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, December 5, 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
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
Hansel and Gretel
By Alan P. Frayn Headgate Theatre Productions Get ready to embark on a magical journey through the woods. In the village of Munchen Lunchen, discover whether Fairy Bluebell can rescue [...]
The Weirds
Every family has baggage. The Weirds have an entire circus. The Weirds have always been a little peculiar, but not one of them suspected they’d been cursed by their grandmother. [...]
£15
Breakfast with Santa
Come and enjoy a festive morning of fun for the whole family.Start your day with a delicious breakfast, followed by plenty of festive activities, including our photobooth and light-up dancefloor. [...]
Colchester on Ice – Culver Square
Colchester on Ice opens at Culver Square in Colchester on Saturday 5th December, bringing a real ice rink to the city centre for the Christmas period. Running until Sunday 3rd [...]
Santa’s Grotto 2026
Runs: Sat 5 - Thu 24 Dec 2026 After last year’s incredible response to our Santa’s Grotto, the big man returns to the Mercury for 2026!Join us for a heart-warming [...]
Folk & Bespoke Artisan Craft Market
Have a handmade shopping day. The people in your life deserve something special, and for a truly unique gift, nothing beats handmade. Not only is a handmade gift a little [...]
The Boy That Got Turned Into A Snowman
90s Day Party: Colchester
Get Ready to Throw It Back to the 90s! 🎉Join us for an unforgettable day filled with the biggest hits of the 1990s, featuring chart-topping tracks from your favorite artists [...]
MASSAOKE CHRISTMAS!
The Ultimate Festive Live Band Sing-Along MASSAOKE CHRISTMAS is a huge live show from the creators of SING THE MUSICALS. A brilliant band plays all the best Christmas songs — backed up by lyrics on a giant screen, so the whole audience can sing together! Featuring festive hits from the likes of Mariah, Slade, Wham [...]
Dan Fraser live @ the Berechurch Arms Colchester
Dan live in Shrub End
Mediaeval Baebes 30th Anniversary Tour
Tickets £35Doors 7.30pm, show 8pmThis gig is for a seated audienceMediaeval Baebes embark on their 30th Anniversary Tour, celebrating three decades of darkly beautiful, time-travelling song. The genre-defying, classical chart [...]
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