Six Free Things to Do in London This Weekend: Diwali at Greenwich, LEGO Workshop and the Southbank Winter Market

Time Out London's weekly free-events guide for the weekend of 6–8 November 2026 lists six highlights across the city. The standout event is a Diwali celebration at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich on Saturday 7 November (10:30am–5pm), with dance, traditional Indian food, flute performances, ballet, puppet shows, craft and drumming workshops, a Diwali Bazaar, and a lantern parade — all free and curated by Mehala Ford of COMMONGROUND&. At Borough Yards on Stoney Street, a free pop-up LEGO workshop runs Thursday to Sunday (10am–7pm), where visitors answer questions about a gift recipient, receive a personalised brick-build recommendation, and walk away with a wrapped creation. The Southbank Centre Winter Market on the Queen's Walk offers alpine-style wooden cabins with gifts, warming drinks, food and raclette, running until 3 January. The list also includes a two-day symposium at Tate Modern (Friday–Saturday) bringing academics, artists and archivists together to explore solidarity and resistance across borders — covering topics from feminist art practices to Egyptian activist Inji Efflatoun and documentary screenings. Rounding out the weekend are sample sales in Hackney offering 80% off clothing brands and Japanese small businesses selling vintage kimono, plus a free McCain chip pop-up at London Fields (11:30am–7pm, Thursday to Sunday).