🎭 This Month Events in Southend-on-Sea

Thu 13 Aug — Fri 14 Aug

Wonderland A-Level Results Garden Party 2026

📍 Courtyard Baddow

Sat 25 Jul — Wed 20 Jan

Visit to a RHS Garden for Two — Southend-on-Sea

📍 Chelmsford

From £44

Sat 25 Jul

Big Seaweed Search - Hopeman

📍 Hopeman East Beach

Sat 25 Jul

Alien Aquatic

📍 Tarlair Swimming Pools

Sun 26 Jul

Homeward Bound! The fascinating homing behaviour of Skye's sea trout

📍 Duisdale More Hall (talla Duisdeill)

Mon 27 Jul

Summer Green Space Games - Maldon

📍 Promenade Park

Mon 27 Jul

Inverewe Wildlife Boat Trip - 1 Hour

📍 Inverewe Garden

£22.00 - £27.00

Wed 29 Jul

Summer Green Space Games -Burnham

📍 Dengie Hundred Sports Centre

Wed 29 Jul

Summer Green Space Games -Latchington

📍 King George V Playing Field

Thu 30 Jul

Belfairs Bugs and Butterflies

📍 Essex Wildlife Trust Belfairs Nature Discovery Centre

£5.64

Fri 31 Jul

Summer Green Space Games -Mayland

📍 Lawling Playing Field

Sat 1 Aug

Belfairs den building adults only

📍 Essex Wildlife Trust Belfairs Nature Discovery Centre

£6.67

Sat 25 Jul

Linocut Printmaking for Beginners

📍 The Village Hub

£50.00

Sat 25 Jul — Wed 20 Jan

Introduction to American Big Rig Truck Driving — Southend-on-Sea

📍 Saffron Walden

From £149

Sat 25 Jul — Wed 20 Jan

Byrthnoth's Legendary Viking Tour in Essex for Two

📍 Maldon

From £80

Sat 25 Jul — Wed 20 Jan

60 Minute Under 17's Driving Experience — Southend-on-Sea

📍 Saffron Walden

From £81

Sat 25 Jul — Wed 20 Jan

Indulgent Day for Two at Greenwoods Spa

📍 Greenwoods Spa, Stock

From £240

Sat 25 Jul — Wed 20 Jan

The Great Drift Doughnut Challenge for Two — Southend-on-Sea

📍 Saffron Walden

From £111

Sat 25 Jul — Wed 20 Jan

Introduction to Astronomy One Day Workshop — Southend-on-Sea

📍 Southend-on-Sea

From £87

Sat 25 Jul — Sat 5 Sept

Introduction to pottery - 6 weeks

📍 Westcliff Library

£90.00

Sun 26 Jul

Hip Release Workshop - 90 Minutes

📍 Body Bliss Studio

£22.38

Mon 27 Jul

The Bats of Sussex: Ecology, Biology and Conservation, Crawley (100337035)

📍 Tilgate Park Nature Centre

Tue 28 Jul

Little Locals: Under The Sea Cake Decorating Workshop

📍 Patch

£60.00 - £65.00

Wed 29 Jul

Emergency First Aid At Work

📍 Rectory Garth

£50.00

Sat 8 Aug

Wrestling in Writtle / Chelmsford!

📍 Writtle Sports And Social Club

Sat 25 Jul

1: 1 Open Water Coaching Session - Falmouth, Cornwall

📍 Gyllyngvase Beach

£49.46 - £114.47

Sat 25 Jul

Weekly Sea Swimming Groups - Open Water Coaching Session

📍 Gyllyngvase Beach

£14.00 - £40.00

Sat 25 Jul

Tenpad UK Series Seniors Grade 5 Padel Tree Metropolitan Bushey

📍 Padel-Tree Bushey

Sat 25 Jul — Wed 20 Jan

The Great Drift Doughnut Challenge — Southend-on-Sea

📍 Saffron Walden

From £70

Sat 25 Jul — Wed 20 Jan

Triple American Muscle Car Blast plus High Speed Passenger Ride — Southend-on-Sea

📍 Saffron Walden

From £119

Sat 25 Jul — Wed 20 Jan

American Muscle Car Blast — Southend-on-Sea

📍 Saffron Walden

From £40

Sat 25 Jul — Wed 20 Jan

The Ford GT Driving Experience and High Speed Passenger Ride - Weekday — Southend-on-Sea

📍 Saffron Walden

From £123

Sat 25 Jul — Wed 20 Jan

Double American Muscle Car Blast plus High Speed Passenger Ride — Southend-on-Sea

📍 Saffron Walden

From £87

Sat 25 Jul — Wed 20 Jan

30 Minute Under 17's Driving Experience — Southend-on-Sea

📍 Saffron Walden

From £40

Sat 25 Jul — Wed 20 Jan

Family Supercar Driving Experience for Four - Anytime — Southend-on-Sea

📍 Saffron Walden

From £172.50

Sat 25 Jul — Wed 20 Jan

Junior Aston Martin Thrill - Weekday — Southend-on-Sea

📍 Saffron Walden

From £69

Fri 24 Jul

AFTER HOURS x DRIPP

📍 Body Bliss Studio

£22.38

Fri 24 Jul

Sunset Yoga by the Sea - Friday 24th July

📍 Apna Park, Salthill

Sat 25 Jul

Move & Meditate on the Beach

📍 Myrtleville Beach

£13.85

Sat 25 Jul

Grounding Pilates

📍 Thorpe Bay Gardens

£11.55

Sat 25 Jul

Pilates & Breathe by the Sea

📍 Fintra Beach

£13.85

Sat 25 Jul — Wed 20 Jan

Classic Spa Day with Lunch for Two at Greenwoods Hotel & Spa

📍 Greenwoods Hotel & Spa, Stock

From £160

Sat 25 Jul — Wed 20 Jan

Classic Spa Day with Afternoon Tea for Two at Greenwoods Hotel & Spa

📍 Greenwoods Hotel & Spa, Stock

From £160

Sat 25 Jul

Pilates on the Beach

📍 Cranfield Beach

£7.21

Sat 25 Jul

Bhakti Lyfe - Music | Mantra | Meditation

📍 Short Street

£7.00

Sun 26 Jul

RISE Yoga by the Sea

📍 Killiney Beach Car Park

£5.00

Tue 28 Jul

Relax into Being Practice Group

📍 Dawn Lister - Wellness

£11.55

Wed 29 Jul

Yoga @Leigh Community Centre

📍 Leigh Community Centre

£8.00

Tue 28 Jul

Southend Supporting Women in Business Networking Event

📍 Bits on the side

£22.38 - £27.80

Tue 28 Jul

Brentwood Construction Networking Event

📍 Shenfield Cricket Club

£22.38 - £27.80

Wed 29 Jul

Sussex Care Hub - Care Professional Networking (Brighton)

📍 Maycroft Manor Care Home in Brighton | Hallmark Care Homes, Brighton and Hove

Thu 30 Jul

Sunsynk Product Training at HDM Solar Basildon

📍 HDM Solar Basildon

Thu 30 Jul

Southend Game Dev Meetup

📍 Reality Bytes

Tue 4 Aug

Business Networking - Chelmsford - Breakfast - The Hive

📍 The Hive

£0.00

Thu 6 Aug

Chelmsford Tech Meetup

📍 Patch Chelmsford

Sat 8 Aug

ISACA Ireland Chapter: Howth Coastal Networking Hike

📍 Houth Dart Station - Main Entrance

Tue 11 Aug

Go Meet, Chelmsford - Netwalking through Central Park

📍 Elizabeth House Business Centre

Free - £8.00

Wed 12 Aug

Southend Business Buzz Networking

📍 D2 Lounge, Southend United Football Club

£13.55

Thu 13 Aug

Ambitious Women In Essex - Chelmsford Co Working Day - 13 August 2026

📍 The Coval

Thu 13 Aug

Sungrow's Product Training at HDM Solar Basildon

📍 HDM Solar Basildon

Sat 25 Jul — Wed 20 Jan

RHS Garden Hyde Hall Visit for Two Adults and Two Children with Guidebook

📍 Chelmsford

From £50

Sat 25 Jul — Wed 20 Jan

Little Learners Driving Experience — Southend-on-Sea

📍 Saffron Walden

From £26

Sat 25 Jul — Wed 20 Jan

RHS Garden Hyde Hall Visit for Two

📍 Chelmsford

From £41

Sat 25 Jul

Family Sparkles - Down by the sea

📍 Dun Laoghaire Baths (under Happy Out Cafe)

£50.00

Sun 26 Jul

Stow Maries: Family Nature Day

📍 Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome

Free - £13.70

Tue 28 Jul

Hanningfield Wilder Holiday Club

📍 Essex Wildlife Trust Hanningfield Reservoir Nature Discovery Park

£46.00

Fri 31 Jul

Belfairs Wilder Holiday Club

📍 Essex Wildlife Trust Belfairs Nature Discovery Centre

£42.00 - £46.00

Fri 31 Jul

Sea dipping (Family Event) NWT Holme Dunes

📍 NWT Holme Dunes

£4.67 - £5.73

Sat 1 Aug

Belfairs nature tots weekend summer special

📍 Belfairs Nature Discovery Centre (new)

£8.80

Mon 3 Aug — Wed 5 Aug

Kids Summer Activity 2026 - (3rd, 4th & 5th August)

📍 Hadleigh Junior School (Hadleigh Grace Church)

£5.00

Thu 6 Aug

Hanningfield family forest fun: summer special

📍 Hanningfield Reservoir Visitors Centre

£8.80

Sun 9 Aug

Little Stars Early Years Show

📍 Southend Central Museum & Planetarium

£9.38

Sat 1 Aug

Bay Days Festival 2026

📍 Radio City Social

Sat 1 Aug

Maravilosa 5th birthday safari open air

📍 Widford Lodge Playing Field

Sat 8 Aug

Fox Fest

📍 Fox And Hounds

Sat 25 Jul

Lazydays Festival 2026 - Saturday

📍 Priory Park

From £78.32

Sat 25 Jul

East Sussex Summer Barrio Fiesta 2026

📍 St Stephen's Church, Bexhill

Sun 26 Jul

Lazydays Festival 2026 - Sunday

📍 Priory Park

From £355.46

Fri 31 Jul — Sat 1 Aug

Music and Beer Festival at the Vulcan

📍 London Southend Airport

£19.84 - £24.11

Sat 1 Aug

The Little Loves Summer Fayre South Woodham

📍 South Woodham Ferrers Village Hall

Sat 1 Aug

St Marys Church Beer, Sausage and Cider Festival Saturday 1st August

📍 St Mary's Church Hall

Free - £30.00

Fri 14 Aug

Summer Green Space Games - Heybridge

📍 King George V Playing Field

Fri 14 Aug

Country Calling

📍 Hylands Estate Chelmsford

Sat 15 Aug — Sun 16 Aug

Smoke and Fire Festival Maldon 2026: The 10th Anniversary Edition

📍 Promenade Park, Maldon

Sat 22 Aug

Island Vibes and Old Skool Jams

📍 Balmoral Community Centre

From £49.45

Sat 25 Jul — Wed 20 Jan

Comedy Murder Mystery Evening with Three Course Dinner — Southend-on-Sea

📍 Westcliff-On-Sea

From £69

Sat 25 Jul — Wed 20 Jan

Wild Viking Island Tour with Afternoon Tea and Fizz for Two

📍 Maldon

From £150

Mon 27 Jul

Mums Club July 1

📍 Thirst Drinks Syndicate

Tue 28 Jul

Mums Club July 2

📍 Thirst Drinks Syndicate

Tue 28 Jul

Beneath the Waves: Discovering Lincolnshire’s Marine Life – talk & dinner

📍 Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve

£19.95

Sat 1 Aug

Maldon’s Salty Sea Dog Tour

📍 The Blue Boar

£54.88

Sun 2 Aug

Seafood Plates & Summer Wines at Frank's

📍 Frank's

£76.05

Tue 11 Aug

SAVS Networking Brunch

📍 SAVS

Thu 13 Aug

A Taste Of The Sea

📍 True's Yard Fisherfolk Museum

£50.00

Sat 15 Aug

August Essex Wine Tour: Discover the Future of English Wine

📍 Clayhill Vineyard

£129.63

Wed 19 Aug

Small plates by the sea with Jane Baxter

📍 The Old Stable East Portlemouth

£60.00

Sat 25 Jul

TheWiseMen present Atjazz

📍 TheBoatyardRestaurant / Driftwood

Fri 31 Jul — Sat 1 Aug

StairRave To Heaven

📍 Courtyard Baddow

Sat 1 Aug

Dnb Massacre meets Midnight Massacre

📍 The Moonraker Club

Mon 27 Jul

K-pop Dance Classes in Rayleigh

📍 Mushroom Theatre Company

£9.00

Sat 1 Aug

Freddie Mercury Tribute and Support Act

📍 Rayleigh King George V Playing Field

£6.88 - £13.27

Sat 1 Aug

Paul Simon's Graceland, 40th anniversary, Performed By Darren jones & The World Music Band

📍 St marks church

Sun 2 Aug

Life Of Agony

📍 Chinnerys

Thu 6 Aug

Wednesday 13

📍 Chinnerys

Fri 7 Aug

Chloe and the Butlers - Debut album gig

📍 Hot Box Live Events Chelmsford

Fri 7 Aug

Worry Boys + The B4stard Trees + The Dockleaves

📍 Sunrooms

Fri 7 Aug

Rewind Sessions - Cocktail Party

📍 The Drop

Sat 8 Aug — Sun 9 Aug

Bass By The Sea :: TURNO [Southend] at Skylah's [Saturday 08.08]

📍 Skylah's Bar

Sat 25 Jul

Xmas In July Night Out 25/07 - Buzz Bingo Basildon

📍 Buzz Bingo Basildon

Mon 27 Jul

Storytelling - Tales of the sea!

📍 St. Cyrus National Nature Reserve

Sat 1 Aug

Anglo-Saxon Weekend

📍 Prittlewell Priory

£8.30 - £9.92

Mon 10 Aug

Coffee and Cake Club!

📍 Meadow Croft Garden Centre

£7.21

Wed 12 Aug

Unstoppable

📍 Miracle House

Sun 16 Aug

Kiln Opening with Essex Folk and Fairytales

📍 Salvation Army Hadleigh Farm Rare Breeds Centre

Tue 18 Aug

SAFE Women's Group

📍 SAVS

Thu 20 Aug

Southend Tech Meetup

📍 The Board Game Hut

Sat 22 Aug

Henge

📍 Chinnerys

Sat 22 Aug — Sun 23 Aug

Palmz Birthday Bash

📍 Sunrooms2

Sat 25 Jul

Sand castle competition

📍 St Bees Beach

Mon 27 Jul

Sea Dipping

📍 Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve

Thu 30 Jul

Blank Slate - Multimedia Zine Workshop

📍 Focal Point Gallery

Free - £10.00

Tue 4 Aug

Evening Sea Dipping

📍 Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve

Thu 6 Aug

Southend CineScene Presents : Jules et Jim

📍 Beecroft Art Gallery

Sat 8 Aug

Little Stars Early Years Show

📍 Southend Central Museum & Planetarium

£9.38

Sat 8 Aug

Meet the Meteorites

📍 Southend Central Museum & Planetarium

£3.96

Sat 8 Aug

Mini Moons

📍 Southend Central Museum & Planetarium

£6.13

Fri 14 Aug

Sea Dipping

📍 Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve

Thu 20 Aug

Southchurch Hall - After Hours

📍 Southchurch Hall

£10.46

Fri 24 Jul

Speed Dating in Chelmsford | Ages 25-38

📍 The Courtyard

Sun 26 Jul

Unified Dating - Meet Singles in Southend-on-Sea

📍 Southend On Sea Secret Venue (TBA)

Tue 28 Jul

Unified Dating - Meet Singles in Southend-on-Sea

📍 Southend On Sea Secret Venue (TBA)

Wed 29 Jul

Over 50's Speed Dating at The Mews, Southend on Sea!

📍 The Mews

£20.21

Fri 31 Jul — Sat 1 Aug

Offline Dating @ Bits on the side

📍 Bits on the side

Fri 31 Jul

Unified Dating - Meet Singles in Southend-on-Sea

📍 Southend On Sea Secret Venue (TBA)

Thu 6 Aug

Speed Dating at The Mews, Southend (Ages 30-50)

📍 The Mews

£20.21

Fri 7 Aug

Speed Dating in Chelmsford | Ages 30-45

📍 The Courtyard

Fri 21 Aug

Speed Dating in Chelmsford | Ages 40-55

📍 The Courtyard

Sat 25 Jul — Wed 20 Jan

Junior Movie Car and Police Chase Experience for Two — Southend-on-Sea

📍 Saffron Walden

From £103

Sat 25 Jul — Sun 26 Jul

Open air cinema

📍 Basildon Sporting Village

£8.77 - £16.86

Sat 25 Jul

Ocean with David Attenborough

📍 Sabhal Mor Ostaig

Sat 8 Aug

'Wall-E' - Kid's Flicks

📍 Beecroft Art Gallery

£3.96

Thu 20 Aug

Southend CineScene Big Screen Adventures Presents - Pee Wee's Big Adventure

📍 Beecroft Art Gallery

Fri 24 Jul — Sat 25 Jul

Hush Rebrand Party

📍 The Courtyard

Fri 7 Aug

Beyond the Dance

📍 Bar And Beyond

Fri 14 Aug

Islanderz Meetz Sunrooms

📍 Sunrooms 2

Fri 24 Jul — Sat 25 Jul

XXL Fridays | Hip Hop, RNB, UK Funky, Dancehall nights | Essex

📍 South Street Bar

Sat 25 Jul — Sun 26 Jul

EL&TE Events Presents: House & Garage Party 2026

📍 The Jolly Friar

£5.00

Sat 25 Jul — Wed 20 Jan

Comedy Murder Mystery Evening with Three Course Dinner for Two — Southend-on-Sea

📍 Westcliff-On-Sea

From £139

Sat 25 Jul — Wed 20 Jan

Junior American Truck Driving Experience — Southend-on-Sea

📍 Saffron Walden

From £87

Sat 1 Aug

The Librarians - a bilingual performance for d/Deaf and BSL speakers

📍 The Forum Southend-on-Sea

Sun 9 Aug

Gentle Stars - SEND Planetarium

📍 Beecroft Art Gallery

£9.38