UAL Graduation Ceremonies: July 2026
Book guest tickets for University of the Arts London graduation ceremonies
Book guest tickets for the University of the Arts London graduation ceremonies to celebrate with graduates, their families, friends and UAL staff.
UAL looks forward to marking this significant occasion with you.
Make sure you book the correct ceremony for your college or institute.
Each graduate can invite up to three guests. Children under 18 months don’t need a ticket but need to sit on the lap of an adult guest.
Private boxes are also available, providing seating for up to four guests.
Need to know
£28 + £4 booking fee per guest (children under the age of 18 months don’t require a ticket, as long as they can sit on a lap of an adult guest)
£200 + £4 booking fee private box (seats four)
Maximum number of tickets per student: three per graduate.
Every adult and child needs a ticket, except for babes in arms aged under 18 months at the time of the event who don’t need their own seat.
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.