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  • Simon Carter: From the Landscape

    Firstsite Lewis Gardens, Colchester, United Kingdom

    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 [...]

  • Against the Tide

    Firstsite Lewis Gardens, Colchester, United Kingdom

    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 [...]

  • Polly Braden: Against the Tide

    Firstsite Lewis Gardens, Colchester, United Kingdom

    What does it mean to grow up by the sea today?From ambition and creativity to isolation and inequality, explore intimate photographs and first-hand accounts documenting what life is really like [...]

  • Out of Line: Banksy and the Art of Dissent

    The Minories, 74 High Street, Colchester CO1 1UE The Minories, 74 High Street, Colchester CO1 1UE

    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

    Mercury Theatre Balkerne Gate, Colchester, United Kingdom

    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
  • Colchester on Ice at Culver Square in Colchester

    Colchester on Ice – Culver Square

    Culver Square, Colchester, CO1 1, United Kingdom Culver Square, Colchester, CO1 1, United Kingdom

    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

    Mercury Theatre Balkerne Gate, Colchester, United Kingdom

    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 [...]

  • Festive Music Bingo

    JobServe Community Stadium, United Way, CO4 5UP Colchester, United Kingdom JobServe Community Stadium, United Way, CO4 5UP Colchester, United Kingdom

    Get ready to sing, dance, and shout 'Bingo!' as we turn your favourite Christmas hits into a night of non-stop fun! Festive Music Bingo is your ticket to cash prizes, [...]

  • French Baroque Music – Peter Holman MBE

    Christ Church Hall, Ireton Road, CO33AT Colchester, United Kingdom Christ Church Hall, Ireton Road, CO33AT Colchester, United Kingdom

    Peter Holman MBE (musical director, conductor, musicologist) will present for us (in English) on the subject of French Baroque Music.Peter is best known for reviving the music of Purcell and [...]

  • Ghost Stories for Christmas

    Headgate Theatre 14 Chapel Street North, Colchester, United Kingdom

    Edwyrdian Tales The best place by the festive fireside was always reserved for the storyteller. Join Edwyrdian Tales for an evening of haunting seasonal tales featuring chilling stories by M. [...]