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    Dive into great art and culture

    Our festivals and series happen year-round and showcase a diverse range of art forms and topics, with a mix of free and paid activities and events.

    1. A woman dressed in a colourful hijab makes a shape of a heart with her hands

      Refugee Week

      Explore this year’s theme, healing, through performances, art and workshops, in partnership with Counterpoints Arts
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    2. Performer on stage holding their hand up and cheering in a blue light
      Cripping The Arts 2019 Brownton Abbey 010 PRINT

      Summer: In the Black Fantastic

      A season of contemporary Black art and culture inspired by our Hayward Gallery exhibition
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    3. NYX: electronic drone choir
      El Hardwick

      New Music Biennial

      Showcasing composers and music creators who are pushing the boundaries of music in the UK
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    4. Side portrait of Inua Ellams with a background collage
      Heather Tomlinson & Adama Jalloh

      In the Black Fantastic Weekender

      Three days celebrating the breadth of contemporary Black art and culture
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    5. Digital Illustration abstract wave for Classical Music Autumn/Winter 2022/23

      Classical music

      Our events for Autumn/Winter 2022/23 celebrate classical music in the 21st century
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    6. Audience at a gig for Purcell Sessions

      Purcell Sessions

      One of our most intimate spaces becomes a creative playground for artistic encounters
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    7. Melody Gardot, musician

      EFG London Jazz Festival

      World-class artists and emerging stars bring us jazz and cutting-edge sounds
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    8. Jazz Jamaica All Stars: The Trojan Story
      Stephen Cropper

      Online events

      Tune in to our online events to experience great music, literature and talks from your home
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    9. Illustration of Joby Burgess percussion

      Contemporary Edit

      Music that makes surprising connections: welcome to our Contemporary Edit
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    10. Out-Spoken poet on stage
      Out-Spoken

      Out-Spoken

      One of London’s premier live poetry and music nights
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    Coming back soon

    1. Black and white portrait of activist Greta Thunberg. She sits in a puffer jacket shielding her eyes from the sun in knitted mittens and is smiling slightly at the camera.
      Kim Jakobsen To

      London Literature Festival

      Unite with readers of every age to celebrate the power of the written and spoken word
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    2. In a photo by fine art photographer Suzie Larke, a nude woman lies face-down on the stage of an empty auditorium. The woman, who looks anxious, is holding a microphone in her outstretched right hand. Her body is broken into four pieces and appears to be made from porcelain. Image credit: Storms Don’t Last Forever © Suzie Larke.
      Suzie Larke

      Unlimited

      Celebrating the artistic vision and creativity of disabled artists
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    3. Purple monster holding a cake, Imagine Children's Festival 2022
      Imagine Children's Festival 2022

      Imagine Children's Festival

      12 days of jam-packed half-term fun in our annual children’s festival
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    4. Portrait of Warsan Shire
      Leyla Jeyte

      WOW – Women of the World

      The festival returns to the Southbank Centre to examine the global state of gender equality
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    5. SoundState visual identity

      SoundState

      Five days of creativity and premieres that redefine what it means to make music in the 21st century
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    6. Grace Jones, model, singer, songwriter and record producer
      Adrea Kalrin

      Grace Jones' Meltdown

      Grace Jones, international music, fashion and film icon, to curate Meltdown 2022
      More info

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