Free fun all summer long.

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Free events at the Southbank Centre
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A warm welcome

Our You Belong Here summer season is in full swing! Stop by until the beginning of September to dance, discover new music, connect with different communities and celebrate culture from around the world with these free events.

Choir call out

A mixed choir singing on stage, all wearing black

Apply to Sing Out the Summer

UNTIL MON 29 JUL

As part of the Southbank Centre's summer programme, You Belong Here, we're inviting amateur choirs from across the country to perform on our buzzing Riverside Terrace.

We welcome applications from choirs of all sizes, genres and experiences, who would like to showcase their work and help bring our summer season to a harmonious close. 

Dance by the Thames

Three people stand around DJ decks lit by blue and purple lighting

Baked Bean's Terrace Takeover

THU 18 & THU 25 JUL

A crowd of people dancing in a dark venue under red and green flights. Silver letter shaped balloons hang above them

Sister Midnight's Terrace Takeover

THU 1 – THU 22 AUG

Weekenders

People dressed in white standing next to each other in front of a white car

AZEEMA

FRI 26 – SUN 28 JUL

Come together to explore community, culture, connection and unity through play, sound, conversation and performance as AZEEMA celebrates transcultural identities from London to Africa, Asia and beyond.

A woman stands with headphones on in front of DJ decks

3EIB

SAT 27 & SUN 28 JUL

DJs spin the vibrant sounds of Palestine while you shop from independent SWANA fashion brands. Plus, join a discussion on the practical, ethical and spatial challenges of envisioning a free Palestine.

A woman poses in a blue cage dress standing against a blue background.

FLAWA

FRI 2 – SUN 4 AUG

Family-friendly performances, late-night dancing and live music fill this glorious weekend spotlighting Latin-American artists with classic and new sounds from the Global South

A DJ stands in front of a set of decks while a performer holds a microphone to his mouth

Counterpoints Arts

FRI 9 – SUN 11 AUG

Feel the community beat as young refugee DJs perform with DJ Kensaye; spend an afternoon around food, communal singing and poetry; and join activities to make us move and reflect on home.

Musical fun

Band members of 15 15 posing in a portacabin that is floating in water

futuretense: TaliaBle + 15 15

THU 18 JUL

A person laying on their bed with their legs crossed in the air

futuretense: Cherrie B + twst

THU 25 JUL

A group of men sat together, one plays a wooden floot while another holds a microphone

Majazz Project: Palestinian Sound Archive

SAT 27 JUL – FRI 1 NOV

String section of an orchestra as they play

Chineke! Junior Orchestra Summer Concert

SUN 11 AUG

Bust a move

Three young jazz musicians playing the tuba, saxophone and singing as part of Tomorrow's Warriors

Tomorrow's Warriors Extraordinary Summer Showcase

SUN 11 AUG

Catch live music from the talented artists of Tomorrow’s Warriors, featuring some of the finest young jazz musicians on London’s bubbling scene right now.

Band members playing various instruments facing away from camera

JAZZ RE:FEST 2024

SAT 20 JUL

Dancing at the Royal Festival Hall RIverside Terrace

The Dance Exchange

SUN 21 JUL

In the garden

Volunteers form Grounded Ecotherapy at work readying the Queen Elizabeth Hall Roof Garden for reopening

Taster Sessions with Grounded Ecotherapy

TUE 23 JUL

A domed steel structure sits in the centre of a room. Weaved art hangs from the poles

dhaqan collective: House of Weaving Songs

THU 8 – SUN 11 AUG

Wander the site

Tavares Strachan Inflatable Mary/|ebra Galaxy Pot outsite the Royal Festival Hall

Public Art

UNTIL SUN 8 SEP

Discover spectacular and thought-provoking free public artworks across our site, from artists including Tavares Strachan, Yinka Ilori and Serena Brown. Take a tour, with behind-the-scenes insights, on the Bloomberg Connects app.

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