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Wednesday 9 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
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
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

Thursday 10 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
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

Friday 11 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
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
Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg: Pollinator Pathmaker
A dense, hyper-colorful digital illustration of a wildflower meadow packed with pink, blue, and purple blossoms.

Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg: Pollinator Pathmaker

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
Free
Andrew Thomas Huang: The Deer of Nine Colors
A dancer in a golden animal mask with large antlers poses on a stage beneath a bright spotlight creating a sunburst flare.

Andrew Thomas Huang: The Deer of Nine Colors

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
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
Katie Paterson: Ideas
A woman stands with outstretched hands before a giant, glowing disco ball reflecting specks of light across a dark room.

Katie Paterson: Ideas

Art & exhibitions
Queen Elizabeth Hall
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

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 Prologue
A fuzzy image of a rectangular object cut horizontally by a bright purple beam, with vertical lines and dark spots.

The Prologue

Art & exhibitions
Royal Festival Hall
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
Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg: Pollinator Pathmaker
A dense, hyper-colorful digital illustration of a wildflower meadow packed with pink, blue, and purple blossoms.

Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg: Pollinator Pathmaker

Art & exhibitions
Riverside Terrace
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
Exploration Bazaar
Glossy white molecular-style structures sit on a beige plane, linked by glowing pink and yellow light filaments.

Exploration Bazaar

Tours & activities
The Clore Ballroom
Free
Andrew Thomas Huang: The Deer of Nine Colors
A dancer in a golden animal mask with large antlers poses on a stage beneath a bright spotlight creating a sunburst flare.

Andrew Thomas Huang: The Deer of Nine Colors

Art & exhibitions
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Free
Google Arts & Culture
A computer game graphic of a safari with flamingos in the foreground and in a pond

Google Arts & Culture

Art & exhibitions
Royal Festival Hall
Free
THE DELUSION: I Can’t Move With You
Six people sitting around a circular table, which is a game board, and looking at a screen

THE DELUSION: I Can’t Move With You

Art & exhibitions
Royal Festival Hall
Free
Live Demos
A dark grey, textured geometric bowl with intricate spiky carvings on a plain white background.

Live Demos

Art & exhibitions
Royal Festival Hall
Free
Liam Young: World Machine

Liam Young: World Machine

Art & exhibitions
Royal Festival Hall
Free
Saturday Talks Programme
An audience watches two women speaking at a panel discussion in a modern event space at night.

Saturday Talks Programme

Talks & debates
Royal Festival Hall
Free
Virtual Orchestra: Play Along
A man in a Hawaiian shirt wears a VR headset and headphones, holding two controllers in the clore ballroom

Virtual Orchestra: Play Along

Family
Royal Festival Hall
Free
Saturday Talks Programme
An audience watches two women speaking at a panel discussion in a modern event space at night.

Saturday Talks Programme

Talks & debates
Royal Festival Hall
Free
Algorave
Two women dance on a dark stage in front of a giant projection screen displaying color-coded lines of live computer code.

Algorave

Gigs
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Free
Saturday Talks Programme
An audience watches two women speaking at a panel discussion in a modern event space at night.

Saturday Talks Programme

Talks & debates
Royal Festival 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
Katie Paterson: Ideas
A woman stands with outstretched hands before a giant, glowing disco ball reflecting specks of light across a dark room.

Katie Paterson: Ideas

Art & exhibitions
Queen Elizabeth Hall
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
Ayoung Kim: Delivery Dancer's Sphere
A woman in a white delivery uniform falling upside down off a motorbike in a South Korean street with neon lights surrounding

Ayoung Kim: Delivery Dancer's Sphere

Art & exhibitions
Royal Festival Hall
Free

Sunday 13 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
Andrew Thomas Huang: The Deer of Nine Colors
A dancer in a golden animal mask with large antlers poses on a stage beneath a bright spotlight creating a sunburst flare.

Andrew Thomas Huang: The Deer of Nine Colors

Art & exhibitions
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Free
Google Arts & Culture
A computer game graphic of a safari with flamingos in the foreground and in a pond

Google Arts & Culture

Art & exhibitions
Royal Festival Hall
Free
THE DELUSION: I Can’t Move With You
Six people sitting around a circular table, which is a game board, and looking at a screen

THE DELUSION: I Can’t Move With You

Art & exhibitions
Royal Festival Hall
Free
Live Demos
A dark grey, textured geometric bowl with intricate spiky carvings on a plain white background.

Live Demos

Art & exhibitions
Royal Festival Hall
Free
Liam Young: World Machine

Liam Young: World Machine

Art & exhibitions
Royal Festival 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
Katie Paterson: Ideas
A woman stands with outstretched hands before a giant, glowing disco ball reflecting specks of light across a dark room.

Katie Paterson: Ideas

Art & exhibitions
Queen Elizabeth Hall
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
Ayoung Kim: Delivery Dancer's Sphere
A woman in a white delivery uniform falling upside down off a motorbike in a South Korean street with neon lights surrounding

Ayoung Kim: Delivery Dancer's Sphere

Art & exhibitions
Royal Festival Hall
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 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.