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Things to do in Southend On Sea, October 2026

Browse 43 upcoming events and things to do in Southend On Sea during October 2026. Venues include Palace Theatre, Chinnerys, Palace Theatre, Southend. Highlights include Sindhu Vee: Swanky, Blaze Bayley The Iron Maiden Anniversary!, Mike Wozniak: The Bench and more. Each listing links to tickets, venue details and practical visitor info.

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Mike Wozniak: The Bench

Southend On Sea · Palace Theatre, SouthendFri, Oct 2Culture & Art

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🎟️ From £27

Phil Wang: UH OH

Southend On Sea · Southend Cliffs PavilionSun, Oct 4Culture & Art

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🎟️ From £36

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Sindhu Vee: Swanky

Southend On Sea · Palace TheatreThu, Oct 1Culture & Art

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🎟️ From £33

Blaze Bayley The Iron Maiden Anniversary!

Southend On Sea · ChinnerysThu, Oct 1Culture & Art

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🎟️ From £28

What The World Needs Now - The Burt Bacharach Songbook

Southend On Sea · Southend Cliffs PavilionMon, Oct 5Music

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🎟️ From £70

DR John Cooper Clarke

Southend On Sea · Palace Theatre, SouthendWed, Oct 7Music

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🎟️ From £38

Katherine Jenkins - 25 Year Anniversary Tour

Southend On Sea · Southend Cliffs PavilionThu, Oct 8Music

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🎟️ From £38

Kevin Bloody Wilson - Fair Dinkum Funny · Oct 8

Southend On Sea · Brentwood CentreThu, Oct 8Culture & Art

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Kane Brown - Crowd Work King

Southend On Sea · Palace Theatre, SouthendThu, Oct 8Culture & Art

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Fin Taylor

Southend On Sea · Palace Theatre, SouthendFri, Oct 9Culture & Art

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Troy Hawke: Never Stop, Never Change!

Southend On Sea · Southend Cliffs PavilionFri, Oct 9Culture & Art

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The Comedy Store - Maidstone

Southend On Sea · Hazlitt TheatreFri, Oct 9Culture & Art

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Queen of the Night - A Tribute to Whitney Houston

Southend On Sea · Chelmsford TheatreSat, Oct 10Music

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Laura Smyth: Born Aggy

Southend On Sea · Palace Theatre, SouthendSat, Oct 10Culture & Art

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Indie Cult Club Presents: REEF

Southend On Sea · ChinnerysThu, Oct 8Nightlife

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🎟️ From £39

DIS-OBEY

Southend On Sea · ChinnerysSat, Oct 10Culture & Art

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🎟️ From £10

Fell Out Boy & The Black Charade

Southend On Sea · ChinnerysSat, Oct 10Culture & Art

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🎟️ From £22

DISOBEY

Southend On Sea · ChinnerysSun, Oct 11Culture & Art

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🎟️ From £10

WISHBONE ASH

Southend On Sea · ChinnerysSun, Oct 11Culture & Art

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🎟️ From £30

Alison Moyet

Southend On Sea · Southend Cliffs PavilionMon, Oct 12Music

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Sounds Of The 60s Live - Hosted by Tony Blackburn MBE

Southend On Sea · Southend Cliffs PavilionTue, Oct 13Music

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Flo & Joan - With Feeling

Southend On Sea · Chelmsford TheatreWed, Oct 14Culture & Art

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🎟️ From £34

Boyzlife Featuring Keith Duffy & Brian McFadden

Southend On Sea · Southend Cliffs PavilionThu, Oct 15Music

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The Legends in Vegas - After Hours

Southend On Sea · Southend Cliffs PavilionFri, Oct 16Culture & Art

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The Shamrocks

Southend On Sea · Southend Cliffs PavilionSun, Oct 18Music

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Celya AB: We Must Stop Meeting Like This

Southend On Sea · Cliffs Pavilion (Maritime Room)Thu, Oct 15Music

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🎟️ From £22

Southend Jazz Festival Presents CUT CAPERS

Southend On Sea · ChinnerysFri, Oct 16Music

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🎟️ From £22

AMY ALIVE V ADELE

Southend On Sea · ChinnerysSat, Oct 17Music

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🎟️ From £18

Kevin Bloody Wilson - Fair Dinkum Funny · Oct 20

Southend On Sea · Central TheatreTue, Oct 20Culture & Art

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JUSTIN HAYWARD: THE STORY IN YOUR EYES TOUR

Southend On Sea · Southend Cliffs PavilionWed, Oct 21Music

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The Best of Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells I II & III

Southend On Sea · Southend Cliffs PavilionThu, Oct 22Music

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LONDON CALLING play THE CLASH

Southend On Sea · GlassBox TheatreFri, Oct 23Music

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🎟️ From £17

Joe Wells: Daddy Autism

Southend On Sea · Chelmsford TheatreSat, Oct 24Culture & Art

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Indie Cult Club Presents : Boo Radleys

Southend On Sea · ChinnerysFri, Oct 23Nightlife

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🎟️ From £22

Sleep Broken

Southend On Sea · ChinnerysSat, Oct 24Culture & Art

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🎟️ From £17

Punk Rock Factory

Southend On Sea · ChinnerysSun, Oct 25Culture & Art

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🎟️ From £29

Leo Sayer: Can't Stop Loving You

Southend On Sea · Cliffs PavilionSun, Oct 25Culture & Art

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🎟️ From £45

Jools Holland and His Rhythm and Blues Orchestra · Oct 29

Southend On Sea · Southend Cliffs PavilionThu, Oct 29Music

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🎟️ From £63

FOREVER NU - 25th anniversary of Toxicity & IOWA special

Southend On Sea · ChinnerysThu, Oct 29Music

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🎟️ From £22

Christopher Hall: Pizazz

Southend On Sea · Chelmsford TheatreThu, Oct 29Culture & Art

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Jools Holland and His Rhythm and Blues Orchestra · Oct 30

Southend On Sea · Southend Cliffs PavilionFri, Oct 30Music

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🎟️ From £63

Paul Merton & Suki Webster's Improv Show

Southend On Sea · Chelmsford TheatreSat, Oct 31Culture & Art

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Huey Morgan

Southend On Sea · ChinnerysMon, Oct 26Music

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🎟️ From £34

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