Free things to do in City of London
135 free things to do in City of London — faith & worship, arts & culture, kids & family and food & drink across 28 local venues. Updated daily from what City of London's businesses post themselves.
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Tuesday Morning Prayer
Faith & Worship🔁 Every Tuesday · 08:30Holy Sepulchre LondonFree
Morning Prayer service at Holy Sepulchre London
Said Eucharist
Faith & Worship🔁 Every Tuesday · 12:30St Bartholomew the LessFree
Said Eucharist service
12:30pm Low Mass – Feria
Faith & Worship🔁 Tuesday–Friday at 12:30pm · 12:30St Magnus the MartyrFree
Low Mass at St Magnus the Martyr
Tuesday Lunchtime Service
Faith & Worship🔁 Every Tuesday · 13:00Holy Sepulchre LondonFree
Contemporary lunchtime service at Holy Sepulchre London
Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer)
Faith & Worship🔁 Every Tuesday · 13:10St Margaret LothburyFree
Tuesday Holy Communion service at St Margaret Lothbury
Midweek Bible Study
Faith & Worship🔁 Every TuesdaySt Benet Welsh ChurchFree
Regular Tuesday evening Bible study group studying Luke's Gospel
12:30pm Low Mass – St John Vianney
Faith & Worship🔁 Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday · 12:30St Magnus the MartyrFree
Low Mass (said) on Tuesday
Mass at St Dunstan in the West
Faith & Worship🔁 Every Tuesday · 12:30St Dunstan in the WestFree
Regular celebration of mass
Tomorrow
Morning Prayer
Faith & Worship🔁 Weekdays · 08:15St Bride's ChurchFree
Weekday morning prayer service
Wednesday Morning Prayer
Faith & Worship🔁 Every Wednesday · 08:30Holy Sepulchre LondonFree
Morning Prayer service at Holy Sepulchre London
On The House Darts
Sport🔁 Every Wednesday · 11:00Cheshire Cheese LondonFree
FREE darts at Cheshire Cheese London
Said Mass
Faith & Worship🔁 Weekdays at 12:30 · 12:30St Andrew HolbornFree
Said Mass at St Andrew Holborn
Low Mass – SS Martha, Mary & Lazarus
Faith & Worship🔁 Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday · 12:30St Magnus the MartyrFree
Low Mass at St Magnus the Martyr
Wednesday Eucharist
Faith & Worship🔁 Every Wednesday · 13:00Holy Sepulchre LondonFree
Eucharist service at Holy Sepulchre London
Informal Worship Service
Faith & Worship🔁 Every Wednesday · 13:00St Margaret LothburyFree
Wednesday informal worship service with teaching and prayer ministry
Midweek Said Communion
Faith & Worship🔁 Midweeks · 13:15St Bride's ChurchFree
Said celebration of the Eucharist in the Crypt Chapel
Wednesday Choral Evensong
Faith & Worship🔁 Wednesday evenings · 17:15Holy Sepulchre LondonFree
Regular Choral Evensong resumes at Holy Sepulchre London.
Eucharist/Mass
Faith & Worship🔁 Tuesday–Wednesday · 08:15St Mary-le-BowFree
25-minute Eucharist/Mass service
Free salad giveaway - Devonshire Square launch
Food & Drink2026-08-05 · 11:00Devonshire SquareFree
250 free salads celebrating new Devonshire Square location on Uber Eats
Quarter peal – Bellringing
Faith & Worship2026-08-05 · 17:00St Magnus the MartyrFree
Quarter peal bellringing performance
Wednesday 1pm Lunchtime Recital
Arts & Culture🔁 Every Wednesday at 1pm (from 23 September) · 13:00St Mary-at-Hill ChurchFree
Last recital 8 July; resumes 23 September
Thursday 6 August
Men's Ministry (Online)
Faith & Worship🔁 Every Thursday · 08:00Online (Zoom)Free
Thursday morning online gathering for men working in the City of London
Thursday Morning Prayer
Faith & Worship🔁 Every Thursday · 08:30Holy Sepulchre LondonFree
Morning Prayer service at Holy Sepulchre London
Organ Recital
Faith & Worship🔁 Every Thursday (except August) · 13:10St Margaret LothburyFree
Thursday organ recital featuring resident organist and international guest performers
Karaoke Thursdays
Nightlife🔁 Every Thursday · 20:00The Cannick Tapps LondonFree
Sing your heart out at Karaoke Night
Thursday Services
Faith & Worship🔁 Every Thursday at 1pm · 13:00St Margaret PattensFree
Traditional Holy Communion service with address, hymns and choir music
Zoom Tea-Break
Community🔁 Every Thursday · 15:00Dutch ChurchFree
Weekly Zoom tea break gathering
Evensong in the City
Faith & Worship🔁 First Thursday of the month · 19:00St Bartholomew the GreatFree
Evensong in the City service (livestreamed)
Guest Talk (Thursday evening)
Faith & Worship🔁 Thursday evenings · 18:00St Mary-le-BowFree
30-minute Guest Talk (resuming 24 September)
Sung Compline (Thursday evening)
Faith & Worship🔁 Thursday evenings · 19:30St Mary-le-BowFree
30-minute Sung Compline followed by refreshments (7:30pm, resuming 24 September)
Friday 7 August
Morning Prayer
Faith & Worship🔁 Tuesday–Friday mornings · 08:00St Mary-le-BowFree
15-minute Morning Prayer service
Free Pool Fridays
Other🔁 Every Friday · 11:00Cheshire Cheese LondonFree
Free Pool Games at Cheshire Cheese London
Evening Prayer
Faith & Worship🔁 Monday–Friday evenings · 17:45St Mary-le-BowFree
15-minute Evening Prayer service
Saturday 8 August
In & around Smithfield Market
Arts & Culture2026-08-08London-wideFree
Guided tour through medieval and Tudor history in Smithfield Market area
London Museum Docklands highlights tour
Arts & Culture2026-08-08London Museum DocklandsFree
Gallery tour showcasing the best of London Museum Docklands
Dictionary Drop-in
Arts & Culture🔁 Multiple dates including 8 & 22 August, 5 & 19 September · 14:30Dr Johnson's HouseIncluded with entry fee
View exhibition with curator and ask questions about the Dictionary
Sunday 9 August
Said Eucharist
Faith & Worship🔁 Every Sunday · 09:00St Bartholomew the Great, Lady ChapelFree
Said Eucharist service
Family Eucharist
Faith & Worship🔁 Every Sunday · 10:00St Bartholomew the LessFree
Family Eucharist service
Office of the Fraternity de Salve Regina
Faith & Worship🔁 Every Sunday at 10:40am · 10:40St Magnus the MartyrFree
Weekly Office preceding the 11am Sunday Mass
Choral Eucharist
Faith & Worship🔁 Every Sunday · 11:00St Bartholomew the GreatFree
Choral Eucharist service (livestreamed)
Choral Evensong
Faith & Worship🔁 Every Sunday · 17:00St Bartholomew the GreatFree
Choral Evensong (livestreamed)
Choral Holy Communion
Faith & Worship🔁 Every Sunday · 17:00St Bartholomew the LessFree
Choral Holy Communion service
Said Eucharist
Faith & Worship🔁 Every Sunday · 09:00St Bartholomew the Great, Lady ChapelFree
Said Eucharist service
Family Eucharist
Faith & Worship🔁 Every Sunday · 10:00St Bartholomew the LessFree
Family Eucharist service
Sunday Morning Service
Faith & Worship🔁 Every Sunday · 10:30Holy Sepulchre LondonFree
Weekly Sunday service at Holy Sepulchre London
Sunday Service
Faith & Worship🔁 Every Sunday · 10:30St Botolph without AldgateFree
Regular Sunday service at St Botolph's
Holy Communion
Faith & Worship🔁 Every Sunday · 10:30St James ChurchFree
Weekly Holy Communion service at St James Church
Office of the Fraternity de Salve Regina
Faith & Worship🔁 Every Sunday · 10:40St Magnus the MartyrFree
The Office of the Fraternity de Salve Regina, preceding the 11am Mass
11:00am Solemn High Mass – SUNDAY XVIII
Faith & Worship🔁 Every Sunday · 11:00St Magnus the MartyrFree
Solemn High Mass with R. R. Terry – Short Mass in C and Lorenzo Perosi – Ave Verum
Solemn High Mass – Trinity XVIII
Faith & Worship🔁 Every Sunday at 11:00am · 11:00St Magnus the MartyrFree
Solemn High Mass with music by R. R. Terry and Lorenzo Perosi
Parish Said Communion
Faith & Worship🔁 Every Sunday · 11:00St Bride's ChurchFree
Sunday service at St Bride's Church
Sunday Service
Faith & Worship🔁 Every Sunday · 11:00St Benet Welsh ChurchFree
Weekly Sunday service in Welsh with English translation
Choral Eucharist
Faith & Worship🔁 Every Sunday · 11:00St Bartholomew the GreatFree
Choral Eucharist service (livestreamed)
Choral Evensong
Faith & Worship🔁 Every Sunday · 17:00St Bartholomew the GreatFree
Choral Evensong service (livestreamed)
Choral Holy Communion
Faith & Worship🔁 Every Sunday · 17:00St Bartholomew the LessFree
Choral Holy Communion service
8e zondag van de zomer, predikant Leonora Jagessar – Visser 't Hooft
Faith & Worship2026-08-09 · 11:00Dutch ChurchFree
Church service with Rev. Leonora Jagessar - Visser 't Hooft
Monday 10 August
Prayer for the City
Faith & Worship🔁 Every Monday · 07:45Online (Zoom)Free
Monday morning prayer meeting on Zoom for the City and each other
Church Open
Faith & Worship🔁 Monday to Friday · 09:00St Andrew HolbornFree
Church open for prayer and visiting
Morning Prayer
Faith & Worship🔁 Weekdays · 08:15St Bride's ChurchFree
Weekday morning service
Said Mass
Faith & Worship🔁 Monday to Friday · 12:30St Andrew HolbornFree
Daily said mass
Free 10 minute mini consultation
Fitness & Wellness2026-08-10Chester, The Grosvenor HospitalFree
Free 10 minute mini consultation at Chester, The Grosvenor Hospital
Family Day
Kids & Family2026-08-10 · 14:30Dr Johnson's HouseFree for families
Interactive family activities with word games and quill pen writing
Tuesday 11 August
Story adventures with Richard O'Neill MBE
Arts & Culture2026-08-11London Museum DocklandsFree
Interactive storytelling adventures with a National Literacy Hero
Church Watchers – Friends of the City Churches
Arts & Culture2026-08-11 · 11:00Dutch ChurchFree
Church open for visitors
Contemplative Practice
Fitness & Wellness🔁 Monthly · 18:30St Ethelburga-the-Virgin within BishopsgatePay-what-you-can
Monthly gathering of shared silence and contemplative practice
Wednesday 12 August
Little dockers: At the seaside – baby session
Kids & Family2026-08-12London Museum DocklandsFree
Baby activity session: trip to the seaside without leaving the city
Little dockers: At the seaside – toddler sessions
Kids & Family2026-08-12London Museum DocklandsFree
Toddler activity session: scoop ice cream, build sandcastles and paddle
Second World War family walk
Arts & Culture2026-08-12London-wideFree
Guided walk exploring marks of WWII and stories across London
Buskers in the Garden
Music2026-08-12 · 12:00Fen Court, The Garden at 120Free
Live music performances in The Garden at 120.
Friday 14 August
Roman London family quest returns!
Kids & Family2026-08-14London-wideFree
Interactive family day exploring Roman Londinium
Roman Quest
Kids & Family2026-08-14Guildhall Art Gallery / City of LondonFree
FREE Roman Quest activity trail for children
Saturday 15 August
Post-war Poplar & Call the Midwife
Arts & Culture2026-08-15London-wideFree
Guided walk exploring 1950s East End stories in Poplar
Sunday 16 August
Roman fort gate tours
Arts & Culture2026-08-16London-wideFree
Guided tours of Roman London's military fort remains beneath the streets
9e zondag van de zomer, predikant Marcel Barnard
Faith & Worship2026-08-16 · 11:00Dutch ChurchFree
Church service with Prof. dr. Marcel Barnard
Creative Writing Workshop for 5-12 year olds
Workshop / Class2026-08-16 · 14:00Dr Johnson's HouseFree with Admission
Creative writing workshop inspired by Dr Johnson and his pet cat Hodge
Creative Writing Workshop for Children
Kids & Family2026-08-16 · 14:00Dr Johnson's HouseFree with House admission
Stories, words and imagination workshop for young writers at Dr Johnson's House
Wednesday 19 August
Wednesday Mass at St Andrew by the Wardrobe
Faith & Worship🔁 Twice monthly on Wednesdays · 12:30St Andrew by the WardrobeFree
Lunchtime Mass followed by tea and sandwiches
Friday 21 August
BookLove storytelling corner
Kids & Family2026-08-21London Museum DocklandsFree
Share classic Caribbean stories and discover new tales
Melvina Moves DJ set
Music2026-08-21London Museum DocklandsFree
Genre-hop across the Caribbean's vibrant sounds with DJ Melvina Moves
Family festival of Caribbean culture
Kids & Family2026-08-21London Museum DocklandsFree
Celebrate all things Caribbean this summer at London Museum Docklands
Feast! Migration Museum takeover
Food & Drink2026-08-21London Museum DocklandsFree
Interactive takeover bringing food, stories and Caribbean culture together
Festival play space
Kids & Family2026-08-21London Museum DocklandsFree
Interactive play space exploring Caribbean sights, sounds and smells