What's on in Basildon on a budget?
68 upcoming events
We've rounded up 68 upcoming events in Basildon on a budget — concerts, parties, theatre, exhibitions, family outings — updated every day. Pick a theme or just scroll.
Events in Basildon on a budget
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Tomorrow · 8 AM£12.26–26.05
✂️Workshop
Safe Driving with Virtual Reality and LoCITY - Funded by TfL
Fleet Source Basildon - Hotel Campanile
Tomorrow · 10 AM£0
🏋️Fitness🧘Yoga
Pregnancy and Postnatal Fitness Sessions - Vange - Sept/Oct 2026
Kent View Community Centre
Tomorrow · 10 AM£10.52
🌳Outdoors0–4 yrs
Langdon Nature Tots (Wednesday)
Langdon Nature Discovery Park
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Friday 2 October
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Saturday 3 October
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Sunday 4 October
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Monday 5 October
Later
Wed 7 · 10 AM£0
🏷️Other
GSE Intégration In-Roof Practical Training (Basildon - HDM Solar)
HDM Solar Basildon
Wed 7 · 10 AM£10.52
🎨Creative workshop🌳Outdoors1–4 yrs
Langdon Nature Tots (Wednesday)
Langdon Nature Discovery Park
Wed 7 · 3 PM£0
💼Career
Basildon Skills Show 2026 | Attendee
Basildon Sporting Village
Wed 7 · 7 PM£8.30
🎬Cinema🍿Film club
Estuary Dreams: Basildon Nights - Cinematic
Vue Cinema, Basildon
Wed 7 · 7 PM£10
🎬Cinema
Estuary Dreams - Cinematic
Towngate Theatre
Thu 8 · 7 PM£4.50–8.30
🔬Experimental🎬Cinema
Estuary Dreams: Basildon Nights - Sounds & Visuals
Towngate Theatre
Thu 8 · 7 PM£10
🎭Theatre
Estuary Dreams - Sound and Visuals
Towngate Theatre
Fri 9 · 8 AM£12.26–26.05
✂️Workshop
Safe Driving with Virtual Reality and LoCITY - Funded by TfL
Fleet Source Basildon - Hotel Campanile
Fri 9 · 10 AMFree
✂️Workshop
EcoFlow Installer Training & Live Demonstration at HDM Solar Basildon
HDM Solar Basildon
Fri 9 · 7 PM£3.41–6.13
📜Poetry slam📜Poetry
Estuary Dreams: Basildon Nights - Spoken
Towngate Theatre
Fri 9 · 7 PM£5
🎤Stand-up📜Poetry slam
Estuary Dreams - Spoken
Towngate Theatre
Sat 10 · 10 AM£0
🗣️Talk
THE ALTAR & THE ASSIGNMENT: Divine Impartation for Ministry
Hotel Campanile
Sat 10 · 5:30 PM£6–22.50
🎊Socials
Encore
Towngate Theatre
Wed 14 · 10 AM£10.52
🌳Outdoors1–4 yrs
Langdon Nature Tots (Wednesday)
Langdon Nature Discovery Park
Wed 14 · 10 AMFree
✂️Workshop💼Career
SolaX Technical and Product Training - Bournemouth
HDM Solar Basildon
Thu 15 · 12 PMFree
🎷Jazz🎫Concert
Jazz Café
Towngate Theatre
Sat 17 · 5 PM£12–70
🤾Sports & fitness
LIVE WRESTLING - TDW: Halloween (The Revenge Of Michael Parks)
Basildon Sport & Leisure Club
Sun 18 · 5:30 PMFree
💼Career
Basildon Tech Meetup
Orleto Lounge
Mon 19 · 8 AM£12.26–26.05
✂️Workshop
Safe Driving with Virtual Reality and LoCITY - Funded by TfL
Fleet Source Basildon - Hotel Campanile
Wed 21 · 10 AM£10.52
🌳Outdoors🎨Creative workshop1–5 yrs
Langdon Nature Tots (Wednesday)
Langdon Nature Discovery Park
Wed 21 · 10 AMFree
✂️Workshop
Sungrow's Product Training at HDM Solar Basildon
HDM Solar Basildon
Wed 21 · 10:30 AM£12.99
♀️Feminism🌱Ecology
Langdon Wild Women Group
Langdon Nature Discovery Park
Sun 25 · 10:30 AM£10
Langdon foraging in autumn walk
Langdon Nature Discovery Park
Sun 25 · 2:30 PM£2–20
🎪Kids' show🎊Socials
Tots & Singers Showcase 2026
Towngate Theatre
Wed 28 Oct · 10 AM£8.80
Langdon Nature Tots: Halloween special
Langdon Nature Discovery Park
Thu 29 Oct · 8:30 AMFree
Cyber Security Live: Could Your Business Survive a Cyber Attack?
Holiday Inn
Thu 29 Oct · 7:30 PM£15–24
🎭Theatre
We Will Rock You Young@Part
Towngate Theatre
Fri 30 Oct · 8 AM£0–19.64
27153 Silver and Gold with Virtual Reality Training - Funded by TfL
Fleet Source Basildon - Hotel Campanile
Sat 31 Oct · 10 AM£2
Swipe Vintage x Basildon Kilo Sale
St Martin's Church
Sat 31 Oct · 11 AM£10
🎪Kids' show0–15 yrs
The Spooktacular Variety Show
Towngate Theatre
Sat 31 Oct · 3 PM£7–8.86
Garage Rewind Halloween Day Party
The Jolly Friar
Mon 2 Nov · 2 PM£16–17.50
🎷Jazz🎫Concert
Neil Sands' Christmas Memories
Towngate Theatre
Wed 4 Nov · 10 AM£10.35–50.87
Langdon Nature Tots (Wednesday)
Langdon Nature Discovery Park
Wed 4 Nov · 10 AMFree
Pregnancy and Postnatal Fitness Sessions - Vange - Nov/Dec 2026
Kent View Community Centre
Sun 8 Nov · 2:30 PM£15.50–16.50
🎪Kids' show4–12 yrs
The Space Explorers Academy
Towngate Theatre
Mon 9 Nov · 11 AM£2.50
🎬Cinema
Movie Mondays - Love Actually
Towngate Theatre
Tue 10 Nov · 7:30 PM£15–21
🎭Theatre
A Christmas Carol
Towngate Theatre
Wed 11 Nov · 10 AM£10.35
Langdon Nature Tots (Wednesday)
Langdon Nature Discovery Park
Sat 14 Nov · 7:30 PM£15
BCS Autumn Concert
St Martin's Church
Wed 18 Nov · 10 AM£10.52
Langdon Nature Tots (Wednesday)
Langdon Nature Discovery Park
Mon 23 Nov · 10 AM£0
✂️Workshop🧾Drop-in services
Let's Talk About Self Harm Training Workshop - BASILDON
Wat Tyler Country Park
Wed 25 Nov · 10 AM£10.52
🎨Creative workshop🌳Outdoors1–4 yrs
Langdon Nature Tots (Wednesday)
Langdon Nature Discovery Park
Thu 26 Nov · 7 PM£15.50–17.50
🎭Theatre🎪Kids' show
Aladdin
Towngate Theatre
Wed 2 Dec · 10 AM£10.35
🌳Outdoors🎨Creative workshop0–5 yrs
Langdon Nature Tots (Wednesday)
Langdon Nature Discovery Park
Wed 9 Dec · 10 AM£10.35
🌳Outdoors🎨Creative workshop1–4 yrs
Langdon Nature Tots (Wednesday)
Langdon Nature Discovery Park
Sun 13 Dec · 10 AM£8.80
Langdon festive nature tots
Langdon Nature Discovery Park
Sat 19 Dec · 7 PM£16.50
Soul Heaven UK
Holiday Inn
Sun 10 Jan · 10 AM£0–26.50
National Brick Events - Basildon
Basildon Sporting Village
Tue 2 Feb · 7:30 PM£20–22
Jane Eyre
Towngate Theatre
Wed 24 Feb · 5:30 PM£18
The Katie Price Show - Meet and Greet
Towngate Theatre
Sat 27 Feb · 8 PM£20
Oknotok
Towngate Theatre
Sun 28 Feb · 1:30 PM£14.50–16.50
Amazing Animals
Towngate Theatre
Thu 11 Mar · 10 AM£0
The South Essex Business Expo 2027
Basildon Sporting Village
Sat 20 Mar · 8 PM£20
The Guns n' Roses Experience
Towngate Theatre
Sun 21 Mar · 11:30 AM£13–16
The Wind in the Willows
Towngate Theatre
Sat 10 Apr · 4 PM£16.50
Soul Heaven UK presents... Dance To The Vibe
Holiday Inn
Sat 24 Jul · 2 PM£16.50
Love Town
Holiday Inn
See also in Basildon on a budget
Thu 1 · 7:30 PM£27–29
🎶Singer-songwriter🎫Concert
Sweet Caroline
Towngate Theatre, Basildon
Fri 2 · 7 PM£16.96
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
Luke Jackson @ Slipped Disk - Billericay
Slipped Discs Brown Sugar, Billericay
Sat 10 · 6:30 PM£11
🎫Concert
Lost... in Space!
Mill Arts & Events Centre, Rayleigh
Fri 2 · 7:30 PM£0–6.50
🎸Jam / Open mic🪕Folk / Acoustic
Autumn Open Mic at This is GAS!
43 Progress Rd, Southend-on-Sea
Sat 3 · 7:30 PM
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
Genevieve Johnson Live @taproom_leigh
1743 London Rd, Southend-on-Sea
Sat 10 · 6 PM£8.30
🌙Indie🔬Experimental
Lee Ashcroft + Phil Burdett + Michael Plater + Plantman + Tim Williams
The Fishermen's Chapel, Leigh-on-Sea
Thu 22 · 7 PM
🎉Parties
Speed Dating at Hackers in Billericay (Ages 30-50)
Hackers, Billericay
Sat 3 · 7 PM
💿DJ set
Mr Motown
Corringham Hall
Wed 7 · 9:30 AM£6.13
🎉Parties
Mums Who Brunch Monthly Meet Up
Meadow Croft Garden Centre, Battlesbridge
Sat 3 · 5 PMFree
🎉Parties
Tacos 'N Turbos
Design911, Hutton
Sat 3 · 6 PM
💿DJ set
My Love Events
Concord Rangers Football Club, Canvey Island
Sat 3 · 6 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set
IGNITE
Peggy Sues Music Bar, London
Sun 4 · 2 PM
🌀Ecstatic dance🎊Socials
Move into Being - Ecstatic Dance - Sunday afternoons at Strictly Smartz
Strictly Smartz, Southend-on-Sea
At 7:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk
From New Age to Jesus
The Love Billericay Centre
Fri 23 · 7 PM£32.43–43.08
🎬Cinema
The Lost Boys (1987) - Halloween Drive In Movie
Moonbeamers Drive-In Cinema, Billericay
Thu 1 · 7:30 PM£3.96
📚Literature
The Book Nut -Book Club Meet Up
The Book Nut, South Woodham Ferrers
Sat 3 · 10 AMFree
🗣️Talk
GrowBaby Regional Conference
Rayleigh Vineyard Church
Wed 7 · 7 PM£0
🗣️Talk
Worship Academy- Insights into Faith
Benfleet Methodist Church, South Benfleet
Wed 14 · 12:30 PM£0
🗣️Talk
Designing home cinemas & media rooms. Structured and accredited CPD session
Monitor Audio Experience Centre, Rayleigh
Thu 1 · 3:30 PM£6
🎬Cinema
St Martin and St Mary PTA Movie Night
St Martin and St Mary CE Primary School Lower Hall
Wed 7 · 7:30 PM
🗣️Talk🔬Science
Thurrock Astronomy Society meeting
Horndon-on-the-Hill Methodist Hall
Fri 9 · 9:30 AM£38.02
🗣️Talk🏰Heritage
Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome Frontline: Faces and Spaces
Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome, Chelmsford
Sat 17 · 9 AMFree
⚔️Miniatures🏆Tournament
Barleylands Brawl VIII
Offworld Outpost
Sun 11 · 8:15 AM£30
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
🔥Napalm Hobbies 25 - JACK O'LANTERN - 40K - ETC - ITC
HOFS, Hadleigh
Fri 2 · 6 PM£0
⚔️Miniatures🏆Tournament
Star Wars Legion: Monthly Meet Up
Unit 3a London Brentwood Commercial Park, West Horndon
Fri 2 · 6 PM£20
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
MTG Reality Fracture Draft
WAYLAND GAMES CENTRE, West Horndon
Fri 2 · 6 PMFree
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Magic The Gathering Demo Day
Wayland Games Centre
Sat 10 · 10 AM£20
⚔️Miniatures🏆Tournament
Old World: The War at Wayland!
WAYLAND GAMES CENTRE, West Horndon
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Venues in Basildon on a budget
Orleto Lounge
2 events
St Martin's Church
2 events
Towngate Theatre
92 events
Holiday Inn
7 events
Mulligans Basildon
3 events
Basildon Sporting Village
4 events
Fleet Source Basildon - Hotel Campanile
6 events
Kent View Community Centre
2 events
The Alchemy Hub UK
3 events
Eversley Leisure Centre
2 events
HDM Solar Basildon
4 events
Langdon Nature Discovery Park
18 events