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More info for The Rig: A Musical Family Playground
A structure with bicycle bells, hand bells and movable wooden beads
Family & young people

The Rig: A Musical Family Playground

Try your hand at making and playing upcycled instruments in our marvellous, musical playground
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets Free
More info for nonclassical: Sound Within Sound DJ Sets
Classical music

nonclassical: Sound Within Sound DJ Sets

The record label takes to our Riverside Terrace stage with specially curated live DJ sets
Royal Festival Hall
Tickets Free
More info for Naomi Rincón Gallardo: Sonnet of Vermin
Art & exhibitions

Naomi Rincón Gallardo: Sonnet of Vermin

Creatures of Central American folklore form a surreal choir calling for an end to colonial violence
Hayward Gallery
Tickets Free
More info for Annea Lockwood: River Maps
Classical music

Annea Lockwood: River Maps

Follow the composer’s winding journey from river to sea, mapping sounds of waterways
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets Free
More info for Baked Beans' Terrace Takeover
Three people stand around DJ decks lit by blue and purple lighting.
Gigs

Baked Beans' Terrace Takeover

Feel full of beans this summer with a line-up of laid back beats and pop party bangers
Royal Festival Hall
Tickets Free
More info for Jeppe Hein's Appearing Rooms
Children play in the Appearing Rooms fountain on the Southbank Centre's Riverside Terrace
Art & exhibitions

Jeppe Hein's Appearing Rooms

Can you predict the fountain’s next move? Guess wrong and you might get soaked
Royal Festival Hall
Tickets Free
More info for SOUNDS LiKE CHAOS: Bring the Noise
Ali Wright, BAC, WOW
Gigs

SOUNDS LiKE CHAOS: Bring the Noise

The radical youth arts collective brings the noise to our Riverside Stage with an evening of music
Royal Festival Hall
Tickets Free
More info for The Poetry Takeaway
People standing in front of 'The Poetry Takeaway' stand
Literature & poetry

The Poetry Takeaway

Form a queue at the Poetry Takeaway Burger Van to order a bespoke wrapped poem to take away
Queen's Walk
Tickets Free
More info for SOUNDS LiKE CHAOS: All Routes Lead In
Child interacting with a person with a mic
Performance & dance

SOUNDS LiKE CHAOS: All Routes Lead In

On our terrace, the youth arts collective introduces a kaleidoscope of colourful workshops and music
Royal Festival Hall
Tickets Free
More info for Making Poetry: Opening Event
Person holding an open book in their hands
Literature & poetry

Making Poetry: Opening Event

Be among the first to see Astra Papachristodoulou’s debut solo exhibition of object poems
Royal Festival Hall
Tickets Free
More info for Up on the Roof Community Day
A group of children sat listening to performers in the Queen Elizabeth Roof Garden
Courses & workshops

Up on the Roof Community Day

Unearth an unexpected pocket of greenery our rooftop with our Arts & Wellbeing team
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets Free
More info for You Belong Here Public Art
A woman in a Louis Vuitton tracksuit, standing in a supermarket
Art & exhibitions

You Belong Here Public Art

Explore spectacular art across our site for free, as part of our summer season You Belong Here
Multiple locations
Tickets Free
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