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More info for At Least We Can Decide
Three performers on an outdoor stage sing into microphones for a large, diverse crowd of people dancing and cheering.
Courses & workshops

At Least We Can Decide

The SORI Collective invites you to help dismantle the arts centre in the third day of their takeover
Riverside Terrace
Tickets Free
More info for At Least We Have the Pieces
An aerial view of people sitting at several round orange and green tables during an outdoor communal workshop.
Courses & workshops

At Least We Have the Pieces

The SORI Collective takeover ends with an afternoon of bite-sized art and a chance to make connections
Riverside Terrace
Tickets Free
More info for Kinetika Bloco x Tomorrow’s Warriors
Left: A crowd in vibrant green, yellow, and red costumes cheers. Right: A woman plays a large silver tuba in an orchestra.
Gigs

Kinetika Bloco x Tomorrow’s Warriors

Two of London’s best youth arts initiatives join forces for an evening of live music under the stars
Riverside Terrace
Tickets Free
More info for Steel Rising
Members of Kinetika Bloco smiling while wearing harnesses holding steel pans
Gigs

Steel Rising

Youth ensembles capture the power of the steel pan as a community force at a day of free performances
Riverside Terrace
Tickets Free
More info for Rhythm of History Exhibition
An archival display shelf featuring historical black and white photographs, concrete cylinders, and architectural signs.
Art & exhibitions

Rhythm of History Exhibition

Cast your eyes (and ears) back at an interactive exhibition about the steel pan’s incredible journey
Royal Festival Hall
Tickets Free
More info for Steel Sounds with Just Vibez
People dancing on Southbank Centre Riverside Terrace for Just Vibez Carnival as part of M.I.A.'s Meltdown festival
Gigs

Steel Sounds with Just Vibez

Steel bands from across the UK take over the Riverside Terrace, celebrating the pan’s spirit and power
Riverside Terrace
Tickets Free
More info for Rhythms of Reggae with UFO Steelband
Close-up eye-level view of shiny steelpan drums on stands arranged across a stage in a modern, multi-story hall.
Courses & workshops

Rhythms of Reggae with UFO Steelband

Master the infectious skank and melodic drive of the all-time classic ‘Monkey Man’ on steel pan
The Clore Ballroom
Tickets Free
More info for Calypso Grooves with RASPO
Members of the RASPO steel orchestra perform outdoors in matching red shirts, playing chrome steelpans on a sunny day.
Courses & workshops

Calypso Grooves with RASPO

Pick up your sticks and learn to play like the pros with Reading All Steel Percussion Orchestra.
The Clore Ballroom
Tickets Free
More info for Beginnings of Pan with Impact Steel Band
A close-up shot focuses on a musician playing a polished chrome steel drum with a mallet, wearing a black graphic t-shirt and an Apple Watch.
Courses & workshops

Beginnings of Pan with Impact Steel Band

Major fun awaits! Learn simple scales, play your first song on pan and fill our terrace with music
Riverside Terrace
Tickets Free
More info for Steel Legacies
Dancers with raised arms lead a large crowd under Caribbean flags, including Guyana, Trinidad, Jamaica, and Barbados.
Gigs

Steel Legacies

One instrument, 75 years of history in the UK: witness a full day of steel bands in Jubilee Gardens
Jubilee Gardens
Tickets Free
More info for Hot Hot Hot with New Generation
A musician playing a chrome steelpan on an outdoor stage decorated with Caribbean flags and a
Gigs

Hot Hot Hot with New Generation

Capture the groove of legendary tune ‘The Merrymen’ at a hands-on steel pan workshop
Riverside Terrace
Tickets Free
More info for Tomorrow’s Warriors: Continuum feat. Jazz Jamaica
Young jazz musicians perform under a blue-and-white tent; the lead singer smiles while holding a gold saxophone.
Gigs

Tomorrow’s Warriors: Continuum feat. Jazz Jamaica

Enjoy the first free session of the music nonprofit’s Riverside Terrace summer residency
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.