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More info for REPLAY: A Limitless Recycled Playground
Children playing in a loose parts play installation
Family & young people

REPLAY: A Limitless Recycled Playground

Explore a world of play and invention in a recycled playground for children and their grown-ups
Royal Festival Hall
More info for Rug Rhymes: Summer
Young children with their parents/guardians at a Rug Rhymes session at the National Poetry Library
Literature & poetry

Rug Rhymes: Summer

Share your favourite nursery rhymes and learn new ones in a playful session for under-5s
National Poetry Library
More info for REPLAY: Relaxed
Children and their families playing with loose parts play in the REPLAY installation
Family & young people

REPLAY: Relaxed

Enjoy our world of play and invention for families in a gentler, less busy session
Royal Festival Hall
More info for Game Music Festival: The Infernal Symphony
Digital art of a massive red demon with large horns looming over four dark, hellish figures in a fiery landscape.
Classical music

Game Music Festival: The Infernal Symphony

Hear the haunting music of Diablo in an official concert commemorating 30 years of the franchise
Royal Festival Hall
More info for Game Music Festival: Ballads of the Underworld
Stylized digital art of five characters from the Hades video game series, including Zagreus with a laurel crown and Cerberus, and another figure with bright green hair singing into a microphone.
Classical music

Game Music Festival: Ballads of the Underworld

Experience the enchanting music of Hades and Hades II – follow the songs into the mythic Underworld
Royal Festival Hall
More info for Game Music Festival: Persona Grooves
Illustration of the Persona Grooves game
Classical music

Game Music Festival: Persona Grooves

A vibrant and dynamic performance celebrates 30 years of the Persona franchise
Royal Festival Hall
More info for Mozart’s Jupiter by Heart: Family Edit
A conductor speaking into a microphone in front of an orchestra on stage
Family & young people

Mozart’s Jupiter by Heart: Family Edit

Step inside Mozart’s mighty Jupiter Symphony at Aurora’s immersive performance for families
Royal Festival Hall
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More info for 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.
Family & young people

Dog Man: The Musical

Dive into this epic adventure featuring the hilarity and heart of Dav Pilkey’s beloved characters
Queen Elizabeth Hall
More info for Rug Rhymes: Autumn
Painted puppets
Literature & poetry

Rug Rhymes: Autumn

Share your favourite nursery rhymes and learn new ones in a playful session for under-5s
National Poetry Library
More info for There's a Bear on My Chair
Illustration of a white polar bear sitting on a small yellow chair waving it's paw. A tiny grey mouse points at the bear.
Family & young people

There's a Bear on My Chair

Pull up a seat for an enchanting adaptation of Ross Collins’ beloved books about a mischievous pair
Queen Elizabeth Hall
More info for Cirque Alice
Performance & dance

Cirque Alice

Enter a magical ‘Wonderland’ in a breathtaking acrobatic reimagining of Lewis Carroll’s adventures
Royal Festival Hall
More info for OAE TOTS
Image of a musician kneeling and playing an instrument in front of a family.
Classical music

OAE TOTS

Bring your clapping hands and stamping feet to enjoy an interactive family concert with the OAE
Royal Festival Hall
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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.