Have you seen? 👀 Or not seen as the case may be...the new railway bridge artwork in Southend High street. The artwork 'A view without a bridge' has been commissioned for Focal Point Gallery by Janette Parris. It will remain on display until 25 October 2021. 📷: Focal Point Gallery

What's On August See below for details of events taking place throughout Southend this August. Keep up to date with the latest news on our website ➡southendtp.co.uk

SUMMER IS FINALLY HERE and it couldn’t be a better time to #VisitSouthend... With 7 miles of coastline to explore, fantastic attractions, stunning historic houses and a wealth of art and culture to discover, there's so much more besides the seaside... visitsouthend.co.uk

🎉🎉🎉 NEW FESTIVAL ALERT 🎉🎉🎉 Save the dates - 3rd-19th September - when the #SouthendArtsFestival comes to town! With two jam-packed weeks of events that celebrate Southend's thriving cultural scene. southendartsfestival.co.uk

This is going to be fantastic! 👇🏼

GET READY! 🎨 As part of Southend Arts Festival join Laura Trevail and Ami Solomons for a virtual art workshop over on our Facebook page on Saturday 18 September. Collect your FREE craft kit from all the branches of Southend Libraries. Find out more 👉 bit.ly/3EbxHqT

What a truly wonderful and inspirational day here in #Southend! Stage 4 of the The Women's Tour might be over now but this event has well and truly put the town on the map & showcased what we can do - so many positive comments. Well done to all involved Visit Southend @SouthendBC

So excited to be working on this!

SAY HELLO TO WAVE-FIELD👋 Blurring the boundaries between sound and landscape, you're in control of this fun interactive installation. Each seesaw will light-up and react to movement with a different musical sound. Find out more 👉southendluminocity.co.uk

We were lucky enough to attend the #SouthendLuminoCity preview launch last night… and it was fantastic! The stunning and immersive festival of light officially opens to the public in one hour, don’t miss it! More info here: bit.ly/3gTlmNv

Thanks Philip, saw this taking place in Leeds with @marziaabel at an ATCM conference a few years back, the place was buzzing and we were knew it would be great for #Southend 💫

✨BETTER LIGHT THAN NEVER ✨ #StormEunice may have stopped us for one night, but we're set to come back for the final night of Southend LuminoCity tomorrow (Saturday 19th) from 5pm-10pm! ➡southendluminocity.co.uk

Last night in Southend Town spent at Chinnerys, naturally - big day tomorrow. Graduation day. Big city big boy pants on tomorrow.

✨ GET READY TO JAM! 📢 #SouthendCityJam kicks off this Friday, and we've got over 100 street artists coming over the weekend to transform the city centre with some epic, large scale artwork! Check out the map to see what's going on👇 southendcityjam.co.uk/map

🚨 CITY JAM UPDATE 🚨 Our first two artists Aches and Asur sure have been busy creating these masterpieces for Southend City Jam! 📅 Friday 2 - Sunday 4 September 2022 / 9am-6pm ℹ️ For full details 👉 southendcityjam.co.uk/rundown

🎉 WHAT A DAY! 🎉 Well the first day of Southendcityjam is almost over, but there's still two more to go! 🙌 Check out the amazing work that's already been started! 📅 Until Sunday 4 September 2022 / 9am-6pm ℹ️ For full details 👉 southendcityjam.co.uk/rundown

Love this Southendcityjam Visit Southend

We finally found Wilson.

🎃👻 PLAN YOUR PARADE! 🎃👻 A frightfully fun evening is in store for the whole family this Saturday as the second annual Southend Halloween Parade returns to the City’s seafront. This fantastic FREE event will take place on Saturday 29 October from 6pm.

🎉SOUTHEND CITY JAM IS BACK!🎉 Due to the overwhelming success of last year’s first festival, which saw over a hundred local, national, and international artists take part, Southend City Jam is set to return from Friday 1 – Sunday 3 September 2023.