Southend Tech Meetup (over 18s)
Every 3rd Thursday of the month, 7pm – 10pm
The Board Game Hut, just off Southend High Street (£6 on entry to the shop)
Work on tech projects, software, hardware, AI, Raspberry Pi, electronics, robotics, virtual reality and more.
Collaborate, share knowledge and help one another.
More details here.
Basildon Tech Meetup (over 18s)
Every 3rd Sunday of the month, 5pm – 7pm
Orletto Lounge (normally upstairs), 2 East Square, SS14 1HS
Social meetup for people working or interested in technology.
More details here.
Southend Coding Meetup - online (over 18s)
2nd/4th Mondays, 7pm-9pm
More details here.
2nd Monday of the month - Tech talk
4th Monday - topic based - talk / workshop
Basildon Creative Tech Festival 2025
10th-28th February 2025
Various events during the festival
More details below and here.
Basildon Tech Meetup Talks and Networking (over 18s)
Thursday 27th February, 6.30pm – 9.30pm
Unit 10, Westgate Shopping Centre, Basildon Town Centre
6.30pm Doors open
7.00pm Talks:
* E-Commerce, social media, influencers
* Essex Steamettes, girls in tech
* Retro animation / Retro computing
* Raspberry Pi
* AI voice detection - Hackathon project from Basildon Creative Tech Fest 2024
8.30pm Networking
9.30pm suggested departure
More details: and booking here.
(Stratford) Newham Citizen Science Fair
Saturday 12th April, 10am – 5pm
University of East London, 1, Salway Road, E15 1NF (50m from Stratford train station)
More details and booking here.
Southend Tech Meetup (over 18s)
Thursday 17th April, 7pm – 10pm
The Board Game Hut, just off Southend High Street (£6 on entry to the shop)
More details here.
Basildon Tech Meetup (over 18s)
Sunday 20th April, 5pm – 7pm
Orletto Lounge (normally upstairs), 2 East Square, SS14 1HS
More details here.
The Science of Space
4 Sundays in May, 11:30am
Southend Museums at The Beecroft Art Gallery
With Robert Clemenson, University of Sussex and Royal Holloway, University of London.
More details and booking here.
Southend Tech Meetup (over 18s)
Thursday 15th May, 7pm – 10pm
The Board Game Hut, just off Southend High Street (£6 on entry to the shop)
More details here.
Basildon Tech Meetup (over 18s)
Sunday 18th May, 5pm – 7pm
Orletto Lounge (normally upstairs), 2 East Square, SS14 1HS
More details here.
Chelmsford Skills Festival
26th June 2025
Chelmsford City Council skills day bringing companies and young people together in a festival atmosphere.
More details here.
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Choose your own adventure story - Coding Workshop
6 sessions in August
Southend Libraries at The Forum, Southend
The sessions will use the coding software Twine to teach children aged 8 – 14 how to make their own Interactive Fiction.
More details here.
Tim Peake - The quest to explore space
Sunday 14th September, 2pm
Cliffs Pavillion, Southend on Sea
More details: here.
Chelmsford Science Festival - Family Science Days
Saturday 25th / Sunday 26th October 9am – 4pm
Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford Campus, CM1 1SQ
As part of Chelmsford Science Festival, ARU are hosting two family science days
More details and booking here.
Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 2025
29th/30th/31st December 9pm
BBC4 and iPlayer
Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock takes us on an epic voyage through time and space.
More details here.
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