If you're looking for something cheap to do in London this week, here's all the live sport with tickets still available, every event £35 or under. Best value of the week is Haringey Huskies at Ally Pally for just £13 - chance to see ice hockey in a beautiful setting. Which one are you going to? 😎

1. ⚽ Men's football - my top picks this week:
   • West Ham United vs Queens Park Rangers, EFL Championship, London Stadium, Friday 9th October, 8pm. Tickets from £35.
   • Sutton United vs Boreham Wood, National League, Gander Green Lane, Friday 9th October, 7.45pm. Tickets £21.
   • Charlton Athletic vs Bristol City, EFL Championship, The Valley, Saturday 10th October, 12.30pm. Tickets from £30.
   • Dagenham & Redbridge vs Hemel Hempstead Town, National League South, Victoria Road, Saturday 10th October, 3pm. Tickets £17.
   • Queens Park Rangers vs Derby County, EFL Championship, Loftus Road, Wednesday 14th October, 7.45pm. Tickets from £32.
2. 🏎️ Motorsport: British Touring Car Championship
   • Kwik Fit BTCC Season Finale, Brands Hatch Circuit, Fawkham, Saturday 10th to Sunday 11th October, gates open 8am. Tickets from £23. The final weekend of the British Touring Car Championship.
3. 🏉 Men's Rugby Union
   • London Scottish vs Sheffield, National League 1, Richmond Athletic Ground, Saturday 10th October, 3pm. Tickets from £20.
   • Ealing Trailfinders vs Hartpury, Champ Rugby, Trailfinders Sports Club, Sunday 11th October, 4pm. Tickets from £20.
4. 🏒 Ice Hockey
   • 🔥 Romford Buccaneers vs Chelmsford Chieftains, NIHL South 1, Sapphire Ice & Leisure, Saturday 10th October, 5.15pm. Tickets from £10.
   • Haringey Huskies vs Guildford Phoenix, NIHL South 2, Alexandra Palace, Saturday 10th October, 5.30pm. Tickets from £13.
   • Romford Raiders vs Milton Keynes Lightning, NIHL National Division, Sapphire Ice & Leisure, Sunday 11th October, 5.15pm. Tickets from £20.

Let me know what you think of this list! Are you going to something this week? Anything else on your radar? 😊

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Pulled together another selection of free and reasonably priced things happening around London this week, including new exhibitions, food pop-ups and a few ongoing picks you can still catch.

✨ New this week

After the Fire: Insurance, Finance and a Rebuilt City
▸ Bank of England Museum, City of London
📅 5 October–27 November
An immersive reconstruction of London around 1700, exploring how the Great Fire led to early fire insurance and influenced the rebuilding of the City.

Free

https://insurance.museum/after-the-fire

TERN x Borough Market
▸ Market Hall, Borough Market, London Bridge
📅 6–11 October
A week-long pop-up showcasing refugee-founded food and drink businesses, with Palestinian granola, Syrian kunafa, Turkish spices, Ukrainian honey and more.

Free entry; food and products cost extra

https://boroughmarket.org.uk/events/tern-x-borough-market/

Music, Migration and Mobility
▸ St John’s Waterloo
📅 Until 9 October
An exhibition tracing the journeys of musicians who fled Nazi Europe and established new lives and careers in Britain during the Second World War.

Free

https://stjohnswaterloo.org/event/musicmigrationmobility/

Amy Winehouse: In Focus
▸ Granary Square and King’s Boulevard, King’s Cross
📅 Until 15 October
An outdoor photography exhibition marking 20 years since Back to Black, featuring candid and previously unseen images of Amy Winehouse.

Free and open throughout the day

https://www.kingscross.co.uk/event/amy-winehouse-outdoor-benches-exhibition

Bloomsbury Festival
▸ Various venues, Bloomsbury
📅 Until 31 October
A month-long programme of exhibitions, walks, workshops, literature, science, music and community events, with plenty of free and low-cost options.

Free and paid events; selected tickets from £6

https://bloomsburyfestival.org.uk/whats-on

Tim Walker’s Fairyland: Love and Legends
▸ National Portrait Gallery, Trafalgar Square
📅 Opens 9 October
Fantastical portraits of LGBTQ+ activists, performers, artists and writers exploring queer identity, community and love.

£5 for eligible visitors aged 25 and under; standard admission costs more

https://www.npg.org.uk/whatson/exhibitions/2026/tim-walkers-fairyland-love-and-legends

🔁 Previously shared, but still running

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait Award 2026
▸ National Portrait Gallery, Trafalgar Square
📅 Until 7 October
The final few days of the annual portrait-painting exhibition, featuring classical and experimental work selected from an international competition.

Free

https://www.npg.org.uk/whatson/exhibitions/2026/hsf-kramer-portrait-award-2026/

This Is Still Not a Pipe: The Afterlife of Magritte
▸ Gagosian Grosvenor Hill, Mayfair
📅 Until 12 December
Paintings, drawings and sculptures by René Magritte shown alongside work by more than 40 contemporary artists influenced by his surreal imagery.

Free

https://gagosian.com/exhibitions/2026/this-is-still-not-a-pipe-the-afterlife-of-magritte/

Amar Kanwar
▸ Serpentine North Gallery, Kensington Gardens
📅 Until 31 January 2027
Films and multi-screen installations exploring memory, displacement, power and the continuing consequences of Partition and decolonisation.

Free

https://www.serpentinegalleries.org/whats-on/amar-kanwar-exhibition/

Works in Conversation
▸ The Bakery Art Gallery, Islington
📅 Until 18 October
Ten resident artists showing recent painting, print, textiles, photography and ceramics, with the makers often around to discuss their work.

Free

https://thebakeryartgallery.com/pages/works-in-conversation

The Burberry Trench: Crafting an Icon
▸ V&A South Kensington
📅 Until 3 January 2027
A concise history of the Burberry trench coat, from practical military outerwear to one of Britain’s most recognisable fashion staples.

Free; no booking required

https://www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/the-burberry-trench-crafting-an-icon

Korea
▸ British Museum, Bloomsbury
📅 Ongoing
An exhibition exploring more than 2,000 years of Korean art, history and culture through objects from the British Museum and international collections.

From £14

https://www.britishmuseum.org/exhibitions/korea