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More info for Liam Young: World Machine
Art & exhibitions

Liam Young: World Machine

A planetary supercomputer transforms Earth into a machine in a mesmerising film artwork
Royal Festival Hall
Tickets Free
More info for Live Demos
A dark grey, textured geometric bowl with intricate spiky carvings on a plain white background.
Art & exhibitions

Live Demos

The future has landed – explore interactive mixed-reality, trailblazing art, live coding, industry demos and DIY AI prototypes
Royal Festival Hall
Tickets Free
More info for Ayoung Kim: Delivery Dancer's Sphere
A woman in a white delivery uniform falling upside down off a motorbike in a South Korean street with neon lights surrounding
Art & exhibitions

Ayoung Kim: Delivery Dancer's Sphere

An enigmatic artwork where Seoul is a labyrinth of endless delivery work controlled by an algorithm
Royal Festival Hall
Tickets Free
More info for THE DELUSION: I Can’t Move With You
Six people sitting around a circular table, which is a game board, and looking at a screen
Art & exhibitions

THE DELUSION: I Can’t Move With You

Brave a post-apocalyptic world and play artist Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley’s interactive game
Royal Festival Hall
Tickets Free
More info for Google Arts & Culture
A computer game graphic of a safari with flamingos in the foreground and in a pond
Art & exhibitions

Google Arts & Culture

Try intriguing interactive projects transforming learning, storytelling and play
Royal Festival Hall
Tickets Free
More info for Exploration Bazaar
Glossy white molecular-style structures sit on a beige plane, linked by glowing pink and yellow light filaments.
Tours & activities

Exploration Bazaar

Ignite your curiosity, play with new ideas or join a debate at an exploration of creative AI innovation
The Clore Ballroom
Tickets Free
More info for Algorave
Two women dance on a dark stage in front of a giant projection screen displaying color-coded lines of live computer code.
Gigs

Algorave

See a spectacle be created in real time at a live-coded electronic music event hosted by AlgoRhythms
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets Free
More info for Sunday Talks Programme
An audience sits in rows of chairs watching a presentation at the far end of a modern event space.
Talks & debates

Sunday Talks Programme

Dive into timely questions and compelling ideas at talks and performance lectures led by experts
Royal Festival Hall
Tickets Free
More info for Dance of the Nine-Colored Deer
a colourful deer puppet stands astride a dancer in a crouched position
Performance & dance

Dance of the Nine-Colored Deer

A live performance telling a tale of the afterlife and reincarnation, transformation and return.
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets Free
More info for WordPlay: Ages 0 – 2
An audience of parents and babies watch a stage performance, with a mother holding her baby up in the foreground.
Family

WordPlay: Ages 0 – 2

Enjoy songs and live music for ages 0 – 2 and their grown-ups, within a playful, squishy space
The Clore Ballroom
Tickets Free
More info for WordPlay: Ages 3 – 5
A group of children raise their hands while following along with a performer on a brightly lit stage.
Family

WordPlay: Ages 3 – 5

Wriggle on down for live music and songs for ages 3 – 5 and their grown-ups, set in a playful space
The Clore Ballroom
Tickets Free
More info for Mix & Move: Jazz and Funk
Two older women joyfully dance together in the center of a crowded room illuminated by vibrant pink stage lights.
Courses & workshops

Mix & Move: Jazz and Funk

Join Grounded Movement to dance your way through the worlds of jazz and funk
The Clore Ballroom
Tickets Free

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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.