Southbank Centre
Arts centre on the South Bank of the Thames
Upcoming dates
11/09/2026 at 20:00Holly Herndon: Listening SessionQueen Elizabeth Hall
12/09/2026 at 10:00Katie Paterson: IdeasQueen Elizabeth Hall
12/09/2026 at 11:00Kate Crawford & Vladan Joler: Anatomy of an AI SystemRiverside Terrace
12/09/2026 at 12:00Andrew Thomas Huang: The Deer of Nine ColorsQueen Elizabeth Hall
12/09/2026 at 12:00Ayoung Kim: Delivery Dancer's SphereRoyal Festival Hall
12/09/2026 at 12:00Exploration BazaarThe Clore Ballroom
12/09/2026 at 12:00Get Your Hands-Dirty with Creative TechQueen Elizabeth Hall
12/09/2026 at 12:00Google Arts & CultureRoyal Festival Hall
12/09/2026 at 12:00Liam Young: World MachineRoyal Festival Hall
12/09/2026 at 12:00Live DemosRoyal Festival Hall
12/09/2026 at 12:00Saturday Talks ProgrammeRoyal Festival Hall
12/09/2026 at 12:00THE DELUSION: I CAN'T MOVE WITH YOURoyal Festival Hall
12/09/2026 at 12:00The PrologueRoyal Festival Hall
12/09/2026 at 12:00Virtual Orchestra: Play AlongRoyal Festival Hall
12/09/2026 at 16:00AlgoraveQueen Elizabeth Hall
12/09/2026 at 18:00Brian Elias & Ben Goldscheider: TOUCHING THE QUICKHayward Gallery
12/09/2026 at 20:15Kevin Peter He: VestigePurcell Room
13/09/2026 at 12:00Sunday Talks ProgrammeRoyal Festival Hall
13/09/2026 at 15:00Jeanette Winterson: Creativity, Artists, UsQueen Elizabeth Hall
13/09/2026 at 16:00Dance of the Nine-Colored DeerQueen Elizabeth Hall
13/09/2026 at 19:30Jack Thorne: Authorship in the Age of AIQueen Elizabeth Hall
13/09/2026 at 19:45Julianknxx & THABO: Bantutronic – Finding 15 LivePurcell Room
18/09/2026 at 10:30WordPlay: Ages 0 – 2The Clore Ballroom
18/09/2026 at 11:30WordPlay: Ages 3 – 5The Clore Ballroom
18/09/2026 at 15:00Mix & Move: Jazz and FunkThe Clore Ballroom
18/09/2026 at 18:00futuretense x Letters to the Future: BUKKY + MA.MOYOQueen Elizabeth Hall
18/09/2026 at 19:30Amelia Dimoldenberg: The Future of Digital MediaRoyal Festival Hall
18/09/2026 at 19:30Future Sounds: RAP Party x Out-SpokenQueen Elizabeth Hall
19/09/2026 at 14:00Rebecca F Kuang: The Future of EducationQueen Elizabeth Hall
19/09/2026 at 16:30Reimagining Shared Spaces: The Future of HousingPurcell Room
19/09/2026 at 18:30London OratorioRoyal Festival Hall
19/09/2026 at 19:00Olly Alexander: The Future of Queer StorytellingQueen Elizabeth Hall
19/09/2026 at 20:30BUMPAH x Future RhythmsQueen Elizabeth Hall
20/09/2026 at 13:00Out-Spoken Masterclass: SeptemberRoyal Festival Hall
20/09/2026 at 14:00Duckie: Why Do Benders Love Divas?The Clore Ballroom
20/09/2026 at 14:00Mya-Rose Craig: Beyond the Climate CrisisQueen Elizabeth Hall
20/09/2026 at 15:30Future Rhythms DJ TakeoverQueen Elizabeth Hall
20/09/2026 at 16:30The Future of Images in a Post-Truth EraPurcell Room
20/09/2026 at 17:00THIS IS MY LIFE: Duckie Salutes Shirley BasseyThe Clore Ballroom
20/09/2026 at 18:00Letters to My Younger Future SelfRoyal Festival Hall
20/09/2026 at 18:30Ash Sarkar: The Future of RelationshipsQueen Elizabeth Hall
22/09/2026 at 11:00Relaxed Hours: Anish KapoorHayward Gallery
22/09/2026 at 19:00The Booker Prize 2026 Shortlist AnnouncementQueen Elizabeth Hall
22/09/2026 at 19:00The Booker Prize 2026 Shortlist Announcement: Live StreamOnline Events
22/09/2026 at 19:45Liane Moriarty: Big Little TruthsPurcell Room
22/09/2026 at 20:00Fire in My MouthRoyal Festival Hall
23/09/2026 at 18:00Creative Encounters: 2B or not 2B's Life DrawingThe Clore Ballroom
23/09/2026 at 19:00The Multi-Story Orchestra: DreamerQueen Elizabeth Hall
24/09/2026 at 19:30Santtu & Sol GabettaRoyal Festival Hall
25/09/2026 at 19:30Pekka Kuusisto, Ale Carr & Aurora Orchestra: Four SeasonsQueen Elizabeth Hall
25/09/2026 at 19:30The Sound of Epic AnimeRoyal Festival Hall
26/09/2026 at 18:00Mariam Batsashvili: Bach & LisztQueen Elizabeth Hall
26/09/2026 at 19:00Britten’s War RequiemRoyal Festival Hall
26/09/2026 at 21:30Steve Reich at 90: After DarkQueen Elizabeth Hall
27/09/2026 at 14:00Jean Rondeau: Goldberg VariationsQueen Elizabeth Hall
27/09/2026 at 14:00Steve Reich at 90: Music for 18 MusiciansThe Clore Ballroom
27/09/2026 at 15:30Steve Reich at 90: London Sinfonietta & Jonny GreenwoodRoyal Festival Hall
27/09/2026 at 16:00Brutal(ism) Love and HatePurcell Room
02/10/2026 at 13:30Simmer DownThe Clore Ballroom
02/10/2026 at 19:30Kian Soltani Plays DvořákRoyal Festival Hall
02/10/2026 at 19:30ORII Presents feat. BXKSPurcell Room
02/10/2026 at 21:30futuretense x DOTWAVNOTWAVEQueen Elizabeth Hall
03/10/2026 at 11:00Relaxed Sessions: Acrobalance with MimbreThe Clore Ballroom
03/10/2026 at 13:15Saturday Sessions: Acrobalance with MimbreThe Clore Ballroom
03/10/2026 at 14:30Ballroom Boogie x Toasty Tots XLThe Clore Ballroom
03/10/2026 at 15:00Vikki Heywood & Francis Spufford: Hidden LondonPurcell Room
03/10/2026 at 15:30Sir Karl Jenkins Conducts: The Armed ManRoyal Festival Hall
03/10/2026 at 19:30Oracle with the BBC Concert OrchestraQueen Elizabeth Hall
03/10/2026 at 19:45Emily St John Mandel: Exit PartyPurcell Room
04/10/2026 at 15:00Bruckner 4 with Esa-Pekka SalonenRoyal Festival Hall
04/10/2026 at 15:00Making A Husband: LivePurcell Room
04/10/2026 at 18:00About Us! Artists' Scratch ShowcaseThe Clore Ballroom
04/10/2026 at 18:00Manchester Collective & Sidiki DembéléQueen Elizabeth Hall
07/10/2026 at 10:00Primary Schools Morning: Anish KapoorHayward Gallery
07/10/2026 at 20:00Special Edition: Shanzhai Lyric Runway ReadingNational Poetry Library
08/10/2026 at 10:00Secondary Schools Morning: Anish KapoorHayward Gallery
09/10/2026 at 11:00Rug Rhymes: AutumnNational Poetry Library
09/10/2026 at 19:00The Girl from ArlesQueen Elizabeth Hall
09/10/2026 at 19:45Forced Entertainment: Cold SweatPurcell Room
11/10/2026 at 19:30Chineke! Orchestra: Arabic SymphonyQueen Elizabeth Hall
11/10/2026 at 19:30K-Music Festival 2026: Korean Games in ConcertPurcell Room
15/10/2026 at 18:00Members' Private View: Anish KapoorHayward Gallery
15/10/2026 at 19:45Iconic Women of the Hayward GalleryPurcell Room
16/10/2026 at 12:00Koestler Arts: Rock, Paper, ScissorsQueen Elizabeth Hall
16/10/2026 at 19:00Nussaibah Younis: FundamentallyPurcell Room
17/10/2026 at 15:00Vadym Kholodenko: Berlioz' Symphonie FantastiqueQueen Elizabeth Hall
17/10/2026 at 20:00Zubin Kanga: Ghost in the Machine + After DarkPurcell Room
17/10/2026 at 21:30After Dark: Club Cyborg – Zubin KangaQueen Elizabeth Hall
20/10/2026 at 19:30Michael Lewis: BlockersRoyal Festival Hall
21/10/2026 at 11:00The Children's Bookshow with Katherine RundellQueen Elizabeth Hall
21/10/2026 at 18:00Creative Encounters: Poetry and InkThe Clore Ballroom
21/10/2026 at 19:30Julia Fischer Plays BrahmsRoyal Festival Hall
21/10/2026 at 19:30Ta-Nehisi Coates & Tareq Baconi: On FreedomQueen Elizabeth Hall
21/10/2026 at 19:45Hernan Diaz: PlyPurcell Room
22/10/2026 at 12:30Southbank Centre Tours: Under-30sRoyal Festival Hall
22/10/2026 at 17:45Wavelengths: OctoberRoyal Festival Hall
22/10/2026 at 19:30Jeffrey Lewis & The VoltageQueen Elizabeth Hall
22/10/2026 at 19:30Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto with Seong-Jin ChoRoyal Festival Hall
22/10/2026 at 19:45Service95 Book Club: Nadia Murad in ConversationPurcell Room
22/10/2026 at 20:00Kwame Dawes: Afro-Style School & KinshipsNational Poetry Library