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  • Mediaeval Baebes 30th Anniversary Tour

    Colchester Arts Centre Church Street, Colchester, United Kingdom

    Tickets £35Doors 7.30pm, show 8pmThis gig is for a seated audienceMediaeval Baebes embark on their 30th Anniversary Tour, celebrating three decades of darkly beautiful, time-travelling song. The genre-defying, classical chart topping vocal ensemble was conceptualised and formed in 1996 by musical director and composer Katharine Blake when she and a group of friends broke into [...]

  • Santa Fun Run 2026

    Colchester Castle Park Colchester Castle Park

    Our iconic annual Santa Fun Run returns to Colchester Castle Park!The Santa Fun Run, now in its 17th consecutive year, is the ideal way to kick off your festive season and get fit at the same time, with friends, family and colleagues!Date: Sunday 6 December 2025Time: 10amLocation: Colchester Castle Park, High Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 [...]

  • Writing About Place: A Creative Writing Workshop

    Firstsite Lewis Gardens, Colchester, United Kingdom

    Discover how place can shape stories, characters, and atmosphere in this creative writing workshop. Through a series of guided writing exercises, discussions, and creative prompts, experiment with sensory language, description, and techniques for creating vivid settings. Memories of real places and imagined worlds can become powerful starting points. What to expect Work in a supportive [...]

  • 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 running from 10am (11am on Sundays) to 4.30pm and is suitable for all ages.Make Christmas extra special with a visit to Father Christmas in the [...]

  • Children’s Author Harriet Howe reading The Street Where Santa Lives

    Red Lion Books 25 High Street, Colchester

    The Street Where Santa Lives read by the author, Harriet Howe 2pm-3pm on Sunday 6th December 2026 When an old man moves in next door, everyone is too busy to notice. Except for one little girl, who’s absolutely sure he must be Santa Claus! A heartwarming Christmas story book for children. He’s got a white [...]

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  • Calm at the Castle

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

    Join us on the first Sunday of every month from 3 PM to 5 PM for a quieter experience at Colchester Castle.These sessions are designed for anyone who would benefit from a calmer environment, including visitors with autism or sensory sensitivities. During this time, we reduce sensory stimulation by turning off sounds and visual displays, [...]

  • The Devil’s Prefects at The Victoria Inn, Colchester

    Victoria Inn 10 North Station Road, Colchester, United Kingdom

    The Devil's Prefects. They play songs. They like Smokey & The Bandit a whole lot.Join us for a Sunday evening at the fantastic Victoria Inn!

  • SEND friendly play sessions

    9-10 Mason Road, Cowdray Centre, CO11BX Colchester, United Kingdom 9-10 Mason Road, Cowdray Centre, CO11BX Colchester, United Kingdom

    Go Bananas is proud to provide children aged 0-12 years with regular S.E.N.D friendly soft play sessions.Our S.E.N.D friendly soft play sessions are designed to provide a calm and relaxed atmosphere; ideal for those children who would love to come to Go Bananas; but the normal day noise and activity be too much for them.The [...]

  • TWM Colchester Film, TV & Music Quiz 69

    Three Wise Monkeys 60 High Street, Colchester, United Kingdom

    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 threewisemonkeyscolchester.com/book-a-table (If you book and then decide not to attend, please CANCEL YOUR BOOKING) - £3 a head (CASH ONLY)- Maximum 6 to a [...]

  • Winter Wonderband

    Colchester Arts Centre Church Street, Colchester, United Kingdom

    Tickets £16/£15 concs Doors 7.30pm, show 8pm This gig is for a seated audienceWinter Wonderband are a chamber folk quartet with Saul Rose on melodeon (Faustus, War Horse, Waterson Carthy) & Maclaine Colston on hammered dulcimer (Pressgang, Kings of Calicutt) joined by Beth Porter (SpellSongs, Bookshop Band) on Cello and Jennifer Crook (Broken Road, Cythara) [...]