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Southbank Centre Winter Market

Winter

Celebrate the festive season with our winter warmers
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Installation view of Anish Kapoor’s Sky Mirror, Blue 2016, at Space Shifters, Hayward Gallery 2018

Space Shifters

NOW UNTIL 6 JAN 2019: a major group exhibition bringing together sculptures and installations that explore perception and space
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Friday Tonic: Kinetika Bloco, performance in the Clore Ballroom

Free

Free

5:30 pm
Fri 16 Nov 2018
5:30 pm | Fri 16 Nov 2018
Gigs
Jazz & Blues

Friday Tonic: Kinetika Bloco

Friday Tonic: Kinetika Bloco

Have a blast with brass, woodwind, drums, steel pans and dance at a spectacular youth group show
Have a blast with brass, woodwind, drums, steel pans and dance at a spectacular youth group show
Part of EFG London Jazz Festival
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Chef at Jam Shed Supper Club, Southbank Centre
Various times
until 15 Dec 2018
Various times | until 15 Dec 2018

The Jam Shed Supper Club

The Jam Shed Supper Club

Dine on delicious cuisine from MasterChef finalists while enjoying spectacular views of the Thames
Dine on delicious cuisine from MasterChef finalists while enjoying spectacular views of the Thames
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Dave Douglas .September 27, 2017.www.johnabbottphoto.com.212-765-2342..
7:30 pm
Fri 16 Nov 2018
7:30 pm | Fri 16 Nov 2018
Gigs
Jazz & Blues

Dave Douglas - UPLIFT

Dave Douglas - UPLIFT

Get lifted in this jazz concert led by the fearless trumpeter and composer and friends
Get lifted in this jazz concert led by the fearless trumpeter and composer and friends
Part of EFG London Jazz Festival
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Jazz Voice - Festival Opening Gala
7:30 pm
Fri 16 Nov 2018
7:30 pm | Fri 16 Nov 2018
Gigs
Folk & World

Jazz Voice - Festival Opening Gala

Jazz Voice - Festival Opening Gala

Hear a stellar cast of voices in this spectacular curtain-raiser
Hear a stellar cast of voices in this spectacular curtain-raiser
Part of EFG London Jazz Festival
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7:45 pm
Fri 16 Nov 2018
7:45 pm | Fri 16 Nov 2018
Gigs
Jazz & Blues

Empirical

Empirical

Instantly recognisable, the music of Empirical returns to the EGF London Jazz Festival
Instantly recognisable, the music of Empirical returns to the EGF London Jazz Festival
Part of EFG London Jazz Festival
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Visitor inspecting documents in the archive

Free

Free

Various times
until 13 Jun 2019
Various times | until 13 Jun 2019

Every 27 September

Every 27 September

Uncover the history of Southbank Centre through archives from a single date across the decades
Uncover the history of Southbank Centre through archives from a single date across the decades
Part of Heritage & Archive
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Installation view of Anish Kapoor’s Sky Mirror, Blue 2016, at Space Shifters, Hayward Gallery 2018
Various times
until 6 Jan 2019
Various times | until 6 Jan 2019
Art
Talks & Topics

Space Shifters

Space Shifters

Now until 6 JAN 2019: a major group exhibition bringing together sculptures and installations that explore perception and space
Now until 6 JAN 2019: a major group exhibition bringing together sculptures and installations that...
Part of Space Shifters
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11:00 am
Sat 17 Nov 2018
11:00 am | Sat 17 Nov 2018
Gigs
Jazz & Blues

Evelyn & The Yellow Birds

Evelyn & The Yellow Birds

Travel from the Caribbean to the UK in an interactive musical adventure for children
Travel from the Caribbean to the UK in an interactive musical adventure for children
Part of EFG London Jazz Festival
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Southbank Centre Food Market.Stall 21 - Galeta.August 2016

Free

Free

Various times
until 23 Dec 2018
Various times | until 23 Dec 2018

Southbank Centre Food Market

Southbank Centre Food Market

Enjoy some of the best street food in London at our food market
Enjoy some of the best street food in London at our food market
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Free

Free

Various times
until 27 Dec 2018
Various times | until 27 Dec 2018

Winter Market

Winter Market

Eat, drink and be merry beside the River Thames at our enchanting Winter Market
Eat, drink and be merry beside the River Thames at our enchanting Winter Market
Part of Winter
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BBC Radio 3's J to Z, performers on stage in the Clore Ballroom

Free

Free

1:30 pm
Sat 17 Nov 2018
1:30 pm | Sat 17 Nov 2018
Gigs
Jazz & Blues

BBC Radio 3's J to Z

BBC Radio 3's J to Z

BBC Radio 3's newest jazz programme presents the best in jazz past, present and future
BBC Radio 3's newest jazz programme presents the best in jazz past, present and future
Part of EFG London Jazz Festival
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Various times
until 24 Nov 2018
Various times | until 24 Nov 2018

Behind the Scenes Tour

Behind the Scenes Tour

Get a glimpse behind the scenes and see our famous spaces up close on this tour
Get a glimpse behind the scenes and see our famous spaces up close on this tour
Part of Southbank Centre Tours
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Kandace Springs
7:30 pm
Sat 17 Nov 2018
7:30 pm | Sat 17 Nov 2018
Gigs
Jazz & Blues

Kandace Springs and AJ Brown

Kandace Springs and AJ Brown

Groove to the refined soulful sounds of singer-songwriter Kandace Springs
Groove to the refined soulful sounds of singer-songwriter Kandace Springs
Part of EFG London Jazz Festival
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Judi Jackson, singer/songwriter
7:45 pm
Sat 17 Nov 2018
7:45 pm | Sat 17 Nov 2018
Gigs
Jazz & Blues

Judi Jackson

Judi Jackson

Catch a glimpse of emerging jazz multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Judi Jackson
Catch a glimpse of emerging jazz multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Judi Jackson
Part of EFG London Jazz Festival
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8:00 pm
Sat 17 Nov 2018
8:00 pm | Sat 17 Nov 2018
Gigs
Jazz & Blues

Mariza

Mariza

Feel the melancholy of traditional Portuguese fado from an expert singer of the genre
Feel the melancholy of traditional Portuguese fado from an expert singer of the genre
Part of EFG London Jazz Festival
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Various times
until 18 Nov 2018
Various times | until 18 Nov 2018

Architecture Tour

Architecture Tour

Join us on a tour exploring decades of architectural innovation at Southbank Centre
Join us on a tour exploring decades of architectural innovation at Southbank Centre
Part of Southbank Centre Tours
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Groove Baby Groove Under the Sea, illustration of submarine
Various times
Sun 18 Nov 2018
Various times | Sun 18 Nov 2018

Groove Baby Groove Under the Sea

Groove Baby Groove Under the Sea

Dive into a jazz- and funk-fuelled family adventure under the sea in an interactive children's show
Dive into a jazz- and funk-fuelled family adventure under the sea in an interactive children's...
Part of EFG London Jazz Festival
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A man with saxophone pushing a child in a buggy

Free

Free

2:00 pm
Sun 18 Nov 2018
2:00 pm | Sun 18 Nov 2018

Free Improvisation Workshop for Women

Free Improvisation Workshop for Women

Break musical boundaries at an improvisation workshop for those who identify as women
Break musical boundaries at an improvisation workshop for those who identify as women
Part of EFG London Jazz Festival
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Jazz musicians on stage

Free

Free

Various times
Sun 18 Nov 2018
Various times | Sun 18 Nov 2018

Jazz Experiments: exploring jazz though the music of Charles Mingus

Jazz Experiments: exploring jazz though the music of Charles...
Take part in a collective musical improvisation that traces the story of jazz from its roots
Take part in a collective musical improvisation that traces the story of jazz from its roots
Part of EFG London Jazz Festival
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MAMA Africa's Tutu Puoane, vocalist

Free

Free

6:00 pm
Sun 18 Nov 2018
6:00 pm | Sun 18 Nov 2018
Gigs
Jazz & Blues

Mama Africa

Mama Africa

Celebrate the music of South African icon Miriam Makeba with The Academy Big Band and Tutu Puoane
Celebrate the music of South African icon Miriam Makeba with The Academy Big Band and Tutu Puoane
Part of EFG London Jazz Festival
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James Reese Europe Marches, brass instrument

Free

Free

6:45 pm
Sun 18 Nov 2018
6:45 pm | Sun 18 Nov 2018
Gigs
Jazz & Blues

James Reese Europe Marches

James Reese Europe Marches

Stand to attention as young brass players parade in homage to infantry unit the Harlem Hellfighters
Stand to attention as young brass players parade in homage to infantry unit the Harlem Hellfighters
Part of EFG London Jazz Festival
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Hugh Masekela
7:30 pm
Sun 18 Nov 2018
7:30 pm | Sun 18 Nov 2018
Gigs
Folk & World

A Celebration of Hugh Masekela's Life and Music

A Celebration of Hugh Masekela's Life and Music

Join us for a celebration of the South African jazz visionary and defiant political voice
Join us for a celebration of the South African jazz visionary and defiant political voice
Part of EFG London Jazz Festival
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Shiva Feshareki
7:30 pm
Sun 18 Nov 2018
7:30 pm | Sun 18 Nov 2018
Classical music
Gigs

BBC Concert Orchestra at EFG London Jazz Festival

BBC Concert Orchestra at EFG London Jazz Festival

Jazz it up in this concert featuring works by Bramwell Tovey and Shiva Feshareki
Jazz it up in this concert featuring works by Bramwell Tovey and Shiva Feshareki
Part of Associate Orchestras
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Australian Art Orchestra performance
7:45 pm
Sun 18 Nov 2018
7:45 pm | Sun 18 Nov 2018
Gigs
Jazz & Blues

Australian Art Orchestra

Australian Art Orchestra

Those who came back: Music inspired by survivors of World War One, 100 years on from Armistice Day
Those who came back: Music inspired by survivors of World War One, 100 years on from Armistice Day
Part of EFG London Jazz Festival
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Anna Flavin, image credit - J. Paul Getty Trust
7:00 pm
Mon 19 Nov 2018
7:00 pm | Mon 19 Nov 2018
Art
Talks & Topics

Made in Los Angeles: Light and Space

Made in Los Angeles: Light and Space

Explore the minimalist art of the Light and Space movement in this introductory talk
Explore the minimalist art of the Light and Space movement in this introductory talk
Part of Space Shifters
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7:30 pm
Mon 19 Nov 2018
7:30 pm | Mon 19 Nov 2018
Gigs
Jazz & Blues

Orphy Robinson's Astral Weeks

Orphy Robinson's Astral Weeks

Van Morrison’s masterpiece gets a jazz and soul makeover
Van Morrison’s masterpiece gets a jazz and soul makeover
Part of EFG London Jazz Festival
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Near East Quartet + Kyungso Park
7:45 pm
Mon 19 Nov 2018
7:45 pm | Mon 19 Nov 2018
Gigs
Folk & World

Near East Quartet + Kyungso Park

Near East Quartet + Kyungso Park

Traditional Korean instruments and rhythms meet jazz sensibilities and Western grooves
Traditional Korean instruments and rhythms meet jazz sensibilities and Western grooves
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Space Shifters Schools Takeover, young people in the Hayward Gallery

Free

Free

10:00 am
Tue 20 Nov 2018
10:00 am | Tue 20 Nov 2018
Art
Talks & Topics

Primary Schools Takeover: Space Shifters

Primary Schools Takeover: Space Shifters

A day of peer-led workshops and tours exploring Space Shifters, for students in Years 5 and 6
A day of peer-led workshops and tours exploring Space Shifters, for students in Years 5 and 6
Part of Space Shifters
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Free

Free

1:30 pm
Tue 20 Nov 2018
1:30 pm | Tue 20 Nov 2018
Performance & Dance

Jazz Zone - November Social Tea Dance

Jazz Zone - November Social Tea Dance

Boogie-woogie the afternoon away at this month's jazz-themed fabulous and free social dance
Boogie-woogie the afternoon away at this month's jazz-themed fabulous and free social dance
Part of Social Dance
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EFG London Jazz Festival in assoc with K-Music Festival present: Youn Sun Nah
7:30 pm
Tue 20 Nov 2018
7:30 pm | Tue 20 Nov 2018
Gigs
Folk & World

Youn Sun Nah

Youn Sun Nah

Hear one of Korea’s great voices play a rare London concert
Hear one of Korea’s great voices play a rare London concert
Part of EFG London Jazz Festival
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David Batchelor: Sixty Minute Spectrum lights up the roof of Hayward Gallery

David Batchelor: Sixty Minute Spectrum Redux (2018)

See our venues illuminated in dramatic colour by a new large-scale light commission
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Emmanuelle Lainé

NOW UNTIL 24 DEC 2018: A free HENI Project Space exhibition showcasing Emmanuelle Lainé's disorienting site-specific installation
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WS Graham, Scottish poet

Constructing Spaces

Make room for creativity at an interactive reconstruction of poet WS Graham’s creative space
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Painted puppets

Rug Rhymes

A short session of nursery rhymes and poems for under-5s and their carers
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Gong Babies

Join this relaxing music workshop aimed at parents, carers and babies
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Dragon Babies - Gamelan for 3-5 year olds

Shake, rattle and gong with your little ones
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Free Gamelan and Poetry workshop for Lambeth Schools

Gamelan School and Group Workshops - Autumn 2018

Get a group together to have a go at playing the Javanese gamelan
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