WHAT'S ON IN COLCHESTER

🔥 REC & RIBS – BBQ FESTIVAL 🔥A full day of BBQ food and summer vibes is coming to Old Heath Recreation Ground as Rec & Ribs takes over Colchester.This[...]

Join us for a relaxed and creative workshop where you’ll design and make your own knitted wire word – perfect for home décor, gifts, or something completely personal to you.Using[...]

Join us for another wonderful Colchester Carnival. Wear something bright and colourful and decorate your bike if you can.

As part of the Constable Ambisonic project, sound artist Stuart Bowditch has been making 360º spatial audio recordings of the locations of 20 paintings by John Constable. You’ll be able[...]

Join us for a calm and creative afternoon learning the traditional craft of bookbinding, where you’ll create your own hard, fabric-covered notebook completely from scratch. At the wonder House of[...]

We cannot wait to bring our Mid Summer Evening Market back to Colchester in 2026 on Saturday July 18thWe’ll be filling the gorgeous piazza area, outside the Mercury Theatre from[...]

MY HEART WILL GO ON – Is the Ultimate celebration concert of the music of one of the worlds greatest iconic singers of all time- Celine Dion. This outstanding concerthas[...]

Tickets £15.Doors open 7.30pm, starts 8pm.This show is for a seated audience.A Double Bill of work in progress shows from two great comics - catch their Edinburgh show before the[...]

The club's annual event will see the doors of the JobServe Community Stadium open to the public, to showcase what's on offer ahead of the 2026/27 season.Admittance is free, as[...]

Join Chameleon's Web Theatre Company for their Summer outdoor show - Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book adapted by Neil Duffield.Mowgli the wolf cub boy and his friends Baloo the bear[...]

Rescheduled from Saturday 11th April. Tickets for the original date are valid for this new one.PLEASE NOTE THE NEW DOOR AND START TIMES!Tickets £23.Doors open 7pm, starts 7.30pm.This gig is[...]

Dire Streets bring to life the classic songs of one of the world’s greatest guitar bands with a level of musicianship and attention to detail that makes them the stand[...]

Come and join us on Monday 20th July 2026 at The Dog & Pheasant, 24 Nayland Rd, Colchester CO4 5EG for a relaxed and enjoyable evening painting our Lighthouse under[...]

Sessions are at 10 – 11 am and 11:15 am – 12:15 pm.Designed for children aged 2 1/2 to 5, along with their parents, grandparents, and carers, these monthly sessions[...]

Tickets £15 / £13 concessions.Doors open 7.30pm, starts 8pm.This show is for a seated audience.Age Guidance: 16+100% Badgers is a sell-out 2025 Edinburgh Fringe stand-up comedy show where Matt Hobs[...]

‘Utterly, surreally brilliant’ - Mick Wall, Classic Rock MagazineCloudbusting can’t wait to share their love for the music of Kate Bush with their two-hour stage production featuring all the hits[...]

Tickets £27.50.Doors open 7pm.This gig is for a standing audience.Rhythm, Rust & Static Tour 2026 From July to October 2026, When Rivers Meet return to the stage with the Rhythm[...]

Not a lot has been written about the decade ‘the nineties’ and so Adam Larter will FINALLY try to get to the bottom of what happened in this decade. Expect[...]

Tickets £23.50Doors open 7pm for 7.30pm startThis show is for a seated audience.Actress and Comedian Nina Wadia will be coming to Colchester Arts Centre for an exclusive 'In Conversation' event.[...]

An Edinburgh Fringe Preview:Immerse yourself in two timeless Edgar Allen Poe’s classics.Arguably Poe’s darkest tale, The Black Cat depicts an alcoholic’s last confession on the eve of his death. Then,[...]