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Wednesday 30 December

There's a Bear on My Chair
Illustration of a white polar bear sitting on a small yellow chair waving it's paw. A tiny grey mouse points at the bear.

There's a Bear on My Chair

Family
A Relaxed Performance - A show adapted to be more comfortable and accessible for everyone. Captioned - The performance displays the actors’ words and sounds as text on screens.
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Playing with Fire
Yuja Wang plays piano in a dreamy landscape

Playing with Fire

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
Multi-buy
Fascinating Aïda: Bawdacious!
A group of three women wearing beige/black blazers and black trousers.

Fascinating Aïda: Bawdacious!

Performance & dance
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Thick & Tight: Camp as Christmas
A two-panel image shows a drag performer with green hair posing on a bright red background.

Thick & Tight: Camp as Christmas

Performance & dance
A Relaxed Performance - A show adapted to be more comfortable and accessible for everyone. Captioned - The performance displays the actors’ words and sounds as text on screens.
Purcell Room

Thursday 31 December

There's a Bear on My Chair
Illustration of a white polar bear sitting on a small yellow chair waving it's paw. A tiny grey mouse points at the bear.

There's a Bear on My Chair

Family
A Relaxed Performance - A show adapted to be more comfortable and accessible for everyone. Captioned - The performance displays the actors’ words and sounds as text on screens.
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Playing with Fire
Yuja Wang plays piano in a dreamy landscape

Playing with Fire

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
Multi-buy
Sold out
Cirque Alice
A performer in a ruffled light blue gown stands amidst dancers costumed as giant playing cards on a purple-lit stage.

Cirque Alice

Performance & dance
Royal Festival Hall
There's a Bear on My Chair
Illustration of a white polar bear sitting on a small yellow chair waving it's paw. A tiny grey mouse points at the bear.

There's a Bear on My Chair

Family
A Relaxed Performance - A show adapted to be more comfortable and accessible for everyone. Captioned - The performance displays the actors’ words and sounds as text on screens.
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Thick & Tight: Camp as Christmas
A two-panel image shows a drag performer with green hair posing on a bright red background.

Thick & Tight: Camp as Christmas

Performance & dance
A Relaxed Performance - A show adapted to be more comfortable and accessible for everyone. Captioned - The performance displays the actors’ words and sounds as text on screens.
Purcell Room

Friday 1 January

Playing with Fire
Yuja Wang plays piano in a dreamy landscape

Playing with Fire

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
Multi-buy
Cirque Alice
A performer in a ruffled light blue gown stands amidst dancers costumed as giant playing cards on a purple-lit stage.

Cirque Alice

Performance & dance
Royal Festival Hall

Saturday 2 January

Playing with Fire
Yuja Wang plays piano in a dreamy landscape

Playing with Fire

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
Multi-buy
There's a Bear on My Chair
Illustration of a white polar bear sitting on a small yellow chair waving it's paw. A tiny grey mouse points at the bear.

There's a Bear on My Chair

Family
A Relaxed Performance - A show adapted to be more comfortable and accessible for everyone. Captioned - The performance displays the actors’ words and sounds as text on screens.
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Cirque Alice
A performer in a ruffled light blue gown stands amidst dancers costumed as giant playing cards on a purple-lit stage.

Cirque Alice

Performance & dance
Royal Festival Hall
There's a Bear on My Chair
Illustration of a white polar bear sitting on a small yellow chair waving it's paw. A tiny grey mouse points at the bear.

There's a Bear on My Chair

Family
A Relaxed Performance - A show adapted to be more comfortable and accessible for everyone. Captioned - The performance displays the actors’ words and sounds as text on screens.
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Cirque Alice
A performer in a ruffled light blue gown stands amidst dancers costumed as giant playing cards on a purple-lit stage.

Cirque Alice

Performance & dance
Royal Festival Hall
Cirque Alice
A performer in a ruffled light blue gown stands amidst dancers costumed as giant playing cards on a purple-lit stage.

Cirque Alice

Performance & dance
Royal Festival Hall
Thick & Tight: Camp as Christmas
A two-panel image shows a drag performer with green hair posing on a bright red background.

Thick & Tight: Camp as Christmas

Performance & dance
A Relaxed Performance - A show adapted to be more comfortable and accessible for everyone. Captioned - The performance displays the actors’ words and sounds as text on screens.
Purcell Room
Fascinating Aïda: Bawdacious!
A group of three women wearing beige/black blazers and black trousers.

Fascinating Aïda: Bawdacious!

Performance & dance
Queen Elizabeth Hall

Sunday 3 January

There's a Bear on My Chair
Illustration of a white polar bear sitting on a small yellow chair waving it's paw. A tiny grey mouse points at the bear.

There's a Bear on My Chair

Family
A Relaxed Performance - A show adapted to be more comfortable and accessible for everyone. Captioned - The performance displays the actors’ words and sounds as text on screens.
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Playing with Fire
Yuja Wang plays piano in a dreamy landscape

Playing with Fire

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
Multi-buy
There's a Bear on My Chair
Illustration of a white polar bear sitting on a small yellow chair waving it's paw. A tiny grey mouse points at the bear.

There's a Bear on My Chair

Family
A Relaxed Performance - A show adapted to be more comfortable and accessible for everyone. Captioned - The performance displays the actors’ words and sounds as text on screens.
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Cirque Alice
A performer in a ruffled light blue gown stands amidst dancers costumed as giant playing cards on a purple-lit stage.

Cirque Alice

Performance & dance
Royal Festival Hall
Thick & Tight: Camp as Christmas
A two-panel image shows a drag performer with green hair posing on a bright red background.

Thick & Tight: Camp as Christmas

Performance & dance
A Relaxed Performance - A show adapted to be more comfortable and accessible for everyone. Captioned - The performance displays the actors’ words and sounds as text on screens.
Purcell Room
Cirque Alice
A performer in a ruffled light blue gown stands amidst dancers costumed as giant playing cards on a purple-lit stage.

Cirque Alice

Performance & dance
Royal Festival Hall
Fascinating Aïda: Bawdacious!
A group of three women wearing beige/black blazers and black trousers.

Fascinating Aïda: Bawdacious!

Performance & dance
Queen Elizabeth Hall

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

Saturday 23 January

MimeLondon: INHALE DELIRIUM EXHALE

MimeLondon: INHALE DELIRIUM EXHALE

Performance & dance
Queen Elizabeth Hall

Sunday 24 January

MimeLondon: INHALE DELIRIUM EXHALE

MimeLondon: INHALE DELIRIUM EXHALE

Performance & dance
Queen Elizabeth Hall

Wednesday 3 March

Lyon Opera Ballet: Mycelium
A group of dancers in a triangle formation, wearing all black

Lyon Opera Ballet: Mycelium

Performance & dance
Speech-free - This performance includes little to no spoken text.
Queen Elizabeth Hall

Thursday 4 March

Lyon Opera Ballet: Mycelium
A group of dancers in a triangle formation, wearing all black

Lyon Opera Ballet: Mycelium

Performance & dance
Speech-free - This performance includes little to no spoken text.
Queen Elizabeth Hall

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
Lyon Opera Ballet: Mycelium
A group of dancers in a triangle formation, wearing all black

Lyon Opera Ballet: Mycelium

Performance & dance
Speech-free - This performance includes little to no spoken text.
Queen Elizabeth 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

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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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
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
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
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
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
Royal Festival Hall

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.