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More info for Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade
A trio of illustrations by Quentin Blake depicting members of an orchestra; a woman in a long dress playing a violin, a person in a wheelchair plating the cymbals and a man in tails playing the flute
Art & exhibitions

Quentin Blake: The Southbank Parade

The much-loved illustrator and author celebrates the 1951 Festival of Britain for this installation
Site wide
Tickets Free
More info for Skate 50
A skater skates near the Undercroft Skate Space
Art & exhibitions

Skate 50

Our exhibition uncovers the story of London’s original skate space through imagery, audio and film
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets Free
More info for The Ruggeds Takeover
Top-down view of a breakdancer performing a one-handed freeze on a circular mat, surrounded by a large crowd of spectators.
Performance & dance

The Ruggeds Takeover

The leading breaking crew team up with musicians and dancers for a full day of good times
Riverside Terrace
Tickets Free
More info for Creative Encounters: Create with Courage
Linocut art prints of fruit and hearts hang from a twine clothesline with clothespins in front of a rustic window.
Courses & workshops

Creative Encounters: Create with Courage

Explore courage through printmaking and live music in a Refugee Week edition of our creative sessions
The Clore Ballroom
Tickets Free
More info for Members' Private View: Anish Kapoor
Photograph of man looking into hole in the floor, artwork title 'Descent into Limbo' by Anish Kapoor, 1992-2016
Art & exhibitions

Members' Private View: Anish Kapoor

Step into Anish Kapoor’s artistic world at a Members’ Private View at the Hayward Gallery
Hayward Gallery
Tickets Free
More info for Mix & Move: Bollywood Groove
People dancing and smiling with purple lighting
Courses & workshops

Mix & Move: Bollywood Groove

Come on down for easy-to-learn routines, good energy and fresh takes on Bollywood dance
The Clore Ballroom
Tickets Free
More info for Teachers' Twilight: Anish Kapoor
A woman in an olive jacket gestures expressively while talking to two others in a bright, modern indoor lounge area.
Art & exhibitions

Teachers' Twilight: Anish Kapoor

Primary, Secondary and SEND teachers are invited to explore the exhibition
Hayward Gallery
Tickets Free
More info for Our HeartBeats: Courage in Creativity
A man dj'ing in front of crowd on the Riverside Terrace
Gigs

Our HeartBeats: Courage in Creativity

Soak up the energy at a day-to-night celebration of global club sounds, community and music
Riverside Terrace
Tickets Free
More info for European Poetry Festival: Latvia
Reader standing on stage in front of an audience at the National Poetry Library.
Literature & poetry

European Poetry Festival: Latvia

Celebrate continental poetry and hear new work by contemporary Latvian poets
National Poetry Library
Tickets Free
More info for Primary Schools Morning: Anish Kapoor
Students in yellow safety vests look through the window of a wooden shack art installation inside a modern museum gallery.
Art & exhibitions

Primary Schools Morning: Anish Kapoor

Primary school groups are invited to explore our current Hayward Gallery exhibition for free
Hayward Gallery
Tickets Free
More info for Secondary Schools Morning: Anish Kapoor
Three young people view a wall display filled with a colorful grid of vintage vinyl record album covers, including David Bowie and The Rolling Stones, in a gallery.
Art & exhibitions

Secondary Schools Morning: Anish Kapoor

Secondary school groups are invited to explore our current Hayward Gallery exhibition for free
Hayward Gallery
Tickets Free
More info for futuretense x Letters to the Future
Abstract image of layered glowing triangles and stripes in neon blue, purple, and pink over a dark structure.
Gigs

futuretense x Letters to the Future

A special edition of futuretense and a special chance to discover artists on the up
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets Free

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.