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More info for futuretense: Toby Corton + Kiiymm
Gigs

futuretense: Toby Corton + Kiiymm

Don’t miss two up-and-coming musicians making a name for themselves at a free, uplifting gig
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets Free
More info for futuretense: Frozemode + JayaHadADream
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Gigs

futuretense: Frozemode + JayaHadADream

Roll with the rhymes from up-and-coming rap artists in an evening of lyrical storytelling
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets Free
More info for Philharmonia Chamber Players: Salonen & Nielsen
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Classical music

Philharmonia Chamber Players: Salonen & Nielsen

Members of the Philharmonia present two engaging works for wind quintet in this free concert
Royal Festival Hall
Tickets Free
More info for Deborah Levy: Why the Novel Matters – Live Stream
A woman with short blond hair wearing a black shirt and a white pearl necklace
Literature & poetry

Deborah Levy: Why the Novel Matters – Live Stream

LIVE STREAM Tune in as Deborah Levy delivers the 2024 New Statesman/Goldsmiths Prize Lecture
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets Free
More info for London Literature Festival: Rug Rhymes
Woman standing onstage in the Clore Ballroom in front of an audience.
Literature & poetry

London Literature Festival: Rug Rhymes

A free London Literature Festival edition of Rug Rhymes, the song and rhyme session for under-5s
The Clore Ballroom
Tickets Free
More info for Poetry Day!
A selection of books at the National Poetry Library Open Day
Literature & poetry

Poetry Day!

The annual discovery day hosted by the National Poetry Library features performances and more
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets Free
More info for Creative Future Writers' Awards – Live Stream
A young woman with long brown hair in a wheelchair is speaking into a microphone on stage
Literature & poetry

Creative Future Writers' Awards – Live Stream

LIVE STREAM: the Creative Future Writers’ Award showcases talented, underrepresented writers
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets Free
More info for Creative Future Writers' Day – Live Stream
A panel of writers talk to the crowd at the creative future writers awards
Literature & poetry

Creative Future Writers' Day – Live Stream

LIVE STREAM: literary professionals offer insights and advice in a day of panel events and talks
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets Free
More info for Creative Future Writers' Day
Three speakers sitting onstage at Southbank Centre, engaging in a discussion.
Literature & poetry

Creative Future Writers' Day

Writers, publishers and literary professionals share hints, tips and initiatives in a day of talks and panel events
Purcell Room
Tickets Free
More info for Notes on Nature 2: The Forest
Classical music

Notes on Nature 2: The Forest

In the second of four Philharmonia panel talks on the environment, the focus is on forests
Royal Festival Hall
Tickets Free
More info for Alphabet Soup
Two girls in floral dresses examining a piece of paper.
Literature & poetry

Alphabet Soup

Celebrate the language of food in a brilliant, interactive installation for children and their families
The Clore Ballroom
Tickets Free
More info for Relaxed Hour: Arts in the Garden – Light & Colour
Colourful sand and small stones on the floor in a rangoli pattern including flowers and shapes
Family & young people

Relaxed Hour: Arts in the Garden – Light & Colour

Join us for relaxed storytelling and colourful art to celebrate Diwali in our beautiful Roof Garden
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets Free
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Whilst you’re with us

Modified Social Benches

Modified Social Benches

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

Crazy Boules
A close up shot of the boules by the 'jack'

Crazy Boules

The classic French game gets a neon-spangled makeover.

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.