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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

The Revel Puck Circus presents A Glimmer Daze Gambit

Chalkwell Park

Victory Day Celebration

Cart and Wagon Shed

Thu 12.00am

Guys and Dolls

The Palace Theatre

Thu 12.00am

John Barrowman: My Life In Musicals

Cliffs Pavilion

Thu 12.00am

A rope salvaged from a shipwreck.

London Shipwreck Walk and Talk

Southend Pier & Railway

Thu 12.00am from £10.00

Kiell Smith-Bynoe’s Kool Story Bro

The Palace Hotel

Thu 12.00am

Notturno Urbano

Southend Christian Fellowship Plaza Centre

Thu 12.00am

Prittlewell Priory – After Hours

Prittlewell Priory

Thu 12.00am

In Harmony Festival

Hamlet Court Road

Thu 12.00am

Cast of the hit musical

The Ballad Of Johnny And June

Cliffs Pavilion

Anything Goes

The Palace Theatre

This is Spinal Tap

Beecroft Art Gallery

Thu 12.00am

State of Her – Opening Day

Beecroft Art Gallery

Wildlife Weekend

Prittlewell Priory

Farmers Market

Leigh Community Centre

Thu 12.00am

Film Reel

Southend on Sea Film Festival 2026

The Palace Hotel

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

Northern Soul Live- The Signatures

The Palace Theatre

Thu 12.00am

Group of runners, entering bend in route of Southend Half Marathon, along Southend Seafront

Southend Half Marathon 2026

Shoebury East Beach

Thu 12.00am

Southend Half Marathon

Shoebury East Beach

Southend Museums Collections Centre – After Hours

Beecroft Art Gallery

Thu 12.00am

Leigh Folk Festival

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

Sparks Live

Cliffs Pavilion

Thu 12.00am

Southend City Jam

Southend High Street

Thu 12.00am

Spitfire Experience Flights

London Southend Airport

The Shamrocks

Cliffs Pavilion

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Cliffs Pavilion

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Seafront Fireworks

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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.