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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

108 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

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When Today 39 This weekend 44 Next 7 days 49 Free 108
Where Woolwich 10 Covent Garden 9 Crouch End 9 Soho 9 South Kensington 9 The City 7 Westminster 6 Hampstead 5 South Bank 5 Kensington 3 Marylebone 3 Mayfair 3

Showing in The City. Clear

Friday

23 October

  1. Food and drink Free

    Leadenhall Market

    07:00 Leadenhall Market, The City

    A Victorian covered market in cream and burgundy, free to walk through and open to the street. Busy with the City at lunch and almost empty at the weekend, which is when to photograph it.

  2. Free

    St Dunstan in the East

    08:00 St Dunstan in the East Church Garden, The City

    A Wren church bombed in 1941 and left as a ruin with a garden planted inside it. Free, open from eight, and quietest before the City arrives. The tower is still standing.

  3. Free

    Sky Garden

    10:00 Sky Garden, The City

    Three floors of planted terrace at the top of the Walkie Talkie, free but booked in advance and the slots go about three weeks out. Sunset slots go first. Photo identification on the door.

Saturday

14 November

  1. Seasonal Free

    Lord Mayor’s Show

    11:00 City of London, The City

    Eight hundred years old, three miles of procession through the City and free from the pavement. Fireworks off the river in the afternoon. Second Saturday in November.

  2. Seasonal Free

    The Lord Mayor’s Show

    11:00 Mansion House and the City of London, The City

    The procession sets off from Mansion House at eleven and fills most of the City. Free.

Saturday

24 April

  1. Seasonal Free

    Watching the marathon at Tower Bridge

    10:00 Tower Bridge, The City

    Until 25 Apr

    Mile twelve, and the best half mile of the course to stand on. Get there by half nine: the bridge closes to traffic and the north side fills first.

Sunday

25 April

  1. Seasonal Free

    Watching the marathon at Tower Bridge

    10:00 Tower Bridge, The City

    Mile twelve, and the best half mile of the course to stand on. Get there by half nine: the bridge closes to traffic and the north side fills first.

Saturday

11 September

  1. Talks Free

    Open House London: buildings open to the public

    10:00 Buildings across all 33 boroughs, The City

    Until 19 Sep

    Nine days of normally shut buildings, free, from private houses to livery halls. The 2027 dates are ours until Open City publishes.

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