at the weekends vs at weekends

Both 'at the weekends' and 'at weekends' are correct, but 'at the weekends' is more commonly used in British English, while 'at weekends' is more common in American English.

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at the weekends

This phrase is correct and commonly used in British English.

This phrase is commonly used in British English to refer to weekends in general.

Examples:

I like to go hiking at the weekends.
We usually visit our grandparents at the weekends.
What are you doing at the weekends?

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Children are only allowed at the weekends.
Fanseurope - Football only at the weekends!
Come to me at the weekends and let's work on your maths.
Families of the locals tend to hang out in this address, mainly at the weekends.
I said I would like it and wanted to stay with you for ever and see her at the weekends when she got back.
Mr Macmaster has taken to coming down at the weekends to talk to my husband about the poets he knew in his young days.
Bus number 79A stops within 3 metres and there is a free shuttle bus at the weekends to the city centre.
Well-known national and international DJs, talented newcomers, and drag artists provide a mixture of entertainment at the weekends.
What do you like to do at the weekends?
I spent a lot of time with my friends at the weekends. We arranged picnics, visited attractions, went shopping and much more besides. The whale watching trip was brilliant.
From our own experience we recommend, especially for long courses, booking rather more lectures, (without over doing it!) because you will find plenty of time for sightseeing and enjoying yourself at the weekends.
When I was 10 or 11, I always saw my dad going ski touring at the weekends and naturally I asked him to take me with him.
And at the weekends, when the last thing you want to do is put on a pair of heels, you can still shine in one of these classic timepieces.
The PACE Language Institute also organises many trips in the area, and at the weekends, trips all over the whole island.
It's a space observatory with exhibitions and planetary, opened at the weekends in the evening, too, for the so-called night "exploration" of sky and stars.
And I'm not a London barrister who only turns up at the weekends when he feels like riding to hounds!
Were you one of those kids that wore their school uniform at the weekends?
The school organises outings at the weekends and, during the week, a wide variety of activities such as water sports, visits to the cinema, concerts or the theatre, BBQs or group meals.
SPECIAL OFFER: Choose from a Continental or English Breakfast to start your day. (English Breakfast served from 07:00 on weekdays and 07.30 at the weekends.
sangria150 | 2016-07 | although almost sämliche parking were free, and was after lunch and dinner Asked no campers are accepted at the weekends

Alternatives:

on the weekends
during the weekends
over the weekends
across the weekends
throughout the weekends

at weekends

This phrase is correct and commonly used in American English.

This phrase is commonly used in American English to refer to weekends in general.