Skip to main content

The Royal Festival Hall is closed to the public on Tuesday 16 June. It will reopen for Harry Styles & Jules Buckley Orchestra ticket holders only at 5pm.

What’s on

Filter events

Filter by date

Choose a timeframe
Today Tomorrow This week Next week This weekend
Or choose dates
Insert start date as dd/mm/yyyy or click on date picker to choose a start date
Insert end date as dd/mm/yyyy or click on date picker to choose an end date

Or filter by type

Accessible events Art & exhibitions Classical music Comedy Courses & workshops Family Gigs Literature & poetry Online Performance & dance Talks & debates Tours & activities Young people
Our festivals & series Free events Accessible events
Accessible events
Clear filters

Showing results for
Talks & debates

Overview Calendar
More info for Reimagining Shared Spaces: The Future of Housing
A photograph of a 70s block of flats with balconies.
Literature & poetry

Reimagining Shared Spaces: The Future of Housing

Come together with architects, community organisers and artists to reimagine the house as a home and true site of belonging
Purcell Room
Multi-buy
More info for Olly Alexander: The Future of Queer Storytelling
A man with short curly hair wearing a flower-patterned green suit
Literature & poetry

Olly Alexander: The Future of Queer Storytelling

Join the singer for a discussion uncovering the bold voices telling the queer stories that matter
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Multi-buy
More info for Mya-Rose Craig: Beyond the Climate Crisis
A black-and-white photo of a woman with long dark hair wearing a turtleneck jumper and big hoop earrings
Literature & poetry

Mya-Rose Craig: Beyond the Climate Crisis

The ornithologist and campaigner argues for an urgent shift in the stories we tell about nature
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Multi-buy
More info for The Future of Images in a Post-Truth Era
A piece of abstract artwork depicting the bust of a young boy in a collage style.
Literature & poetry

The Future of Images in a Post-Truth Era

An eye-opening talk on the politics, power and perspectives behind our visually saturated world
Purcell Room
Multi-buy
More info for Ash Sarkar: The Future of Relationships
A woman with long dark hair and red lipstick poses in a pinstripe blazer and gold hamsa necklace against a gray wall.
Literature & poetry

Ash Sarkar: The Future of Relationships

The lecturer, broadcaster and bestselling author unpacks the urgent issues of our time
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Multi-buy
More info for Liane Moriarty: Big Little Truths
Liane Moriarty wearing a black jacket and white shirt against a black background
Literature & poetry

Liane Moriarty: Big Little Truths

Dig into some big little truths with the bestselling author as she discusses her new novel
Purcell Room
More info for Brutal(ism) Love and Hate
Black and white image of the Southbank Centre showcasing its brutalist architecture.
Literature & poetry

Brutal(ism) Love and Hate

Visionary design or concrete nightmare? A panel of experts tackle brutalism’s rise, fall and future
Purcell Room
More info for Vikki Heywood & Francis Spufford: Hidden London
Literature & poetry

Vikki Heywood & Francis Spufford: Hidden London

Unearth the hidden lives and forgotten acts of resilience and rebellion in 20th-century Britain
Purcell Room
More info for Nussaibah Younis: Fundamentally
Nussaibah Younis wearing a blue dress sitting at a blue table.
Literature & poetry

Nussaibah Younis: Fundamentally

Bitingly original, wildly funny, wickedly sharp: the author discusses her novel with Pandora Sykes
Purcell Room
More info for Michael Lewis: Blockers
A close-up portrait of a smiling man with brown hair wearing a white collared shirt under a dark navy blue v-neck sweater.
Literature & poetry

Michael Lewis: Blockers

The author’s new book tells the story of the unsung heroes who fought back against US government cuts
Royal Festival Hall
More info for Service95 Book Club: Nadia Murad in Conversation
A three-quarter portrait of a woman with long, wavy brown hair looking forward, wearing an asymmetrical terracotta dress.
Literature & poetry

Service95 Book Club: Nadia Murad in Conversation

Listen to a powerful story of survival and reclamation at this talk by the Nobel Peace Prize laureate
Purcell Room
More info for Dua Lipa & Zadie Smith: White Teeth
Author Zadie Smith wearing hoop earrings and a red shirt
Literature & poetry

Dua Lipa & Zadie Smith: White Teeth

Dig in to this modern classic with the author herself, in conversation with Dua Lipa
Royal Festival Hall

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.