Southend is set for a lively weekend of music, history, cinema, and community spirit as four standout events take place across the borough.<\/p>\n
From family-friendly open-air performances to immersive historical experiences and vibrant festivals, there\u2019s something for everyone to enjoy this weekend.<\/p>\n
Kicking off the weekend, Music and Beer Festival at the Vulcan returns to London Southend Airport\u2019s historic Vulcan hangar.<\/p>\n
The first day of the event took place yesterday, with the second day getting underway from 2pm today.<\/p>\n
The space will be filled with live music, street food, and locally brewed beers.<\/p>\n
Performances begin at 2.15pm, with a full line-up to be announced soon.<\/p>\n
Tickets cost \u00a318 for adults and \u00a34 for accompanied under-18s.<\/p>\n
Read more<\/strong><\/p>\n Free parking is available, and the site is accessible via bus or a short walk from London Southend Airport station.<\/p>\n For families and fans of animated adventures, the Big Screen Summer Cinema continues in Elmer Square outside The Forum, with a free outdoor screening of Shaun the Sheep (2015) at 3pm today.<\/p>\n Inspired by The Reading Agency\u2019s “Story Garden” summer reading challenge, this event encourages children to engage with storytelling through film.<\/p>\n Seating is first come, first served, so early arrival is recommended. Attendees should bring their own blankets or chairs.<\/p>\n History enthusiasts can step back in time at Anglo Saxon Weekend at Prittlewell Priory, running from 11am to 4pm on both Saturday and Sunday.<\/p>\n Anglo Saxon Weekend (Image: Southend Council)<\/p>\n This living history event features a re-enactment camp with combat displays, textile demonstrations, axe throwing, storytelling, and archaeological digs.<\/p>\n Visitors can also explore the Priory\u2019s evolution from Saxon settlement to modern museum, with food and drinks available on site from Melt.<\/p>\n Finally, Music in the Park brings the Priory Park bandstand to life once again.<\/p>\n Today, High Voltage Big Band will perform, followed by Friends of the Shadows on Sunday, both from 3pm to 4.30pm.<\/p>\n This free event is part of a summer-long series sponsored by BTMK Solicitors.<\/p>\n Guests are advised to bring their own seating and consider public transport due to limited parking.<\/p>\n With a diverse array of entertainment across Southend this weekend, residents and visitors alike can soak up culture, music, history, and fun in equal measure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Southend is set for a lively weekend of music, history, cinema, and community spirit as four standout events…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":311031,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7708],"tags":[102038,100269,5105,7710,519,448,113612,113611],"class_list":{"0":"post-311030","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-royals","8":"tag-anglo-saxon","9":"tag-london-southend-airport","10":"tag-royal","11":"tag-royal-families","12":"tag-royal-family","13":"tag-royals","14":"tag-southend","15":"tag-southend-council"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114957307373241293","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311030","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=311030"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311030\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/311031"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=311030"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=311030"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=311030"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}