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Free Screenings of EUROS 2024 Football Matches: With the Euro 2024 in full swing at the beginning of July, and England’s hopes still being in tact – there is always a good opportunity to catch a match at one of the free screening across London. In every section (North, South, East and West) of London, there are a variety of options. From the Big Penny Social in Walthamstow or Hotel Mundial in Hoxton Docks. Flat Iron Square in South East London, Market Halls Victoria, etc. Most of the venues require booking in advance. If you are a fan of football, and want to get into the Euros mood get yourself down to one of these venues, the atmosphere is electric.
Free Cinema Screenings: As mentioned in the previous Free Things to do in London this June – free cinema screenings tend to pop up during the summer months and this month we are going to feature the offerings from Film Club in Canary Wharf. The options tend to “fill out” closer to the time but currently in July, you can watch The Dark Knight, Monsters Inc, Romeo & Juliet and Crazy Rich Asians. More information can be found here
Alfresco Arts at Canary Wharf: Also located at Canary Wharf is the Alfresco Arts Family series, where a range of activities, theatre and workshops for kids are available. Most of these events are non-ticketed and best of all, FREE. In July there is Rocket Power and Goldilocks. The information for both can be found here
The Conservatory x Ranjani Shettar at the Barbican: Located on the 3rd level of the main building opens in the middle of June and runs until the middle of July. This installation is free, but tickets need to be booked in advance. Tickets are released every Friday, up to one month in advance. The photos of this exhibition look stunning and genuinely beautiful. For more information about this, click here.
Wimbledon Screenings: Another annual summer event is the Wimbledon Tennis Championship taking place in London. There are lots of cool places to take a seat or deck-chair, relax and watch the tennis live around other fans. A couple of options for this are Portman Square Gardens (W1H 6LT), Covent Garden (WC2), Granary Square (Kings Cross), St Katharine Docks (E1W 1LA), and St James’s Market (SW1Y 4HA).
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Impossible Images with Samsung at British Museum: This is a free event hosted by Samsung on the 6th July, where kids can choose a topic from ancient Egypt, Japan, Greece or Persia and develop their photo editing skills. There is a green screen and you can produce a picture with your family interacting ancient objects from across the world. For more information, click here.
Making Masks at British Museum: There is also a free event for making ancient face masks on the 20th July at the same venue. Bring your family to design a mask inspired by objects from the museum. For more information, click here
Free Lego Make and Take: On the 6th and 7th of July at selected Lego Stores there is a free Formula 1 McLaren car make and take. These events are always first come, first serve and more information can be found here
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