Tuesday, 13 January 2026

The Southbank Centre

 With details of what's coming up:

Start the new year right

January hack: keep your new year's resolutions and your cash with our big mix of free events. Whether you want more live gigs in your life, to pick up a new skill or to dive into topical debates, we've got something for everyone this winter.



Learn something new

A room of people sitting, drawing. They are holding clipboards and pencils. One person looks at their neighbour and smiles.

Creative Encounters: Sketch Social

WED 21 JAN

Come in from the cold for an evening of sketching, contemplation and connection with 2B or Not 2B Collective’s signature life drawing class.

A crowded room of adults surrounded by painting materials. Many are holding up canvas with portraits they have painted on them.

Creative Encounters: Your Stories in Colour

WED 4 FEB

Join Portland N’ Pals for a painting workshop bursting with connection, conversation and creativity.

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Mix & Move: Ballroom and Latin Blend

FRI 30 JAN – FRI 20 MAR

Beat the wintery blues with a warm and welcoming introduction to ballroom and Latin dancing from legend Jacky Logan.

A female singer with long dark hair performs on a dimly lit, vintage stage with her arms wide open, singing passionately to a silhouetted audience.

Hidden Tracks

DEADLINE: MON 19 JAN

Apply now to learn how to craft a story about a moment where music changed your life and perform as part of our Montreux Jazz Festival Residency. 


Feel the music

A female performer wearing a bucket hat sings into a microphone amidst a dense, joyful crowd at a lively concert or party, with a man in a light blue furry hat dancing behind her.

The Five Points Project

FRI 13 MAR

Improvisation makes the music and the audience brings the energy in this open jam and cross-arts performance by The Five Points Project community.


A white shelving unit displaying a vinyl record collection, with some sections holding records and others featuring photographs. The top reads Vinyl Collection Vinyl of the Month.

Track Record: On D'Angelo

SUN 15 MAR

Gather together to listen back to influential tracks that defined D’Angelo’s work, as guest artists discuss how his work profoundly shaped their music.



Join the discussion

Kate Humble smiling, wearing a white top, sitting in front of green leaves

Harmony with the Volcanic World

SAT 17 JAN

Celebrated broadcaster Kate Humble explores Earth as a living, breathing force, constantly shifting and renewing itself.

Three women in conversation aroud a table, each making notes

Philharmonia Debates... Music & Exile

SUN 1 FEB

What role does music play in preserving cultural identity for exiled or migrant communities? A panel from within the music world and beyond discuss.


Discover up-and-coming artists

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futuretense

THU 15 JAN – THU 19 MAR

Uncover the sounds of the future with our regular free gig series featuring up-and-coming British and international musicians.



Fun for all

GIF of free events happening at Imagine festival

Free events at Imagine

WED 11 – SAT 21 FEB

Don't miss all the free events at our family festival. Draw on our Giant Chalkboard, have a giggle at Big Laughs for Little Bellies, get crafty at Dream, Design, Do!, catch an energetic Lip Sync Brawl and heaps more.


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Thanks for reading. We hope you enjoyed your specially selected highlights. Share your comments and photos with us by mentioning @southbankcentre or @haywardgallery.


Southbank Centre is a charity registered in England and Wales No.298909. Registered office: Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX


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