What's On - Visit Southend

What's On

Summer is on the way! We’re excited for a season packed with unforgettable events! Southend is bursting with vibrant activities and experiences to enjoy in the warmer months ahead. Start planning your perfect summer visit today!

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Set Sail With Jetstream Tours

Southend Pier & Railway

Music in the Park 2026

Priory Park

Thu 12.00am

Essex Writers House

Chalkwell Hall

Four artists: Jonathan Ansell, Michael Christie, Duncan Sandilands, Michael Conway standing side by side, dressed in matching ornate black jackets with gold military-style trim. They are posing against a dark, textured background, looking in different directions with serious expressions.

Phantoms of the Popera

The Palace Theatre

Thu 12.00am

The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln – The Comedy

The Palace Theatre

Thu 12.00am

Create Make Craft Event

The Forum, Southend-on-Sea

Thu 12.00am from £1.00

Children’s World Fun Park

Priory Park

Thu 12.00am

Northern Soul Live- The Signatures

The Palace Theatre

Thu 12.00am

Jukebox Idols

Cliffs Pavilion

Sea Shanty Night

The Fickle Pickle

Thu 12.00am

Southend Half Marathon

Shoebury East Beach

Waitress

Cliffs Pavilion

Southend Museums Collections Centre – After Hours

Beecroft Art Gallery

Thu 12.00am

The Ibiza Orchestra

Priory Park

Dinosaur Takeover

Adventure Island

Opening Event: Phantom Power

Focal Point Gallery

Thu 12.00am

Pandemonium Street Theatre Festival 2026

Southend High Street

Thu 12.00am

Black Holes – Monsters of the Cosmos

Beecroft Art Gallery

Thu 12.00am

Sausage & Cider Festival

Priory Park

Thu 12.00am

James Robert Moore: In Conversation

The Forum, Southend-on-Sea

Thu 12.00am

Southend RNLI Mulberry Fun Run

Thorpe Bay Beach

Thu 12.00am

Visit the Vulcan on Father’s Day

London Southend Airport

Thu 12.00am

Summer in Nashville

Priory Park

Beverley Knight

Cliffs Pavilion

The Drifters

Cliffs Pavilion

Leigh Folk Festival

Leigh Library Gardens

The Birdcage: Beecroft Cinema Club

Beecroft Art Gallery

Thu 12.00am

Archaeology Tour

Beecroft Art Gallery

Thu 12.00am

LAPD Improv

The Royal Hotel

Thu 12.00am

The ELO Experience

Cliffs Pavilion

20 Years of The Long Run

Leigh Library Gardens

Southend Armed Forces Day

Southend High Street

Thu 12.00am

This Could Be The Place

The Fickle Pickle

Thu 12.00am

Barnum – The Circus Musical

Cliffs Pavilion

The Physics of Science Fiction: Tardises & Teleports

Beecroft Art Gallery

Thu 12.00am

Proms at the Vulcan

London Southend Airport

Thu 12.00am

Queen Of The Night – A Tribute To Whitney Houston

Cliffs Pavilion

Richard Ayoade – Afterthoughts

Cliffs Pavilion

Steve Steinman’s Anything For Love

Cliffs Pavilion

Dolly Parton Tribute

The Royal Hotel

Thu 12.00am

An Evening With Sir David Jason

Cliffs Pavilion

Fairytale Weekend

Adventure Island

The Pantaloons

Southend Pier & Railway

Thu 12.00am

Mean Girls

Cliffs Pavilion

The Strangest Ideas in Theoretical Physics

Beecroft Art Gallery

Thu 12.00am

The Illegal Eagles

Cliffs Pavilion

London to Southend Bike Ride

Priory Park

A rope salvaged from a shipwreck.

London Shipwreck Walk and Talk

Southend Pier & Railway

Thu 12.00am from £10.00

Nikita Kuzmin – Supernova

Cliffs Pavilion

Rumours Of Fleetwood Mac

Cliffs Pavilion

Country By Candlelight

Cliffs Pavilion

EKCO Tour – Southend Museums Collections Centre

Beecroft Art Gallery

Thu 12.00am

Lazydays Festival

Priory Park

ABBAPhonic

Cliffs Pavilion

The Most Wuthering Heights Day

Southend Pier & Railway

Thu 12.00am

London to Southend Classic Vehicle Run

Southchurch Park

Thu 12.00am

High Society

Cliffs Pavilion

Music and Beer Festival at the Vulcan

London Southend Airport

Thu 12.00am

Bandura: The Forbidden Instrument

Southend Christian Fellowship Plaza Centre

Thu 12.00am

Comedy Improvisation Workshop

Kings Road United Reform Church

Thu 12.00am

Play! Theatre Workshop

Kings Road United Reform Church

Thu 12.00am

Superhero Weekend

Adventure Island

Playwrighting Workshop

Kings Road United Reform Church

Thu 12.00am

Scene it! Theatre Workshop

Kings Road United Reform Church

Thu 12.00am

Sparks Live

Cliffs Pavilion

Thu 12.00am

Southend City Jam

Southend High Street

Thu 12.00am

Spitfire Experience Flights

London Southend Airport

Sun of a Beach

The Lounge

Thu 12.00am

Raver Tots

Garon Park

Thu 12.00am

Waverley Sailing Trips

Southend Pier & Railway

The Shamrocks

Cliffs Pavilion

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Cliffs Pavilion

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Visit Southend is an event promotion site, we do not organise any of the events advertised on this site. Event descriptions are provided by the event organisers.

Events may be subject to change – please check with event organiser before attending.