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.
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Showing in Soho. Clear
Tuesday
13 October-
Free
Carnaby Street and the courts
The street itself takes five minutes; Kingly Court behind it takes an afternoon. Three floors of a courtyard with the roof open in summer and closed in winter.
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Exhibitions Free
Outernet London
Four storeys of screen wrapped around a public hall by Tottenham Court Road station, free to walk into. What is on changes constantly; five minutes is usually enough.
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Gigs Free
Bar Jams
Until 27 Oct
Live music in the bar at Underbelly Boulevard, on Walker's Court in Soho. It is a run rather than one night, so there is more than one chance at it. Start time is on the venue's page.
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Gigs Free
Bar Sounds
Until 22 Oct
Live music in the bar at Underbelly Boulevard, on Walker's Court in Soho. It is a run rather than one night, so there is more than one chance at it. Start time is on the venue's page.
Saturday
31 October-
Cabaret Free
Bar Burlesque: Halloween Special
A one off in the bar at Underbelly Boulevard, on Walker's Court in Soho. Start time is on the venue's page.
Thursday
5 November-
Seasonal Free
Carnaby Street Christmas lights
Until 6 Jan 2027
A different theme every year and never a snowflake, which is why it is the one worth a detour. Two minutes from Regent Street, so both in one walk.
Sunday
7 February-
Food and drink Free
Chinese New Year in Chinatown
The largest celebration outside Asia: lion dances through Gerrard Street, the parade up to Trafalgar Square and stages on the square itself. Free, and packed from midday.
Thursday
18 February-
Exhibitions Free
London Fashion Week: the City Wide Celebration
Until 22 Feb
Free public talks, late openings and launches in London shops for fashion week. February 2027 dates are ours until the BFC publishes.
Friday
19 February-
Exhibitions Free
London Fashion Week: the City Wide Celebration
Until 22 Feb
Free public talks, late openings and launches in London shops for fashion week. February 2027 dates are ours until the BFC publishes.
Saturday
20 February-
Exhibitions Free
London Fashion Week: the City Wide Celebration
Until 22 Feb
Free public talks, late openings and launches in London shops for fashion week. February 2027 dates are ours until the BFC publishes.
Sunday
21 February-
Exhibitions Free
London Fashion Week: the City Wide Celebration
Until 22 Feb
Free public talks, late openings and launches in London shops for fashion week. February 2027 dates are ours until the BFC publishes.
Monday
22 February-
Exhibitions Free
London Fashion Week: the City Wide Celebration
Free public talks, late openings and launches in London shops for fashion week. February 2027 dates are ours until the BFC publishes.
Friday
2 July-
Seasonal Free
Pride weekend in Soho
Until 4 Jul
Old Compton Street closes and the whole of Soho becomes the afterparty, which for many people is the actual event. Free, outdoors, and it goes very late on the Saturday.
Saturday
3 July-
Seasonal Free
Pride weekend in Soho
Until 4 Jul
Old Compton Street closes and the whole of Soho becomes the afterparty, which for many people is the actual event. Free, outdoors, and it goes very late on the Saturday.
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Seasonal Free
Pride in London parade
A million people, from Hyde Park Corner down Piccadilly to Whitehall. Free from the pavement, and the stages in Soho and Trafalgar Square run into the evening after it passes.
Sunday
4 July-
Seasonal Free
Pride weekend in Soho
Old Compton Street closes and the whole of Soho becomes the afterparty, which for many people is the actual event. Free, outdoors, and it goes very late on the Saturday.