What's On: Plenty of things to do by the river

By Nub News Reporter 16th Jul 2025

OUR weekly preview of 'What's On in Thurrock' picks out a selection of events hosted on our events guide.

If you have a local event happening soon, you can 'nub it' for FREE in the What's On section of our website, brought to you in conjunction with Thurrock Rugby Club.

There's a lot going on, and Nub News is here to make sure you know about it.

Every Thursday we bring you event picks - if you have an event happening in the town you want our readers to see, just click the black 'Nub It' button here to add your event for free.

This weekend sees the historic Thames barge race - one of the oldest such events in the world.

You can view it from the shoreline at the Essex Wildlife Trust Thameside Nature Discovery Park.

Find out more via this link.

A summer quiz night will take place at St John's Church Hall, Dock Road, Tilbury, on Friday.

If you've got the answers, Tilbury Riverside Project has got the questionbs.

More via this link.

And a weekend of riverside events is completed with a performance of twelfth night, also at the Nature park on Sunday.

Find out more here.

And coming up next week:-

Dancing Through the Time: Mamma Mia!

Check it out:

https://thurrock.nub.news/whats-on/nightlife/dancing-through-the-time-mamma-mia-79261

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