Relaxed Hour: Arts in the Garden – Light & Colour
Join us for storytelling and colourful art to celebrate Diwali in our beautiful Roof Garden, in a more relaxed environment.
Come along to listen to stories and take part in drop-in artist-led activities. This is a quieter time for anyone who might want a little more space or adjustments for sensory sensitivities.
Need to know
Activities are designed to take place in all weathers so please come prepared to participate whatever the weather.
Free tickets for this event can be booked from 10am on Thursday 24 October.
All adults and children need a ticket.
Please only book tickets for this event if you require the additional access offered by this event for audiences with sensory sensitivities. Otherwise, please drop in from 11.30am to Arts in the Garden: Light & Colour. Find out more
Times & tickets
Dates, times and prices
Dates & times
31 Oct 2024, 10.30am
Run time
1 hour (approx)
All timings are approximate and subject to change
Standard entry
Free – ticket required
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Access
Access events
This is a Relaxed event.
This Relaxed Hour event is designed to be more accessible and inclusive for audiences with sensory sensitivities. This may include children, young people and adults with neurodivergence such as autism, learning difficulties or other sensory or communication needs.
There is a relaxed approach to noise and movement in the space, and you are free to enter and exit during the event.
Noise-cancelling headphones for both adults and children are available and there is a chill-out space in the Queen Elizabeth Hall.
The capacity for this event is lower with a maximum of 50 people in the space.
We know that some audiences like to know what to expect in the performance and a Social Story will be available to all bookers in advance to help you prepare for your visit.
For your visit
This event is held at the Queen Elizabeth Hall Southbank Centre
The Queen Elizabeth Hall is open from 90 minutes before events start until they finish. It’s closed at all other times.
Plan your visit
The Queen Elizabeth Hall is home to both our second-largest auditorium and the Purcell Room.
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
Queen Elizabeth Hall is home to our glass-fronted Concrete Cafe, the ideal spot to recharge, or catch up with friends, whilst the bustle of Central London and the River Thames carries on around you.
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.