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TODAY'S THE DAY 🖼 🖌📸Old Leigh Artists' Market returns to Strand Wharf TODAY! ⭐ Bringing you the best in local painting, ...
25/08/2025

TODAY'S THE DAY 🖼 🖌📸

Old Leigh Artists' Market returns to Strand Wharf TODAY! ⭐ Bringing you the best in local painting, printing, sculpture, mosaic, pottery, photography and so much more!

📆 Monday 25 August
⏰ 10am - 4pm
📌 Strand Wharf - Old Leigh
👉 www.visitsouthend.co.uk/old-leigh-artists-market

BIG UP SOUTHEND 🙌 Join Bigupsouthend on Saturday for a leisurely browse around the stalls to discover unique treasures a...
24/08/2025

BIG UP SOUTHEND 🙌

Join Bigupsouthend on Saturday for a leisurely browse around the stalls to discover unique treasures and handcrafted gifts from local makers. The perfect opportunity to shop local, support small businesses, and connect with talented makers, performers, and micro-businesses. 🛍✨

📌 The Victoria Shopping Centre, Southend
📅 Saturday 30 August
🕚 11am - 4pm
👉 www.visitsouthend.co.uk/big-up-southend-august

🚨 CHECK IT OUT 🚨Don't miss your chance to get all hands on deck for safety at Emergency Services Day! 🚒 🧯👮‍♀️Emergency s...
23/08/2025

🚨 CHECK IT OUT 🚨

Don't miss your chance to get all hands on deck for safety at Emergency Services Day! 🚒 🧯👮‍♀️

Emergency services are joining forces to meet the community and provide essential safety advice.

📅 Wednesday 27 August
⏳ 11am - 1:30pm
📌 City Beach
👉 www.visitsouthend.co.uk/emergency-services-day-august

☀🍸 THIS WEEKEND! 🍸☀On the Decks is back at Southend Pier & Railway for 3 days of great tunes and drinks with sea views a...
22/08/2025

☀🍸 THIS WEEKEND! 🍸☀

On the Decks is back at Southend Pier & Railway for 3 days of great tunes and drinks with sea views and sunshine! 🌊☀

Saturday 23 August | Adam Avit with Paul Cosmic Shiret
Sunday 24 August | Adam Avit with Glen Stevens
Monday 25 August | Stewart H, Clint H and Tania C

🎶 From 1pm – 7pm
🔹 Usual pier admission prices apply

👉 www.southendpier.co.uk/event-details/on-the-decks-2

CALLING ALL HISTORY LOVERS 📸🏛️Historic England invites you to a hands-on "Help Us Find Southend's Hidden Heritage: Commu...
22/08/2025

CALLING ALL HISTORY LOVERS 📸🏛️

Historic England invites you to a hands-on "Help Us Find Southend's Hidden Heritage: Community Listing Workshop," where you can help uncover Southend’s heritage gems, learn all about the National Heritage List for England and contribute your photos and stories to the Missing Pieces Project.

💻 Please bring a laptop, iPad, or device to participate in the uploading session
🗓️ Wednesday 17 September 2025
⏰ 10:00 AM – 3:30 PM
📌 Prittlewell Priory
👉 www.visitsouthend.co.uk/help-us-find-southends-hidden-heritage

🎉🎉🎉 ONE WEEK TO GO 🎉🎉🎉With Southend City Jam preparations in full swing, you might notice that some of your favourite mu...
22/08/2025

🎉🎉🎉 ONE WEEK TO GO 🎉🎉🎉

With Southend City Jam preparations in full swing, you might notice that some of your favourite murals from previous Jams have already been painted over. But don’t worry – this is just the beginning! Very soon, the walls will burst back into life with bold, iconic new artwork created especially for this year’s festival. Get ready to see the city transformed all over again! 🎨✨

👇👇
www.southendcityjam.co.uk

Thanks to build partner Edmunds Design & Construction Ltd and event sponsors Montana Cans (official), Global Art Supplies, Southend City BID, Mark 1 Hire, Joyscroll. , Southend-on-Sea City Council, Southend Tourism Partnership

FAREWELL WEEKEND 👀 🐧Don’t miss the opp-penguin-tunity to see all the Waddle-on-Sea huddle together in one place! 🙌Join i...
21/08/2025

FAREWELL WEEKEND 👀 🐧

Don’t miss the opp-penguin-tunity to see all the Waddle-on-Sea huddle together in one place! 🙌

Join in the final celebration of the flipping fabulous art trail from Havens Hospices and Wild in Art.

🐧 The Farewell Weekend
📆 Saturday 13 - Sunday 14 September
📌 Ipeco, Airport Business Park, Cherry Orchard Way, Rochford
🎟 Family (2 adults + 2 children): £25 / Adult: £10 / Child: £5

👇👇
www.visitsouthend.co.uk/waddle-on-sea-farewell-weekend

MUSIC IN THE PARK 🎶🌳 Head to Priory Park Bandstand this Bank Holiday Weekend for FREE Live music! Top musicians will b...
21/08/2025

MUSIC IN THE PARK 🎶🌳

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

🎷 Saturday | Stevie B
🎸 Sunday | White Guitar Duo
🎵 Bank Holiday Monday | Pat English Band

📅 Select Weekends & Bank Holiday Mondays | 3pm - 4.30pm
🙌 Music in the Park is sponsored by BTMK Solicitors
👉 www.visitsouthend.co.uk/music-in-the-park

DON'T MISS! 🖼 🖌📸Old Leigh Artists' Market returns to Strand Wharf next week! ⭐ Bringing you the best in local painting, ...
20/08/2025

DON'T MISS! 🖼 🖌📸

Old Leigh Artists' Market returns to Strand Wharf next week! ⭐ Bringing you the best in local painting, printing, sculpture, mosaic, pottery, photography and so much more!

📆 Monday 25 August
⏰ 10am - 4pm
📌 Strand Wharf - Old Leigh
👉 www.visitsouthend.co.uk/old-leigh-artists-market

BIG SCREEN SUMMER CINEMA 🍿Join Focal Point Gallery at Elmer Square for the FINAL FREE Big Screen Summer Cinema screening...
20/08/2025

BIG SCREEN SUMMER CINEMA 🍿

Join Focal Point Gallery at Elmer Square for the FINAL FREE Big Screen Summer Cinema screening!

This year’s programme has been selected in response to The Reading Agency annual summer reading challenge at Southend Libraries. ‘Story Garden’ will inspire children to tap into a world of imagination through reading, exploring the magical connection between storytelling and nature.

🎬🤖 The Wild Robot
📅🕒 Saturday 23 August | Starts at 3pm
⭐✔️ FREE
👉 www.visitsouthend.co.uk/big-screen-summer-cinema

🌊⚓ OLD LEIGH REGATTA IS BACK ⚓🌊Join in one of Leigh-on-Sea’s most loved and long-standing traditions – the Old Leigh Reg...
19/08/2025

🌊⚓ OLD LEIGH REGATTA IS BACK ⚓🌊

Join in one of Leigh-on-Sea’s most loved and long-standing traditions – the Old Leigh Regatta!

Set against the picturesque backdrop of Old Leigh’s cobbled streets and historic waterfront, this fun-filled community event is packed with entertainment for the whole family.

Boat races, live music, food stalls, tug-of-war, football on the mud (yes, it’s a thing!) and lots more! 🎶🎉

Organised in support of the Sea Scout Groups of Old Leigh, this lively event helps raise funds for 3rd Chalkwell Bay & 4th/6th Leigh. It’s going to be a weekend to remember! 🥳

📅 Saturday 6 - Sunday 7 September
⚓ Free entry
👉 www.visitsouthend.co.uk/the-old-leigh-regatta

DISCOVER YOUR FAMILY HISTORY 🔎Southend Libraries have the perfect event to help grow the roots of your family tree. Join...
18/08/2025

DISCOVER YOUR FAMILY HISTORY 🔎

Southend Libraries have the perfect event to help grow the roots of your family tree.

Join the FREE drop-in event with experts from the Essex Society for Family History. Give your genealogy research a boost!

👨‍👩‍👧‍👧 Beginners and seasoned researchers welcome
📅 Saturday 13 September | 10am - 1pm
📌 The Forum
👉 www.visitsouthend.co.uk/family-history-drop-in-session

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