As part of the Estuary 2016 festival, there will be a Southend Charabanc weekend celebrating all of Southend’s local art attractions in traditional charabanc day-trip style! There will be a packed itinerary of events at various art venues around Southend-on-Sea. Vintage buses from the Canvey Island Transport Museum will make hop-on / hop-off stops to all the venues, making sure you don’t have to miss out on anything!

Below you can find a taster of the “special events”, but there will be other events and attractions throughout the weekend.

Saturday 24th September 2016

Southend High Street, SS1 1DG

• 11am - 5pm: Street performance, art, theatre and music
• 4pm: Disco Turtle Party and Parade

Big Screen Southend, SS1 1NS

• 11am - 5pm: A series of newly commissioned video performances by Jefford Horrigan

Metal / NetPark, SS0 8NB

• 12pm - 2pm: Launch of Everyday Fiction by Alison Ballard

Metal / Chalkwell Hall, SS0 8NB

• 12pm - 2pm: Launch of From the Shore and Beyond, photography by Simon Fowler

The Old Waterworks, SS0 7AB

• 1pm - 2pm: Archive Film Screenings with The White Bus
• 1pm - 4pm: The FTPs and Friends exhibition and lunchtime BBQ

Elmer Square outside Focal Point Gallery, SS1 1NS

• 6pm - 8pm: Sculpture and performance by Jefford Horrigan to accompany Blue Gloves and Tigers. Drink served.

Sunday 25th September 2016

Southend High Street, SS1 1DG

• 11am - 4pm: Street performance, art, theatre and music
• 3pm: Disco Turtle Party (mobile party machine) and Parade

Big Screen Southend, SS1 1NS

• 11am - 4pm: A series of newly commissioned video performances by Jefford Horrigan

Beecroft Art Gallery, SS2 6EX

• 12pm - 4pm: Radical Craft and other exhibitions
• 2pm: Screening of The Devils (1971) by Ken Russell

Francesca Maffeo Gallery, SS9 1BW

• 12pm: Artist’s Talk

Leigh Community Centre, SS9 1SP

• 1pm: Artist’s Talk and Walk - Public Record: Leigh on Sea, Justin Hopper

Leigh-on-Sea Train Station

• 3pm: Artist’s Talk and Walk - Wrecked on the Intertidal Zone, Graham Harwood

The Old Waterworks, SS0 7AB

• 1pm - 2pm: Archive Film Screenings with The White Bus
• 1pm - 4pm: The FTPs and Friends exhibition and lunchtime BBQ

Focal Point Gallery, SS1 1NS

• 12.30pm: Artist’s Talk and Tour by Frances Scott of her solo show CANWEYE { }