Please join us in celebrating our multicultural and inclusive community. Show up in your cultural clothes or your most comfortable ones, and get ready for a day of fun with your family. All are welcome!The parade will start at 12:00pm at Sir Isaac's Walk and Eld Lane, followed by the funfair in Castle Park. Floats, [...]

Saturo Sounds Summer Party returns to #DrapersHorel for sunshine ☀️ and sunny beats on Saturday July 19th 2025 🙌❤️🔥As an added bonus #RickSierra will be joining us all the way from Colorado! 🛩️++ Update ++The amazing #ElliotMoriarty is now joining us 👏❤️👏DJs on the day:Elliot MoriartyDGRick SierraWeaverPaul MeltonAndrew GemmellJay DJShaun Strudwick All these DJs from [...]

Tickets £15Doors open 1pm, gig starts 1.30pmThis gig is for a standing audience (although the afternoon generally has crash mats and cushions in front of the stage - depends on ticket sales)TICKETS AVAILABLE ON THE DOORAn all day celebration of Colchester Arts Centre's very own Mick Newman - Box Office Guru, celebrated Chilli Chef and [...]

Following a fantastic Summer Evening Market in 2024 we've decided to do it twice in 2025! On July 19th 2025 you'll find our wonderful market filling the gorgeous piazza area, outside the Mercury Theatre where we'll be spending this midsummer afternoon and early evening with lots of amazing food, drink and craft stalls as well [...]

It’s Colchester’s Big Retro Party night Saturday from 8pm! 2 DJs over 2 floors playing the 80s, 90s & 00s Party anthems! Free Entry before 11pm! See you on the Dance Floor later! 🕺

We are delighted to have Jennifer Antill at the store to sign copies of her latest novel Fortune's Price. She is fresh from successful events in Sudbury and Bury St. Edmunds. If you love historical fiction please come and chat to her. Fortune's Price is a historical epic set against the backdrop of war and [...]

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 2025/26 season.Admittance is free, as is parking, and the event runs from 11am until 4pm.Last year's Open Day proved to be very popular!The kits for the new campaign will be [...]

Get ready to groove and dance the day away at Rubix Bar in Colchester! 🌟 Join us for a sensational '70s and '80s Soul and Disco Night on Sunday , July 20th, from 2 PM to 8 PM.Feel the rhythm as DJs Lee Wells and Soamsey take you on a nostalgic journey through the golden [...]

Test your knowledge of the beautiful game, and help raise money for an incredible cause!- £3 a head (cash only)- Maximum 6 to a team- Food served throughout - Book by selecting the date of the quiz and choosing quiz booking: threewisemonkeyscolchester.com/book-a-table If you book and then decide not to attend, please CANCEL YOUR BOOKING.Please [...]

Tickets £12 / £10 concessions.Doors open 7pm, starts 7.30pm.Ghosts Of Atlantis return to the Colchester Arts Centre with Beneath The Embers, Tales Of Time and Olympus. A lineup not to be missed, be sure to book your tickets today.

Sessions are at 10 – 11 am and 11:15 am – 12:15 pm.Designed for children aged 2 1/2 to 4, along with their parents, grandparents, and carers, these monthly sessions offer an immersive journey of exploration and discovery. The July session will focus on the theme of Mythical Creatures.These sessions offer a unique opportunity for [...]

Join us for some midsummer family magic in The Minories Garden.Take your seat for our Twinkle, Twinkle Storytelling Armchair featuring BBC Essex’s Rob Jelly and local children’s authors.Explore the fascinating stories of spices from around the world with writer, cook and storyteller Radhika Howarth.Get creative and messy in our very own Earth Kitchen.Learn how to [...]