19.11°C Simon Carter: From the Landscape
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 [...]
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Events for Sat, November 28, 2026
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Against the Tide
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
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 [...]
£12.50
Art Show by Nick Mair with Stella Davis
Nick Mair returns to Level Best Art Gallery in Colchester this November for his second exhibition at the gallery, showing work created in collaboration with Stella Davis. Nick chooses the [...]
Jack and the Beanstalk – Mercury Theatre, Colchester
The Mercury Theatre presents Jack and the Beanstalk, its 2026 Christmas pantomime, with Colchester panto favourites Antony Stuart-Hicks and Dale Superville returning for another festive production. Jack lives at Trott's [...]
£10.00 – £43.00
Civilised Saturday 2026 | Our response to Black Friday
Saturday 28th November….9am-5pm at Red Lion Books This is an annual event at Red Lion Books and one that we look forward to it. In response to the chaos of [...]
Free
Greenacres Glass Christmas Workshop
Get creative this Christmas with a festive fused glass workshop at Colchester Castle on Saturday 28 November 2026, with sessions available from 10.30am to 12.30pm or 2pm to 4pm.Join Sarah [...]
Christmas Wreath Workshop
Start the festive season with a creative morning making your own stunning Christmas wreath at The Lexden Crown, Colchester.Whether you prefer a traditional style or something a little more contemporary, [...]
Yule Market
Come and join us at a Yule ball! Experience the workshops and visit the traders, bag some Yule gifts and a peaceful Yuletide feeling.
Greenacres Glass Christmas Workshop
Get creative this Christmas with a festive fused glass workshop at Colchester Castle on Saturday 28 November 2026, with sessions available from 10.30am to 12.30pm or 2pm to 4pm.Join Sarah [...]
Christmas Wreath Workshop
Join us at Studio 5 in Ardleigh for a wonderfully festive Christmas Wreath Workshop.Spend some time getting creative and make your own beautiful Christmas wreath, ready to take home and [...]
Book Club: Ages 7-10
Last Saturday of the month at 3pm unless specified Red Lion Books lead the discussions for this age group by gently encouraging members to share their voice but respecting the [...]
£7.99
Ultimate Rave Bingo
Fleetwood Bac // Colchester Arts Centre
FLEETWOOD BAC were the world’s first and are regarded as the UKs most authentic Fleetwood Mac Tribute show, raved about by Peter Green’s biographer, and are the only Mac tribute band in the world to authentically replicate the classic Stevie/Lindsey/Christine/John/Mick ‘Rumours’ line-up.
Beethoven, Mozart and Rossini
Rossini: La Cenerentola, OvertureMozart: Sinfonia concertante for wind in E-flat majorSoloists: Rob Rogers, Andrew Cory, Steve Lock & Dave SmithBeethoven: Symphony No. 6 ‘Pastoral’Conductor: Chris PhelpsLeader: Greg EatonTickets £18 (under 25 free)
Boozy Brushes – Paint Your Pet
Join Sirena Hart at Firstsite for Boozy Brushes a multi-art, Drag entertainment painting class extravaganza where you can paint you pet – meow! Join us in the café/bar area for a lively, fun and creative evening. Unlike Boozy Brushes, where the subject is a different celebrity every month, now the subject is your furry friend! [...]
Stiff in the Morning
Kicking off our Christmas party nights
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