Free
E8 · 2 min from Dalston Junction
Vinyl Lounge Session
Farr's Dalston
Nightlifevia DICE
Free events in London this weekend
Updated Monday 12 October. 42 listings, checked this morning.
Everything free on in London from Friday to Sunday, from the venues’ own listings and checked every morning, so it’s right for this weekend rather than one from last year.
One-off events are listed by day first: free gigs and comedy nights, talks, screenings, family days and festivals. After those come the exhibitions and places that are free to visit any time over the weekend.
Free events this weekend
Friday 16 October
Free
DA1 · 22 min from Slade Green
Thames Road Wetland: Help Manage An Important Wetland
Thames Road Wetland
Outdoors & activevia Thames21
Free
E1 · 6 min from Shoreditch High Street
Vinyl Market
Old Spitalfields Market
Marketsvia Old Spitalfields Market
Free
UB6 · 4 min from South Greenford
Wildlife Walk: Exploring Costons Brook & Its Water Vole Potential
Pear Tree Bistro
Outdoors & activevia Thames21
Free
SW7 · 5 min from South Kensington
Library and Archives Open Day
Natural History Museum
Talks & classesvia Natural History Museum
Free
SW7 · 5 min from South Kensington
How to make your Will: Solicitor Q&A
V&A South Kensington
Talks & classesvia V&A
Free
W12 · 2 min from Wood Lane
London Job Show | Westfield London | Careers Fair
Westfield London
Talks & classesvia Eventbrite
Free
SE1 · 3 min from London Bridge
Action to Improve Health & Prevent Deaths – Learning Disability & Autism
Boland House
Talks & classesvia Eventbrite
Free
N7 · 8 min from Crouch Hill
Arsenal & DWP Recruitment & Skills Event 2026
Arsenal - Emirates Stadium - Woolwich Suite Entrance (Gate H & J)
Talks & classesvia Eventbrite
Free
IG8 · 16 min from Woodford
Q4 Global Breakthrough Night | Prophetic Service in London
The Liberty Church London Woodford
Othervia Eventbrite
Free
SE11 · 5 min from Vauxhall
Rep Your Endz
St Anne's RC Primary School
Social & meetupsvia Eventbrite
Free
N1 · 7 min from Angel
Ghana Property & Lifestyle Expo London 2026 | 10th Year Edition
Business Design Centre
Talks & classesvia Eventbrite
Free
SW1E · 5 min from Victoria
Year 7 Open Mornings at Westminster City School
Westminster City School
Othervia Eventbrite
Free
SW1Y · 5 min from Charing Cross
Founders Launchpad London Pitch Event
116 Pall Mall - Institute of Directors
Talks & classesvia Allevents
Free
E16 · 4 min from Custom House (for ExCel)
The AI Advantage
ExCeL London
Talks & classesvia Allevents
Free
SE1 · 8 min from Blackfriars
Hyundai Commission: Tarek Atoui: Live Programme Sessions 1 and 2
Tate Modern
Live musicvia Tate
Free
WC2H · 2 min from Covent Garden
Fruit Bowl Fridays
The Crown & Anchor
Social & meetupsvia OutSavvy
Free
SE17 · 5 min from Elephant & Castle
All Star Fridays at The Queer Comedy Club
The Queer Comedy Club
Comedyvia OutSavvy
Free
EC4Y · 4 min from Blackfriars
Lunchtime recital: Blaze Ensemble, George Vass – conductor, Nick Ridley – oboe
St Bride's Church
Live musicvia St Bride's Church
Free
WC2E · 4 min from Covent Garden
Jukebox Friday
STEREO Covent Garden
Nightlifevia DICE
Free
E8 · 3 min from Dalston Kingsland
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Ridley Road Market Bar
Nightlifevia DICE
Free
E1 · 1 min from Shoreditch High Street
*Birdnoise*: R&B Edition
Boxpark Shoreditch
Nightlifevia DICE
Free
E8 · 2 min from Hackney Central
Orpheus and Eurydice - Pre Show Talk
Hackney Empire
Talks & classesvia Hackney Empire
Free
N1 · 3 min from Dalston Junction
Notre-Dame de Paris / Invisible Bodies
STÜCK
Art & culturevia DICE
Free
W1D · 3 min from Tottenham Court Road
Coven Presents: Feral Fridays
COVEN HEADQUARTERS
Nightlifevia DICE
Free (paid tickets too)
EC2A · 7 min from Shoreditch High Street
So Fresh So Clean
Queen Of Hoxton
Nightlifevia DICE
Free
N16 · 1 min from Dalston Kingsland
Chess at SJQ
SJQ
Social & meetupsvia DICE
Free
N1 · 8 min from Angel
Angel Comedy Fridays @ Camden Head
The Camden Head
Comedyvia Angel Comedy Club
Free
E8 · 2 min from Dalston Kingsland
Salsa Tropicalista w/ Tryb
Doña
Nightlifevia DICE
Free
E17 · 6 min from Blackhorse Road
Free Dolce Night Party (Free cocktail for first 500 guests)
Big Penny Social
Nightlifevia DICE
Free to visit all weekend
Free
EC2Y · 5 min from Barbican
Concrete and Clay: Archiving the Barbican
Barbican Centre
Art & culturevia Barbican
Free
E2 · 1 min from Hoxton
Splats and Spindles: Six English Regional Chairs
Museum of the Home
Art & culturevia Museum of the Home
Free
SW7 · 5 min from South Kensington
dRMM: Building from Forests
V&A South Kensington
Art & culturevia V&A
Free
SW7 · 5 min from South Kensington
National Art Library and Archive talks Monday at 14.00
V&A South Kensington
Art & culturevia V&A
Free
NW1 · 2 min from Euston Square
The Coming of Age
Wellcome Collection
Art & culturevia Wellcome Collection
Free
E20 · 6 min from Hackney Wick
Guanyin II: The Caretaker, Lawrence Lek
V&A East Storehouse
Art & culturevia V&A
Free
E20 · 7 min from Stratford International
On the Sly, Justinien Tribillon
V&A East Museum
Art & culturevia V&A
Free
E20 · 7 min from Stratford International
The Long Goodbye, Carrie Mae Weems
V&A East Museum
Art & culturevia V&A
Free
EC2V · 5 min from Bank
Heritage Gallery Display: America and London
City of London Heritage Gallery
Art & culturevia City of London
Free
NW1 · 2 min from Euston Square
Tenderness and Rage
Wellcome Collection
Art & culturevia Wellcome Collection
Free
TW9 · 9 min from Kew Gardens
Hamilton at The National Archives
The National Archives
Art & culturevia The National Archives
Free
W1F · 3 min from Oxford Circus
NINAGAWA Mika: Captive Blooms
The Photographers' Gallery
Art & culturevia The Photographers' Gallery
Getting there
A lot of these are near South Kensington, Dalston Kingsland, Shoreditch High Street, Angel and Blackfriars. Every listing shows its nearest station and the walk from it, and the event page works out your journey there and home from any postcode.
Weekends are when the Tube and rail lines close for engineering work. Each event page shows live line status for the stations nearby, so check it before you set off.
The Night Tube runs on Friday and Saturday nights on lines including the Victoria, Jubilee and most of the Central, Northern and Piccadilly lines, and night buses run every night.