frugal fun

Save your money for the Christmas onslaught! Keep your fun frugal this week.

New show opening at Hot Tap this week – all tickets a fiver! If you’re not making a tidy second income turning your spare room into a baby B&B you might need our economical suggestions for entertainment this week. Tonight: The Disappearing Act, a one …

The Lord Mayor’s Coach by Matt from London Can’t afford university tuition fees? Have some frugal fun at the university of life*. Tonight: Join a free night of cider appreciation at the Big Green Bookshop, Wood Green N22 6BG from 7pm. James Russell introduces ‘The …

Whizz bang, it’s Bonfire Night weekend. Scour our round of up of flaming events for the free ones – watch out for paid and ticketed events. Away from the sparklers and burning pyres, there’s plenty more to do for not a lot of dosh. A …

The Courtauld Gallery (open late tonight) by Where The Art Is There’s plenty of spooky, ooky and kooky free and cheapness this week but please check out our Halloween and Day of the Dead posts for those. If you’re steering clear of pagan festivities, here’s …

Saturday is appley. By yuki via the Londonist Flickrpool. Don’t let spending cuts and fare hikes get you down. Tonight: Wonderland Verbal Slap presents poetry, spoken word and beatbox at Counter Culture, 7-9 Crucifix Lane, SE1 from 7pm – £5/3. Join the laid back single …

You could walk waterfront London with a Westminster Guide this Saturday or you could drop by Foyles Gallery and see our free exhibition Thames Barrier to Teddington. This picture by tubb is in it. Skint this week? You could stay home and try and crack …

This week we’re combining London On The Cheap and our Weekend post to give you the best of the bank holiday weekend, whatever the weather. Photo of that brilliant Carnival image used by TFL all round the tube by version3point1 All weekend The Notting Hill …