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Southbank Centre Impact Report 2025

The Southbank Centre's first Impact Report reveals a year of bold experimentation in 2025: 11,672,984 visitors to its 11-acre site, 8,695 artists on its stages, 55% of events free, and work delivered in 24 towns and cities across all four UK nations.

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The Southbank Centre is the UK's largest arts centre, based on London's South Bank, presenting music, art, performance and literature across the Royal Festival Hall, Hayward Gallery, Queen Elizabeth Hall and National Poetry Library.

Key Metrics

Visitors 11,672,984 visitors to the Southbank Centre's 11-acre site in 2025
Artists performed 8,695 artists performed on the Southbank Centre's stages in 2025
Free events 55% of events at the Southbank Centre were free in 2025, upholding its commitment to accessible world-class art
National reach Work delivered in 24 towns and cities in all four UK nations, with touring exhibitions seen by 300,465 people outside London; 328 schools and 6,860 pupils engaged

Key Outcomes

  • Over 11.6 million people welcomed to the Southbank Centre site, staying between 30 minutes and six hours.
  • Barriers between art forms dissolved and the classical music experience reimagined for modern audiences.
  • 328 schools and 6,860 pupils engaged, and touring exhibitions reached 300,465 people outside London.

Geography

London

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