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 Lindsey

Preview: SkateLondon @ Westway Sports Centre

Three days of top inline skating action - free to watch.

By Lindsey

Things To Do In London On The Cheap: 13-19 August

The Clash, jazz, SkateLondon, Traces, food on fire, a soapy Duke, family fun and more.

Win Tickets To Cantina @ Priceless London Wonderground

Australia's finest circus artists perform in the Southbank Spiegeltent (sponsored post).

By Lindsey

Things To Do In London On The Cheap: 6-12 August

Free to watch Olympic events plus Proms, games, film, photography & circus.

By Lindsey

Brixton Splash Celebrates 50 Years Of Jamaican Independence

Celebrate SW2 at their free community street festival.

By Lindsey

Things To Do In London On The Cheap: 30 July - 5 August

Free Olympic events, family fun, Africa Fashion Week, Global Beats, origami dinosaurs and Exhibition Road Show.

By Lindsey

Things To Do In London On The Cheap: 23-29 July

See the National Theatre set on fire, theatre in a shop window, opera in Little Venice and the Olympic Opening Ceremony in a park.
By Dave Newbury

Festival Preview: BT River Of Music

London becomes the centre of world music for an ambitious musical delight.
By Lindsey

Things To Do In London On The Cheap: 16-22 July

Ballet on the big screen, Islington Exhibits, Wellcome laughs, Whitecross Street party & Shoreditch Festival/
By Lindsey

Things To Do In London On The Cheap: 9-15 July

Superheroes, filmmaking, Best of British, Shoreditch Festival and all day dancing.

By Lindsey

Live Music Sculpture In Tower Bridge On Sunday

A free event from the City of London Festival.
By Zoe Craig

Preview: Oresteia Trilogy By Steam Industry Free Theatre @ The Scoop

See Aeschylus's trilogy of tragedies performed in the open air.
By Lindsey

Things To Do In London On The Cheap: 2-8 July

Outdoor dance, rooftop theatre, commuter music, game-playing, unseen shorts and World Pride.

By Zoe Craig

Preview: World Cultural Festival @ Eltham Palace

Free cultural treats at Henry VIII's childhood home
By M@

Preview: Free Late View @ Guildhall Art Gallery

Fancy some free burlesque in a Roman amphitheatre?
By Dave Newbury

Free Gigs: Represent @ 100 Club

Watch an exceptional line up of acts for free at inconic Oxford Street venue.
By Zoe Craig

Poetry Takeaway Opens Today

Free poems, served piping hot from a refurbished burger van
By JFarinha

In Pictures: Greenwich & Docklands International Festival

The spectacles and curiosities continue this week.

By Lindsey

Things To Do In London On The Cheap: 25 June - 1 July

Lates at museums and art galleries plus music, ghosts, architecture, photography and dancing city.
By Dave Newbury

Free Gig Tonight: Amanda Palmer @ Village Underground

Last minute ninja show by cabaret rock megastar
By Lindsey

Things To Do In London On The Cheap: 18-24 June

Puppet Games, Prometheus, Bishopsgate Institute, Spitalfields Music, Brink Festival, art history and phone boxes.

By Lindsey

Ballerinas & Meringues: Pavlova 2012 @ Ivy House

Celebrating the centenary of Anna Pavlova's arrival at Ivy House.

Now On: Canary Wharf Motorexpo 2012

Something for the supercar, off-road and eco-drivers at this free entry motor show (sponsored post).

By Lindsey

Things To Do In London On The Cheap: 11-17 June

Music, books, film, history, magic, stories and dance.