Indie around Barking for free
52 upcoming events
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See it on a mapVenues at a glanceOazis lists 52 indie events around Barking for free, pulled from ticket sites and venue calendars, updated every day.
Right now, most of the action is around The George Tavern, MOTH Club and Paper Dress Vintage.
Events — indie around Barking for free
Sun11
Today
Tue13
Tuesday 13 October
Wed14
Wednesday 14 October
Wed 14 · 7 PM£0
🌙Indie🪕Folk / Acoustic
The Howlers: Live + Signing
Rough Trade East London
Wed 14 · 7 PMFree
🌙Indie💿DJ set
New Music Showcase
The Lower Third
Wed 14 · 7:30 PMFree
🌙Indie⚡Electro
Vision Fortune + Abigail Snail - Free Entry Show
The Shacklewell Arms
Wed 14 · 7:30 PMFree
🎸Rock🌙Indie
Deptford Junction Presents: Fire Good But Also Bad, Mannequin House, We're Just Here For The Bad Guys
Deptford Junction
Thu15
Thursday 15 October
Fri16
Friday 16 October
Fri 16 · 4 PMFree
💿DJ set⚡Electro
Alternative Oktoberfest - Berlin Edition
The Three Compasses
Fri 16 · 6 PMFree
🪕Folk / Acoustic🌙Indie
Luke Haines: Psychedelic Meditations on British Wrestling, Live & Acoustic
Atom Gallery
Fri 16 · 6:30 PMFree
🌙Indie🎸Rock
OCTFEST - Two Hats Events: Magnetic Charms | Van Gogh Fast | Soft Butch
The Red Hedgehog
Fri 16 · 7 PMFree
⚡Electro🎸Rock
Jagara live at Dreamhouse Records
Dreamhouse Records
Fri 16 · 7:30 PMFree
🌙Indie🎸Rock
Fabergé Falls / Forever Forever
The Finsbury
Fri 16 · 7:30 PM£12.50
🌙Indie🪕Folk / Acoustic
COWZ
Sebright Arms
Sat17
Saturday 17 October
Later
Sun 18 · 7 PM£0
🌙Indie🪕Folk / Acoustic
Juelma & SiFi
The Finsbury
Sun 18 · 7:30 PMFree
🌙Indie🎸Rock
Cosmic Kitten
The Shacklewell Arms
Sun 18 · 7:30 PMFree
🌙Indie🪕Folk / Acoustic
Mauro Meloni
The Finsbury
Sun 18 · 8 PMFree
🌙Indie🎸Rock
Shaemless
The Old Blue Last
Mon 19 · 7 PMFree
🌙Indie✨Pop
Charge: BAND
Strongroom
Mon 19 · 7:30 PMFree
🌙Indie🎸Rock
Tō Yō + Painkiller
The Shacklewell Arms
Mon 19 · 7:30 PM£0
🌙Indie⚡Electro
TGT FREE: Ziplock / Arthur Robijns / New Hat
The George Tavern
Mon 19 · 7:30 PMFree
🌙Indie⚡Electro
Goo Records & Good Clean Fun Showcase
The Social (London)
Tue 20 · 7:30 AMFree
🎸Rock🌙Indie
TMT Tuesday: Heavyskint + Shobsy + What Jen Wants
The Victoria
Tue 20 · 7 PMFree
🌙Indie🎸Rock
Friction ft. Highdrive, Noise Of Angels, Human Interest, Bone China
The Old Blue Last
Wed 21 · 6 PMFree
🌙Indie🎙️Small gig
Extra // EuGene At The Phoenix
The Phoenix
Wed 21 · 7:30 PMFree
🌙Indie🎸Rock
KOIKOI
Strongroom
Wed 21 · 7:30 PMFree
🎸Rock🌙Indie
Raw Milk Conspiracy: Album Release Show
The Finsbury
Wed 21 · 7:30 PMFree
🪕Folk / Acoustic🌙Indie
Maya Donovan
The Lower Third
Thu 22 · 7:30 PMFree
🌙Indie🪕Folk / Acoustic
Samuel Virgo: EP Release Party
The Finsbury
Thu 22 · 7:30 PMFree
🌙Indie🎸Rock
KOIKOI
The Magic Garden
Thu 22 · 8 PMFree
💿DJ set🌙Indie
Rockin' Phoenix Thursdays // DJ Dylan
The Phoenix
Thu 22 · 9 PMFree
🎉Club💿DJ set
SleazeBox: HUEY MORGAN unofficial After Party
The Good Mixer
Fri 23 · 6:30 PMFree
🌙Indie📜Poetry
MAREZINE: LOST ALICE, LE LAMB, BITCHCRAFT, POETS
The Finsbury
Fri 23 · 11 PMFree
🎉Club💿DJ set
Acquiesce Assembly
The Victoria
Sat 24 · 5 PMFree
🌙Indie🎸Rock
BAD VIBES October all-dayer: 1000 legs + drainfly + Sweet Gene + Opium Blue + Trout
The Shacklewell Arms
Sat 24 · 7:30 PMFree
🌙Indie🎙️Small gig
Lekna
The Finsbury
Sun 25 · 7:30 PMFree
🌙Indie🎸Rock
The Jump Cuts
The Shacklewell Arms
Sun 25 · 7:30 PMFree
🌙Indie🪕Folk / Acoustic
Swimmers Jackson
The Finsbury
Mon 26 · 7:30 PMFree
🎸Rock🌙Indie
Divebar Youth
The Shacklewell Arms
Tue 27 · 7 PMFree
🎸Rock🌙Indie
Scarsdale Fats, Kestral, Aleph Null
The Elephants Head
Tue 27 · 7 PM£0
🌙Indie🎫Concert
The Big Moon: Album Playback/Q&A + Signing
Rough Trade East London
Wed 28 · 7:30 PMFree
🌙Indie🎸Rock
Cheerless + Mannequin Flowers
The Shacklewell Arms
Wed 28 · 7:30 PMFree
🌙Indie✨Pop
Svisi & ANN-KNOWN: Joint EP Release Show
The Finsbury
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Fri 16 · 9 PM£10
💿DJ set☀️Open air
CAPE TOWN TO LONDON
Tereza Joanne, London
Sat 17 · 3 PM£8
🎉Parties
MARCY'S RUM PUNCH POP UP
The Exchange Bar, Barking
Fri 23 · 10 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set
All Kindza Madness - The Rave
Eutopia Warehouse, Barking
Sat 24 · 10 AM£22.38
🎉Parties
Mi Know Mi Money Nuff
To be announced, Woolwich
Sat 24 · 11 AMFree
🎪Street party🌳Outdoors
Rooted Wisdom Community Family Day
Plumstead Manor School, London
Sun 25 · 11:15 AM
🌳Outdoors🌀Ecstatic dance
Moving Space Woolwich
Moving Space Woolwich — Royal Arsenal
Fri 30 · 6 PM£30–60
🤝Volunteering
ELLEN MAIGURU TRUST ANNUAL GALA - CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH
Tereza Joanne, London
Fri 30 · 9 PM
💿DJ set🎉Club
HOWLOWEEN Queer Rave: 11 collectives, 17 DJs, 3 rooms
Eutopia Warehouse, London
Sat 7 · 1 PM
🎪Street party
Day of the Dead Parade
Art in The Docks, London
At 6 PM£5–10
🎊Village dance✨Belly dance
Bollywood Garba Night
Ripple Centre, Barking
Sat 24 · 9 PM£22.38–434.07
💿DJ set🌍Afro
FALLY IPUPA AFTER PARTY - LONDON
The Encore @ De Arc Lounge, London
Sat 24 · 11 PM£22.38
💿DJ set
20 Years Of Career Celebration Fally Ipupa After Party
CQ LOUNGE, London
Sat 31 · 12 PMFree
🎪Street party
MATERIAL STORE PARTY
Tipping Point East site tour, London
Sat 31 · 9 PM£11.55
🎪Street party
Lanesra Halloween Party
443 Porters Ave, Dagenham
At 9 PM£0–1,030
💿DJ set
Can We Talk? Sundays
Venue 254, London
At 10 PM£6.13–11.55
🎉Club💿DJ set
BBQ SUNDAYS - AFROBEAT MEET BASHMENT
L A Lounge, LONDON
At 10 PM£6.13–16.96
🎉Club💿DJ set
Afrobeats & Bashment City Party
LA Lounge(HACIENDA), London
Fri 23
😂Comedy
Big Bill's Comedy Night
Woolwich Works, London
At 4 PM
🩰Classical🗣️Talk
London Ragas: The Story and the Steps
Royal Wharf Community Dock, London
Wed 28 · 8 PM
🎭Theatre😂Comedy
Buffy Revamped
Woolwich Works, London
Sat 31£15
🎪Circus
Spooky Circus
Woolwich Works, London
Fri 6 · 6:30 PM£8.80
🎭Theatre📜Poetry
Echoes from the Great War
Shrewsbury House Community Centre, London
Wed 21 · 4 PMFree
🗣️Talk♿Disability
My Journey With Autism - London………. Meet Mary and Nana Yaa
The Javan Coker Foundation Centre, London
Fri 30 · 6:30 PM£5.50–14
🎬Cinema
Cinema Nights Presents: COMING TO AMERICA
Camouflage Cafe, London
Fri 6 · 6 PMFree
🖼️Art & Culture
Loud Spirits
TACO! , 2 Cygnet Square, London, UK
At 10 AMFree
🖼️Exhibition🏰Heritage
Bhajan Hunjan: speaking through materials
Lakeside Centre: Open Art Studios, London
At 11 AMFree
🖼️Exhibition🌳Outdoors
Old Manor Park Library Open Studios 2026
Bow Arts Raw Labs
Wed 7 · 10 AMFree
🗣️Talk🧘Wellness
Discover East Asia Through Culture, Creativity and Wellbeing
Woolwich Centre Library, London
Tue 13 · 5:45 PMFree
🎬Cinema🌱Ecology
Blue Earth Summit - KULEANA Screening
Punchdrunk, London
Sat 17£50
🗣️Talk
The ADHD & Women Summit - London 2026
Woolwich Works, London
Sat 17 · 12 PMFree
🗣️Talk
Mythbusting Homeownership for First Time Buyers
Royal Arsenal Riverside by Berkeley, London
Thu 22 · 10:30 AMFree
🗣️Talk🔬Science
Online Safety Workshop
North Woolwich Library, London
Sat 24 · 9 AMFree
🗣️Talk♀️Feminism
The School Of Esther '26
Arcadia Riverside Centre, Barking
Thu 29 · 5 PM£11.55
🎬Cinema🍿Film club
BLACK HISTORY MONTH - MILESTONE - STREETS PAVED WITH GOLD FILM PLUS Q&A
Tramshed, London
Fri 30 · 6:30 PMFree
📚Literature📜Poetry
Scribes with Vibes Book Launch: Where I’m From
Woolwich Front Room, London
Fri 30 · 8:30 PM£0–5
🎬Cinema
OFFHOURS 001 - GIRLS ALLOWED, Halloween Movie Night
The Jump Zone, London
Thu 5Free
🖼️Exhibition
LOUD SPIRITS
TACO!, London
Fri 6 · 9 AMFree
🗣️Talk
INSIDE Harris: Securing Reception Year Quality - Harris Academy Garrard
Harris Garrard Academy, Thamesmead
Sat 3
🖼️Exhibition
Falsework
Thames-Side Studios, London
Wed 21 · 7 PMFree
🎬Cinema♀️Feminism
Film London x Womens Museum screening programme: Girls in Film Takeover x2
Women's Museum, Barking
Sat 24 · 2 PMFree
🗣️Talk🤔Philosophy
Vocation Conference
St. Thomas More Church Hall, Bexleyheath
Thu 29 · 7 PMFree
🎬Cinema🎞️Arthouse cinema
Barking Community Cinema - Samhain: An evening of analogue folk films
The Living Room, A House for Artists, Barking
Sat 31 · 10 AM£0
🗣️Talk🛶Migration
Black History Month - Our Stories, Our Wellbeing: Migration, Mental Health
Barking Learning Centre
Sat 31 · 1 PMFree
🗣️Talk🩰Classical
Black British Ballet presentation by Dr Sandie Bourne
East Ham Library, London
Sat 7 · 11 AM£6.13–26.71
🧺Market👗Fashion & Design
London Streetwear Market - Autumn 2026
Compressor House, London
Fri 23 · 7 PM
🤝Volunteering🧾Drop-in services
Squat Safety
Lesnes estate, London
Tue 13 · 6 PMFree
🌱Ecology🤝Volunteering
London - Blue Earth Summit x People, Planet, Pint: Sustainability Meetup
Dial Arch, London
Fri 23 · 5:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk🖼️Exhibition
La Guinéolese Cultural Exchange Salon 2026
Royal Docks Centre for Sustainability, London
Thu 29 · 6 PM£5
🏳️🌈LGBTQ+
Queer Craft Club
House of Denna, London
Tue 13 · 5:30 PMFree
🤝Volunteering💛Inclusivity
Bexley's National Hate Crime Awareness Week Workshop
Learning and Enterprise College Bexley, Bexleyheath
Wed 21 · 11 AMFree
🌱Ecology🤝Volunteering
Oxleas Woods – Slowing the Flow
Oxleas Wood Cafe, London
Sat 24 · 6 PMFree
🤝Volunteering
Monthly Crusade
Hope Church AOG, London
Sat 31 · 7 PMFree
💛Inclusivity
Women at the Well - October 2026
Transformation Powerhouse, London
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Venues — indie around Barking for free
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Frequently asked questions
How many indie events are there around Barking for free?
52 coming up on Oazis.
Where can you catch indie around Barking for free?
Notably The George Tavern, MOTH Club and Paper Dress Vintage. See the full list of venues above.