Our festival of fun and creativity for every family returns in February, turning the Southbank Centre into one big playground.

Imagine 2026 is kindly supported by The Roger and Ingrid Pilkington Charitable Trust.

HALF TERM EVENTS

REPLAY: A Limitless Recycled Playground Explore a world of play and invention in a recycled playground for children and their grown-ups

Architecture Explorers: Family Trail Explore our amazing site, following this year’s interactive family activity trail

Giant Chalkboard Pick up a piece of chalk and get creative – our chalkboard is back

Slumber Stories Installation Drift into a calm and mindful sleepy time with tales and music from around the world

WordPlay: Ages 0 – 2 Enjoy songs and live music for ages 0 – 2 and their grown-ups, within a playful, squishy space

WordPlay: Ages 3 – 5 Enjoy songs and live music for ages 3 – 5 and their grown-ups, within a playful, squishy space

Toasty Tots Bring your crew for DJ sets, games, singalongs, and feel-good tunes for all ages

Mini SPIN Get down and dance at an interactive dance rave for children and their families with Deaf hosts

The Show for Young Men A funny and tender dance performance considering the complexities of modern-day masculinity

Lip Sync Brawl Rock concert energy meets the theatrics of a drag show in this epic lip sync battle

The Princess and the Pea Breathtaking acrobatics and playful clowning bring this fairy-tale adventure to life

Bollyqueer's Big Boogie Boogie on down for a family dance day, where you can dance however makes you happy

Andy and The Odd Socks Everyone’s invited as the stars of the CBBC hit series bring live music and bags of fun to the stage

REPLAY: Relaxed Enjoy our world of play and invention for families in a gentler, less busy session

Moving Sound Bath Round off the excitement of the day with a moment to slow down and connect to yourself

The Sleepover Club Lights out, adventure on! Explore our building after dark in our brand new festival experience

An Evening with Jacqueline Wilson Delve into the bestselling author’s hugely popular Sleepovers series of books

Pop-up Parkour with Ascension Leap, climb, and vault your way into a world of movement where creativity meets physical challenge

Dream, Design, Do! Get ready to unleash your family's creativity at a day of making, crafting and imagining together

Horrible Histories: The Concert For the very first time, your favourite songs and characters appear live (and dead) on stage

evim [my home] Twirl, whirl and wonder as we discover home through dance, music and magical play

Totally Chaotic History: Roman Britain Gets Rowdy Bestselling author Greg Jenner takes us on a riotously fun journey through Roman Britain

Big Laughs for Little Bellies Laugh yourself silly as our comedy show for kids returns with a day of funny people

evim [my home]: Sensory Adapted Join us as we discover home through dance, music and magical play

Creative Illustration with RAMZEE Come and learn how to put your creative ideas down on paper with an artist and author

Quentin Blake's Mrs Armitage on Wheels Meet the magical, marvellous inventor extraordinaire as she cycles at full tilt onto our stage

George Webster: A Magical Celebration of Difference Buckle up for a book event packed with fun, adventure and dragon-fuelled mayhem

An Afternoon with Liz Pichon Pick up your pens for a chat and a live character draw-along with the author and illustrator

Little People, BIG DREAMS: Ten-Year Celebration Test your knowledge of the series with matching games, singalongs, quizzes, drawing and poetry

A Day at the Zoo Step into a world of wonder and uncover the secrets of the animals that make our planet so magical

Mahler and the Mountain Adventure See that mountain over there? We’re going to climb it – would you like to join us?

Once Upon a Remix: Meet Goldilocs! Get ready for a fairytale with a twist in an interactive storytelling session

Robert Tregoning: The Rock Family Band Get ready to rock as the author introduces us to books that celebrate exactly who we are

ZooNation's Hip-Hop Half-Term Get your groove on and join a day of dance and performance for the whole family

CBeebies Wildlife Jamboree Spot creatures with Bluey at The Creek and earn Wildlife badges with Duggee and the Squirrels

Katie Kirby: The World of Lottie Brooks Be part of the fun as we dive into the fantastically funny and relatable Lottie Brooks series

Hot Poets & Tongue Fu for Kids: WonderPoemsJoin us for a fun, fact-filled adventure as we celebrate people protecting our planet

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