Make your own Bookmark with Loui Mitchell 2nd Friday of the month Come and join Loui for a session of beginner friendly crochet, where they will guide you through making your very own bookmark. Suitable for complete beginners, learn everything from how to hold a hook and trying some simple stitches to get started on [...]
Tickets £23.50 Doors 7.30pm, show 8pm This show is for a seated audienceStar of Live At The Apollo, Have I Got News For You, QI, Richard Osman's House of Games & Comedy Central Live; Ignacio Lopez returns with perhaps his most ambitious and pretentious project yet. Nada is the captivating comedy experiment which sees Spain’s [...]
Colchester’s Record Fair returns to Firstsite, a treat for both enthusiasts and casual collectors alike. Come browse through stallholders’ collections of vinyl and CDs from a vast range of genres. [...]
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 [...]
Tickets £10Doors 2pm, finishes 6pm This event is for a standing audienceFeaturing legendary Colchester DJs BEN HOWARD & SAM LEPPARD!Expect classic pop, disco, soul, indie, rave and dance anthems - all [...]
The Wizard of Oz Musical is coming to Colchester for Christmas 2026! In December 2026 Colchester Events and Stage Right Entertainments (the producers of Elf and Shrek: The Musical) will transform Charter Hall into the magical land of Oz with this spectacular production of The Wizard of Oz Musical. A story loved for generations The [...]
Join us for a calm and creative afternoon learning the traditional craft of bookbinding with a Christmas twist!You’ll create your own hard, fabric-covered notebook completely from scratch. At the wonder [...]
Join artist Simon Carter, Firstsite Director Sally Shaw and architect, planner and writer Hana Loftus for a special conversation exploring the ideas, influences and inspirations behind Simon Carter: From the Landscape.Working in and responding to the landscapes of Essex, Carter’s practice explores our relationship with place and the ways in which the world around us [...]
Christmas concert & carols - with heathlands school choir
Tickets £18.50Doors 8pm, show 8.30pmThis show is for a seated audienceAndy Zaltzman – host of The News Quiz and The Bugle podcast, statistician on Test Match Special, Taskmaster series 18 champion – returns with his stand-up review of the global year, for the first time this decade. Following his sell-out The Zaltgeist tour show, Andy will [...]
Tickets Pay what you can afford (Suggested minimum of £2)Doors 10.30am, workshop 11am If cost is a barrier, please contact us at ticketing@colchesterartscentre.comAwaken your senses with Indian spices and hands-on masala [...]
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