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More info for Gift to the Future
A large concrete building with colourful text decals affixed to its facade stands near a riverfront square, with the London Eye visible in the background.

Gift to the Future

See our brutalist buildings transformed with a giant poetry installation
Site wide
Tickets Free
More info for CBeebies House Party Live
CBeebies presenters, Mr Tumble, and Hey Duggee smile playfully together against a starry night sky and colorful clouds.
Family

CBeebies House Party Live

Get together for a family fun-packed stage show with sensational songs and mega moments
Royal Festival Hall
More info for Rug Rhymes: Autumn
Painted puppets
Literature & poetry

Rug Rhymes: Autumn

Share your favourite nursery rhymes and learn new ones in a playful session for under-5s
National Poetry Library
More info for Virtual Orchestra: Play Along
A man in a Hawaiian shirt wears a VR headset and headphones, holding two controllers in the clore ballroom
Family

Virtual Orchestra: Play Along

Pick up a virtual instrument and play your heart out alongside the Philharmonia Orchestra
Royal Festival Hall
Tickets Free
More info for WordPlay: Ages 0 – 2
An audience of parents and babies watch a stage performance, with a mother holding her baby up in the foreground.
Family

WordPlay: Ages 0 – 2

Enjoy songs and live music for ages 0 – 2 and their grown-ups, within a playful, squishy space
The Clore Ballroom
Tickets Free
More info for WordPlay: Ages 3 – 5
A group of children raise their hands while following along with a performer on a brightly lit stage.
Family

WordPlay: Ages 3 – 5

Wriggle on down for live music and songs for ages 3 – 5 and their grown-ups, set in a playful space
The Clore Ballroom
Tickets Free
More info for Youth Voices Open Day
A group of diverse children stand in a line singing or speaking during an interactive activity.
Family

Youth Voices Open Day

Drop in for a fun and welcoming sample session with the Youth Voices choir
Royal Festival Hall
Tickets Free
More info for Relaxed Sessions: Acrobalance with Mimbre
A crowd of people outside watching acrobats perform on a street
Family

Relaxed Sessions: Acrobalance with Mimbre

Unlock your acroskills at an inclusive workshop with Mimbre’s professional acrobats
The Clore Ballroom
Tickets Free
More info for Saturday Sessions: Acrobalance with Mimbre
Two people outside, lifting another acrobat up above their heads by their ankle
Family

Saturday Sessions: Acrobalance with Mimbre

Drop in to unleash your own acrobatic skills with help from Mimbre’s professional acrobats
The Clore Ballroom
Tickets Free
More info for Ballroom Boogie x Toasty Tots XL
Children enjoying an Imagine Festival dance event.
Family

Ballroom Boogie x Toasty Tots XL

DJ sets, singalongs, dance breaks and feel-good tunes for all ages
The Clore Ballroom
Tickets Free
More info for The Children's Bookshow with Katherine Rundell
Author Katherine Rundell smiles while holding her book
Literature & poetry

The Children's Bookshow with Katherine Rundell

Be swept away by the fantasy author as she discusses her epic series and what inspires her
Queen Elizabeth Hall
More info for The Smeds and the Smoos
A colorful children's illustration of a red alien and a blue alien holding hands on a desert planet under a huge moon.
Family

The Smeds and the Smoos

Star-crossed aliens, magical music and cosmic laughs in a stellar stage adaptation of a beloved book
Queen Elizabeth Hall

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.