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More info for futuretense: alya isha & The RA KHOLECTIV + FIZA
A side-by-side diptych presents a dreamy, warm-toned color shot of a band performing in a hazy, vintage-styled room next to an intimate, high-contrast black-and-white portrait of a curly-haired woman
Gigs

futuretense: alya isha & The RA KHOLECTIV + FIZA

A free gig of irresistible harmonies from singer-songwriter FIZA and global jazz funk from alya isha
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets Free
More info for Poetic Unity + Live Band
Group of people of varying ages sat down with their arms in the air smiling
Literature & poetry

Poetic Unity + Live Band

Poetry meets music as the Poetic Unity community share their words accompanied by a live band
The Clore Ballroom
Tickets Free
More info for Poetry International Festival Zine Fair
Rows of tables with zines and crowds of people walking between
Literature & poetry

Poetry International Festival Zine Fair

Unearth hidden treasures at a zine fair for innovative and affordable publishing
The Clore Ballroom
Tickets Free
More info for Apples and Snakes: Managers’ Match
A woman performs spoken word poetry on stage with her arms outstretched, a large screen with text behind her.
Literature & poetry

Apples and Snakes: Managers’ Match

Ninety minutes of fast-paced, thought-provoking poetry performances from top-of-the-table poets
The Clore Ballroom
Tickets Free
More info for From the Lips to the Moon
Two musicians perform on a dark stage with red light projections; the singer wears red gloves and
Literature & poetry

From the Lips to the Moon

Live electronic music and performative poetry collide for a night of otherworldly experimentation
The Clore Ballroom
Tickets Free
More info for A Poet in Every Port – London
Two lead tutors, Vanessa Kisuule and Will Harris stand on stage. Vanessa reads from a pamphlet whilst speaking into a microphone.
Literature & poetry

A Poet in Every Port – London

Celebrate poetry, language and local identity as the mobile National Poetry Library lands in London
Queen's Walk
Tickets Free
More info for Apples and Snakes Word Cup – Showcase Final
A diverse audience sits on wooden benches in a large indoor hall, smiling and clapping after a performance.
Literature & poetry

Apples and Snakes Word Cup – Showcase Final

Seven teams of young poets go head-to-head in a high-energy poetic play-off
The Clore Ballroom
Tickets Free
More info for A Poet in Every Port: Live
Roger McGough seated on a wooden bench wearing a blue cap
Literature & poetry

A Poet in Every Port: Live

Join Roger McGough and the New Poets Collective for a celebration of the poetry of the UK
The Clore Ballroom
Tickets Free
More info for Primary Schools Morning: Anish Kapoor
Students in yellow safety vests look through the window of a wooden shack art installation inside a modern museum gallery.
Art & exhibitions

Primary Schools Morning: Anish Kapoor

Primary school groups are invited to explore our current Hayward Gallery exhibition for free
Hayward Gallery
Tickets Free
More info for Secondary Schools Morning: Anish Kapoor
Three young people view a wall display filled with a colorful grid of vintage vinyl record album covers, including David Bowie and The Rolling Stones, in a gallery.
Art & exhibitions

Secondary Schools Morning: Anish Kapoor

Secondary school groups are invited to explore our current Hayward Gallery exhibition for free
Hayward Gallery
Tickets Free
More info for At Least We Can Reimagine
A woman in a polka dot dress mixes music on a DJ controller on a stage decorated with colorful hanging flags.
Gigs

At Least We Can Reimagine

Poets and improvised music launch SORI’s four-day takeover of the Riverside Terrace
Riverside Terrace
Tickets Free
More info for At Least We Have the Playground
A collage of game pieces including chess, dominoes, and pick-up sticks, with a hand using a craft knife to cut a board.
Courses & workshops

At Least We Have the Playground

The Riverside Terrace becomes a playground where digital and analogue games meet
Riverside Terrace
Tickets Free

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 with water fountains to splash around and cool down in.

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.