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Until Mon 31 Aug

Find a warm welcome with us this summer

Splash in the fountain, relax in our Roof Garden, sample sizzling street food and soak up sun, shows and art for everyone.

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More info for Anish Kapoor
Large red texture sculpture hanging down from the ceiling to the floor in a space with stone floors and pillars
Art & exhibitions

Anish Kapoor

Venture into a world of mystery through the artist’s awe-inspiring works at our major exhibition
Hayward Gallery
More info for Benjamin Zephaniah: A Celebration
A man with long dreadlocks and a gap-toothed smile wearing a purple suit and making peace signs with both hands.
Literature & poetry

Benjamin Zephaniah: A Celebration

An evening of poetry, music and memories to celebrate the life and legacy of the ‘people’s poet’
Royal Festival Hall
Multi-buy
More info for Luke Jerram: Gaia
Luke Jerram's Gaia on display in Belfast, with audience members silhouetted in front of it
Art & exhibitions

Luke Jerram: Gaia

Gaze in awe-struck wonder at Luke Jerram’s striking replica of our planet, suspended above our stage
Royal Festival Hall
More info for Steel Pan Reimagined
Black and white image of two young men tuning steel pans on a staircase
Gigs

Steel Pan Reimagined

The incredible heritage of the steel pan meets bold new commissions for a mixed-instrument orchestra
Royal Festival Hall

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More info for Steel Rising
Members of Kinetika Bloco smiling while wearing harnesses holding steel pans
Gigs

Steel Rising

Youth ensembles capture the power of the steel pan as a community force at a day of free performances
Riverside Terrace
Tickets Free
More info for At Least We Can Decide
Three performers on an outdoor stage sing into microphones for a large, diverse crowd of people dancing and cheering.
Courses & workshops

At Least We Can Decide

The SORI Collective invites you to help dismantle the arts centre in the third day of their takeover
Riverside Terrace
Tickets Free
More info for Kinetika Bloco x Tomorrow’s Warriors
Left: A crowd in vibrant green, yellow, and red costumes cheers. Right: A woman plays a large silver tuba in an orchestra.
Gigs

Kinetika Bloco x Tomorrow’s Warriors

Two of London’s best youth arts initiatives join forces for an evening of live music under the stars
Riverside Terrace
Tickets Free
More info for London Parks: An Exhibition
A diverse group of twelve people pose playfully on and underneath a bright yellow external concrete staircase outdoors.
Art & exhibitions

London Parks: An Exhibition

See London’s green spaces anew in a photo exhibition created by young refugees and asylum seekers
Riverside Terrace
Tickets Free

Summer series

More info for Riverside Sessions
A dense crowd dances at an outdoor Riverside Terrace Bar under a canopy of colorful hexagonal decorations.

Riverside Sessions

Thu 11 Jun – Mon 21 Sep 2026
Join our celebration of music, youth and summer joy, curated by young people for everyone.
More info for South Asian Sounds
A man with a mustache and beard in a yellow button-up stands clapping behind light-streak overlay reflections.

South Asian Sounds

Wed 1 – Sun 5 Jul 2026
Celebrating contemporary and classical music from India and Pakistan
More info for Poetry International Festival
Abstract digital art featuring overlapping, semi-transparent rectangles in red, green, blue, and orange on a purple background.

Poetry International Festival

Fri 10 – Sun 12 Jul 2026
Poetry International Festival is taking poetry off the page this summer
More info for Rough Trade 50
Black 50 in a white box with black border

Rough Trade 50

Fri 17 – Sun 19 Jul 2026
A takeover celebrating 50 years since the first Rough Trade record shop opened its doors
More info for Steel Scenes
Vintage black and white photo of two men playing steel pans outside

Steel Scenes

Fri 24 – Sun 26 Jul 2026
Our site thrums with the sound of pan at a weekend takeover marking 75 years of steel pan in the UK

Food & drink

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Pop-ups
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Pop-ups

Why picnic this summer when you can pop up?

Roof Garden Bar & Kitchen
Friends relax on a grassy rooftop terrace with yellow deckchairs, featuring Big Ben and the London Eye in the background.

Roof Garden Bar & Kitchen

The perfect place to step away from the city

Seventy5th Balcony Bar
An outdoor terrace lit by golden hour sunset with people standing at tables and drinking cocktails with big ben in the distance

Seventy5th Balcony Bar

Come for the drinks, stay for the views at our spectacular bar

While you’re with us

Jeppe Hein: Appearing Rooms
People enjoying the Jeppe Hein Fountain at the Southbank Centre

Jeppe Hein: Appearing Rooms

A summer favourite returns to our site with water fountains to splash around and cool down in.

Shopping
Wooden displays in the Southbank centre shop, featuring books, plushies, and colourful merchandise

Shopping

A vibrant range of inspiring books, homeware, prints, accessories and more.

Klaus Weber: Thinking Fountains
Two statues; a green human body with water spouting from its neck and another of human legs with water pouring down from above displayed outdoors

Thinking
Fountains

Water cascades and spouts over Klaus Weber’s bronze figures.

Modified Social Benches
Two children eating ice cream on a red cirrcular bench

Modified Social Benches

Benches that challenge the space and distance we place between one another.

William Pye's Zemran
A photograph showing Riverside Terrace at Southbank Centre, with the metal sculpture Zemran in the foreground, next to Queen Elizabeth Hall

William Pye's Zemran

Pye’s beautiful stainless steel sculpture sits overlooking the Thames.

Natura Nostra Forest
Bright sunlight bursts through green leaves with a lens flare, set against a blue sky and a textured concrete building.

Natura Nostra Forest

Our growing pocket forest creating a natural oasis.

Summer shop

Browse all our homeware, accessories and gift ideas.

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