London South Bank University Graduations 2026
Book your guest tickets for London South Bank University’s graduation ceremonies for the class of 2026.
This is the time for students to shine and for families, friends and supporters to celebrate everyone’s hard work.
Please note that these tickets are only for guests – students must reserve their graduation places via the university website.
Graduands should arrive at the Royal Festival Hall up to two hours before the ceremony starts. This gives you enough time before the ceremony to sign in and collect your ticket, get your gown and cap and have your booked professional photographs taken.
Family members and friends are also advised to arrive at least two hours before any professional photography bookings.
All other guests should arrive at the Royal Festival Hall no later than 45 minutes before the ceremony begins.
Need to know
Standard seats: adults, £30; children, £15*
Box seats: £40 (no child rate)*
Every adult and child needs a ticket, except for babes in arms aged under 18 months at the time of the event who don’t need their own seat.
*Booking fees apply online (£3.50) and over the phone (£4).
10am
For your visit
This event is held at the Royal Festival Hall Southbank Centre
The Royal Festival Hall is open six days a week.
Tuesday – Sunday, 10am – 11pm
Monday, closed.
Plan your visit
The Royal Festival Hall is home to our largest auditorium as well as The Clore Ballroom, National Poetry Library, Members’ Lounge, Festival Bar & Kitchen, Ballroom Cafe and Skylon restaurant.
Getting here
Our address is Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX.
The nearest tube stations to us are Waterloo and Embankment; Waterloo is also the nearest train station. And more than 20 different London bus routes pass within 500 metres of our venues. More information on getting here by rail, road or river is available on our Getting here page.
We’re cash-free
Please note that we’re unable to accept cash payments across our venues.
Access
We’re working hard to remove barriers, so that our facilities and events can be accessible to as many people as possible.
All help points, toilets, performance and exhibition spaces at the Southbank Centre are accessible to all, as are the cafes, bars and restaurants. We also have excellent public transport links with step-free access.
All information about booking wheelchair spaces, step-free access, blue badge parking, access maps and guides and other help available whilst you’re here, including details about our Access Scheme, can be found on our Access page.
Food & drink
On Level 2 of our Royal Festival Hall you can grab a slice of life by the Thames with drinks and freshly made pizza at our Festival Bar & Kitchen which opens out onto our Riverside Terrace. You can grab a coffee and a slice of freshly made cake from our Ballroom Cafe. Or alternatively enjoy destination dining in the restaurant at Skylon.
From coffee to cocktails, filling favourites to fine dining, plus some of London’s best street food – it’s all here at the Southbank Centre.