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Saturday 12 September

Get Your Hands-Dirty with Creative Tech
Close-up of hands sewing electronic components onto an orange felt cutout during a creative technology workshop.

Get Your Hands-Dirty with Creative Tech

Art & exhibitions
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Free

Sunday 13 September

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
Get Your Hands-Dirty with Creative Tech
Close-up of hands sewing electronic components onto an orange felt cutout during a creative technology workshop.

Get Your Hands-Dirty with Creative Tech

Art & exhibitions
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Free
Gift to the Future
Collage of handwritten poetic notes about the future pasted over a black-and-white line drawing of city buildings.

Gift to the Future

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
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
TONIC FLOW: A Communal Chorus in Colour and Sound
Two women jump in the air in front of a brightly colored, geometric mural on an outdoor basketball court.

TONIC FLOW: A Communal Chorus in Colour and Sound

Art & exhibitions
Royal Festival Hall
Free
Floating Together
A woman with long wavy dark hair wears a double-breasted red blazer, standing in front of an art studio wall with sketches.

Floating Together

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free

Monday 14 September

Gift to the Future
Collage of handwritten poetic notes about the future pasted over a black-and-white line drawing of city buildings.

Gift to the Future

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free
TONIC FLOW: A Communal Chorus in Colour and Sound
Two women jump in the air in front of a brightly colored, geometric mural on an outdoor basketball court.

TONIC FLOW: A Communal Chorus in Colour and Sound

Art & exhibitions
Royal Festival Hall
Free
Floating Together
A woman with long wavy dark hair wears a double-breasted red blazer, standing in front of an art studio wall with sketches.

Floating Together

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free

Tuesday 15 September

Gift to the Future
Collage of handwritten poetic notes about the future pasted over a black-and-white line drawing of city buildings.

Gift to the Future

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
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
TONIC FLOW: A Communal Chorus in Colour and Sound
Two women jump in the air in front of a brightly colored, geometric mural on an outdoor basketball court.

TONIC FLOW: A Communal Chorus in Colour and Sound

Art & exhibitions
Royal Festival Hall
Free
Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
Floating Together
A woman with long wavy dark hair wears a double-breasted red blazer, standing in front of an art studio wall with sketches.

Floating Together

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free

Wednesday 16 September

Gift to the Future
Collage of handwritten poetic notes about the future pasted over a black-and-white line drawing of city buildings.

Gift to the Future

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
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
TONIC FLOW: A Communal Chorus in Colour and Sound
Two women jump in the air in front of a brightly colored, geometric mural on an outdoor basketball court.

TONIC FLOW: A Communal Chorus in Colour and Sound

Art & exhibitions
Royal Festival Hall
Free
Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
Floating Together
A woman with long wavy dark hair wears a double-breasted red blazer, standing in front of an art studio wall with sketches.

Floating Together

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free

Thursday 17 September

Gift to the Future
Collage of handwritten poetic notes about the future pasted over a black-and-white line drawing of city buildings.

Gift to the Future

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
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
TONIC FLOW: A Communal Chorus in Colour and Sound
Two women jump in the air in front of a brightly colored, geometric mural on an outdoor basketball court.

TONIC FLOW: A Communal Chorus in Colour and Sound

Art & exhibitions
Royal Festival Hall
Free
Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
Floating Together
A woman with long wavy dark hair wears a double-breasted red blazer, standing in front of an art studio wall with sketches.

Floating Together

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free

Friday 18 September

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
futuretense x Letters to the Future
Abstract image of layered glowing triangles and stripes in neon blue, purple, and pink over a dark structure.

futuretense x Letters to the Future

Gigs
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Free
Gift to the Future
Collage of handwritten poetic notes about the future pasted over a black-and-white line drawing of city buildings.

Gift to the Future

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
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
TONIC FLOW: A Communal Chorus in Colour and Sound
Two women jump in the air in front of a brightly colored, geometric mural on an outdoor basketball court.

TONIC FLOW: A Communal Chorus in Colour and Sound

Art & exhibitions
Royal Festival Hall
Free
Floating Together
A woman with long wavy dark hair wears a double-breasted red blazer, standing in front of an art studio wall with sketches.

Floating Together

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free

Saturday 19 September

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
BUMPAH x Future Rhythms
An architectural light installation featuring concentric neon triangles glowing in blue, purple, and pink on a dark wall.

BUMPAH x Future Rhythms

Gigs
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Free
Gift to the Future
Collage of handwritten poetic notes about the future pasted over a black-and-white line drawing of city buildings.

Gift to the Future

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
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
TONIC FLOW: A Communal Chorus in Colour and Sound
Two women jump in the air in front of a brightly colored, geometric mural on an outdoor basketball court.

TONIC FLOW: A Communal Chorus in Colour and Sound

Art & exhibitions
Royal Festival Hall
Free
Floating Together
A woman with long wavy dark hair wears a double-breasted red blazer, standing in front of an art studio wall with sketches.

Floating Together

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free

Sunday 20 September

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
Future Rhythms DJ Takeover
Low-angle view of a geometric ceiling with wood slats, purple neon lighting, and yellow and blue light panels.

Future Rhythms DJ Takeover

Gigs
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Free
Gift to the Future
Collage of handwritten poetic notes about the future pasted over a black-and-white line drawing of city buildings.

Gift to the Future

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
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
TONIC FLOW: A Communal Chorus in Colour and Sound
Two women jump in the air in front of a brightly colored, geometric mural on an outdoor basketball court.

TONIC FLOW: A Communal Chorus in Colour and Sound

Art & exhibitions
Royal Festival Hall
Free
Floating Together
A woman with long wavy dark hair wears a double-breasted red blazer, standing in front of an art studio wall with sketches.

Floating Together

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free

Monday 21 September

Gift to the Future
Collage of handwritten poetic notes about the future pasted over a black-and-white line drawing of city buildings.

Gift to the Future

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
Free
Floating Together
A woman with long wavy dark hair wears a double-breasted red blazer, standing in front of an art studio wall with sketches.

Floating Together

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free

Tuesday 22 September

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
Gift to the Future
Collage of handwritten poetic notes about the future pasted over a black-and-white line drawing of city buildings.

Gift to the Future

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
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 23 September

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
Gift to the Future
Collage of handwritten poetic notes about the future pasted over a black-and-white line drawing of city buildings.

Gift to the Future

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
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

Thursday 24 September

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
Gift to the Future
Collage of handwritten poetic notes about the future pasted over a black-and-white line drawing of city buildings.

Gift to the Future

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
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

Friday 25 September

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
Gift to the Future
Collage of handwritten poetic notes about the future pasted over a black-and-white line drawing of city buildings.

Gift to the Future

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
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

Saturday 26 September

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Luke Jerram: Stepping Out

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
Gift to the Future
Collage of handwritten poetic notes about the future pasted over a black-and-white line drawing of city buildings.

Gift to the Future

Art & exhibitions
Site wide
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

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 on Wednesday 17 June.

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.