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What's On

As 2026 begins, we’re looking forward to another fantastic year of events! Southend has plenty of exciting activities and experiences already planned for the months ahead. Start planning your visit today!

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Southend Museums Collections Centre

Beecroft Art Gallery

Thu 12.00am

Set Sail With Jetstream Tours

Southend Pier & Railway

Music in the Park 2026

Priory Park

Thu 12.00am

John Barrowman: My Life In Musicals

Cliffs Pavilion

Thu 12.00am

Jo Whiley’s 90s Anthems

Cliffs Pavilion

A rope salvaged from a shipwreck.

London Shipwreck Walk and Talk

Southend Pier & Railway

Thu 12.00am from £10.00

Sue, Matt And Phil LIVE!

Cliffs Pavilion

Kiell Smith-Bynoe’s Kool Story Bro

The Palace Hotel

Thu 12.00am

Nick Mohammed

Cliffs Pavilion

Circus Zyair

Priory Park

Notturno Urbano

Southend Christian Fellowship Plaza Centre

Thu 12.00am

Prittlewell Priory – After Hours

Prittlewell Priory

Thu 12.00am

Al Murray

Cliffs Pavilion

Alfie Boe

Cliffs Pavilion

In Harmony Festival

Hamlet Court Road

Thu 12.00am

Gravity

Cliffs Pavilion

The Ballad Of Johnny And June

Cliffs Pavilion

Happy Feet – Kids Flicks

Beecroft Art Gallery

Thu 12.00am

The Jazz Mix Presents Peter White

Cliffs Pavilion

Anything Goes

The Palace Theatre

This is Spinal Tap

Beecroft Art Gallery

Thu 12.00am

Wildlife of the Essex Coast

The Forum, Southend-on-Sea

Thu 12.00am

State of Her – Opening Day

Beecroft Art Gallery

Wildlife Weekend

Prittlewell Priory

Creative Open Day: Traces, Time, and Clay

Focal Point Gallery

Thu 12.00am

Farmers Market

Leigh Community Centre

Thu 12.00am

Midge Ure – A Man Of Two Worlds

Cliffs Pavilion

Film Reel

Southend on Sea Film Festival 2026

The Palace Hotel

Southend Libraries Presents Luke Turner

Westcliff Library

Thu 12.00am from £5

Amy Dowden & Carlos Gu: Reborn

Cliffs Pavilion

EMF @Indie Cult Club

Chinnerys

Thu 12.00am

Peppa Pig’s Big Family Show

Cliffs Pavilion

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

Create Make Craft Event

The Forum, Southend-on-Sea

Thu 12.00am from £1.00

Northern Soul Live- The Signatures

The Palace Theatre

Thu 12.00am

Jukebox Idols

Cliffs Pavilion

Southend Half Marathon

Shoebury East Beach

Waitress

Cliffs Pavilion

Southend Museums Collections Centre – After Hours

Beecroft Art Gallery

Thu 12.00am

Leigh Folk Festival

Leigh Library Gardens

Archaeology Tour

Beecroft Art Gallery

Thu 12.00am

20 Years of The Long Run

Leigh Library Gardens

Southend Armed Forces Day

Southend High Street

Thu 12.00am

Proms at the Vulcan

London Southend Airport

Thu 12.00am

London to Southend Bike Ride

Priory Park

Lazydays Festival

Priory Park

The Most Wuthering Heights Day

Southend Pier & Railway

Thu 12.00am

Music and Beer Festival at the Vulcan

London Southend Airport

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

Waverley Sailing Trips

Southend Pier & Railway

The Shamrocks

Cliffs Pavilion

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Cliffs Pavilion

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Don’t Blame Us!

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.