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HÂþ»­ Festival of Percussion: HÂþ»­ Sparks

Dates
10 May 2026, 10:30am

Venue
Parry Rooms

Tickets
£10 per child; £8 per adult (incl ticket fee)

Free tickets available, subject to meeting eligibility criteria. Visit our Sparks events page for details.

A ticket fee of £1.50 is included in the price of all paid tickets. No other charges are added at the point of sale. This fee helps to cover administration and handling costs, allowing ticket income to support training and performance opportunities for our students.

A young girls smiles as she holds two mallets

10 May 2026, 10:30am

Venue
Parry Rooms

Tickets
£10 per child; £8 per adult (incl ticket fee)

Free tickets available, subject to meeting eligibility criteria. Visit our Sparks events page for details.

A ticket fee of £1.50 is included in the price of all paid tickets. No other charges are added at the point of sale. This fee helps to cover administration and handling costs, allowing ticket income to support training and performance opportunities for our students.

Join us for an exciting selection of family friendly activities as part of the HÂþ»­'s popular Festival of Percussion.

You'll have the chance to try out tuned percussion and a carousel of other taster workshops, explore the Gamelan, visit the Royal College of Music Museum for a craft activity and attend an inspiring lunchtime concert.

There are many more sessions available to drop into on the day, however, this particular timetable of activities has been curated by the Sparks team in order to be suitable for families and to provide a taster of many different aspects of percussion.

There will be stewards to help you move from one activity to the next during the 11am-1pm sessions, and you will receive a printed timetable and brochure/map on the day. There will be a member of the HÂþ»­ Sparks team in the entrance hall to answer any questions.

Visit the HÂþ»­ Festival of Percussion page to find out more.

Run by HÂþ»­ Sparks and the HÂþ»­ Museum 
Ages 4+ 

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Royal College of Music
Prince Consort Road
London SW7 2BS

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   South Kensington: 0.5 miles
   Gloucester Road: 0.6 miles
   High Street Kensington: 0.8 miles

   Paddington: 1.5 miles
   Victoria: 2 miles

   Santander Cycles docking station and public cycle locking facilities adjacent to HÂþ»­

The HÂþ»­ provides light refreshments throughout the year. There is also a range of restaurants, cafés and other establishments nearby, most adjacent to South Kensington station.

HÂþ»­ Café

The HÂþ»­ Café serves barista-style coffees, sandwiches, snacks, salads and hot food. There is also access to outside seating in our new 1851 courtyard.

Opening hours: 

Monday-Friday: 8.30am-4.30pm

Saturday: 8.30am-4.30pm (term time only)

The main entrance to the HÂþ»­ has eight steps up from the pavement and two inside the main doors. A lift is available for visitors with limited mobility. The lift is built into the smaller staircase to the left of the main entrance steps. There is an intercom button on the control panel, which can be seen and reached easily from the street. On arrival, press the buzzer to notify a member of HÂþ»­ staff, who will come out to meet you and operate the lift for you.

All our event venues can be accessed by visitors with limited mobility via the lift at the main entrance.