Imagine festival is back!
Southbank Centre
Join Southbank Centre for a fun-filled February half-term
Wed 11 – Sat 21 Feb
Suitable for 0-11 years
Imagine festival is back this half-term at the Southbank Centre! Running from Wed 11 – Sat 21 February, catch thrilling theatre and dance, music, comedy, talks, activities and loads of free events for those aged 0 – 11 and their grown ups!
The week before half-term focuses on early years fun. Take the little ones to REPLAY: A Limitless Recycled Playground (until Sun 12 Apr), or experience an enchanting dance performance at Fields of Tender (Wed 11 - Thu 12 Feb), with a session on Thu 12 Feb designed for disabled and neurodivergent children aged 5 - 10.
Performances take centre stage with The Princess and the Pea (Sat 14 – Fri 20) remixing the classic fairytale with acrobatics and clowning. See The Show for Young Men (Fri 13 – Sun 15 Feb), a funny and tender dance performance considering how ideas of masculinity affect both boys and men. Don’t miss Quentin Blake’s Mrs Armitage on Wheels (Wed 18 - Sat 21 Feb), featuring puppetry and live music, as the magical, marvellous inventor extraordinaire cycles full tilt onto the stage.
In the mood for music? Join the CBeebies Wildlife Jamboree (Fri 20 Feb) to spot creatures with Bluey and earn Wildlife badges with Duggee. Catch your favourite songs and actors from the BAFTA Award-winning CBBC TV series live (and dead!) on stage in Horrible Histories: The Concert (Tue 17 Feb). Rock out with Andy and The Odd Socks (Sun 15 Feb) for mayhem and bags of fun.
For all the movers out there, Imagine is full of events to get your wiggles out! Twirl, whirl and play at evim [my home] (Tue 17 - Thu 19 Feb). Join them to get down and dance at interactive performance and guided dance Mini SPIN (Fri 13 - Sun 15 Feb). Leap, climb and vault your way into a world of movement at Pop-up Parkour with Ascension (Tue 17 - Thu 19 Feb).
Be part of the fun as your favourite writers share insight into their series, including George Webster, Liz Pichon and RAMZEE. Join An Evening with Jacqueline Wilson (Sun 15 Feb) and dive into the bestselling author’s books with a talk and live draw along. Then, take part in The Sleepover Club (Sun 15 Feb) by camping out in the Royal Festival Hall overnight!
Imagine is a Relaxed festival, meaning that all performances have a relaxed approach to noise and movement in the space – you are free to enter and exit throughout.
LittleBird Top Tip
Over 40% of Imagine festival is free!
There are over 100 events, both ticketed and free.
Please check the website for full details.
Ticket prices vary.
For children aged 0 – 11 and their families
40% of the festival is free
Opening times:
The Royal Festival Hall
The Royal Festival Hall is open from Tuesday to Sunday, 10am – 11pm and closed on Monday.
Queen Elizabeth Hall and Purcell Room
The Queen Elizabeth Hall and The Purcell Room are open 90 minutes before events and remains open until the event finishes. They are closed outside of event times. These spaces are closed at all other times.
Images
The Princess and the Pea image credit: Foteini Christofilopoulou
Pop-Up Parkour image credit: Andrew Moore
The Show for Young Men image credit: Andrew Perry
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Address and Contact Info
Southbank Centre
Belvedere Rd,
London
SE1 8XX
Nearest Station: Waterloo London Underground Station
Nearest Park: Jubilee Gardens