Royal Festival Hall
Opening times: 10am – 11pm every day.
Auditorium doors open 30 minutes before the event start time
Entry to our foyers is free although sometimes it is restricted to provide space for audiences as they arrive for performances - please look out for signs and listen to announcements.
Occasionally Royal Festival Hall is closed to the public due to private hire, we publicise these times across the site and online, so please check before visiting.
what's on at Royal Festival Hall
Queen Elizabeth Hall & Purcell Room
Opening times: 10am – 11pm every day.
Entry to our foyers is free, and you are welcome to come in and enjoy the atmosphere with or without a ticket.
Mon 24 Dec: 10am – 5pm
Tue 25 Dec: closed
Wed 26 Dec: 12 noon – 11pm
Thu 27 to Sun 30 Dec: 10am – 11pm
Mon 31 Dec: 10am – 3pm (reopening at 7pm to ticket holders only)
Tue 1 Jan: 12 noon – 11pm (Royal Festival Hall only)
Hayward Gallery
Opening times : 11am – 7pm every day except Tuesdays. Late night openings on Thursday until 9pm.
Mon 24 Dec: Shape Shifters is closed;
Emmanuelle Lainé in the HENI Project Space 11am – 5pm
Tue 25 & Wed 26 Dec: closed
Thu 27 Dec: 11am – 9pm
Fri 28 to Sun 30 Dec: 11am – 7pm
Mon 31 Dec: 11am – 3pm
Tue 1 Jan: closed
Southbank Centre Food Market
Located in Southbank Centre Square, our food markets are open most Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, as well as bank holiday Mondays.
Opening times:
Friday, 12 noon – 8pm
Saturday, 11am – 8pm
Sunday, 12 noon – 6pm
Monday (bank holidays only), 12 noon – 6pm.
National Poetry Library
Opening times: 11am – 8pm, Tuesday to Sunday.
National Poetry Library is open to all and free to join with proof of a UK address. You can find it on Level 5 of Royal Festival Hall.
what's on at National Poetry Library
Archive Studio
Opening times: Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 10.30am – 1pm & 2pm – 4.30pm.
The Archive Studio is a collaborative project to make the most of Southbank Centre’s extensive archive. Everyone aged 16+ is welcome, and access is free. You can find it on Level 2 of Royal Festival Hall.
