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London Literature Festival

Nearly two weeks of writers at the Southbank Centre, with Dua Lipa curating the 2026 festival.

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The Southbank Centre's annual literature festival, guest-curated in 2026 by Dua Lipa, whose Service95 Book Club conversations fill the Royal Festival Hall on the opening weekend, with readings, debates and fiction in translation in the Queen Elizabeth Hall and Purcell Room through the fortnight. Ticketed events start at about £15 and a good number are free and unticketed.

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

Times and tickets on the festival website.

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