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The Royal Festival Hall is closed to the public on Tuesday 16 June. It will reopen for Harry Styles & Jules Buckley Orchestra ticket holders only at 5pm.

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Artist Residencies

Our residencies are a place for new work, new ideas and new collaboration

A place for new work, new ideas and new collaborations, our Artist Residencies feature pioneering artists who are pushing boundaries and breaking ground.

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Sunday 28 June

Manchester Collective: Patterns in Repeat
Cassie Kinoshi in a white lace blouse on a pink and yellow background facing the camera

Manchester Collective: Patterns in Repeat

Classical music
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Multi-buy

Friday 25 September

Pekka Kuusisto, Ale Carr & Aurora Orchestra: Four Seasons
A man in glasses and a black shirt holds a violin like a guitar against a vibrant purple background.

Pekka Kuusisto, Ale Carr & Aurora Orchestra: Four Seasons

Classical music
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Multi-buy

Sunday 27 September

Jean Rondeau: Goldberg Variations
Portrait of a man with a messy beard and hair, wearing a gray hoodie against a weathered, neutral-toned wall.

Jean Rondeau: Goldberg Variations

Classical music
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Multi-buy

Sunday 4 October

Manchester Collective & Sidiki Dembélé
hazy image of Sidiki Dembélé and Nwando Ebizie

Manchester Collective & Sidiki Dembélé

Classical music
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Multi-buy

Sunday 25 October

Jean Rondeau, Nicholas Alstaedt & Thomas Dunford
A bearded man in a black sweatshirt sits on a stool, tilting his head slightly against a distressed, gray concrete wall.

Jean Rondeau, Nicholas Alstaedt & Thomas Dunford

Classical music
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Multi-buy

Saturday 7 November

Council: Pekka Kuusisto & Gabriel Kahane
Pekka Kuusisto & Gabriel Kahane performing on stage together

Council: Pekka Kuusisto & Gabriel Kahane

Classical music
Purcell Room
Multi-buy

Sunday 6 December

Manchester Collective: Black Gold
A close-up profile of a young man leaning forward, his face illuminated by a dramatic, warm orange glow against a dark backdrop.

Manchester Collective: Black Gold

Classical music
Purcell Room
Multi-buy

Sunday 31 January

Philip Glass at 90: Manchester Collective
Musicians of Manchester collective blurred in motion

Philip Glass at 90: Manchester Collective

Classical music
Purcell Room
Multi-buy

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.