Visit Southend

Name: Visit Southend
Address: Southend Pier, Southend-on-Sea, SS11EE, GB
Telephone: 01702 215620

Whether you're a resident or visitor, follow us for your guide to the best of Southend The official destination website for Southend.

Whether you're a resident or visitor, follow us for your guide to the best of Southend - from attractions and things to do, to what's on and more.

20/06/2025

BEAT THE HEAT 🌡️🌞️

It looks like summer has finally arrived in Southend!🙌🙌

We've got 7 miles of coastline and plenty of parking. Check out and download the handy Mobon parking app to check live updates and to pay for your parking. 🚗 Or leave the car behind and let the train take the strain! 🚄

Make the most of your visit to Southend this weekend by planning ahead. Check out the tide times below 👇👇
Saturday 21 June
🌊High tide | 9:06am
🌊 Low tide | 3:15pm
Sunday 22 June
🌊High tide | 10:13am
🌊Low tide | 4:23pm

Plan your visit here 👉www.visitsouthend.co.uk/summer

20/06/2025

🎉🎉 THIS WEEKEND! 🎉🎉

Pandemonium Street Theatre Fest 2025 is taking over the High Street!

Now in its 18th year, this free festival from East 15 Acting School's BA Acting & Community Engagement second-year students will bring the town to life with energetic street performances.

📅 Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 June
🕙 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM
📌 Southend High Street, Warrior Square & The Forum
👉 www.visitsouthend.co.uk/pandemonium-street-theatre-festival-2025

19/06/2025

SAVE THE DATE 🌈🏳‍🌈

Southend-on-Sea Pride returns for a fantastic day of fun and entertainment to celebrate and support the LGBTQ+ community next month!

⭐ Live entertainment and community stalls
😄 Fun for all the family
✨All LGBTQ+ and allies welcome
📅 Saturday 12 July | 12pm - 8pm
📌 Warrior Square Gardens - SS1 2JH
👉www.visitsouthend.co.uk/southend-pride-2025

18/06/2025

PLAN YOUR VISIT 🚢

Be sure to book your tickets to explore the Santa Maria, a full-size authentic replica of Christopher Columbus’ flagship! The ship will be docked at Southend Pier & Railway from 1 – 7 July.

This full-scale floating museum will bring the 15th century to life with epic masts, immersive decks and history you can explore.

⚓ Open Ship: Wednesday 2 – Sunday 6 July
✅ Nao Santa María ticket prices from 6 EUR *
👉 www.visitsouthend.co.uk/santa-maria
*In addition to usual pier admission prices

18/06/2025

BOOK NOW 📣📣

Proms at the Vulcan is back in 2025 for another exciting evening with the Essex Concert Orchestra performing a selection of popular and classical music alongside Vulcan XL426.

📅 Saturday 12 July
📌 London Southend Airport
✅ Adults : £24.00 | Under 16s : £16.00
👉 www.visitsouthend.co.uk/proms-at-the-vulcan

17/06/2025

✨ MYSTERY ON SEA ✨

Mystery On Sea is now in it’s 6th amazing year! Southend’s original and only 'mystorical' walking tour in the heart of our historic city.

🔎 Take a walk around the iconic Royal Terrace and Clifftown areas of Southend. Step into the past and uncover the secrets hidden within these historic walls. From spine-tingling ghost stories to jaw-dropping mysteries. Walk in the footsteps of legendary figures who once stayed here, and hear the whispers of history come to life.

📆 Sunday 22 June | 4pm - 6pm
📌 Meet at Royal Square
👉 www.visitsouthend.co.uk/mystery-on-sea-june

16/06/2025

🎶 CONCERT SERIES 🎶

Southend-on-Sea City Council invite you to experience Red Priest, recently described in the New York Times as ‘the wildly virtuosic little band’. The quartet has developed a truly unique style, combining high-energy performance, boundary crossing arrangements and theatrical presentation, delighting audiences across the globe.

📌Southend Christian Fellowship Plaza Centre
🎫 Tickets: £15
📅 Friday 20 June
🕗 8pm
👉 www.visitsouthend.co.uk/concert-series-red-priest

16/06/2025

GET YOUR FOLK ON 🙌

Get ready for toe-tapping tunes and good vibes - Leigh Folk Festival is almost here!

Returning after a fallow year for fabulous fun in Leigh, this vibrant event will again be a celebration of folk music, arts, and culture 💃🪕

📆 Friday 27 - Sunday 29 June
📌 Leigh Library Gardens and other spaces and venues throughout Leigh
⭐ The majority of events are free to enter

Find more info 👇👇
www.visitsouthend.co.uk/leigh-folk-festival

15/06/2025

NORE RACE 2025 ⛵

The Benfleet Yacht Club’s renowned Nore Race returns to Southend Pier & Railway! 🙌

Yachts and dinghies will take on a thrilling 20-mile challenge through the Thames Estuary, starting and ending at the pier head. Stop by the pier for stunning views, live race action and to relax with a refreshing drink as the boats sail by! ⛵🍹

📆 Saturday 21 June
🕚 Races start from 11:45am

👇👇
www.visitsouthend.co.uk/nore-yacht-race

15/06/2025

NEW EXHBITION ALERT 📣📣

Join Focal Point Gallery for the opening of new exhibition ‘In Other Worlds: Acts of Translation’.
The exhibition was developed in collaboration with the Roberts Institute of Art and brings together over 15 works, some of which have never been shown in a public gallery before, from the David and Indrė Roberts Collection, one of the UK’s foremost private collections.

📅 Open event 21 June | 6pm - 8pm
✅ Gallery open Wednesday - Saturday | 11am - 5pm
👉 www.visitsouthend.co.uk/in-other-worlds-acts-of-translation

14/06/2025

✨ GET YOUR TICKETS NOW ✨

The Ibiza Orchestra - Southend Live Experience is back! Get ready to be blown away by an incredible 26-piece orchestra performing some of the greatest hits from the legendary white isle! 🌴🎵

📌 Priory Park
📅 Friday 20 June
🕕 6pm - 11pm

It's set to be an evening to remember! 💃🏽🎉 So prepare to dance the night away!

Get your tickets now 👇👇
www.visitsouthend.co.uk/ibiza-orchestra-live

13/06/2025

MUSIC IN THE PARK 🎶🌳

Head to Priory Park Bandstand this weekend for FREE Live music! Top musicians will be performing in Southend-on-Sea City Council's 'Music in the Park':

🎙 Saturday | Southend Vox
☀ Sunday | Thurrock Spectrum Brass

📅 Weekends & Bank Holiday Mondays | 3pm - 4.30pm
🙌 Music in the Park is sponsored by BTMK Solicitors

👉 www.visitsouthend.co.uk/music-in-the-park

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