We at ACE are pleased to be able to bring you the new Lorcana weekly league. Our weekly league session for the Disney Lorcana Trading Card Game will give you plenty of casual play opportunities throughout the session. This is a great opportunity to meet new players and trade cards and pick up new stock [...]
A fun and exciting experience for train-loving kids!With over 500 feet of track and more than 100 Thomas & Friends trains to choose from, the kids will be entertained for hours. They’ll be talking about this experience for a long time! Choose your preferred time slot and, on the day, relax with a hot drink [...]
Artisan Craft Fair, on Saturday 3rd May, 10am-3pm, free entry, at Firstsite, Lewis Gardens, High Street, Colchester CO1 1JH. Folk & Bespoke prides itself as being different, not the same boring shops that you see around town, bringing you the same cheap, unethical goods. Folk & Bespoke aims to bring you something different EVERY month! [...]
We're open on Museum Admission days for visitors to look around our 10 acre site from 10:00 to 17:00.Have a look around our Station buildings, Signal boxes (where you can pull the levers and view the signalling equipment), Working Restoration Shed (where you can see exhibits being repaired), Goods Shed, Heritage Display Room for Displays [...]
The reserve will be open late for a special series of nights to let us enjoy the Nightingales special song.No booking required - Take a self-guided stroll around the reserve to experience for yourself one of nature’s most captivating sounds: Nightingale song. The Visitor Centre will be open for the evening with snacks and hot [...]
Join us for a gentle walk through one of the finest reserves in the county.We shall hear ,and hopefully see, many of the nightingales for which this famous.This walk will last about 2 hours at a friendly pace and is suitable for adults and accompanied older children.All welcome. No need to book. No charge
Copford back in time: follow a route first trod thousands of years ago. Around Gravel Pits Wood, across Copford Plains, to the Church with its fabulous 12th-century wall paintings and Romanesque apse. Children welcome (all off-road, wild woods and activities in the church!). With David Knock and Claire Macaulay.Meet: 11am, Copford Village Hall, CO6 1BX [...]
Tickets £7 / £6 concessions / £22 Family (A family group of 4, including at least 1 child)Doors open 11am, starts 11.30am.Duration: 45minsFrom one of its earliest beginnings in ancient Egypt, a story best known across the globe as Cinderella shape-shifts its common threads into the world of the seas; linking nations and hosting a [...]
Biome London will be hosting a practical workshop giving you a chance to learn how to inoculate logs and create mushroom beds for your projects at home.Mycelium dowels will be available pre order after the workshop.There will be an opportunity to buy lunch in the cafe from 1-2pm, please note lunch is not included in [...]
New to the calendar Star Wars™: Unlimited league. Join for our Star Wars Unlimited league day & challenge your inner light or dark side.How it worksOur bi-weekly league session for Star Wars™: Unlimited will give you plenty of casual play opportunities throughout the weeks. This is a great opportunity to meet new players, trade cards [...]
Come join in our short notice duel commander event. The first in a long time. This is a 1v1 commander event rather than the usual multi player game.Duel Commander puts a different twist on the 100 card deck we all love to play.This will be a swiss style event and each round will be best [...]
The gathering of souls for a rotary roam around the Hythe and New Town wards. The congregation will assemble for a reflective walk on how elements of life have been saved from peril and demise over the years. With Steve Shaw.Meet: 2pm, Hythe Station (what3words.com ///plants.slowly.kick), (2m, 2hrs)ACCESSIBILITY: The walking route will be hard-surfaced and [...]
A Saturday afternoon showcase featuring:Distorted ModelJames BroomfieldTom HarberStu E Skinner (Hosting)Event Info:A weekly event featuring 3 to 5 acts performing live acoustic sets between 3-5:30pm.Hot & cold beverages served from 2:30pm onwards.This is a family friendly event so younglings are welcome providing they're properly managed.Mics, pa and backline are provided but performers are welcome to [...]
On Saturday 3rd May we are playing a Acoustic set at Coda in Colchester, doors 3pm. Free EntryThis performance will feature Ginny, Scottie and Simon only.
Beltane Women’s Circle CelebrationSaturday, 3rd May, 17:00 - 20:30Join us for a heart-warming evening to honour Beltane, the ancient Celtic festival celebrating the height of spring and the approach of summer. Together, we will gather as women to embrace the spirit of connection, growth, and renewal in a nurturing and sacred space.What to Expect: • [...]
Join us at the Cardinal Bourne Hall for the now traditional fundraising Grand Quiz night., formally opening our week of walks & evening events, and toasting the festival namesake Jane Jacobs.Doors open 6.45pm for a 7pm (prompt!) startBRING YOUR OWN DRINKS (alcohol and soft), glasses to drink from.TEAMS/TABLES of 4-6. Ideally get a team together [...]
JAR Nights presentsHeadliners Shade Of Envy will bring the noise with unique blends of punk and rock. 5 lads ready to rock your socks off.Dharma Hounds come from Chelmsford and bring their brand of heavy rock n roll tunes alongside intriguing stage presence.On first is We Fought a Bear Once, heavy pop punk tunes and [...]
Tickets £12 / £10 concessions.Doors open 8pm, starts 8.30pm.The LipSinkers were formed in East London in 2006 and have developed an international reputation for punk ethos drag, dance and satire.Now with one foot firmly in Colchester (talk about legs akimbo!), their latest onslaught skids into Colchester Arts for May Day weekend.“Camp, Cult and Glorious” The [...]
Get ready for the Madness with this electric Line up from Drum And Bass To Hard House Anythings Possible get ready for the ride of your life and be prepared to have a Mad night.This night we be a Madness in the heart of Colchester Essex £4 on the door £2 online8pm till 3am LOUNGE [...]
Its nearly time for our next gig in Colchester on Saturday 3rd May where we'll be headlining Queen St Brewhouse, playing alongside the amazing Dharma Hounds and We Fought a Bear Once🔥Tickets only £6: https://www.skiddle.com/e/40910047 🎟Thanks to JAR Records for organising 🤘
Playing the biggest Britpop & Indie anthems.
Country lovers! We’re bringing What Would Dolly Do? Country Club Night back to Colchester on May Bank Holiday weekend! The biggest Country anthems and Nashville classics at Three Wise Monkeys on Saturday 3rd May! Tickets on sale now from: skiddle.com/e/40649635Expect to hear Luke Combs, Morgan Wallen, Miranda Lambert, Dolly Parton, Taylor Swift, Luke Bryan, Carrie [...]
Haunting Nights Ghost Hunts in Colchester EssexHaunting Nights Ghost Adventure Continues. Join the fastest growing ghost adventure company as we return to England’s ancient capital city in haunted EssexColchester Castle has the accolade of being one of the most haunted castles in the UK. This foreboding castles history began almost 2000 years ago as a [...]
A special Retro Night for Bank Holiday Saturday!2 DJs over 2 Floors playing 70s Disco, 80s Classics, 90s club Anthems plus a slice of Pop & Party! A proper night of Retro Escspism which you won’t want to miss!Free Entry before 11pm and 2 Cocktails for just £8 all night!
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