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Sunday 20 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
Musquiqui Chihying: A Life of Navigation
a man seemingly lifting the rear end of a large, teal inflatable replica car wedged onto a curbside parking space in front of a residential building.

Musquiqui Chihying: A Life of Navigation

Art & exhibitions
Hayward Gallery
Free
Duckie: Why Do Benders Love Divas?
A high-contrast pink stencil illustration of a singer on a black background, performing with arms spread wide.

Duckie: Why Do Benders Love Divas?

Performance & dance
The Clore Ballroom
Tickets Free
Sold out
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
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
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
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
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
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
Musquiqui Chihying: A Life of Navigation
a man seemingly lifting the rear end of a large, teal inflatable replica car wedged onto a curbside parking space in front of a residential building.

Musquiqui Chihying: A Life of Navigation

Art & exhibitions
Hayward Gallery
Free
The Booker Prize 2026 Shortlist Announcement: Live Stream
Booker Prize Judes 2026 with the shortlisted books at Fortnum and Mason.

The Booker Prize 2026 Shortlist Announcement: Live Stream

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.
Online Events
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
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
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
Musquiqui Chihying: A Life of Navigation
a man seemingly lifting the rear end of a large, teal inflatable replica car wedged onto a curbside parking space in front of a residential building.

Musquiqui Chihying: A Life of Navigation

Art & exhibitions
Hayward Gallery
Free
Creative Encounters: 2B or not 2B's Life Drawing
A group of seven people recreate Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper in front of a large reproduction of the painting.

Creative Encounters: 2B or not 2B's Life Drawing

Courses & workshops
British Sign Language interpreted (BSL) - The performance includes a live interpreter who translates the show into British Sign Language.
The Clore Ballroom
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
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
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
Musquiqui Chihying: A Life of Navigation
a man seemingly lifting the rear end of a large, teal inflatable replica car wedged onto a curbside parking space in front of a residential building.

Musquiqui Chihying: A Life of Navigation

Art & exhibitions
Hayward Gallery
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
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
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
Musquiqui Chihying: A Life of Navigation
a man seemingly lifting the rear end of a large, teal inflatable replica car wedged onto a curbside parking space in front of a residential building.

Musquiqui Chihying: A Life of Navigation

Art & exhibitions
Hayward Gallery
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
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
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
Musquiqui Chihying: A Life of Navigation
a man seemingly lifting the rear end of a large, teal inflatable replica car wedged onto a curbside parking space in front of a residential building.

Musquiqui Chihying: A Life of Navigation

Art & exhibitions
Hayward Gallery
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
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 27 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
Musquiqui Chihying: A Life of Navigation
a man seemingly lifting the rear end of a large, teal inflatable replica car wedged onto a curbside parking space in front of a residential building.

Musquiqui Chihying: A Life of Navigation

Art & exhibitions
Hayward Gallery
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
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 29 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
Musquiqui Chihying: A Life of Navigation
a man seemingly lifting the rear end of a large, teal inflatable replica car wedged onto a curbside parking space in front of a residential building.

Musquiqui Chihying: A Life of Navigation

Art & exhibitions
Hayward Gallery
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

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
Musquiqui Chihying: A Life of Navigation
a man seemingly lifting the rear end of a large, teal inflatable replica car wedged onto a curbside parking space in front of a residential building.

Musquiqui Chihying: A Life of Navigation

Art & exhibitions
Hayward Gallery
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 1 October

Musquiqui Chihying: A Life of Navigation
a man seemingly lifting the rear end of a large, teal inflatable replica car wedged onto a curbside parking space in front of a residential building.

Musquiqui Chihying: A Life of Navigation

Art & exhibitions
Hayward Gallery
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 2 October

Musquiqui Chihying: A Life of Navigation
a man seemingly lifting the rear end of a large, teal inflatable replica car wedged onto a curbside parking space in front of a residential building.

Musquiqui Chihying: A Life of Navigation

Art & exhibitions
Hayward Gallery
Free
WordPlay: Ages 0 – 2
An audience of parents and babies watch a stage performance, with a mother holding her baby up in the foreground.

WordPlay: Ages 0 – 2

Family
A Relaxed Performance - A show adapted to be more comfortable and accessible for everyone.
The Clore Ballroom
Free
WordPlay: Ages 3 – 5
A group of children raise their hands while following along with a performer on a brightly lit stage.

WordPlay: Ages 3 – 5

Family
A Relaxed Performance - A show adapted to be more comfortable and accessible for everyone.
The Clore Ballroom
Free
Simmer Down
Two women dancing together

Simmer Down

Gigs
The Clore Ballroom
Free
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
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

Musquiqui Chihying: A Life of Navigation
a man seemingly lifting the rear end of a large, teal inflatable replica car wedged onto a curbside parking space in front of a residential building.

Musquiqui Chihying: A Life of Navigation

Art & exhibitions
Hayward Gallery
Free
Relaxed Sessions: Acrobalance with Mimbre
A crowd of people outside watching acrobats perform on a street

Relaxed Sessions: Acrobalance with Mimbre

Family
A Relaxed Performance - A show adapted to be more comfortable and accessible for everyone.
The Clore Ballroom
Tickets Free
Saturday Sessions: Acrobalance with Mimbre
Two people outside, lifting another acrobat up above their heads by their ankle

Saturday Sessions: Acrobalance with Mimbre

Family
The Clore Ballroom
Free
Ballroom Boogie x Toasty Tots XL
Children enjoying an Imagine Festival dance event.

Ballroom Boogie x Toasty Tots XL

Family
A Relaxed Performance - A show adapted to be more comfortable and accessible for everyone.
The Clore Ballroom
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

Sunday 4 October

Musquiqui Chihying: A Life of Navigation
a man seemingly lifting the rear end of a large, teal inflatable replica car wedged onto a curbside parking space in front of a residential building.

Musquiqui Chihying: A Life of Navigation

Art & exhibitions
Hayward Gallery
Free
About Us! Artists' Scratch Showcase
Charlotte, a Black women artist smiles as she reads her own poetry in front of a yellow screen.

About Us! Artists' Scratch Showcase

Gigs
The Clore Ballroom
Tickets 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

Tuesday 6 October

Musquiqui Chihying: A Life of Navigation
a man seemingly lifting the rear end of a large, teal inflatable replica car wedged onto a curbside parking space in front of a residential building.

Musquiqui Chihying: A Life of Navigation

Art & exhibitions
Hayward Gallery
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

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.