Things to Do in Southend-on-Sea
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Yoga @Leigh Community Centre
📍 Leigh Community Centre
£8.00
Wild Art Workshop - SPACE
📍 The Village Hub
£13.70
Sparks
📍 Southend Cliffs Pavilion
FREEGSE Intégration In-Roof Practical Training (Basildon - HDM Solar)
📍 HDM Solar Basildon
Blank Slate: Self Portrait Illustration
📍 Focal Point Gallery
Free - £10.00
Leadership Link at New Hall Wine Estate
📍 New Hall Wine Estate
£44.04
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)- Cult Classics
📍 Beecroft Art Gallery
£5.04
FREEThursday Evening Drinks- Starting New Group
📍 The Elms
Comedy Club Live - Mike Gunn, Kevin Daniel, Jack Hester
📍 The Lion Inn
From £22.00
FREECOME AS YOU ARE
📍 Church On The Rock
Unified Dating - Meet Singles in Southend-on-Sea
📍 Southend On Sea Secret Venue (TBA)
FREE—
XXL Fridays | Hip Hop, RNB, UK Funky, Dancehall nights | Essex
📍 South Street Bar
immense @ sea ⎮ sunset boat party ⎮ sydney harbour
£11.90 - £30.96
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Healing In The Woods 2026
📍 Stuarts Wood Campsite
£33.22 - £109.05
TASTE OF THE CARIBBEAN: Food & Drink Festival SOUTHEND ON SEA
📍 Priory Park
£20.21 - £41.88
5th Brentwood Bank Holiday Rapid Play Tournament
📍 Wessex Auditorium Brentwood Senior School
FREECreative Open Day: The Test Space
📍 Focal Point Gallery
Here We Go Again! The Ultimate ABBA-Inspired Bottomless Brunch
📍 Kingscliff Hotel
£49.46
FREEClacton-On-Sea Deserves Better - Community Assembly
📍 Pier Avenue Baptist Church
One More Time End Of Summer Day Party
📍 Duchess And Dressmaker Brentwood
Spangled X Rough Tempo -TNA, Nu:Elementz - Azza + Grima
📍 Blackbox Brewery
90's & 00's Nation presents SED Festival
📍 Garon Park
£22.52 - £28.15
SED Fest 2026
📍 Garon Park Southend On Sea
Catch The Feeling @ South East Dance Festival 2026
📍 Garon Park
From £5.00
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Southend-on-Sea has plenty of family-friendly events including children's theatre, outdoor festivals, science workshops, arts and crafts sessions, and community events suitable for all ages.
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