Royal Festival Hall

Royal Festival Hall

The Royal Festival Hall is a 2,700-seat concert, dance and talks venue within Southbank Centre in London. It is situated on the South Bank of the River Thames, not far from Hungerford Bridge, in the London Borough of Lambeth. It is a Grade I listed building, the first post-war building to become so protected.

The Royal Festival Hall and Hayward Gallery are now open, but the Queen Elizabeth Hall and the Purcell Room remain closed for now. As part of our Summer Reunion, the Hayward Gallery has reopened with two new exhibitions, and the Royal Festival Hall reopens for socially distanced auditorium events from Friday 28 May. Our outdoor spaces are brought to life with open-air artworks, and weekend residences from DJ collectives on the Riverside Terrace. And while you’re here, you can take your pick from our food market and pop-ups.

Our address is: Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX.

• The nearest tube and train stations within 5 – 7 minutes walk are Waterloo (Northern, Bakerloo, Jubilee and Waterloo & City lines) and Embankment (District & Circle lines).
• There are also lots of bus routes with stops 2 – 5 minutes from our venues.