Moomin 80: Play, Make, Dream
Come along and chop wood, hammer nails, get creative and build to your heart’s content as we bring the iconic round Moominhouse to our Riverside Terrace.
Children, bring your parents, carers, grandparents and everyone in between to help out on this big build. The Moominhouse is in need of some interiors – think picture frames, paintings, furniture, fishing rods, clocks – the possibilities are endless!
Working with skilled creatives from Woodland Tribe, you are invited to design, make and paint objects to place in the Moominhouse, on the Boat or Pier.
Woodland Tribe go all over the UK promoting adventure play and child lead building. You may have seen their work at the Tate Modern, Compton Verney Art Gallery or leading UK festivals like Glastonbury or Shambala.
Counterpoints is a leading national organisation in the field of arts, migration and social change. They support the arts by and about refugees and migrants and produce a range of programmes in the UK and internationally, including Refugee Week, PopChange and Platforma festival. Their work takes place at the intersection of climate, racial justice, mental health and displacement.
This installation is co-commissioned and co-produced by Counterpoints Arts and the Southbank Centre, made possible by the support of Moomin Characters Ltd. in celebration of 80 years since the publication of the first Moomin story.
Presented ahead of our programme for Refugee Week 2025.
Need to know
Every child must be accompanied by an adult. Adults can accompany up to three children. All adults and children need a ticket.
Access
This event is a Relaxed Performance (RP).
Relaxed Performances have a relaxed approach to noise and movement in the space, and you are free to enter and exit during the performances. A chill-out space and noise-cancelling headphones are available for both adults and children. This event will be noisy with the use of tools throughout.
If you would like to know what to expect from the event before attending, please read our Moomin 80 ‘Access information and what to expect guide’ to prepare for your visit.
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For your visit
This event is held at the Riverside Terrace Southbank Centre
The Riverside Terrace is open all day, every day*.
*If you’re attending an event on our Riverside Terrace, check the event listing for start and finish times.
Plan your visit
The Riverside Terrace is an outdoor space overlooking the River Thames, on Royal Festival Hall, Level 2.
Getting here
Our address is Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX.
The nearest tube stations to us are Waterloo and Embankment; Waterloo is also the nearest train station. And more than 20 different London bus routes pass within 500 metres of our venues. More information on getting here by rail, road or river is available on our Getting here page.
We’re cash-free
Please note that we’re unable to accept cash payments across our venues.
Access
We’re working hard to remove barriers, so that our facilities and events can be accessible to as many people as possible.
All help points, toilets, performance and exhibition spaces at the Southbank Centre are accessible to all, as are the cafes, bars and restaurants. We also have excellent public transport links with step-free access.
All information about booking wheelchair spaces, step-free access, blue badge parking, access maps and guides and other help available whilst you’re here, including details about our Access Scheme, can be found on our Access page.
Food & drink
Through the glass from Riverside Terrace on Level 2 of our Royal Festival Hall you can grab a slice of life by the Thames with drinks and freshly made pizza at our Festival Bar & Kitchen.
From coffee to cocktails, filling favourites to fine dining, plus some of London’s best street food – it’s all here at the Southbank Centre.