Royal Festival Hall

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Royal Festival Hall stands at the heart of Southbank Centre complex. Opened in 1951 as part of the Festival of Britain, the Hall is one of the world’s leading performance venues. As well as the auditorium, the building consists of The Clore Ballroom, Southbank Centre Shop, several places to eat and drink, and the Saison Poetry Library.

Visiting us

Royal Festival Hall is open daily from 10am-11pm. Entry to Southbank Centre and to all our buildings is free, and you are welcome to come into our Foyer spaces and enjoy the atmosphere with or without a ticket.

Find out about performances in  Royal Festival Hall, or search for all events taking place at Southbank Centre.

Find out more about how to get here.

Buying Tickets

The Ticket Office in Royal Festival Hall is open 10am-8pm (daily). You can also purchase tickets for our events from this website or telephone 0844 875 0073.

You can purchase tickets for any event in Royal Festival Hall from this website.  Search for events in Royal Festival Hall

Eating and Drinking

There are several places to eat and drink in and around Royal Festival Hall.

There are also bars on Levels 4 and 5 of the building and the new, exclusive Members Bar, located on Level 6 with panoramic views over the river, is now open for Southbank Centre Full Members.

Wifi

Free wireless internet - or WiFi -  is available in Level 2 in Royal Festival Hall. Please note, Southbank Centre reserves the right to withdraw this service at any time.

Our History and Archive

Read more about our history and archive

Our Transformation

The venue reopened in June 2007 after an extensive two-year refurbishment, part of our work to transform Southbank Centre.

• Read more about the improvements in Royal Festival Hall (pdf).
• Read more about the enhanced  acoustics within the auditorium (pdf).

More Questions?

• Find out how you can Name a Seat in the auditorium
• Read our FAQs