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Sunday 20 September

The Future of Images in a Post-Truth Era
A piece of abstract artwork depicting the bust of a young boy in a collage style.

The Future of Images in a Post-Truth Era

Literature & poetry
Purcell Room
Multi-buy
Letters to My Younger/Future Self
A woman in a white shirt stands in the centre of a theatre balcony, while the rest of the audience reach out towards here holding letters

Letters to My Younger/Future Self

Literature & poetry
British Sign Language interpreted (BSL) - The performance includes a live interpreter who translates the show into British Sign Language. Speech-to-Text transcribed - A transcribed performance shows live text of the dialogue and sound on screens.
Royal Festival Hall
Multi-buy
Ash Sarkar: The Future of Relationships
A woman with long dark hair and red lipstick poses in a pinstripe blazer and gold hamsa necklace against a gray wall.

Ash Sarkar: The Future of Relationships

Literature & poetry
Speech-to-Text transcribed - A transcribed performance shows live text of the dialogue and sound on screens.
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Multi-buy

Tuesday 22 September

The Booker Prize 2026 Shortlist Announcement
Booker Prize Trophy with a red light in the background.

The Booker Prize 2026 Shortlist Announcement

Literature & poetry
Speech-to-Text transcribed - A transcribed performance shows live text of the dialogue and sound on screens.
Queen Elizabeth Hall

Thursday 24 September

Omar El Akkad in Conversation
Omar El Akkad wearing a white T shirt against a beige background.

Omar El Akkad in Conversation

Literature & poetry
Speech-to-Text transcribed - A transcribed performance shows live text of the dialogue and sound on screens.
Queen Elizabeth Hall

Saturday 3 October

Emily St John Mandel: Exit Party
Emily St John Mandel wearing a black top against a navy background.

Emily St John Mandel: Exit Party

Literature & poetry
Purcell Room

Friday 9 October

Rug Rhymes: Autumn
Painted puppets

Rug Rhymes: Autumn

Literature & poetry
National Poetry Library

Thursday 15 October

Iconic Women of the Hayward Gallery
Bharti Kher wearing a black blazer in a gallery.

Iconic Women of the Hayward Gallery

Literature & poetry
Purcell Room

Friday 16 October

Rug Rhymes: Autumn
Painted puppets

Rug Rhymes: Autumn

Literature & poetry
National Poetry Library

Thursday 29 October

Lemn Sissay: Let the Light Pour In – Live
Lemn Sissay wearing a yellow jacket sitting on a chair.

Lemn Sissay: Let the Light Pour In – Live

Literature & poetry
Queen Elizabeth Hall
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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.