European Poetry Festival: Norwegian Poetry
Discover fresh new work by contemporary Norwegian poets and their Britain-based counterparts in the UK’s biggest celebration of continental poetry.
The European Poetry Festival returns to the National Poetry Library for its seventh year, spotlighting performance, experimentation and collaboration.
This event celebrates contemporary Norwegian poetry, one of the most expansive poetry scenes in Europe, with three of the nation’s most exciting writers coming to the UK to perform their work, as well as brand new collaborations made with British poets created specially for this event.
Supported by NORLA and The Royal Norwegian Embassy in London, this is a unique exploration of the performative, literary and cross-lingual potential of 21st century European poetry.
Need to know
Times & tickets
Dates, times and prices
Standard entry
Free – no ticket required
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Access performances
There are no upcoming access performances for this event.
For your visit
This event is held at the Royal Festival Hall Southbank Centre
The Royal Festival Hall is open daily.
Monday & Tuesday, 10am – 6pm*
Wednesday – Sunday, 10am – 11pm
*If we’re hosting a performance, the building will stay open until the event ends.
Plan your visit
The Royal Festival Hall is home to our largest auditorium as well as The Clore Ballroom, National Poetry Library, Members’ Lounge, Festival Bar & Kitchen, Ballroom Cafe and Skylon restaurant.
Getting here
Our address is Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX.
The nearest tube stations to us are Waterloo and Embankment; Waterloo is also the nearest train station. And more than 20 different London bus routes pass within 500 metres of our venues. More information on getting here by rail, road or river is available on our Getting here page.
We’re cash-free
Please note that we’re unable to accept cash payments across our site.
Access
We’re working hard to remove barriers, so that our facilities and events can be accessible to as many people as possible.
All help points, toilets, performance and exhibition spaces at the Southbank Centre are accessible to all, as are the cafes, bars and restaurants. We also have excellent public transport links with step-free access.
All information about booking wheelchair spaces, step-free access, blue badge parking, access maps and guides and other help available whilst you’re here, including details about our Access Scheme, can be found on our Access page.
Food & drink
On Level 2 of our Royal Festival Hall you can grab a slice of life by the Thames with drinks and freshly made pizza at our Festival Bar & Kitchen which opens out onto our Riverside Terrace. You can grab a coffee and a slice of freshly made cake from our Ballroom Cafe. Or alternatively enjoy destination dining in the restaurant at Skylon.
From coffee to cocktails, filling favourites to fine dining, plus some of London’s best street food – it’s all here at the Southbank Centre.