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Saturday 15 August

Dog Man: The Musical
A cartoon drawing of Dog Man from the popular book series, wearing a police uniform and crown, walking on a line above a purple city skyline, set against a blue polka dot sky.

Dog Man: The Musical

Family & young people
Queen Elizabeth Hall
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Dog Man: The Musical
A cartoon drawing of Dog Man from the popular book series, wearing a police uniform and crown, walking on a line above a purple city skyline, set against a blue polka dot sky.

Dog Man: The Musical

Family & young people
Queen Elizabeth Hall
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A large concrete building with colourful text decals affixed to its facade stands near a riverfront square, with the London Eye visible in the background.

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Sunday 16 August

Dog Man: The Musical
A cartoon drawing of Dog Man from the popular book series, wearing a police uniform and crown, walking on a line above a purple city skyline, set against a blue polka dot sky.

Dog Man: The Musical

Family & young people
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Dog Man: The Musical
A cartoon drawing of Dog Man from the popular book series, wearing a police uniform and crown, walking on a line above a purple city skyline, set against a blue polka dot sky.

Dog Man: The Musical

Family & young people
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Gift to the Future
A large concrete building with colourful text decals affixed to its facade stands near a riverfront square, with the London Eye visible in the background.

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Monday 17 August

Gift to the Future
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Tuesday 18 August

Gift to the Future
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Wednesday 19 August

Gift to the Future
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Thursday 20 August

Gift to the Future
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Friday 21 August

Gift to the Future
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Saturday 22 August

Gift to the Future
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Sunday 23 August

Gift to the Future
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Monday 24 August

Gift to the Future
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Tuesday 25 August

CBeebies House Party Live
CBeebies presenters, Mr Tumble, and Hey Duggee smile playfully together against a starry night sky and colorful clouds.

CBeebies House Party Live

British Sign Language interpreted (BSL) - The performance includes a live interpreter who translates the show into British Sign Language.
CBeebies House Party Live
CBeebies presenters, Mr Tumble, and Hey Duggee smile playfully together against a starry night sky and colorful clouds.

CBeebies House Party Live

Cancelled
Gift to the Future
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Wednesday 26 August

Gift to the Future
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Thursday 27 August

Gift to the Future
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Friday 28 August

Gift to the Future
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Saturday 29 August

Gift to the Future
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Sunday 30 August

Gift to the Future
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Monday 31 August

Gift to the Future
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Tuesday 1 September

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Wednesday 2 September

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Thursday 3 September

Gift to the Future
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Friday 4 September

Rug Rhymes: Autumn
Painted puppets

Rug Rhymes: Autumn

National Poetry Library
Sold out
Gift to the Future
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Saturday 5 September

Gift to the Future
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Sunday 6 September

Gift to the Future
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Monday 7 September

Gift to the Future
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Tuesday 8 September

Gift to the Future
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Wednesday 9 September

Gift to the Future
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Thursday 10 September

Gift to the Future
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Friday 11 September

Rug Rhymes: Autumn
Painted puppets

Rug Rhymes: Autumn

National Poetry Library
Sold out
Gift to the Future
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Gift to the Future

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Saturday 12 September

Gift to the Future
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Sunday 13 September

Gift to the Future
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Monday 14 September

Gift to the Future
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Tuesday 15 September

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Wednesday 16 September

Gift to the Future
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Thursday 17 September

Gift to the Future
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Friday 18 September

Gift to the Future
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Saturday 19 September

Gift to the Future
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Gift to the Future

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Sunday 20 September

Gift to the Future
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Gift to the Future

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Monday 21 September

Gift to the Future
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Gift to the Future

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Tuesday 22 September

Gift to the Future
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Gift to the Future

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Wednesday 23 September

Gift to the Future
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Gift to the Future

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Thursday 24 September

Gift to the Future
A large concrete building with colourful text decals affixed to its facade stands near a riverfront square, with the London Eye visible in the background.

Gift to the Future

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Friday 25 September

Gift to the Future
A large concrete building with colourful text decals affixed to its facade stands near a riverfront square, with the London Eye visible in the background.

Gift to the Future

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Saturday 26 September

Gift to the Future
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Gift to the Future

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Sunday 27 September

Gift to the Future
A large concrete building with colourful text decals affixed to its facade stands near a riverfront square, with the London Eye visible in the background.

Gift to the Future

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Friday 9 October

Rug Rhymes: Autumn
Painted puppets

Rug Rhymes: Autumn

National Poetry Library
Sold out

Friday 16 October

Rug Rhymes: Autumn
Painted puppets

Rug Rhymes: Autumn

National Poetry Library
Sold out

Wednesday 21 October

The Children's Bookshow with Katherine Rundell
Author Katherine Rundell smiles while holding her book

The Children's Bookshow with Katherine Rundell

Queen Elizabeth Hall
This is a schools event

Wednesday 28 October

The Smeds and the Smoos
A colorful children's illustration of a red alien and a blue alien holding hands on a desert planet under a huge moon.

The Smeds and the Smoos

Queen Elizabeth Hall
The Smeds and the Smoos
A colorful children's illustration of a red alien and a blue alien holding hands on a desert planet under a huge moon.

The Smeds and the Smoos

Queen Elizabeth Hall

Thursday 29 October

The Smeds and the Smoos
A colorful children's illustration of a red alien and a blue alien holding hands on a desert planet under a huge moon.

The Smeds and the Smoos

Queen Elizabeth Hall
The Smeds and the Smoos
A colorful children's illustration of a red alien and a blue alien holding hands on a desert planet under a huge moon.

The Smeds and the Smoos

British Sign Language interpreted (BSL) - The performance includes a live interpreter who translates the show into British Sign Language.
Queen Elizabeth Hall

Friday 30 October

The Smeds and the Smoos
A colorful children's illustration of a red alien and a blue alien holding hands on a desert planet under a huge moon.

The Smeds and the Smoos

Queen Elizabeth Hall

While you're with us

Jeppe Hein: Appearing Rooms
People enjoying the Jeppe Hein Fountain at the Southbank Centre

Jeppe Hein: Appearing Rooms

A summer favourite returns to our site with water fountains to splash around and cool down in.

Shopping
Wooden displays in the Southbank centre shop, featuring books, plushies, and colourful merchandise

Shopping

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

Klaus Weber: Thinking Fountains
Two statues; a green human body with water spouting from its neck and another of human legs with water pouring down from above displayed outdoors

Thinking
Fountains

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

Modified Social Benches
Two children eating ice cream on a red cirrcular bench

Modified Social Benches

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

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
Bright sunlight bursts through green leaves with a lens flare, set against a blue sky and a textured concrete building.

Natura Nostra Forest

Our growing pocket forest creating a natural oasis.