Two free openings make the South Bank useful today even without a timetable. Quentin Blake's The Southbank Parade is a site-wide response to the 1951 Festival of Britain. At Hayward Gallery, Taiwanese artist Musquiqui Chihying opens A Life of Navigation, a multimedia show using humour and critique to examine movement and social systems.
Both are free. If Wednesday is easier, Anish Kapoor's Hayward Gallery exhibition stays open until 9 p.m. BST, with a free noon tour; paid-show inventory still needs a live check. The efficient route is not “do all three.” It is a Thames walk plus one room that holds you. Southbank Centre · Calendar