Duncan Grant: Worlds Through Desire brings together artworks, stories and poetry from different generations to explore the ways LGBT+ people have sought friendship, community and intimacy across changing times and [...]
Essex artist Simon Carter transforms Firstsite's gallery with From the Landscape, an immersive exhibition inspired by the Essex coast and countryside. Carter has spent more than 40 years walking, drawing [...]
This October, the New Face for Leprosy exhibition comes to Colchester Library for a free, month-long public exhibition exploring the lives and experiences of people affected by leprosy. The project [...]
Bridging Dreams By Sakai International Community Arts 2 to 29 October 2026 Level Best Art Gallery, Colchester This October, Level Best Art Gallery welcomes Bridging Dreams, a special international exhibition [...]
What does it mean to grow up by the sea today? From ambition and creativity to isolation and inequality, explore intimate photographs and firsthand accounts that document what life is [...]
Out of Line: Banksy and the Art of Dissent brings a major exhibition of street and urban contemporary art to The Minories in Colchester. The exhibition features 28 original artworks [...]
Get ready to dive into an awesome day of card collecting, trading, and all things cards at The Card Show UK! THE CARD SHOW UK — COLCHESTER IS BACK!! If you came to our Colchester show in July, you’ll remember just how EPIC it was! Well… we’re doing it all over again! Join us at Charter Hall on 11th [...]
Join us at Abberton Reservoir Nature Discovery Park for a creative and relaxing morning learning how to weave your own willow bird feeder.Using natural willow and traditional weaving techniques, you'll create a decorative and practical bird feeder that will look wonderful in your garden while helping to support local wildlife. Your finished piece can also [...]
Join us and Big Joe Bone for an evening of gorgeous Blues music and delicious cocktails
this is sophie’s and Chris Wilkinson join us at the Vic for live music. this is sophie’s brings dreamgaze and dream pop, while Chris will be revisiting some of his own songs. This is a free gig, with no tickets required. Donations are encouraged to help support the musicians. Let’s keep live music alive.
A night of silliness and quiz fun with Rubella Vaxine. Ruby’s Mother Tucking Quiz is the ultimate night of camp silliness and trivia chaos hosted by UK drag queen Rubella Vaxine. Known for taking to the stage with a clipboard and absolutely zero idea of what the topics or correct answers actually are, her events [...]
The ''I Don't Like Sundays'' crew are back causing musical mayhem with this superb double bill:X-KAMINSKI.....local favourites who will be familiar to many of you, performing their unique mix of [...]
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