London's largest arts centre on the South Bank of the River Thames, home to the Royal Festival Hall and Hayward Gallery, with spaces for concerts, performances, exhibitions and events.
Author talk marking the 25th anniversary of 'Noughts & Crosses', with readings, a stage adaptation extract and a clip from the BBC series, chaired by Irenosen Okojie.
Interdisciplinary show by Tice Cin about grief, music production and her Turkish Cypriot family home, with monologues, projections, music and sound design.
Panel of four writers, hosted by Yomi Ṣode, on what the sound of a novel is, as part of the London Literature Festival.
Readings and discussion on censorship, hosted by Oliver Bullough with Dean Atta, Fadi Itani, Monique Roffey and Indira Varma, part of the London Literature Festival.
A conversation hosted by Lemara Lindsay-Prince with authors Tomasz Jedrowski, Caleb Azumah Nelson and Cenac Rollins about writing masculinity and tenderness, part of the London Literature Festival.
Hanif Kureishi and his son Carlo discuss his book 'Are You With Me Now?' with broadcaster Emma Barnett, closing the London Literature Festival.
Brazilian singer Alceu Valença marks his 80th birthday with '80 Sunflowers', a tour of his hits, at the Royal Festival Hall.
Opening gala of the EFG London Jazz Festival with soloists Lizz Wright, Emma Smith, Marvin Muoneké, Liv Warfield, Rita Wilson and James Emmanuel, Guy Barker and the EFG London Jazz Festival Orchestra.
Ben Folds brings his 'Paper Airplane Request Tour' to the Royal Festival Hall, with a second half of audience-requested songs on paper planes, as part of the EFG London Jazz Festival.
Brother-and-sister folk duo Johnny and Lillie Flynn play Royal Festival Hall with original songs, reworkings and covers from their album 'Beam Cottage'.
Five nights of Bob Dylan live at the Royal Festival Hall, closing his Rough and Rowdy Ways Tour.
The London Sinfonietta, conducted by Geoffrey Paterson, brings together works by British and Polish composers, including Harrison Birtwistle's 'Silbury Air', to close its UK/Poland season.
Live lecture and concert pairing ornithologist Peter Holden's field knowledge and photography with artist Andy Holden's visuals and the music of The Hermes Experiment.
The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, conducted by Vladimir Jurowski, plays Stravinsky's 'The Rite of Spring' on period instruments.
The London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Andrey Boreyko, plays Górecki's Symphony of Sorrowful Songs with Polish soprano Iwona Sobotka.
Violinist Pekka Kuusisto plays Sibelius' Violin Concerto with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Edward Gardner.
Violinist Nemanja Radulović and his ensemble Devil's Trills reimagine classical miniatures, from Bach and Prokofiev to Morricone, at the Queen Elizabeth Hall.
Free early evening showcase concert with members of the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Future Firsts and Royal Academy of Music students.
Javier Perianes plays Schumann's Piano Concerto with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Thomas Guggeis, at the Royal Festival Hall.
A double bill of harpsichord improvisation by Jean Rondeau, followed by Bach with percussionist Tancrède Kummer.
Piano recital by Víkingur Ólafsson weaving together Rameau, Debussy and Philip Glass across three centuries of keyboard music.
The Chineke! Orchestra, conducted by Anthony Parnther with Elena Urioste on the violin, plays 18th-century music and the world premiere of a new work by Nneka Cummins.
Violinist Julia Fischer and pianist Yulianna Avdeeva trace three centuries of the violin sonata, from Handel to Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata.
Dame Mitsuko Uchida plays Beethoven's Third Piano Concerto with the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Vladimir Jurowski.
Free drop-in storytelling hour with the 'Authors' Playground' and a screening of the 'Authors of the Estate' documentary, part of the London Literature Festival.
Free weekly Friday Relaxed Performance for babies and grown-ups with The Early Birds, combining original songs, live harp, singalongs, dancing and storytelling.
Free Relaxed Performance with The Early Birds, a singalong, dancing and storytelling session for children aged 3 to 5.
Free dance session led by Grounded Movement to explore Lindy Hop and funk social dances, with seated adaptations for all levels.
A free under-25s night with live performance, open mic, guided reflection and games at the Royal Festival Hall.
The 19th London Literature Festival, curated by Dua Lipa, brings talks, readings, masterclasses and performances by authors and poets across the Southbank Centre.
Site-wide installation by Sir Quentin Blake marking the 1951 Festival of Britain, with his characters inside the Royal Festival Hall and a procession outside.
Free public creative workshop on visual poetry led by Astra Papachristodoulou at The Clore Ballroom, part of Southbank Centre's Creative Encounters series.
Free exhibition by Taiwanese artist Musquiqui Chihying with installations, video and photography on urban life and technology.
Retrospective of sculptures, paintings and immersive installations by Anish Kapoor at the Hayward Gallery, his first show there in 28 years.
Free exhibition of artworks by people in criminal justice settings, curated by the Parental Imprisonment Collective for the 2026 Koestler Awards.
