London On The Cheap

Sure, the forecast is rather foreboding this week, but frolicking in hot summer showers worked for that splendidly dashing Gene Kelly, so you can make it work for you, too. Finish off July on a rain-soaked, culturally satisfying note with this week’s round-up of all …

So that hot, bright London summer has proven rather elusive as of late, but we can be comforted by the fact that our fair city more than compensates for its rainy climes with its overwhelming cultural offers. July tapers off this week with a forecast …

We’re in the thick of it now: full-on tourist season is here, and while you may be fighting your way through thicker lunchtime throngs than ever, elbowing open London guidebooks and tube maps out of your way at every corner, we’ve got a round-up of …

Whilst everyone seems keen to spend £80 to attend some festival or other at the moment, don’t be fooled: there’s just as much free-to-cheap fun to be had around the city as ever this week. Here too the theme seems to be big, crowded, and …

Photo by AP Photo/Hector Mata LAist celebrated the first days of gay marriage by showing up to the first celebrations in Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, and Los Angeles. And yes, Star Trek’s George Takei was there. Bostonist covered the Celtics’ NBA championship in many ways, …

Thanks to a little weather system named Gale Naruporn the coming week of summer is looking less predictable than ever. As conditions could switch between sunny and nasty at the drop of a windsock, here’s a special edition of London On The Cheap with both …

In our ongoing attempt to catalogue the best of things in London, it would be remiss of us not to mention the Urban75 shindigs down in Brixton. They’ve been running for a fair while now. In fact much longer than we’ve spent wondering where the …

Oi oi, London has been extra kind to those of us light in the pockets this week. From gallery shows to band performances to free food (now I have your attention…), there’s something for every night to brighten the sodding work-home-sleep-work routine. Monday: Button up …

What a busy week! What with the Bank holiday, Cans Festival, Pangea Day, May ’68 celebrations and more, free cultural activities abound across London. So get out of bed, you lazy hungover git, and go sample what’s on in our summery city. Monday: In case …

Hope springs eternal! Yes, spring has sprung at last, and it couldn’t have possibly come sooner. Sure, it’s supposed to rain all week, but at least it’s warm(ish) rain. Get out there and take advantage of the coming season of rebirth, and don’t forget to …