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Creative Encounters

Wed 25 Sep – Wed 18 Dec 2024

Discover plenty of things to make and do while you meet new people

 

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Wednesday 25 September

Creative Encounters: Colours
A person sits in brightly coloured hoodie with blue and purple hair surrounded by bright and colourful craft materials

Creative Encounters: Colours

Courses & workshops
The Clore Ballroom
Free

Wednesday 30 October

Creative Encounters: LatinX Literature
Books on the shelves of National Poetry Library at Southbank Centre

Creative Encounters: LatinX Literature

Courses & workshops
The Clore Ballroom
Free

Wednesday 20 November

Creative Encounters: November
Audience sat on the floor in the Clore Ballroom

Creative Encounters: November

Courses & workshops
The Clore Ballroom
Free

Wednesday 11 December

Creative Encounters: December
A woman on stage playing a guitar with a projector in the background

Creative Encounters: December

Courses & workshops
The Clore Ballroom
Free

Wednesday 18 December

Creative Encounters: Stacy Makishi
Stacy Makishi stands in white trousers, white top with flared sleeves and silver shoes with her hands in the air, smiling

Creative Encounters: Stacy Makishi

Courses & workshops
The Clore Ballroom
Free

Whilst you’re with us

Modified Social Benches

Modified Social Benches

Benches that challenge the space and distance we place between one another.

Southbank Centre Food Market
Mango chutney being added to a wrap at La Sani

Southbank Centre Food Market

With a huge choice of street food and drinks, our weekly food market is a must-visit.

Ground & Sound
Gardener Paul Pulford listening to Ground and Sound in the Roof Garden

Ground & Sound

Experience an enchanting musical score in our very own secret garden.

Shopping
A variety of Block Scene merchandise on sale at the Royal Festival Hall shop including colourful printed t-shirts, mugs and tea towels.

Shopping

A vibrant range of inspiring books, homeware, prints, accessories and more.

Klaus Weber: Thinking Fountains

Thinking
Fountains

Water cascades and spouts over Klaus Weber’s bronze figures.

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

Natura Nostra Forest

Our growing pocket forest creating a natural oasis.