Hire the Royal Festival Hall
The venue that makes film premieres and awards ceremonies unforgettable for you, and 2,500 guests
London venues for hire don’t come more iconic than our Royal Festival Hall – a world-famous auditorium ideal for large-scale events.
Get in touch
Contact our specialist team for more information and to make a booking.
At a glance
Capacity
- Seating: fixed raked theatre seating for 2,500 (excluding choir stalls)
Stage dimensions
- Depth: 11.25m
- Width point: 20.60m
- Narrows down to17.50m back of stage
Rates
- Day (8am – 5pm): £27,500* (excl. VAT)
- Evening (5pm – 11pm): £22,000* (excl. VAT)
* Auditorium only – ask us about a full-building takeover and our all day and night packages. We offer a 10% discount to registered charities.
By bringing your event to our Royal Festival Hall, you’re supporting our mission to keep the arts open and accessible to all.
Virtual tour
Included in hire of the venue
- Dedicated event manager
- Two technicians and a production manager
- Full team of visitor experience hosts to ensure guests are seated
- Fully staffed cloakroom
- Back of house areas including dressing rooms and green room
- House lighting
- In-house furniture (subject to availability)
- Exclusive use of foyer for catering
- Public wifi
- Air conditioning
- Up to five venue security personnel
- Standard porterage
Additional services available
- AV equipment including projectors, screens, lighting
- Ticketing services
- Dedicated wifi
- Extended licence
- Exclusive foyer/building hire
- Merchandise from the Southbank Centre Shop
Catering
We have a carefully selected list of approved caterers who can satisfy a variety of tastes and budgets. Please contact them directly for a quote.
Production
We have an experienced in-house production team as well as a list of approved production companies for all your design and equipment needs.
Client feedback
‘Rather than creating a bland venue/client relationship, the entire Southbank Centre event team continually pushed for the best outcome for the event, supporting our large team with their extensive knowledge of the venue. Because of this, and its overall prestigious reputation in the events industry, we’re constantly suggesting the Southbank Centre for events and look forward to working together again soon.’
– Daniel Starmer, Director, DDA Live
‘We chose the Southbank Centre for our TV premiere for a number of reasons, but notably the client wanted a big red carpet area and the venue has one of the biggest in London… We would hire the venue again for future events, without question. The commercial events team were brilliant from start to finish, nothing was a problem and we felt very well looked after throughout the whole process.’
– Andy Ashton, MD, Jubba Limited
Event services
Catering
We’ve handpicked the best event caterers in London to delight your guests with delicious food and drink tailored to your needs.
Production
Hiring our venues means our backstage team are at your service – the same people who make sure our concerts run without a hitch.
Impact & access
Sustainability
We’re committed to becoming carbon net zero by 2040. Find out how working with us will impact your organisation’s emission targets.
Access
Determined to make our venues accessible for all, we’re the first live events organisation to achieve Attitude is Everything’s Platinum certification.