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Imagine Children's Festival

The Southbank Centre's February half-term festival for children: authors, illustrators, music, circus, and much of it free.

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Every February half-term the Southbank Centre turns itself into a playground for children up to eleven and their grown-ups: children's authors and illustrators on stage, draw-alongs, music, dance, circus and workshops, with much of the programme free and unticketed. The 2026 festival ran from 11 to 21 February and it returns in February 2027.

Where
Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, SE1 8XX
Nearest station
Waterloo · 4 min walk

Times and tickets on the festival website.

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