Southbank Centre
Arts centre on the South Bank of the Thames
Upcoming dates
27/10/2026 at 12:00Koestler Arts: Rock, Paper, ScissorsQueen Elizabeth Hall
28/10/2026 at 18:00Creative Encounters: Manifesto LibraryThe Clore Ballroom
28/10/2026 at 19:30Michael Douglas: One Helluva RideRoyal Festival Hall
28/10/2026 at 19:45Service95 Book Club: Translated Fiction ShowcasePurcell Room
28/10/2026 at 20:00Malorie Blackman: Noughts & Crosses at 25Queen Elizabeth Hall
29/10/2026 at 11:00Search for a StoryThe Clore Ballroom
29/10/2026 at 19:30Lemn Sissay: Let the Light Pour In – LiveQueen Elizabeth Hall
29/10/2026 at 19:45Tice Cin: Safe SpacesPurcell Room
30/10/2026 at 10:30Cardboard Citizens: The Meaning of HomeThe Clore Ballroom
30/10/2026 at 18:00Creative Future Writers' Award ShowcaseRoyal Festival Hall
30/10/2026 at 18:00Creative Future Writers' Award Showcase: Live StreamOnline Events
30/10/2026 at 19:45The Funny Business of Serious LiteraturePurcell Room
30/10/2026 at 20:00Service95 Book Club: Fierce SoundsQueen Elizabeth Hall
31/10/2026 at 12:00Service95 and English PEN: Censorship Live!Purcell Room
31/10/2026 at 14:00Counterpoints Masterclass with Hisham MatarRoyal Festival Hall
31/10/2026 at 17:00Wasafiri: New Writing Prize 2026Royal Festival Hall
31/10/2026 at 20:00Service95 Book Club: Rewriting Male TendernessQueen Elizabeth Hall
01/11/2026 at 15:00Mendelssohn Violin Concerto with BenedettiRoyal Festival Hall
01/11/2026 at 16:00The Goldsmiths Prize Shortlist ReadingsPurcell Room
01/11/2026 at 16:00The Goldsmiths Prize Shortlist Readings: Live StreamOnline Events
01/11/2026 at 19:45Xiaolu Guo: AI-esquePurcell Room
01/11/2026 at 19:45Xiaolu Guo: AI-esque – Live StreamOnline Events
01/11/2026 at 20:00Hanif & Carlo Kureishi: Are You With Me Now?Queen Elizabeth Hall
04/11/2026 at 19:30IT’S GOT LEGS!!!!!!!Purcell Room
04/11/2026 at 19:30Karina Canellakis Conducts BeethovenRoyal Festival Hall
04/11/2026 at 20:00Special Edition: Little Betty LiveNational Poetry Library
05/11/2026 at 19:30Shostakovich Piano Concerto No.2 with Nobuyuki TsujiiRoyal Festival Hall
05/11/2026 at 20:00NOW NOT NOWQueen Elizabeth Hall
06/11/2026 at 19:30Alice Sara Ott Plays BeethovenRoyal Festival Hall
06/11/2026 at 20:45Fag Packet: DYKE Systems LtdPurcell Room
07/11/2026 at 11:00Relaxed Sessions: Drawing Futures with MATT+FIONAThe Clore Ballroom
07/11/2026 at 13:30Saturday Sessions: Drawing Futures with MATT+FIONAThe Clore Ballroom
07/11/2026 at 14:00Tine Thing Helseth & Friends: The BoulangerieQueen Elizabeth Hall
07/11/2026 at 14:45Ballroom Boogie x Toasty Tots XLThe Clore Ballroom
07/11/2026 at 18:00Council: Pekka Kuusisto & Gabriel KahanePurcell Room
07/11/2026 at 19:30Alceu ValençaRoyal Festival Hall
08/11/2026 at 13:00Out-Spoken Masterclass: NovemberRoyal Festival Hall
08/11/2026 at 19:30Pitchfork Music Festival London: Hania RaniRoyal Festival Hall
08/11/2026 at 19:30The Booker Prize 2026 Shortlist ReadingsQueen Elizabeth Hall
08/11/2026 at 19:45Spit Nights x Amnesty International UKPurcell Room
10/11/2026 at 19:30Playback Poetics: London Review of BooksNational Poetry Library
11/11/2026 at 18:00Creative Encounters: String LoopingThe Clore Ballroom
12/11/2026 at 19:30Manfred Honeck & Emanuel AxRoyal Festival Hall
13/11/2026 at 10:30WordPlay: Ages 0 – 2The Clore Ballroom
13/11/2026 at 11:30WordPlay: Ages 3 – 5The Clore Ballroom
13/11/2026 at 13:30Simmer DownThe Clore Ballroom
13/11/2026 at 19:30A High Room with Storefront Church & FriendsPurcell Room
13/11/2026 at 19:30EFG London Jazz Festival – Jazz Voice 2026Royal Festival Hall
14/11/2026 at 19:45Rita WilsonPurcell Room
15/11/2026 at 15:00Bartók’s Concerto for OrchestraQueen Elizabeth Hall
15/11/2026 at 19:30MarizaRoyal Festival Hall
18/11/2026 at 18:00Creative Encounters: We Knead to TalkThe Clore Ballroom
18/11/2026 at 19:30Mona Chalabi: How What We Have Shapes Who We AreQueen Elizabeth Hall
18/11/2026 at 19:30Strauss’ Ein HeldenlebenRoyal Festival Hall
18/11/2026 at 19:45Thought Leadership Lecture: Jeremy DellerPurcell Room
19/11/2026 at 19:30Mahler 6 with Marin AlsopRoyal Festival Hall
20/11/2026 at 15:00Mix & Move: Jazz and FunkThe Clore Ballroom
20/11/2026 at 19:30Ben Folds Solo: Paper Airplane Request TourRoyal Festival Hall
20/11/2026 at 20:30Kronos QuartetQueen Elizabeth Hall
21/11/2026 at 19:30Johnny Flynn & Lillie FlynnRoyal Festival Hall
21/11/2026 at 19:45Kate Atkinson: Our Noble SelvesPurcell Room
22/11/2026 at 18:30Cécile McLorin Salvant with BBC Concert OrchestraQueen Elizabeth Hall
22/11/2026 at 19:30Felsmann + TileyPurcell Room
22/11/2026 at 19:30Samara JoyRoyal Festival Hall
25/11/2026 at 19:30Lessons in Love and ViolenceQueen Elizabeth Hall
26/11/2026 at 17:30Wavelengths: NovemberRoyal Festival Hall
26/11/2026 at 19:30Taylor Mac: A 24-Decade History of Popular MusicRoyal Festival Hall
26/11/2026 at 19:30The Orwell Lecture 2026: Sarah Wynn-WilliamsQueen Elizabeth Hall
26/11/2026 at 19:45Sonic Essays: The Listening GlossaryPurcell Room
27/11/2026 at 19:00Chineke! Orchestra: Hailstork + After DarkQueen Elizabeth Hall
27/11/2026 at 19:30Bellowhead: Burlesque 20th Anniversary TourRoyal Festival Hall
27/11/2026 at 21:30After Dark: Samba Café – Chineke! OrchestaQueen Elizabeth Hall
28/11/2026 at 18:30Patricia Kopatchinskaja Plays ShostakovichRoyal Festival Hall
28/11/2026 at 19:30Brigitta Muntendorf: Last ShowQueen Elizabeth Hall
29/11/2026 at 15:00A German Requiem: Diana Damrau & Gerald FinleyRoyal Festival Hall
29/11/2026 at 18:00Hayato Sumino Presents Chopin OrbitQueen Elizabeth Hall
29/11/2026 at 19:30Spafford CampbellPurcell Room
02/12/2026 at 20:00Special Edition: A Razmik Davoyan CelebrationNational Poetry Library
04/12/2026 at 19:00Concerto Italiano: Monteverdi’s MadrigalsQueen Elizabeth Hall
04/12/2026 at 19:45Indie Night: DecemberPurcell Room
05/12/2026 at 11:00Relaxed Sessions: A Festive CrackerThe Clore Ballroom
05/12/2026 at 13:30Saturday Sessions: A Festive CrackerThe Clore Ballroom
05/12/2026 at 19:00Christmas Oratorio: Parts 1 – 3Queen Elizabeth Hall
05/12/2026 at 19:30Josienne Clarke Sings the Songs of Sandy DennyPurcell Room
06/12/2026 at 15:00Nobuyuki Tsujii: Beethoven, Grieg & TchaikovskyRoyal Festival Hall
06/12/2026 at 18:00Manchester Collective: Black GoldPurcell Room
06/12/2026 at 19:00Christmas Oratorio: Parts 4 – 6Queen Elizabeth Hall
09/12/2026 at 18:00Creative Encounters: Tin EmbossingThe Clore Ballroom
16/12/2026 at 18:00Creative Encounters: Matchbox CanvasesThe Clore Ballroom
18/12/2026 at 15:00Mix & Move: Winter SpecialThe Clore Ballroom
10/01/2027 at 15:00Mozart RequiemRoyal Festival Hall
16/01/2027 at 19:30Stravinsky's The FirebirdRoyal Festival Hall
17/01/2027 at 19:30TS Eliot Prize Shortlist ReadingsRoyal Festival Hall
17/01/2027 at 19:30TS Eliot Prize Shortlist Readings: Live StreamOnline Events
20/01/2027 at 18:30Sibelius’ First + After DarkQueen Elizabeth Hall
20/01/2027 at 20:30After Dark: Martin & Matilda FröstQueen Elizabeth Hall
23/01/2027 at 12:00LPO FUNharmonics: The Big EnigmaRoyal Festival Hall
23/01/2027 at 19:00Isabelle Demers: Bach, Stravinsky & BrahmsRoyal Festival Hall
23/01/2027 at 19:30MimeLondon: INHALE DELIRIUM EXHALEQueen Elizabeth Hall
23/01/2027 at 19:45Stadio LivePurcell Room