Our venues and spaces

We’ve been situated here, at the heart of London, since 1951 when our Royal Festival Hall was built as part of the Festival of Britain.

The Southbank Centre has evolved over the decades since, most notably with the 1967 addition of the brutalist buildings housing our Queen Elizabeth Hall, Purcell Room and the Hayward Gallery. And now we put on thousands of events, concerts, gigs and exhibitions every year throughout these venues and other spaces both inside and out.

Let’s go outside

Take in art and music in the open air, and try delicious food and drinks from our market and pop-ups