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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 [...]

  • The Lying Kind

    Headgate Theatre 14 Chapel Street North, Colchester, United Kingdom

    By Anthony Neilson Colchester Theatre Group On Christmas Eve, two well-meaning police officers face an impossible task: delivering devastating news to an elderly couple. Anthony Neilson’s award-winning black comedy transforms [...]

  • Sh!t Theatre present: The Original Sing-A-Long-A Muppet Christmas Carol

    Colchester Arts Centre Church Street, Colchester, United Kingdom

    Tickets £12/£10 concsDoors 7.30pm, show 8pmAge Restriction 18+ Evening Standard Top Alternative Christmas Shows 2019 & 2020 ‘justifiably much loved and brilliant’ This Week London From the makers of Drink [...]

  • ALB Festival Christmas Takeover – GOKWAN

    Trilogy Colchester Trilogy Colchester

    ALB FESTIVALS CHRISTMAS TAKE OVER AT TRILOGY NIGHTCLUBWe're beyond excited to announce that Gok Wan will be headlining the ALB Festival Christmas Takeover at Trilogy Colchester on Friday 18th December!What [...]

  • Meet Father Christmas

    Castle Park, CO1 1TJ Colchester, United Kingdom Castle Park, CO1 1TJ Colchester, United Kingdom

    Enjoy a festive experience with Father Christmas as part of your visit to Colchester Castle and create magical family memories together. Available on 5-6, 12-13 and 19-23 December, with sessions [...]