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Dua Lipa announced as curator of 2026 London Literature Festival in the Southbank Centre’s 75th anniversary year
Dua Lipa with long straight brown hair, wearing a satin yellow shirt.
Mon 30 Mar 2026

Dua Lipa announced as curator of 2026 London Literature Festival in the Southbank Centre’s 75th anniversary year

  • Literature & Spoken Word
The Southbank Centre’s 2025 Impact Report reveals thriving appetite for new classical music formats and a year of breaking down barriers between art forms
A diverse group of performers in casual colorful clothing stand together, gesturing expressively on a dimly lit stage.
Tue 24 Mar 2026

The Southbank Centre’s 2025 Impact Report reveals thriving appetite for new classical music formats and a year of breaking down barriers between art forms

  • Multi-Discipline
Elif Shafak and Anoushka Shankar lead Southbank Centre’s Refugee Week 2026 programme
A woman with black hair in a bun, wearing an orange satin shirt
Tue 24 Mar 2026

Elif Shafak and Anoushka Shankar lead Southbank Centre’s Refugee Week 2026 programme

  • Multi-Discipline
Southbank Centre launches callout for memories of the Festival of Britain to celebrate its 75th anniversary
Historical high-angle view of an outdoor fairground or exhibition with crowds and landmark buildings.
Mon 23 Mar 2026

Southbank Centre launches callout for memories of the Festival of Britain to celebrate its 75th anniversary

  • Multi-Discipline
The Rest Is Fest to feature exclusive mash up events of Goalhanger podcasts, and first ever live shows
Hosts of The Rest is Politics US and UK sitting together on a green and brown bench.
Mon 16 Mar 2026

The Rest Is Fest to feature exclusive mash up events of Goalhanger podcasts, and first ever live shows

  • Literature & Spoken Word
Poetry International Festival 2026 celebrates the ‘people’s poet’ Benjamin Zephaniah as part of the Southbank Centre’s 75th anniversary celebrations
A man with long dreadlocks and a gap-toothed smile wearing a purple suit and making peace signs with both hands.
Tue 10 Mar 2026

Poetry International Festival 2026 celebrates the ‘people’s poet’ Benjamin Zephaniah as part of the Southbank Centre’s 75th anniversary celebrations

  • Literature & Spoken Word
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