Free & Cheap

On a budget? Looking for something free to do in London? There is plenty on offer for less than £5 - and we're here to help. London doesn't have to be as expensive as you think.
By Londonist

Free And Cheap London Events: 9-15 February 2015

For the frugal Londoner.
By Tabish Khan

Napoleonic Propaganda At The British Museum

Crude humour and satirical insight.

 ★★★★☆
Food
By Ben O' Norum

A Tosser’s Guide To Celebrating Pancake Day In London

Races, restaurants and a recipe.
By Tabish Khan

Nature Inspires Double Bill At Camden Arts Centre

But slow motion does not a great exhibition make.

 ★★☆☆☆
By Tabish Khan

Fragile Sculptures By Sarah Sze

Delicate sculptures meet immovable boulders.

 ★★★☆☆
By Tabish Khan

Art, Music And Onomatopoeia By Christian Marclay

Watch words 'whoosh' across the screen and records being pressed in a gallery.

 ★★★★☆
By Tabish Khan

Grotesque Faces By David Altmejd

Sculptures of faces are smashed in or merged together.

 ★★★☆☆
By Laura Reynolds

Free And Cheap London Events: 2-8 February 2015

A fiver's all you need.
By Will Noble

Clown Around In Church This Sunday

Unorthodox annual service in 69th year.
By Tabish Khan

January's Most Talked About New Art Exhibitions

Video games, mythical London and knives for coat hooks and nearly all free.

 ★★★☆☆
By Laura Reynolds

Free And Cheap London Events: 26 January-1 February 2015

It's been a tough month on the wallet.

Theatre Goodies Galore: Official London Theatre’s Mega Prize Draw

Win £1,000 of Theatre Tokens, Olivier Awards tickets and more!
By Will Noble

Commemorate A Royal Execution This Sunday

A look a head.

By Tabish Khan

Threatening Sculpture By Mark Jenkins

Mannequins with baseball bats and a suicidal painting.

 ★★★☆☆
By Londonist

Free And Cheap London Events: 19-25 January 2015

Winston Churchill, Charlie Chaplin and Paddington Bear.
By Tabish Khan

Rob And Nick Carter Play Chinese Whispers With Art

Make copies of copies until famous artworks become unrecognisable

★★★☆☆

Discover And Remember New Places In London With LoveThis

Explore your city with this new app.
By Tabish Khan

The Versatile Paintings Of Renato Guttuso

Impressionism, Expressionism, Romanticism.

 ★★★☆☆
By Stuart Black

Birth Of British Democracy Celebrations Unveiled

From the Magna Carta to the BBC.
By Laura Reynolds

TfL Urges Londoners To Give Walking A Go

....for one weekend only.
By Silvia Baretta

Free And Cheap London Events: 12-18 January 2015

Exhibitions, cinema and Admiral Nelson.

By James Drury

UK's First Podcast Festival Opens On Sunday

Headphones at the ready.
By Silvia Baretta

Free And Cheap London Events: 5-11 January 2015

Frugal fun for January.

Wingit Uncovers New Events, New Places, New Timeline

The clever app that brings London events to your phone.