Events

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Join us during our Holiday Fun Clip Fun & Sound for some sound games and experiment with fun voice exercises, listening games and more! Most suitable for 3 – 7 years, but all ages welcome. Caregivers are required to stay on site throughout the activities.Booking is Essential. Adults required to stay.Our Holiday Fun activities are [...]

Join us for a Holiday Fun Clip recording workshop, where we will be creating foley inspired sound effects with microphones and a variety of everyday objects! Most suitable for 8 – 12 years, but all ages welcome. Caregivers are required to stay on site throughout the activities.Booking is Essential. Adults required to stay.Our Holiday Fun [...]

Meet your local heroes from Colchester United and Colchester Villa in a fun football coaching session.Most suitable for 4 – 11 years, but all ages welcome. Caregivers are required to stay on site throughout the activities.Activities take place outside. Please make sure those taking part in activities are dressed appropriately for the weather.Our Holiday Fun [...]

Tickets £10 / £8 concessions.Doors open 1.30pm, show starts 2pm.This show is for a seated audience.Join world record-breaking beatboxer SK Shlomo (they/them) who makes amazing music with just a mouth and a mic, and has performed around the world with legends like Bjork, Ed Sheeran and Rudimental. Their 5-star sell-out show Shlomo's Beatbox Adventure for [...]

Tickets £10 / £8 concessions.Doors open 1.30pm, show starts 2pm.This show is for a seated audience.Join world record-breaking beatboxer SK Shlomo (they/them) who makes amazing music with just a mouth and a mic, and has performed around the world with legends like Bjork, Ed Sheeran and Rudimental. Their 5-star sell-out show Shlomo's Beatbox Adventure for [...]

Join world record-breaking beatboxer SK Shlomo (they/them) who makes amazing music with just a mouth and a mic, and has performed around the world with legends like Bjork, Ed Sheeran and Rudimental.Their 5-star sell-out show Shlomo's Beatbox Adventure for Kids is back ✨Anybody can become one of this sonic superhero’s sidekicks in a world of [...]

Have you ever wanted to learn to play the classic Fantasy Sports Game Blood Bowl?Are you a hardened Blood Bowl veteran looking for new Coaches to go up against?Why not come along to our Blood Bowl Meet-up! A casual meet-up for Blood Bowl coaches and people wanting to learn the legendary game!

Unleash vibrant layers and captivating depth in your prints with the magic of Reduction Linocut.Your are booking a two day workshop: Thursday 10th April 6.30pm - 9.30pm Dive into throwing on the potter's wheel.Sunday 13th April 10.30am - 1.30pm Learn to turn your creations into beautifully finished pieces.This captivating technique involves progressively cutting away your [...]

Come and join us on Thursday 10th April 2025 at The Old Siege House, Colchester, CO1 2TS for a relaxed and enjoyable evening painting our Meet Me in Capri under the expert instruction of our workshop leader Sarah.No experience needed. You can either follow the step by step instructions or ‘express yourself’ by putting your [...]

Tickets £19.Doors open 7pm, show starts 7.30pm.THis show is for a seated audience. “Brilliant” Stewart Lee “One of my absolute favourites” Daniel Kitson“Rob Auton is the mother freaking greatest” James AcasterAward winning writer, comedian and actor Rob Auton brings his latest show ‘The Eyes Open and Shut Show’ to Colchester Arts Centre. Rob has written [...]

Swish our special nets in the pond to discover which creatures live in the water. How many will you catch? We will even have a microscope at the pond so you can have a closer look at these extraordinary pond creatures.The pond is not located near our visitor centre, so please try to arrive promptly. [...]