Royal College of Art Convocation Ceremonies 2025
Book tickets for Royal College of Art class of 2025 convocation ceremonies
Celebrate the achievements of this year’s cohort of graduates with family, friends and classmates.
We can’t wait to celebrate your graduation at the Royal Festival Hall with you and your family, friends and supporters.
Please ensure you choose the correct ceremony date and time, noting that there are up to four ceremonies spread over two days.
Need to know
£25* per guest (children under the age of 12 are free but need a free ticket, and babes in arms under the age of one do not require a ticket as long as they can sit on the lap of an adult guest)
*Booking fees apply online (£3.50) and over the phone (£4).
For accessible seating requests, such as requiring a wheelchair bay, step-free access, or to attend with a carer, please contact the Southbank Centre before making your booking. Email them at [email protected] or call on 020 3879 9555.
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.