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Tuesday 4 August

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out
A young boy jumps across large colorful dots painted on the ground at London\'s Southbank Centre on a sunny day.

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
London Parks: An Exhibition
A diverse group of twelve people pose playfully on and underneath a bright yellow external concrete staircase outdoors.

London Parks: An Exhibition

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free
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

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Wednesday 5 August

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
Luke Jerram: Stepping Out
A young boy jumps across large colorful dots painted on the ground at London\'s Southbank Centre on a sunny day.

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
London Parks: An Exhibition
A diverse group of twelve people pose playfully on and underneath a bright yellow external concrete staircase outdoors.

London Parks: An Exhibition

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free
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

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Thursday 6 August

Tomorrow’s Warriors: Resonance feat. Zeñel
Three young jazz musicians playing the tuba, saxophone and singing perform on stage as part of Tomorrow's Warriors ensemble

Tomorrow’s Warriors: Resonance feat. Zeñel

Gigs
Riverside Terrace
Free
Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
Luke Jerram: Stepping Out
A young boy jumps across large colorful dots painted on the ground at London\'s Southbank Centre on a sunny day.

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
London Parks: An Exhibition
A diverse group of twelve people pose playfully on and underneath a bright yellow external concrete staircase outdoors.

London Parks: An Exhibition

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free
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

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Friday 7 August

Bass in the Borough
From behind, a keyboardist plays for a cheering crowd while a brass band performs under purple and pink lights.

Bass in the Borough

Gigs
The Clore Ballroom
Free
Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
Raw Material: Journey to the Soul
A smiling young woman in a brown leather jacket performs on a dimly lit stage while a woman behind her holds a microphone.

Raw Material: Journey to the Soul

Gigs
Riverside Terrace
Free
Luke Jerram: Stepping Out
A young boy jumps across large colorful dots painted on the ground at London\'s Southbank Centre on a sunny day.

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
London Parks: An Exhibition
A diverse group of twelve people pose playfully on and underneath a bright yellow external concrete staircase outdoors.

London Parks: An Exhibition

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free
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

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Saturday 8 August

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
Luke Jerram: Stepping Out
A young boy jumps across large colorful dots painted on the ground at London\'s Southbank Centre on a sunny day.

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
Brian Elias & Ben Goldscheider: TOUCHING THE QUICK
Left: Profile of an older man looking left against a dark backdrop. Right: A smiling young man holding a french horn.

Brian Elias & Ben Goldscheider: TOUCHING THE QUICK

Art & exhibitions
Hayward Gallery
Buy exhibition tickets
Brian Elias & Ben Goldscheider: TOUCHING THE QUICK
Left: Profile of an older man looking left against a dark backdrop. Right: A smiling young man holding a french horn.

Brian Elias & Ben Goldscheider: TOUCHING THE QUICK

Art & exhibitions
Hayward Gallery
Buy exhibition tickets
Hekayyatna: 1001 Movements
A smiling woman with a colorful headscarf and gold jewelry dances in an indoor space with a

Hekayyatna: 1001 Movements

Gigs
Riverside Terrace
Free
London Parks: An Exhibition
A diverse group of twelve people pose playfully on and underneath a bright yellow external concrete staircase outdoors.

London Parks: An Exhibition

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free
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

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Sunday 9 August

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
Luke Jerram: Stepping Out
A young boy jumps across large colorful dots painted on the ground at London\'s Southbank Centre on a sunny day.

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
Hekayyatna: 1001 Tongues
A diverse group of people talks and takes notes in a crowded room with posters on a corkboard in the background.

Hekayyatna: 1001 Tongues

Gigs
Riverside Terrace
Free
London Parks: An Exhibition
A diverse group of twelve people pose playfully on and underneath a bright yellow external concrete staircase outdoors.

London Parks: An Exhibition

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free
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

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Monday 10 August

London Parks: An Exhibition
A diverse group of twelve people pose playfully on and underneath a bright yellow external concrete staircase outdoors.

London Parks: An Exhibition

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
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

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Tuesday 11 August

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out
A young boy jumps across large colorful dots painted on the ground at London\'s Southbank Centre on a sunny day.

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
London Parks: An Exhibition
A diverse group of twelve people pose playfully on and underneath a bright yellow external concrete staircase outdoors.

London Parks: An Exhibition

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free
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

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Wednesday 12 August

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
Luke Jerram: Stepping Out
A young boy jumps across large colorful dots painted on the ground at London\'s Southbank Centre on a sunny day.

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
London Parks: An Exhibition
A diverse group of twelve people pose playfully on and underneath a bright yellow external concrete staircase outdoors.

London Parks: An Exhibition

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free
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

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Thursday 13 August

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
Luke Jerram: Stepping Out
A young boy jumps across large colorful dots painted on the ground at London\'s Southbank Centre on a sunny day.

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
Tracks on Tap: A Journey Through UK Music
A birdseye view of a crowd dancing on the Riverside Terrace

Tracks on Tap: A Journey Through UK Music

Gigs
Riverside Terrace
Free
London Parks: An Exhibition
A diverse group of twelve people pose playfully on and underneath a bright yellow external concrete staircase outdoors.

London Parks: An Exhibition

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free
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

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Friday 14 August

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
Luke Jerram: Stepping Out
A young boy jumps across large colorful dots painted on the ground at London\'s Southbank Centre on a sunny day.

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
shelf/break x Boundless Theatre: Witching Hour
A crowded nightclub featuring dancers in red plaid outfits on elevated platforms while a diverse group dances below.

shelf/break x Boundless Theatre: Witching Hour

Gigs
Riverside Terrace
Free
Kinetika Bloco Summer Showcase
Dancers in teal tops and patterned skirts perform with colorful pleated hats on a stage lit by warm red spotlights.

Kinetika Bloco Summer Showcase

Family & young people
The Clore Ballroom
Free
London Parks: An Exhibition
A diverse group of twelve people pose playfully on and underneath a bright yellow external concrete staircase outdoors.

London Parks: An Exhibition

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free
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

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Saturday 15 August

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
Luke Jerram: Stepping Out
A young boy jumps across large colorful dots painted on the ground at London\'s Southbank Centre on a sunny day.

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
ZooNation: Future Artists of Hip-Hop
A group of young dancers performs on stage against a purple backdrop, wearing urban cargo pants and utility vests.

ZooNation: Future Artists of Hip-Hop

Performance & dance
Riverside Terrace
Free
London Parks: An Exhibition
A diverse group of twelve people pose playfully on and underneath a bright yellow external concrete staircase outdoors.

London Parks: An Exhibition

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free
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

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Sunday 16 August

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
Luke Jerram: Stepping Out
A young boy jumps across large colorful dots painted on the ground at London\'s Southbank Centre on a sunny day.

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
ZooNation: Hip-Hop Showcase for All Ages
People of all ages dancing together in a large room with a blue background

ZooNation: Hip-Hop Showcase for All Ages

Performance & dance
Riverside Terrace
Free
London Parks: An Exhibition
A diverse group of twelve people pose playfully on and underneath a bright yellow external concrete staircase outdoors.

London Parks: An Exhibition

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free
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

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Monday 17 August

London Parks: An Exhibition
A diverse group of twelve people pose playfully on and underneath a bright yellow external concrete staircase outdoors.

London Parks: An Exhibition

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
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

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Tuesday 18 August

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out
A young boy jumps across large colorful dots painted on the ground at London\'s Southbank Centre on a sunny day.

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
London Parks: An Exhibition
A diverse group of twelve people pose playfully on and underneath a bright yellow external concrete staircase outdoors.

London Parks: An Exhibition

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free
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

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Wednesday 19 August

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
Luke Jerram: Stepping Out
A young boy jumps across large colorful dots painted on the ground at London\'s Southbank Centre on a sunny day.

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
London Parks: An Exhibition
A diverse group of twelve people pose playfully on and underneath a bright yellow external concrete staircase outdoors.

London Parks: An Exhibition

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free
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

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Thursday 20 August

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
Luke Jerram: Stepping Out
A young boy jumps across large colorful dots painted on the ground at London\'s Southbank Centre on a sunny day.

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
Kinetika Bloco: Beats by the Bank
Musicians in matching red outfits and patterned hats smile while playing saxophones and flutes on a crowded dance floor.

Kinetika Bloco: Beats by the Bank

Gigs
Riverside Terrace
Free
London Parks: An Exhibition
A diverse group of twelve people pose playfully on and underneath a bright yellow external concrete staircase outdoors.

London Parks: An Exhibition

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free
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

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Friday 21 August

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out
A young boy jumps across large colorful dots painted on the ground at London\'s Southbank Centre on a sunny day.

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
London Parks: An Exhibition
A diverse group of twelve people pose playfully on and underneath a bright yellow external concrete staircase outdoors.

London Parks: An Exhibition

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free
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

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Saturday 22 August

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
Luke Jerram: Stepping Out
A young boy jumps across large colorful dots painted on the ground at London\'s Southbank Centre on a sunny day.

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
London Parks: An Exhibition
A diverse group of twelve people pose playfully on and underneath a bright yellow external concrete staircase outdoors.

London Parks: An Exhibition

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free
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

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Sunday 23 August

Kenny G
Kenny G in a blue suit holds a soprano saxophone, standing against a split white and dark blue background.

Kenny G

Gigs
Royal Festival Hall
Book Now

Last few tickets

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out
A young boy jumps across large colorful dots painted on the ground at London\'s Southbank Centre on a sunny day.

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
Arts Emergency: Express
A diverse group of young women stand and talk animatedly in a bright cafe or community lounge space.

Arts Emergency: Express

Performance & dance
Riverside Terrace
Free
London Parks: An Exhibition
A diverse group of twelve people pose playfully on and underneath a bright yellow external concrete staircase outdoors.

London Parks: An Exhibition

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free
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

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Monday 24 August

London Parks: An Exhibition
A diverse group of twelve people pose playfully on and underneath a bright yellow external concrete staircase outdoors.

London Parks: An Exhibition

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
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

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Tuesday 25 August

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out
A young boy jumps across large colorful dots painted on the ground at London\'s Southbank Centre on a sunny day.

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
London Parks: An Exhibition
A diverse group of twelve people pose playfully on and underneath a bright yellow external concrete staircase outdoors.

London Parks: An Exhibition

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free
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

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Wednesday 26 August

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
Luke Jerram: Stepping Out
A young boy jumps across large colorful dots painted on the ground at London\'s Southbank Centre on a sunny day.

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
London Parks: An Exhibition
A diverse group of twelve people pose playfully on and underneath a bright yellow external concrete staircase outdoors.

London Parks: An Exhibition

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free
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

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Thursday 27 August

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out
A young boy jumps across large colorful dots painted on the ground at London\'s Southbank Centre on a sunny day.

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
London Parks: An Exhibition
A diverse group of twelve people pose playfully on and underneath a bright yellow external concrete staircase outdoors.

London Parks: An Exhibition

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free
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

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Friday 28 August

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
Luke Jerram: Stepping Out
A young boy jumps across large colorful dots painted on the ground at London\'s Southbank Centre on a sunny day.

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
Gaia x BBC Concert Orchestra: Sounds of the Earth
Left: A giant inflatable Earth globe among green trees. Right: A full orchestra performing in front of a massive pipe organ.

Gaia x BBC Concert Orchestra: Sounds of the Earth

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
London Parks: An Exhibition
A diverse group of twelve people pose playfully on and underneath a bright yellow external concrete staircase outdoors.

London Parks: An Exhibition

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free
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

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Saturday 29 August

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out
A young boy jumps across large colorful dots painted on the ground at London\'s Southbank Centre on a sunny day.

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
Gaia x Eric Whitacre: Eternity in an Hour
A man with medium-length brown hair and a denim shirt poses with his hand to his chin against a neutral background.

Gaia x Eric Whitacre: Eternity in an Hour

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
London Parks: An Exhibition
A diverse group of twelve people pose playfully on and underneath a bright yellow external concrete staircase outdoors.

London Parks: An Exhibition

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free
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

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Sunday 30 August

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out
A young boy jumps across large colorful dots painted on the ground at London\'s Southbank Centre on a sunny day.

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
LIVE + BREATHE: Climate Futures Marketplace
Three people in casual clothing are standing in front of a tall building and trees. They are looking directly into the camera which is placed on the ground.

LIVE + BREATHE: Climate Futures Marketplace

Art & exhibitions
The Clore Ballroom
Free
LIVE + BREATHE: Sounds of Solidarity
A person with long red hair in a ponytail and gold hoop earrings is dancing in front of a tall green tree

LIVE + BREATHE: Sounds of Solidarity

Gigs
Riverside Terrace
Free
London Parks: An Exhibition
A diverse group of twelve people pose playfully on and underneath a bright yellow external concrete staircase outdoors.

London Parks: An Exhibition

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free
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

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free
Luke Jerram: Gaia
Luke Jerram's Gaia on display in Belfast, with audience members silhouetted in front of it

Luke Jerram: Gaia

Art & exhibitions
Royal Festival Hall

Monday 31 August

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

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Tuesday 1 September

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out
A young boy jumps across large colorful dots painted on the ground at London\'s Southbank Centre on a sunny day.

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free
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

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Wednesday 2 September

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
Luke Jerram: Stepping Out
A young boy jumps across large colorful dots painted on the ground at London\'s Southbank Centre on a sunny day.

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free
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

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Thursday 3 September

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
Luke Jerram: Stepping Out
A young boy jumps across large colorful dots painted on the ground at London\'s Southbank Centre on a sunny day.

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free
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

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Friday 4 September

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out
A young boy jumps across large colorful dots painted on the ground at London\'s Southbank Centre on a sunny day.

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free
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

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Saturday 5 September

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out
A young boy jumps across large colorful dots painted on the ground at London\'s Southbank Centre on a sunny day.

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
Empire: Live
Hosts of the Empire podcast sitting together at a table, wearing blue and yellow.

Empire: Live

Literature & poetry
Speech-to-Text transcribed - A transcribed performance shows live text of the dialogue and sound on screens.
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Book Now

Last few tickets

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free
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

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Sunday 6 September

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out
A young boy jumps across large colorful dots painted on the ground at London\'s Southbank Centre on a sunny day.

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free
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

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Monday 7 September

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

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Tuesday 8 September

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out
A young boy jumps across large colorful dots painted on the ground at London\'s Southbank Centre on a sunny day.

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free
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

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Wednesday 9 September

futuretense: Teshay Makeda + NEONE The Wonderer
Side-by-side portraits of a woman in green against yellow and a black-and-white profile of a man looking up.

futuretense: Teshay Makeda + NEONE The Wonderer

Gigs
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Free
Luke Jerram: Stepping Out
A young boy jumps across large colorful dots painted on the ground at London\'s Southbank Centre on a sunny day.

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free
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

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Thursday 10 September

Olivia Belli
A person in a white suit and loose black shirt stood against a metal wall

Olivia Belli

Gigs
Purcell Room
Luke Jerram: Stepping Out
A young boy jumps across large colorful dots painted on the ground at London\'s Southbank Centre on a sunny day.

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
Paul Smith: Threads
Paul Smith sitting with his head in his hand against a grey background.

Paul Smith: Threads

Literature & poetry
Speech-to-Text transcribed - A transcribed performance shows live text of the dialogue and sound on screens.
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free
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

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Friday 11 September

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free
Get Your Hands-Dirty with Creative Tech
A series of laptops using the Hydra coding software in a purple lit room

Get Your Hands-Dirty with Creative Tech

Art & exhibitions
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Free
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

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free
Luke Jerram: Stepping Out
A young boy jumps across large colorful dots painted on the ground at London\'s Southbank Centre on a sunny day.

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
Kate Crawford & Vladan Joler: Anatomy of an AI System
A highly complex white schematic chart on a black background titled

Kate Crawford & Vladan Joler: Anatomy of an AI System

Art & exhibitions
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Free

Saturday 12 September

Get Your Hands-Dirty with Creative Tech
A series of laptops using the Hydra coding software in a purple lit room

Get Your Hands-Dirty with Creative Tech

Art & exhibitions
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Free
Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
Luke Jerram: Stepping Out
A young boy jumps across large colorful dots painted on the ground at London\'s Southbank Centre on a sunny day.

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
Brian Elias & Ben Goldscheider: TOUCHING THE QUICK
Left: Profile of an older man looking left against a dark backdrop. Right: A smiling young man holding a french horn.

Brian Elias & Ben Goldscheider: TOUCHING THE QUICK

Art & exhibitions
Hayward Gallery
Buy exhibition tickets
Brian Elias & Ben Goldscheider: TOUCHING THE QUICK
Left: Profile of an older man looking left against a dark backdrop. Right: A smiling young man holding a french horn.

Brian Elias & Ben Goldscheider: TOUCHING THE QUICK

Art & exhibitions
Hayward Gallery
Buy exhibition tickets
Kevin Peter He: Vestige
A dancer arches backward on stage beneath a large digital projection of a leaping figure and a robotic arm sculpture.

Kevin Peter He: Vestige

Performance & dance
Purcell Room
British Sign Language Tours: Anish Kapoor
Round mirror sculpture by Anish Kapoor

British Sign Language Tours: Anish Kapoor

Art & exhibitions
British Sign Language interpreted (BSL) - The performance includes a live interpreter who translates the show into British Sign Language.
Hayward Gallery
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free
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

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free
Kate Crawford & Vladan Joler: Anatomy of an AI System
A highly complex white schematic chart on a black background titled

Kate Crawford & Vladan Joler: Anatomy of an AI System

Art & exhibitions
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Free

Sunday 13 September

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free
Get Your Hands-Dirty with Creative Tech
A series of laptops using the Hydra coding software in a purple lit room

Get Your Hands-Dirty with Creative Tech

Art & exhibitions
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Free
Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
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

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free
Luke Jerram: Stepping Out
A young boy jumps across large colorful dots painted on the ground at London\'s Southbank Centre on a sunny day.

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
Kate Crawford & Vladan Joler: Anatomy of an AI System
A highly complex white schematic chart on a black background titled

Kate Crawford & Vladan Joler: Anatomy of an AI System

Art & exhibitions
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Free

Monday 14 September

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

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Tuesday 15 September

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out
A young boy jumps across large colorful dots painted on the ground at London\'s Southbank Centre on a sunny day.

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free
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

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
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Wednesday 16 September

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out
A young boy jumps across large colorful dots painted on the ground at London\'s Southbank Centre on a sunny day.

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free
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

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Thursday 17 September

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out
A young boy jumps across large colorful dots painted on the ground at London\'s Southbank Centre on a sunny day.

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free
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

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Friday 18 September

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
futuretense x Letters to the Future: BUKKY + MA.MOYO
Side-by-side black-and-white portraits of a person on a city rooftop and a woman posing against white.

futuretense x Letters to the Future: BUKKY + MA.MOYO

Gigs
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Free
Luke Jerram: Stepping Out
A young boy jumps across large colorful dots painted on the ground at London\'s Southbank Centre on a sunny day.

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
Future Sounds: RAP Party x Out-Spoken
An audience watching a poet with a DJ off to one side, in a studio theatre with multi-coloured lighting

Future Sounds: RAP Party x Out-Spoken

Literature & poetry
British Sign Language interpreted (BSL) - The performance includes a live interpreter who translates the show into British Sign Language.
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Multi-buy
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free
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

Art & exhibitions
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Saturday 19 September

London Oratorio
A diverse choir in white clothing sings passionately in front of a giant black and white sketch of a fish and flora.

London Oratorio

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
London Oratorio
A diverse choir in white clothing sings passionately in front of a giant black and white sketch of a fish and flora.

London Oratorio

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
BUMPAH x Future Rhythms
Three stylishly dressed people pose for a selfie near a DJ controller under bright blue lighting.

BUMPAH x Future Rhythms

Gigs
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Free
Luke Jerram: Stepping Out
A young boy jumps across large colorful dots painted on the ground at London\'s Southbank Centre on a sunny day.

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
Rebecca F Kuang: The Future of Education
Rebecca F Kuang sat at a table in a restaurant, resting her head on her hand with a glass of water next to her.

Rebecca F Kuang: The Future of Education

Literature & poetry
Speech-to-Text transcribed - A transcribed performance shows live text of the dialogue and sound on screens.
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Multi-buy
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free
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

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Sunday 20 September

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
Luke Jerram: Stepping Out
A young boy jumps across large colorful dots painted on the ground at London\'s Southbank Centre on a sunny day.

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
Letters to My Younger Future Self
A woman in a white shirt stands in the centre of a theatre balcony, while the rest of the audience reach out towards here holding letters

Letters to My Younger Future Self

Literature & poetry
British Sign Language interpreted (BSL) - The performance includes a live interpreter who translates the show into British Sign Language. Speech-to-Text transcribed - A transcribed performance shows live text of the dialogue and sound on screens.
Royal Festival Hall
Multi-buy
Ash Sarkar: The Future of Relationships
A woman with long dark hair and red lipstick poses in a pinstripe blazer and gold hamsa necklace against a gray wall.

Ash Sarkar: The Future of Relationships

Literature & poetry
Speech-to-Text transcribed - A transcribed performance shows live text of the dialogue and sound on screens.
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Multi-buy
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free
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

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Monday 21 September

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

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Tuesday 22 September

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out
A young boy jumps across large colorful dots painted on the ground at London\'s Southbank Centre on a sunny day.

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free
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

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Wednesday 23 September

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
Luke Jerram: Stepping Out
A young boy jumps across large colorful dots painted on the ground at London\'s Southbank Centre on a sunny day.

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free
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

Art & exhibitions
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Thursday 24 September

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out
A young boy jumps across large colorful dots painted on the ground at London\'s Southbank Centre on a sunny day.

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
Santtu & Sol Gabetta
A woman with light brown hair in a pleated green high-neck top poses against a plain white background.

Santtu & Sol Gabetta

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
Multi-buy
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free
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

Art & exhibitions
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Friday 25 September

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out
A young boy jumps across large colorful dots painted on the ground at London\'s Southbank Centre on a sunny day.

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
The Sound of Epic Anime
An illustration of a conductor from behind, leading an orchestra of floating instruments toward a red sun-like orb.

The Sound of Epic Anime

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free
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

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Saturday 26 September

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
Luke Jerram: Stepping Out
A young boy jumps across large colorful dots painted on the ground at London\'s Southbank Centre on a sunny day.

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
Britten’s War Requiem
Black and white photo of a conductor with white hair using a baton to lead an orchestra on a dark stage.

Britten’s War Requiem

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
Multi-buy
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free
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

Art & exhibitions
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Sunday 27 September

Steve Reich at 90: London Sinfonietta & Jonny Greenwood
Close-up portrait of an older man in a brown cap and olive jacket looking off-camera against a blurred forest background.

Steve Reich at 90: London Sinfonietta & Jonny Greenwood

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
Multi-buy
Book Now

Last few tickets

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
Sold out
Luke Jerram: Stepping Out
A young boy jumps across large colorful dots painted on the ground at London\'s Southbank Centre on a sunny day.

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free
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

Art & exhibitions
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Free

Tuesday 29 September

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
Sold out
Luke Jerram: Stepping Out
A young boy jumps across large colorful dots painted on the ground at London\'s Southbank Centre on a sunny day.

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Wednesday 30 September

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
Sold out
Luke Jerram: Stepping Out
A young boy jumps across large colorful dots painted on the ground at London\'s Southbank Centre on a sunny day.

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
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Free

Thursday 1 October

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
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Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Friday 2 October

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
futuretense x DOTWAVNOTWAVE
A large crowd gathers inside a store around a DJ setup as a man in a white hoodie performs into a microphone.

futuretense x DOTWAVNOTWAVE

Gigs
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Free
ORII Presents feat. BXKS
A man stands wearing baggy dark pants, a hooded jacket, and an orange beanie against a textured studio backdrop.

ORII Presents feat. BXKS

Gigs
Purcell Room
Kian Soltani Plays Dvořák
Soloist Kian Soltani, sitting holding his cello looking off to the side

Kian Soltani Plays Dvořák

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
Multi-buy
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Saturday 3 October

Vikki Heywood & Francis Spufford: Hidden London

Vikki Heywood & Francis Spufford: Hidden London

Literature & poetry
Purcell Room
Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
Brian Elias & Ben Goldscheider: TOUCHING THE QUICK
Left: Profile of an older man looking left against a dark backdrop. Right: A smiling young man holding a french horn.

Brian Elias & Ben Goldscheider: TOUCHING THE QUICK

Art & exhibitions
Hayward Gallery
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Brian Elias & Ben Goldscheider: TOUCHING THE QUICK
Left: Profile of an older man looking left against a dark backdrop. Right: A smiling young man holding a french horn.

Brian Elias & Ben Goldscheider: TOUCHING THE QUICK

Art & exhibitions
Hayward Gallery
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Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Sunday 4 October

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Tuesday 6 October

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
Sold out
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Wednesday 7 October

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
Sold out
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Thursday 8 October

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
Sold out
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Friday 9 October

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
Sold out
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Saturday 10 October

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
Sold out
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
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Free

Sunday 11 October

K-Music Festival 2026: Korean Games in Concert
An anime-style warrior in a blue cloak crouches dynamically as a giant scaled eastern dragon circles through a stormy sky.

K-Music Festival 2026: Korean Games in Concert

Gigs
Purcell Room
Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
Sold out
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Tuesday 13 October

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
Sold out
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Wednesday 14 October

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
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Who Are We?
Performer wearing all black performing a flip through the air on a floury stage

Who Are We?

Performance & dance
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Thursday 15 October

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
Sold out
Who Are We?
Performer wearing all black performing a flip through the air on a floury stage

Who Are We?

Performance & dance
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Friday 16 October

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
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Who Are We?
Performer wearing all black performing a flip through the air on a floury stage

Who Are We?

Performance & dance
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Nussaibah Younis: Fundamentally
Nussaibah Younis wearing a blue dress sitting at a blue table.

Nussaibah Younis: Fundamentally

Literature & poetry
Purcell Room
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Saturday 17 October

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
Sold out
Zubin Kanga: Ghost in the Machine + After Dark
Zubin Kanga standing in the middle of keyboards in a square around him

Zubin Kanga: Ghost in the Machine + After Dark

Classical music
Purcell Room
Multi-buy
After Dark: Club Cyborg – Zubin Kanga
A man in a blue suit and data-tracking gloves poses under pink and cyan lights, looking intently to the side.

After Dark: Club Cyborg – Zubin Kanga

Classical music
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Multi-buy
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Sunday 18 October

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
Sold out
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Tuesday 20 October

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
Sold out
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Wednesday 21 October

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
Julia Fischer Plays Brahms
Black and white portrait of Julia Fischer, wearing a leather jacket, smiling and resting her chin on her hand

Julia Fischer Plays Brahms

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
Multi-buy
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Thursday 22 October

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
Kwame Dawes: Afro-Style School & Kinships
A black and white, motion-blurred photograph captures the silhouettes of a large group of dancers mid-movement in a bright dance studio.

Kwame Dawes: Afro-Style School & Kinships

Literature & poetry
National Poetry Library
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Friday 23 October

Out-Spoken: October
A three-panel split image showing headshots of a woman with short brown hair, a man with glasses and a goatee, and a man in a dark button-up shirt.

Out-Spoken: October

Literature & poetry
British Sign Language interpreted (BSL) - The performance includes a live interpreter who translates the show into British Sign Language.
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
Joseph Coelho & Friends
Poet Joseph Coelho in a brightly coloured outfit falling from the sky

Joseph Coelho & Friends

Literature & poetry
British Sign Language interpreted (BSL) - The performance includes a live interpreter who translates the show into British Sign Language. Speech-to-Text transcribed - A transcribed performance shows live text of the dialogue and sound on screens.
Queen Elizabeth Hall
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The Firebird
Black and white headshot of pianist Vikingur Olafsson

The Firebird

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
Multi-buy
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Saturday 24 October

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
A Celebration of British Somali Poetry
A three-quarter portrait of Momtaza Mehri looking upward, wearing a black hijab and matching black linen jacket.

A Celebration of British Somali Poetry

Literature & poetry
Purcell Room
Dua Lipa & Zadie Smith: White Teeth
Author Zadie Smith wearing hoop earrings and a red shirt

Dua Lipa & Zadie Smith: White Teeth

Literature & poetry
British Sign Language interpreted (BSL) - The performance includes a live interpreter who translates the show into British Sign Language. Speech-to-Text transcribed - A transcribed performance shows live text of the dialogue and sound on screens.
Royal Festival Hall
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Last few tickets

Poems on the Underground: 40th Anniversary
A man in a peaked cap reading a poem on a tube train

Poems on the Underground: 40th Anniversary

Literature & poetry
Purcell Room
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Sunday 25 October

Debut London Literature
A group of people sat in an audience in yellow lighting

Debut London Literature

Literature & poetry
Royal Festival Hall
Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Tuesday 27 October

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
Sold out
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Wednesday 28 October

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Thursday 29 October

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Friday 30 October

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Saturday 31 October

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
Counterpoints Masterclass with Hisham Matar
A black-and-white photo of American-Libyan novelist and essayist Hisham Matar standing in a forest

Counterpoints Masterclass with Hisham Matar

Literature & poetry
Royal Festival Hall
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Sunday 1 November

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto with Benedetti
A woman in a one-shoulder patterned top walks down a rustic, arched stone hallway while holding a violin and bow.

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto with Benedetti

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
Multi-buy
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Tuesday 3 November

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
Sold out
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Wednesday 4 November

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
IT’S GOT LEGS!!!!!!!
Two bearded performers in red sequined outfits and makeup pose expressively against a solid black background.

IT’S GOT LEGS!!!!!!!

Performance & dance
Purcell Room
Karina Canellakis Conducts Beethoven
LPO's Principal Guest Conductor Karina Canellakis wearing a leather jacket, smiling and resting her chin on her hand

Karina Canellakis Conducts Beethoven

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
Multi-buy
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Thursday 5 November

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Friday 6 November

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
Alice Sara Ott Plays Beethoven
Pianist Alice Sara Ott sitting cross-legged on a piano stool, leaning on the piano with her left arm

Alice Sara Ott Plays Beethoven

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
Multi-buy
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Saturday 7 November

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
Tine Thing Helseth & Friends: The Boulangerie
Trumpetist Tine Thing Heseth on a bright pink background holding her tumpet

Tine Thing Helseth & Friends: The Boulangerie

Classical music
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Multi-buy
Alceu Valença
A man wearing a hat and sunglasses sits on a folding chair in the middle of a dirt path between two tall rows of sunflowers.

Alceu Valença

Gigs
Royal Festival Hall
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Sunday 8 November

Pitchfork Music Festival London: Hania Rani
A sepia-toned double-exposure portrait of a woman in a white jacket standing on a sandy beach under a cloudy sky.

Pitchfork Music Festival London: Hania Rani

Gigs
Royal Festival Hall
Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free

Tuesday 10 November

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
Sold out

Wednesday 11 November

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site

Thursday 12 November

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site

Friday 13 November

EFG London Jazz Festival – Jazz Voice 2026
A diverse group of singers and musicians perform on a stage with bright spotlights and large video screens above them.

EFG London Jazz Festival – Jazz Voice 2026

Gigs
Royal Festival Hall
Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site

Saturday 14 November

Rita Wilson
Rita Wilson standing in front of a grey and brown wall.

Rita Wilson

Gigs
Purcell Room
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Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site

Sunday 15 November

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
Sold out
Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra
A flautist playing the flute surrounded by other flautists.

Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra

Classical music
Queen Elizabeth Hall

Tuesday 17 November

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
Sold out

Wednesday 18 November

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
Strauss’ Ein Heldenleben
Headshot of conductor Robin Ticciati smiling outdoors, wearing a scarf and jacket.

Strauss’ Ein Heldenleben

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
Multi-buy

Thursday 19 November

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site

Friday 20 November

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site

Saturday 21 November

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
Vangelis: Albedo 0.39
Lights shine out from a dark stage, showing the silhouette of an orchestra.

Vangelis: Albedo 0.39

Gigs
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Vangelis: Albedo 0.39
Lights shine out from a dark stage, showing the silhouette of an orchestra.

Vangelis: Albedo 0.39

Gigs
Queen Elizabeth Hall

Sunday 22 November

Samara Joy
Samara Joy standing in front of a brown backdrop.

Samara Joy

Gigs
Royal Festival Hall
Cécile McLorin Salvant with BBC Concert Orchestra
Jazz vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant singing into a microphone, arm outstretched.

Cécile McLorin Salvant with BBC Concert Orchestra

Gigs
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Book Now

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Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site

Tuesday 24 November

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
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Sold out

Wednesday 25 November

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
Lessons in Love and Violence
A conductor leads an orchestra of violinists and cellists during a rehearsal or performance in a dark theater.

Lessons in Love and Violence

Classical music
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Multi-buy

Thursday 26 November

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site

Friday 27 November

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
Chineke! Orchestra: Hailstork + After Dark
A side profile of guitarist Plínio Fernandes with his guitar

Chineke! Orchestra: Hailstork + After Dark

Classical music
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Multi-buy

Saturday 28 November

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
Brigitta Muntendorf: Last Show
Close-up of a blonde woman with blue eyes and red lipstick posing in front of a textured black wall.

Brigitta Muntendorf: Last Show

Classical music
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Multi-buy
Patricia Kopatchinskaja Plays Shostakovich
Violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja sits cross-legged holding her violin in a silk red dress.

Patricia Kopatchinskaja Plays Shostakovich

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
Multi-buy

Sunday 29 November

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
Spafford Campbell
Two young musicians hold a natural wood electric guitar and a violin in a stark room lit by window light.

Spafford Campbell

Gigs
Purcell Room

Tuesday 1 December

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
Sold out

Wednesday 2 December

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site

Thursday 3 December

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
Sold out
Bob Dylan
Black and white portrait of Bob Dylan, holding a harmonica

Bob Dylan

Gigs
Royal Festival Hall
Sold out

Friday 4 December

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
Sold out
Bob Dylan
Black and white portrait of Bob Dylan, holding a harmonica

Bob Dylan

Gigs
Royal Festival Hall
Sold out

Saturday 5 December

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
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Bob Dylan
Black and white portrait of Bob Dylan, holding a harmonica

Bob Dylan

Gigs
Royal Festival Hall
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Sunday 6 December

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
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Monday 7 December

Bob Dylan
Black and white portrait of Bob Dylan, holding a harmonica

Bob Dylan

Gigs
Royal Festival Hall
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Tuesday 8 December

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site
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Bob Dylan
Black and white portrait of Bob Dylan, holding a harmonica

Bob Dylan

Gigs
Royal Festival Hall
Sold out

Wednesday 9 December

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site

Thursday 10 December

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site

Friday 11 December

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
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Saturday 12 December

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
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Sunday 13 December

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
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Tuesday 15 December

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
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Wednesday 16 December

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
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Thursday 17 December

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site

Friday 18 December

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site

Saturday 19 December

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
Across the site

Sunday 20 December

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
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Tuesday 22 December

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
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Wednesday 23 December

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
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Thursday 24 December

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
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Friday 25 December

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
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Saturday 26 December

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
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Sunday 27 December

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
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Monday 28 December

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
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Tuesday 29 December

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
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Wednesday 30 December

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
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Thursday 31 December

Southbank Centre Tours
A concrete brutalist building with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background

Southbank Centre Tours

Tours & activities
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Wednesday 13 January

MimeLondon: FOOD
Two performers dressed in black entangled together, with a performer watching on with a microwave balanced on his head.

MimeLondon: FOOD

Performance & dance
Speech-free - This performance includes little to no spoken text.
Purcell Room

Thursday 14 January

MimeLondon: FOOD
Two performers dressed in black entangled together, with a performer watching on with a microwave balanced on his head.

MimeLondon: FOOD

Performance & dance
Speech-free - This performance includes little to no spoken text.
Purcell Room

Friday 15 January

MimeLondon: FOOD
Two performers dressed in black entangled together, with a performer watching on with a microwave balanced on his head.

MimeLondon: FOOD

Performance & dance
Speech-free - This performance includes little to no spoken text.
Purcell Room

Saturday 16 January

MimeLondon: FOOD
Two performers dressed in black entangled together, with a performer watching on with a microwave balanced on his head.

MimeLondon: FOOD

Performance & dance
Speech-free - This performance includes little to no spoken text.
Purcell Room

Sunday 17 January

MimeLondon: FOOD
Two performers dressed in black entangled together, with a performer watching on with a microwave balanced on his head.

MimeLondon: FOOD

Performance & dance
Speech-free - This performance includes little to no spoken text.
Purcell Room

Wednesday 20 January

After Dark: Martin & Matilda Fröst
Clarinettist Martin Fröst in soft light from a window

After Dark: Martin & Matilda Fröst

Classical music
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Multi-buy
Sibelius’ First + After Dark
Headshot of Martin Frost, holding up his clarinet.

Sibelius’ First + After Dark

Classical music
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Multi-buy

Saturday 23 January

MimeLondon: INHALE DELIRIUM EXHALE

MimeLondon: INHALE DELIRIUM EXHALE

Performance & dance
Queen Elizabeth Hall
OAE TOTS at LPO FUNharmonics
A musician in black sits on a stage and shows a violin to a group of seated adults and young children.

OAE TOTS at LPO FUNharmonics

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
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OAE TOTS at LPO FUNharmonics
A musician in black sits on a stage and shows a violin to a group of seated adults and young children.

OAE TOTS at LPO FUNharmonics

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
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OAE TOTS at LPO FUNharmonics
A musician in black sits on a stage and shows a violin to a group of seated adults and young children.

OAE TOTS at LPO FUNharmonics

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
Multi-buy
LPO FUNharmonics: The Big Enigma
Two young girls holding hands watching an LPO family concert at the Royal Festival Hall.

LPO FUNharmonics: The Big Enigma

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
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Sunday 24 January

MimeLondon: INHALE DELIRIUM EXHALE

MimeLondon: INHALE DELIRIUM EXHALE

Performance & dance
Queen Elizabeth Hall

Wednesday 27 January

Hilary Hahn Plays Mozart
Backstage shot of Hilary Hahn holding her violin up to her shoulder and smiling to the camera.

Hilary Hahn Plays Mozart

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
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Friday 5 March

Friday WOW Festival Day Pass
Speaker on stage in front of silhouetted audience.

Friday WOW Festival Day Pass

Talks & debates
Royal Festival Hall
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Gisèle Pelicot & Tarana Burke in Conversation
A split image of a woman with a reddish bob in a blue shirt, and a woman speaking into a microphone.

Gisèle Pelicot & Tarana Burke in Conversation

Talks & debates
British Sign Language interpreted (BSL) - The performance includes a live interpreter who translates the show into British Sign Language. Speech-to-Text transcribed - A transcribed performance shows live text of the dialogue and sound on screens.
Royal Festival Hall

Saturday 6 March

Saturday WOW Festival Day Pass
An audience watches a panel discussion on an illuminated stage under colorful event lighting.

Saturday WOW Festival Day Pass

Talks & debates
Royal Festival Hall
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Sunday 7 March

Sunday WOW Festival Day Pass
A speaker stands at a podium next to a sign language interpreter on a stage with a panel discussion.

Sunday WOW Festival Day Pass

Talks & debates
Royal Festival Hall
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Last few tickets

Friday 19 March

Blanco White
A black and white photo of a man in a wool suit on a rooftop, looking down at his hands with a coastal city below.

Blanco White

Gigs
Royal Festival Hall

Sunday 28 March

Disney Princess – The Concert
An illustration of Disney princesses surrounding three dark singing silhouettes on a deep purple gradient background.

Disney Princess – The Concert

Family & young people
Royal Festival Hall

Monday 29 March

Disney Princess – The Concert
An illustration of Disney princesses surrounding three dark singing silhouettes on a deep purple gradient background.

Disney Princess – The Concert

Family & young people
Royal Festival Hall
Disney Princess – The Concert
An illustration of Disney princesses surrounding three dark singing silhouettes on a deep purple gradient background.

Disney Princess – The Concert

Family & young people
Royal Festival Hall

Tuesday 30 March

Disney Princess – The Concert
An illustration of Disney princesses surrounding three dark singing silhouettes on a deep purple gradient background.

Disney Princess – The Concert

Family & young people
Royal Festival Hall
Disney Princess – The Concert
An illustration of Disney princesses surrounding three dark singing silhouettes on a deep purple gradient background.

Disney Princess – The Concert

Family & young people
Royal Festival 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.