Events

The Strawberry Fair comes to Old Heath Recreation Ground on Sunday 5 July as part of The Rec Community Market. Running from 10am to 4pm, the free event will celebrate one of summer's most popular fruits, with fresh strawberries, chocolate-covered treats, desserts and other seasonal food and drink on offer. Alongside the strawberry-themed stalls, visitors [...]

Tickets £16 / £15 concessions.Doors open 7pm, starts 7.30pm.This gig is for a seated audience.Trevor Watts- Saxophones / ComposerVeryan Weston- Nord Electric KeyboardJamie Harris- Congas / Percussion The trio's first studio album “Gravity” (Jazz Now) came out in the spring of this year and has since generated some fantastic reviews. “Moving On “ ( Sound [...]

It's that time of year again when The Ska-Town Syndicate get their groove on and you all dance the afternoon away!!This is a free, ticketless gig, but donations are encouraged to help support the band.Let's keep live music alive!!

Gee Vaucher is an illustrator and artist and founder member of Dial House art community in Essex. Perhaps best known for her work alongside the band Crass, she has been at the forefront of political art since the 1960s. Phill and Gee will discuss political art.About Phill JupitusPhill Jupitus drifted aimlessly onto national television in [...]

We are delighted to be hosting an in conversation event with none other than Philippa Perry, the celebrated artist and psychotherapist, who will be discussing her debut novel, Shrink Solves Murder. The event will be held at the Colchester Arts Centre, and be chaired by one of our booksellers, Carolyn.

Test your knowledge of all things film, TV and music, all whilst raising money for an incredible cause! - Book by selecting the date of the quiz and choosing quiz booking: threewisemonkeysipswich.com/reservation (If you book and then decide not to attend, please CANCEL YOUR BOOKING) - £3 a head (CASH ONLY)- Maximum 6 to a [...]

Thursday 9th July 2026, 6pm in person event at Red Lion Books (finished by 7-7.30pm)Meet the Main Characters: Bobby Palmer, author of Isaac and the Egg talks about his new book ‘Main Characters’ with author Kate SawyerClara and Seb are about to fall in love.They don’t know it yet.But everybody else does.When Clara and Seb [...]

Tickets £6.Doors open 7.30pm, starts 8pm.This event is for a seated audience.Monthly nights of retro horror screenings from the mainly Brit school of Hammer, Amicus etc.Presented by Classic Horror buff and local musician Jason Frederick.Popcorn, a monthly themed cocktail, plenty of dry ice and often very daft over-blown intros. Join us!Torture GardenAmicus Anthology Film – [...]

Our annual homage to all things keg and can!! Full details to be released over the next few months.

The Ibiza Orchestra Experience: The Final Encore comes to Lower Castle Park, Colchester on Friday 10 July. The touring show returns for what organisers describe as its final performance, bringing together a 26-piece orchestra and a lineup featuring Artful Dodger, Baby D, Ian Van Dahl, N-Trance, Phats & Small and Ultrabeat. The event celebrates classic [...]

Join SHALAMAR & GWEN DICKEY (ROSE ROYCE) on July 10th at Charter Hall in Colchester as they celebrate their golden anniversary with shows across the UK, Europe, USA and Africa. With 18 top seventy five UK hits, 11 top forty, 4 top ten chart smashing singles and over 25 million records sold world-wide, the group [...]

Final Reason and Three Wise Monkeys Live present a multi-band bill featuring Gurn Victim, Mob Handed, Toil, The Winonas and Burial Code at Three Wise Monkeys, Colchester. The lineup brings together five bands from the heavier end of the alternative music spectrum for an evening of live music in the venue's top-floor performance space. Audiences [...]