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Autumn's activities


Get ready to fall for our bustling line-up of fantastic free events across all artforms. Workshops, music, dancing, literature and poetry are all at your fingertips!


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Creative Encounters: Colours

WED 25 SEP

Visual artist and colour therapist Momtaz Begum-Hossain leads a weaving workshop focused on colour, after live music by Asha Gold.

Books on the shelves of National Poetry Library at Southbank Centre

Creative Encounters: Sophie Herxheimer

WED 30 OCT

Celebrate the beauty of words, literature and poetry with performances and creative workshops led by poet and artist Sophie Herxheimer.

Audience sat on the floor in the Clore Ballroom

Creative Encounters: November

WED 20 NOV

Dive into a sociable and soulful session of music and creativity as part of our welcoming Wednesday evenings for everyone.



Get grooving

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Simmer Down

FRI 13 SEP, FRI 4 OCT & FRI 8 NOV

Feel the reggae rhythm at this free monthly meet-up and daytime dance that’s guaranteed to get all ages moving and grooving.

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Mix & Move: Afrobeats with Kiduku Rhythms

FRI 27 SEP, FRI 25 OCT & FRI 22 NOV

Kick off your weekend at a dance workshop with joyous movement from our autumn dance leaders, Kiduku Rhythms.



Family fun

Cartoon of Elmer the Elephant holding a pair of balloons with their trunk.

Happy Birthday Elmer!

SUN 3 NOV

Celebrate with us
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Relaxed Sessions with Bollyqueer

SAT 14 SEP & SAT 5 OCT

Performer on stage in colourful clothing with their arms straight out to the side

Saturday Sessions with Bollyqueer

SAT 14 SEP & SAT 5 OCT

Two girls in floral dresses examining a piece of paper.

Alphabet Soup

WED 30 OCT – FRI 1 NOV

A group participating in a Rangoli Workshop using colourful sand to create patterns on the floor

Arts in the Garden: Light & Colour

THU 31 OCT

A father and a child colour together

Relaxed Sessions with A Line Art

SAT 2 NOV

Father and daughter at dance workshop

Saturday Sessions with A Line Art

SAT 2 NOV


Explore tunes

Group of men sat together one playing a wooden woodwind instrument and another holding a microphone

Majazz Project: Palestinian Sound Archive

UNTIL FRI 1 NOV



Catch these classics

A woman wears a VR headset sitting amongst empty chairs set up for an orchestra on the Royal Festival Hall stage

Virtual Orchestra: Sibelius

THU 26 – SUN 29 SEP

David López Ibáñez playing the violin in concert

Philharmonia Chamber Players: Turina & Ravel

THU 31 OCT

Aurora Borealis above a snowy forest plain

Nordic Soundscapes

SUN 29 SEP – SUN 10 NOV

Find free talks and performances through the month with Notes on Nature and at Music of Today: Kaija Saariaho & Hans Abrahamsen.



London Literature Festival

A selection of books at the National Poetry Library Open Day

Poetry Day!

SAT 26 OCT

On the theme of ‘spoken word’, the National Poetry Library’s annual poetry day features readings and a workshop, and shows off the collection’s hidden gems.

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The Orange Room

SAT 26 OCT

Enjoy live music, performances and games with an open-mic event spotlighting and celebrating Black creatives from London.

Three speakers sitting onstage at Southbank Centre, engaging in a discussion.

Creative Future Writers' Day

SUN 27 OCT

Notebooks at the ready: writers, publishers and literary professionals share hints, tips and initiatives in a day of talks and panel events for aspiring writers.



Have you heard?

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futuretense

THU 12 SEP – THU 21 NOV

Love being the first to hear the newest music artists on the rise? Discover new artists and pop down to our free early-evening gigs happening twice a month in the Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer.

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