Southend Halloween Parade 2024

The 4th annual Southend Halloween Parade returns on Saturday, 26th October 2024. It is set to be frightfully good fun.

The parade will feature exciting entries for the whole family, including dance performances, a lighting spectacular, and giant lit-up puppets made by local artists. Acts will be announced soon, so watch this space!

Last year, the parade attracted an impressive crowd of over 30,000 people, and this year promises to be even bigger and better. It will feature a mix of returning favorites, including giant puppets and inflatable creatures, alongside exciting new music, dance acts, and entertainment that will keep the audience thrilled from start to finish.

Every entrant must: ​

• Be Illuminated | The parade is at night so it's a must that all entrants are illuminated in some way. Be it glow sticks battery lights or neon paint! ​
• Be in family-friendly Halloween costumes | It’s Halloween so be spooky but remember there’ll be children present so no dismembered corpses or chainsaw massacres! Only those in costume will be able to join the parade.
• Not give out anything to the crowd | This is because a large majority of leaflets flags and other promotional items will just get dropped and could end up harming the local environment. 
• Entertain the crowd | This is a fun family parade with a spooky carnival atmosphere so all entrants must entertain and interact with the crowds. 
• Be Weather Resistant | The parade takes place along Southend seafront during all weather conditions. Every entrant should be weather resistant to a certain extent and any constructed elements should be able to withstand strong gusts of wind. 
• Meet at the muster point by 5pm | All participants must be at the parade muster point (Eastern Esplanade Car park on Marine Parade) by 5pm. Road closures will commence from 4pm until 8pm so movement will be restricted and you may miss the parade.

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