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More info for futuretense x DOTWAVNOTWAVE
A large crowd gathers inside a store around a DJ setup as a man in a white hoodie performs into a microphone.
Gigs

futuretense x DOTWAVNOTWAVE

UK hip-hop takes over as the London music platform presents 0RACL3 live with her band
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets Free
More info for Primary Schools Morning: Anish Kapoor
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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 Poetry Day!
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Literature & poetry

Poetry Day!

View hidden gems and new acquisitions from the world’s largest public collection of modern poetry
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets Free
More info for The 2026 Forward Prizes for Poetry Ceremony: Live Stream
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Literature & poetry

The 2026 Forward Prizes for Poetry Ceremony: Live Stream

Join us via live stream for some of the best poetry published in the UK and Ireland in the last year
Online Events
Tickets Free
More info for Creative Future Writers' Day
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Literature & poetry

Creative Future Writers' Day

Writers, publishers and literary professionals share hints and tips in a day of talks
Purcell Room
Tickets Free
More info for Creative Future Writers' Day: Live Stream
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Literature & poetry

Creative Future Writers' Day: Live Stream

Tune in to the live stream as writers and literary professionals share tips in a day of talks
Online Events
Tickets Free
More info for Creative Future Writers' Award Showcase: Live Stream
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Literature & poetry

Creative Future Writers' Award Showcase: Live Stream

Find your next read at the live stream of this year’s award showcase of under-represented writers
Online Events
Tickets Free
More info for The Goldsmiths Prize Shortlist Readings: Live Stream
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Literature & poetry

The Goldsmiths Prize Shortlist Readings: Live Stream

Join online as the six authors shortlisted for this year’s prize read from and discuss their novels
Online Events
Tickets Free
More info for Xiaolu Guo: AI-esque – Live Stream
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Literature & poetry

Xiaolu Guo: AI-esque – Live Stream

Join online for the writer’s 2026 New Statesman/Goldsmiths Prize Lecture, on fiction in the age of AI
Online Events
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
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William Pye's Zemran

Pye’s beautiful stainless steel sculpture sits overlooking the Thames.

Natura Nostra Forest
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Natura Nostra Forest

Our growing pocket forest creating a natural oasis.