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Hire the Hayward Gallery

Our gallery’s striking architecture makes it an unforgettable location for your event

Combining brutalist architecture with contemporary art, the Hayward Gallery offers a unique setting for events, receptions, fashion shows and functions for approximately 300 guests standing (dependent on exhibition).

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Venue photography

A table set for a banquet dinner below moving sculptural artworks in front of a concrete staircase
Cesare De Giglio
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Close up of floral arrangements laid out for a dinner in the Hayward Gallery.
Cesare De Giglio
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Clear tables and chairs set up for a banquet underneath floating flowers
Mike Massaro
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Guests walking around an installation of black-paned glass panels
Victor Frankowski
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A banquet table set up with red table flower arrangements in the Hayward Gallery
Cesare De Giglio
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At a glance

Capacity300 guests

Please note that, depending on the current exhibition, food and drink may only be served in the foyer and not in the galleries.

Rates

Breakfast (7am – 11am): from £12,000 (excl. VAT)

Evening (5pm – 11pm): from £16,750 (excl. VAT)

We offer a 10% discount to registered charities.

Download the Hayward Gallery venue hire factsheet

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By bringing your event to the Hayward Gallery, you’re supporting our mission to keep the arts open and accessible to all.

Views & reviews

‘Brutalist architecture is so hot this season. The Tove show was held at Hayward Gallery. The art space is situated within the concrete edifice of the Southbank Centre, another distinctive London landmark built in the 1960s like the Barbican Estate where Roksanda showed on Saturday. Also like Roskanda, Perry and Wright chose a minimalist environment filled with straight lines and hard surfaces to contrast with the softness of their designs.’

– Elle Magazine

‘London’s Hayward Gallery, a hulking Brutalist landmark on the South Bank, is rarely available as a fashion show venue. But it fortuitously freed up between exhibitions for Tove, one of London’s most compelling nascent labels, which utilized its rough, exposed concrete walls as a backdrop for a streamlined take on femininity.’

– Vogue

Event services

Catering
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Catering

We’ve handpicked the best event caterers in London to delight your guests with delicious food and drink tailored to your needs.

Production
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Production

Hiring our venues means our backstage team are at your service – the same people who make sure our concerts run without a hitch.

Florists
Close up of floral arrangements laid out for a dinner in the Hayward Gallery.

Florists

We partner with some of London’s most experienced and celebrated florists to transform your event with unique floral designs.

Impact & access

Sustainability
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Sustainability

We’re committed to becoming carbon net zero by 2040. Find out how working with us will impact your organisation’s emission targets.

Access
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Access

Determined to make our venues accessible for all, we’re the first live events organisation to achieve Attitude is Everything’s Platinum certification.