Situated in the heart of London, on the banks of the River Thames is the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall, a beacon for arts and culture for over 70 years. The 2,700 capacity Royal Festival Hall ...

Kick off the new year in raucous style with the musicians of the Ceilidh Liberation Front ...

Discover new poets through this free online collection of brilliant, moving, funny and groundbreaking poems curated by our specialist poetry librarians. Search the poems by type or by topic, or use ...

London Literature Festival unites readers of every age to celebrate the written and spoken word The longest-running celebration of the written and spoken word of its kind in the capital presents ...

The Queen Elizabeth Hall is a leading London venue showcasing world-class talks, gigs, dance, performance and classical music. Originally opened by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in 1967, our Queen ...

Awarded annually for the best collection of new verse in English published in the UK or the Republic of Ireland, it was inaugurated in 1993 in celebration of the Poetry Book Society’s 40th birthday, ...

Celebrating New Year’s Eve in London? From 5pm on Tuesday 31 December 2024, the Southbank Centre site is only open to visitors with a booking at one of our restaurants. If you don’t have a confirmed ...

Simmer Down is a home for reggae and revival, happening once a month in different spaces around the Southbank Centre. This free monthly series is part of our commitment to uniting communities by ...

at a time like this, but she is generous in victory: ‘You know we will,’ she tells me seriously. ‘But when?’ I ask innocently, blowing any hope of recovery. ‘When you’re not expecting it,’ she replies ...