WHAT'S ON IN COLCHESTER

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The East of England Disabled Creatives Meet-Up is a free space for deaf, disabled and/or neurodivergent creatives to meet, share and create!As artists, don’t ask for permission. Take up space.[...]

Join us for a calm and creative Etui Box Workshop, where you’ll learn how to make a traditional style etui box – a small, hinged box often used to store[...]

🎉🌈 RANG BARSE 2026 – The Grand Festival of Colours! 🌈🎉Get ready, Colchester! Join us for a vibrant Holi celebration filled with colours, music, food, and family fun.✨ Experience:🎶 Live[...]

Author Talk by Richard Negus discussing non fiction book WORDS FROM THE HEDGE at Red Lion BooksHedges are as old as civilisation and as emblematic of the British countryside as[...]

“finds new terrain” - The Guardian on The Telling​​​The very private PL Travers lives quietly in Chelsea. Out of the blue, her very own creation, Mary Poppins, suddenly appears in[...]

Enjoy this intimate milonga with friends at the beautiful Passage House cafe in Colchester. This place has a great hardwood floor! Delicious food, hot beverages and soft drinks are available[...]

DRAG ME TO THE80’S Meet the cast of our 80’s Divas and join us on an unforgettable journey as this amazing production delivers a dazzling fusion of nostalgia, empowerment and[...]

oin us for a night of Arctic Monkeys Tribute! Get ready for an unforgettable evening as the Artificial Monkeys take the stage! This talented quartet of experienced musicians is dedicated[...]

A fabulous night of original live music with @Raz RAZ -An almost entirely instrumental 3-piece band featuring Dan Goldstone on guitar, Pera Frank on bass, and George Krethlow-Shaw on drums.[...]

RAZAn almost entirely instrumental 3-piece band featuring Dan Goldstone on guitar, Pera Frank on bass, and George Krethlow-Shaw on drums. Raz’s original music is a blend of Jazz, Funk, Surf,[...]

Sundays on the Square launches on Sunday 8th March 2026!A brand-new Monthly Sunday market is coming to the city centre as Sundays on the Square launches in the newly built[...]

Tickets £4Doors open 12pm, show starts at 12:30pmThis show is for a seated audience.The bar will be open throughout.The The / Soul MiningMost of us will muddle through the emotional[...]

Two of Colchesters finest singer/songwriters are joining forces to showcase their very best songs.This Sunday afternoon gig is not to be missed and is a free, no ticket event, but[...]

Tickets £16.50.Doors open 7.30pm, starts 8pm.This gig is for a seated audience.'Sam Carter is a brilliant guitarist and songwriter who combines the observational with social comment and personal reflection’ Songlines‘A[...]

Join us on Tuesday 10th March for our Off the Beaten Track Wine & Food Pairing Evening. Explore the wines of Austria & Hungry as we take you through four-courses[...]

Desiree Burch: The Golden Wrath TourThere comes a day when you look around and wonder “is the world a raging bin fire, or is it perimenopause?” The answer, my friend,[...]

Join us for our FREE monthly Scratch Night, at the Lakeside Theatre bar!Whether you’re a performer or an audience member, join us for a lively evening with a café full[...]

It's Open Mic Night!Bring yourself... or send your friends in place of you.... or come with your friends and get involved.Bring your instruments or borrow mine (Guitar, Piano, Cajon &[...]

The Theatre Arts Society presents their Spring Show!Written by William ShakespeareDirected by Lou NaïloLove. Deceit. Soirées. Shakespeare.Step into the roaring ’20s filled with love, deceit, and soirées, for Shakespeare’s Much[...]