The capital’s best free events from April 27-30th
Hi there {{ first name | Cheapskater }},
Welcome back to your weekly roundup of London’s best free events, discount codes, recommendations and more – plus a huge congratulations to everyone who ran the London Marathon yesterday!
This week’s edition is slightly shorter than usual… stay tuned for our bumper May bank holiday edition coming out this Friday 👀
Have a fantastic couple of days!
Kate, Georgia and Clementine x
PS: Congrats to readers Vivien K, Lu Z and Lila B who each won £50 credit to spend on EatClub – our fave app which gets you incredible discounts at top London restaurants (use the code CHEAPSKATE20 to get £20 for free).
Scroll down for your chance to win tickets to an amazing event this Thursday… and head to our Instagram to win an escape room experience!
MONDAY
👂 The sound of silence
Experience the historic Smithfield area in a totally new way on a soundwalk – a walk centred around sounds, rather than sights. Meet outside Timpson by Farringdon station this evening.
🗓️ Mon 27th Apr, 6-7.30pm
📍 Farringdon
🧸 A dose of nostalgia
It’s your last chance to catch this adorable exhibit of previously unseen early sketches for the Winnie the Pooh books, at the Peter Harrington bookshop in Mayfair.
🗓️ Until Mon 27th Apr, 10am-6pm
📍 Green Park
TUESDAY
🕺 Dancing queens
Loved ABBA Voyage? Go deeper into the legendary band’s story at this lecture (hosted by Wimbledon Library) all about the making of their 1975 breakthrough album.
🗓️ Tues 28th Apr, 7.30-9pm
📍 Wimbledon
⚡ ‘Power Station’
This 2025 film tells the story of a community in Walthamstow coming together to bring solar power to their street – Central Saint Martins is hosting a screening & Q&A.
🗓️ Tues 28th Apr, from 6pm
📍 King’s Cross
🗣️ Competition time!
If the state of the world has you equal parts furious & fired up, this one’s for you.
We’ve teamed up with The Guilty Feminist podcast & The Nerve – the female-founded investigative media title set up by former Guardian & Observer journalists – to give away a pair of tickets to their live event, The Road to Gilead.
Host Deborah Frances-White will be joined by Carole Cadwalladr & Lucia Osborne-Crowley (whose definitive book on the Ghislaine Maxwell trial is essential reading), plus guest co-host comedian Ria Lina.
Taking place at Leicester Square Theatre this Thurs, this will be an unmissable evening of joyful resistance, with music, comedy & honest conversations. To enter the prize draw, simply fill out this poll:
Do you want to win a pair of tickets to this event?
*By selecting “Yes please!”, you are agreeing for your email address to be added to The Nerve’s mailing list.
If you don’t win, fear not! Readers can take 20% off ticket prices using the code CHEAPSKATE (while stocks last)