Events

Come to The Minories and try your hand atorigami. Free workshops on the third Friday of everymonth from 6pm-8pm. This event is run by members of @britishorigami whohave their archive and library at The Minories.

Friday 20th June, 6pm - 9pmFree entry, market, DJ and bar*Happy Hour 6-7pm* exclusive trader preview and a jazzy birthday drink/snack offer from PatchChildren must be aged 13+ and accompanied by an adultSaturday 21st June, 10am - 4pm Free entry, our daytime market continuesPatch will be open for breakfast and lunchAll ages welcomeColchester Makerspace and [...]

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ROCKEOKE returns to Roots & Grooves Colchester, on The Third Friday of The Month!Come along to our karaoke night with a twist; we want YOU to sing along to your favourite alternative tracks!That's right, the songs you think nobody wants to hear are the exact songs we want you to sing!Join us from 19:00 - [...]

Mother CourageDepartment of Literature, Film and Theatre Studies at the University of EssexThe world turns, torn apart by endless war.Anna Fierling, known as Mother Courage, struggles to keep her business afloat – and her three children alive.But what happens to the innocent when profit is valued above people?“In the dark timesWill there also be singing?Yes, [...]

Friday 20th June – get yourselves to Three Wise Monkeys, Colchester for a massive night of live music featuring two top-tier tribute acts!Headlining: Not The Biff – the UK’s most explosive tribute to Biffy ClyroSupport: Things Of Leon – the ultimate Kings of Leon tributeGet ready for a double dose of anthems, energy, and full-on [...]

Two Part, One Day Course - Join Associate Artist Katie Kennedy to learn and practise the full process of screen exposure and printing.AM: process and create designs on to two exposed screens ready to use in the afternoon.PM: use our screens to create two-colour prints, learning about registration of designs, printing multiple techniques and exploring [...]

Three Wise Monkeys Colchester presents our Fleetwood Mac Bottomless Brunch!Join us on Saturday 21st June from 11am – 2pm for two hours of bottomless brunch magic.£48 Per Person includes:✨ Bottomless Drinks for 2 hours (Cocktails, Prosecco, Beer)✨ 1 Brunch Dish✨ A live DJ spinning all your favourite Fleetwood Mac classics and a friends – to [...]

Come along and enjoy some chess, free admission and all levels welcome!

An Afternoon of Chess on Saturday 21 June 2025 at Ye Olde Albion pub Rowhedge in memory of David 'Shorts' Palmer. All levels welcome all chess equipment provided (but feel free to bring your own) free admission. Come along and play some social chess in an award winning pub. Supported by E2-E4 Chess Club. Further [...]

🗓️ Saturday 21st June 2025🕣 12.30pm🆓 FREE ENTRY📍Recreation Ground, CO6 2ESBring your own food and drink (no BBQs)! 🧺🥂Come to relax, play, eat, drink and enjoy the live music (open mic stage)! 🎤Inflatables, family games and ice cream van! 🏰🍦Rain or Shine - Gazebos welcome! ☀️

A sequel to Dante’s Inferno, which set Dante at the University of Essex, Dante’s Purgatorio relocates to Mersea Island, where a mountain is constructed out of Flexible Rock Substitute (FRS).‘This new reworking of Dante’s masterpiece is remarkable: for boldness, resourceful inventiveness, and…for its emotional and moral heft.’ – Ralph PitePart of Spirits, Salons & SanctuaryAn [...]