027 dates are ours until the organisers publish them.

Monday

22 February

  1. Free

    Fashion week window displays, Regent Street

    11:00 Regent Street, Mayfair

    Fashion week windows along Regent Street, free from the pavement. The February 2027 dates are ours until the organisers publish them.

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