Things to Do in Southend-on-Sea
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What The World Needs Now - The Burt Bacharach Songbook
📍 Southend Cliffs Pavilion
BOSP Tots
📍 Wat Tyler Country Park
£5.00
Southend Construction Networking Event
📍 Black Box Brewery
£22.38 - £27.80
Gundam TCG Tuesday Play
📍 Wayland Games Centre
£8.00
Infant & Toddler First Aid Workshop October - Wickford
📍 St Catherine's Church
£27.80
K-pop Dance Classes in Southend-on-Sea
📍 Absolute Arts
£9.00
FREECI CONNECT 2026 (7th October)
📍 Monitor Audio
Yoga @Leigh Community Centre
📍 Leigh Community Centre
£8.00
Breakfast Club - Networking Event
📍 IslandWorks at Dockyard Church
£10.00
Mums Who Brunch Monthly Meet Up
📍 Meadow Croft Garden Centre
£6.13
SOLD OUTGSE Intégration In-Roof Practical Training (Basildon - HDM Solar)
📍 HDM Solar Basildon
Sold out at source
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Volunteer Training - South Essex - October 2026
📍 Corringham Fire Station
One Piece TCG - Game Night
📍 Wayland Games Centre
£9.38
Mercury Creatives Southend Masterclass: So You Want to be a Director? with Dan Sherer
📍 Metal Southend
From £20.00
FREEWorship Academy- Insights into Faith
📍 Benfleet Methodist Church
Speed Dating at The Mews, Southend (Ages 30-50)
📍 The Mews
£18.04 - £20.21
FREESouthend Speakers Club - Meeting
📍 Emmanuel Church
DR John Cooper Clarke
📍 Palace Theatre, Southend
Dr John Cooper Clarke: Have It Tour 2026
📍 Southend Palace Theatre
BNI Saxons Business Referral Meeting every Thursday from 6.30am
📍 Three Rivers
£20.00
FREESouthend Peers Visitors Meeting
📍 Palace Hotel
FREECastle Point Business Breakfast and Procurement training
📍 The Hadleigh Old Firestation
SOLD OUTCI CONNECT 2026 (8th October)
📍 Monitor Audio
Sold out at source
Wickford/Woodham Supporting Women in Business Networking
📍 Frasers tea room
£22.38 - £27.80
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