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Women’s Sacred Circle - Colchester
2025-11-03 18:00 - 19:30 (Europe/London) | The Tree Room, Trinity Street, Colchester, The Tree Room, Trinity Street, Colchester
✨ Women’s Circle at The Tree Room ✨Held monthly on the first Monday of each Month
Dear sisters,
You are warmly invited to step into a sacred space—a place where you can exhale, be witnessed, and simply be.
Our monthly Women’s Circle at The Tree Room is more than just a gathering. It’s a remembrance. A returning. A weaving together of stories, hearts, and souls.
For thousands of years, women have come together in circle, around fires, under stars, in temples and homes, to share, support, and hold one another through life’s cycles. Somewhere along the way, we lost this tradition. But the call to return is rising again. And it’s strong.
🌙 This is a space for you if…– You long for genuine sisterhood– You feel called to reconnect with your feminine essence– You desire to be seen and heard without judgement– You crave a pause from everyday busyness to reconnect with yourself
Each circle is unique, but may include:🌙 Guided meditation and grounding🌙 Sharing and storytelling🌙 Movement or stillness🌙 Song, chant, or silence💞 Rituals of intention, release, or celebration
When we gather in this way, we create a field of energy that is both gentle and powerful. You may feel lighter. Inspired. Grounded. Moved. Healed.You may leave with a fuller heart, a clearer mind, or a deeper connection to yourself and the women around you.
As one sister beautifully said:
“Let us support each other in sorrow, and dance with each other in celebration.”
🌙 Location: The Tree Room, Colchester🌙 Time: 6.00pm – 7.30pm (First Monday of each month)🌙 Energy Exchange: £11 per person
✨ Book here: https://dharmabelle.co.uk/womens-circle/🌙 Questions or need support to attend? Contact Claire on 07310 105920
If you feel the call in your heart—but money is a barrier—please don’t hesitate to reach out. We want you with us.
Come exactly as you are, in whatever season of life you’re in.We can’t wait to sit in circle with you.
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The Fool’s Flock’s Comedy About a Vampire - Colchester Fringe
2025-11-02 19:30 - 22:30 | 60 High Street, CO1 1DN Colchester, United Kingdom, 60 High Street, CO1 1DN Colchester, United Kingdom
When plague hits the village of Bottomswort, Gunther is forced to flee. The last thing he expected was a Vampire named Vladd.
Be transported to the medieval village of Bottomswort where a vicious plague is racking its residents and a spate of mysterious disappearances have left the town on tenterhooks. Desperate to find salvation, the only hope for the village would have been Humbolt the Brave; too bad the pustules got to him too. So, the fate of the village lies in the hands of Gunther, a pig farmer who’s always happy to step up to the plate.
With the arrival of the castle-loving, ‘red-wine’-drinking, sunshine-hating Vladd of Vladestan, murmurs of a vampire haunting the land start to fill the air. Gunther, with simplicity as his shield and stupidity as his sword, quickly falls into harm’s way.
In this love letter to sketch shows of the past, the Fool’s Flock present a tale full of gothic wonder. Blending puppetry, slapstick and poor decisions, the team are all playing to their strengths in this interactive comedy.

Club Country Sunday!
2025-11-02 19:00 - 23:00 | Rubix Bar, Rubix Bar
🎸🤠 Colchester… Get ready for something BRAND NEW!Introducing 🎵 CLUB COUNTRY SUNDAYS 🎵 — launching2nd November, 7–11pm at Rubix Bar & Nightclub!
We’re turning Crouch Street into Nashville with a night of boots, beers, and bangers! 🍻👢
🎤 Special live performance from The Essex Boy – TYLER, performing Morgan Wallens biggest hits!
🎧 Plus DJs Jez Durrant & Dave D’Brass bringing the best in modern Country plus the classics to Sundays in Colchester!
Watch the official videos, enjoy the songs, sing🎤along or dance 💃 Whatever your vibe!
🔥 FREE ENTRY all night🎁 Giveaways & Merch!🍹 Drinks Deals all evening!
Grab your cowboy hats, dust off those boots, and saddle up — because Sundays will never be the same again! 🤠💃
📍 Rubix Bar & Nightclub – Colchester’s No.1 Pop & Party Venue

Irish/Scottish Folk Jam
2025-11-02 19:00 - 22:00 | 1-2 Castle Road, Colchester, UK, 1-2 Castle Road, Colchester, UK
Everyone welcome to join in or listen.Traditional Folk Jam

Bruce Ryan Costella: SPOOKY & GAY - Colchester Fringe
2025-11-02 18:00 - 21:00 | 60 High Street, CO1 1DN Colchester, United Kingdom, 60 High Street, CO1 1DN Colchester, United Kingdom
BOO!
Spooky & Gay is a queer horror storytelling cabaret featuring original scary stories, songs and standup performed entirely in the DARK – written & performed by award-winning touring theater artist Bruce Ryan Costella (@BRCostella).
Like Goosebumps – only GAYER.
“I got goosebumps, I laughed (a lot), and I cried — all in one show. Of the performances I’ve seen at the Fringe so far this year, this is my favourite […] it was perfect.”Colin Thomas, FRESH SHEET
“The DAVID BOWIE of the Fringe circuit.”League of Cincy Theatres
WINNER – Best Writer, Splash Awards 2024WINNER – Best Off-Broadway Solo Performance, Broadway World Awards 20233x Horror Theater Festival Official Selection

ELRAY Blue 💙 🎶 💙
2025-11-02 17:30 - 20:30 | 10 North Station Rd, Colchester
The musical talents that are Noel Gander & Gary Choules are back for your listening pleasure.
A toe tapping afternoon of blues and a few familiar songs!!
Free gig & donations encouraged!!
Let’s keep live music alive!!

Comedy Hypnosis Show - Colchester Fringe
2025-11-02 16:30 - 19:30, 2025-11-01 19:00 - 22:00 | 60 High Street, CO1 1DN Colchester, United Kingdom, 60 High Street, CO1 1DN Colchester, United Kingdom
Jason Simmons Comedy Hypnosis: interactive, high-energy entertainment where you take centre stage!Fast-paced, family-friendly, and kind to volunteers—no one is ever made to look silly.
“Fantastic act! … I have never experienced anything like it! Lovely guy, very professional … extremely entertaining!” — Amelia Howard
“The whole audience was captured! … totally in awe of how clever it is ✨” — Katy Martha
With sold‑out festival runs across the UK including Brighton, Faversham and Wanstead Fringes, Jason combines hypnotism, stand-up comedy, mind‑reading and musical magic—featuring his handcrafted double‑necked guitar—for an unforgettable evening of laughter and wow moments
All volunteers are treated with the utmost respect, and 87% report feeling calm, confident, and happy afterwards
Don’t just watch—take part. You’ll laugh, gasp, and maybe discover a new side of yourself.

Sunday Session - Wooden Maiden
2025-11-02 16:00 - 19:00 | 55 The Cross, CO7 9QL Wivenhoe, United Kingdom, 55 The Cross, CO7 9QL Wivenhoe, United Kingdom
Join us this Sunday as the guys are back to entertain you all once again on a Sunday afternoon! A chilled three piece acoustic group which play FANTASTICLY together of all the songs you know with their unique twist on it!

Blues In the Afternoon at Ye Olde Albion
2025-11-02 16:00 - 19:00 | Ye Olde Albion Pub, High Street, Rowhedge, Colchester, CO5 7ES, GB
We’ll be back at our favourite riverside pub in Rowhedge for some more ‘blues in the afternoon’

Candlelit Yin - Cosy Winter Warmer
2025-11-02 16:00 - 18:00 | The Tree Room, Trinity Street, Colchester, The Tree Room, Trinity Street, Colchester
Step into warmth and exhale. This cosy yin session is your invitation to relax and soften, a gentle somatic practice designed for deep rest, you time, and a feeling of being held when the weather turns cold. Across two unrushed hours you’ll drop out of the busyness of life and into your body, resting in supported shapes while your breath, your heartbeat and the tender hush of the room do the work.
Expect a darkened space lit by candlelight, soft music that soothes rather than distracts, and plenty of props to support every part of you. Settle with an eye pillow if you’d like, cocooned in blankets, allowing muscles to release, fascia to hydrate and the nervous system to melt towards calm. Postures are floor-based, low effort and held with care, inviting you to feel, to notice, and to soften without strain.
This is a special time you deliberately mark for yourself, a pause that brings you back to centre, away from screens, noise and obligation, so you can reconnect with your inner steadiness. Think of it as a winter sanctuary: cosy, quiet, and deeply replenishing.
Who it’s for: all levels and all bodies, especially anyone craving warmth, slow rhythms, somatic awareness and deep rest.
Sunday 5th October 16.00 – 18.00£20.00 per person 🕯️
https://dharmabelle.co.uk/event/candlelit-yin-cosy-winter-warmer/
Practical notes: the session lasts two hours, everything is guided and unhurried, and all props are provided. Just wear comfortable layers, bring water, and arrive a few minutes early to settle. When you’re ready to gift yourself this space, book your mat and come in from the cold.

Beating (off) Superheroes - Colchester Fringe
2025-11-02 15:00 - 18:00 | 60 High Street, CO1 1DN Colchester, United Kingdom, 60 High Street, CO1 1DN Colchester, United Kingdom
In a bunker 3000 miles underground, Captain Handler is bound, blindfolded, and at the mercy of his arch-enemy: The Gecko. Beaten (off) into submission and drained of his superfluids, Captain Handler is doomed to be forever bred by the Gecko. Then Chuck enters… whom Captain Handler forgot his boyfriend invited over to rescue him…
Beating (off) Superheroes is a raw, kink-saturated queer comedy (of sorts) that explodes the myths of open relationships. Beating (off) Superheroes is a non-linear, multimedia, kinky gay sex romp with a full score by Jake & the Nowhere and Tungsten Lungs. Somewhere between roleplay and reality, a relationship is getting rescued. Maybe.
Captain Handler/Bruce – Matthew ArcherThe Gecko/Clark – Noah Alfred PantanoCenturion/Chuck – Chris Tal
Colchester Fringe’s SPIRT OF THE FRINGE Noah Alfred Pantano is the writer and director. This work is part of his PhD in Theatre Studies at the University of Essex. His last play, Pup Play: A Queer Pseudo-Lecture (of sorts), won five awards and tours around the world, raising over $1400 (so far) for LGBTQ+ charities. Pantano was awarded runner-up for “Activist of the Year” at the National Queer Student Awards. He is the current reigning International Mister Superhero Fetish. His other work Standing On A Nail was the best-selling play of Colchester Fringe in 2023. Pantano is infamous for his post in-yer-face queer theatre style, which, while intense, prides itself on its radical queerness, unusual staging, and brutal honesty.
Chris Tal is an international actor, choreographer, designer, and drag queen excited to bring bold energy to Beating (off) Superheroes. Last year, Tal played dual roles as a German soldier and cryptographer in Colchester Fringe’s “We Will Remember Them.” Tal also worked on sound for “5th of August 1986” and is proud to be part of the Stage Craft family. Tal cannot wait to captivate audiences with a fresh, daring performance in this super-horny play.

Calm At The Castle
2025-11-02 15:00 - 17:00 | Colchester Castle, Colchester Castle
Join us on the first Sunday of the month for a little calm at Colchester Castle.
These sessions are suitable for visitors with ASD, providing an opportunity for them to explore the museum at a quieter time. We aim to minimise sensory stimulation in the galleries by turning off audio and visuals and providing a sensory space off the main gallery.
Ear defenders, visual guides and twiddlemuffs are available from the Museum’s reception free of charge.
You can find out more about our autism-friendly resources by visiting our Access page.
This event is included in Castle admission. There is no need to book; just purchase general admission tickets to the Castle, or consider a Museums Pass to enjoy unlimited visits during the year!

Dead Doves and Lemons OR Everything You’ve Ever Wanted To Know... - Colchester Fringe
2025-11-02 13:30 - 16:30, 2025-11-01 16:00 - 19:00 | 60 High Street, CO1 1DN Colchester, United Kingdom, 60 High Street, CO1 1DN Colchester, United Kingdom
This is a hard time for you: your loved one just came out as a (gasp) fan fiction writer.How do you respond to that? What will the neighbors think? What is Omega slick, anyway? Don’t you worry because fan fic veteran MinaRoseTook (pseudonym) is here to answer all your questions. Join us on an eclectic (and often humorously cringey) journey while we explore how fan fiction came to be, why people like it, and how it’s a valid form of art.This fast-paced one-woman show is for people who love fan fiction, people who hate fan fiction, and people who have no idea what any of this means.Who knows…maybe YOU’LL write something!

NSPCC Book Fair
2025-11-02 09:00 - 15:00 | Stanway Secondary School, Stanway Secondary School
The Annual Book Sale provides a unique opportunity to browse and purchase from a choice of many thousands of books, jigsaws, games CDs, DVDs and Blu-rays.
Admission £2.00Under 16s FREE

SINGALONG BRUNCH- Halloween Edition
2025-11-02 00:00 - 06:00 | The Silk Road Lounge & Bar, 4 St Botolphs Street, Colchester, GB
SINGALONG BRUNCH�� SPOOKY SIPS & SINGALONGS ��This Halloween weekend we’re bringing the vibes to the venue Silk Road Lounge, Colchester ���
� Saturday 1st November� Tickets include:� 2 hours of bottomless Prosecco� Delicious food� Games & giveaways� Live entertainment� A 4-hour Afterparty to keep the vibes flowing!
November birthdays free with table of 6+
Prize for best Halloween Costume!
Grab your tickets today for limited 10% off�
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1671730012469?aff=oddtdtcreator

The hit list
2025-11-01 21:00 - 2025-11-02 00:00 | Main Road, Colchester
The hit list great Colchester band.

SKALLOWEEN II - CODA COLCHESTER
2025-11-01 21:00 - 2025-11-02 00:00 | Coda Colchester, Coda Colchester
HR presents: Horn Of The Dead
following on from the brutal “skalloween” show last year (Honkwork Orange™) your favourite horny blowin band are back once more for a thrilling festival full of flesh and full-on frenetic foolery
One night only at Coda – they’re playin their most brutal show yet. Featuring skanked up versions of songs from the film (Horn Of The Dead™) and more…. more gory bops…. more crazy… more chaotic.
free entry
music starts at 9pm with a gory support act… DIRTY FUNK FACE
for the baddest – open til… late.
Message for more details
November 1st

Spellbound
2025-11-01 21:00 - 2025-11-02 00:00 | 45 North Hill, CO1 1PY Colchester, United Kingdom
The best of Goth, post-punk, synth-pop and alternative. Swoon to The Cure, bop to Depeche Mode, or Headbang to the Beastie Boys. We’ve got you covered.
Free Entry all night | Bar Opens 5pm | DJ Rom Atkin from 9pm

A Nightmare on Crouch Street! 🎃
2025-11-01 21:00 - 2025-11-02 04:00 | Rubix Bar, Rubix Bar
Join us if you dare for a Nightmare on Crouch Street this Halloween🧙
Experience 2 floors of spooky 👻 tunes in our fully spookily decorated venue!
🎃 Free Entry in Fancy Dress🎃 Halloween themed Cocktails🎃 Competitions & Giveaways🎃 2 DJs with the ultimate Monster Mash Vibes! 🎃 Halloween Party Classics🎃 Extended opening hours! 🎃 A spooky 👻 special guest performance to be announced!

Halloween Fancy Dress Party
2025-11-01 20:30 - 23:30 | 156 High Street, Colchester, 156 High Street, Colchester
ADH-DJ Chriss will be with us for Karaoke… Halloween theme…
Best Fancy Dressed person that is on our Dance Floor at 11pm will WIN A BOTTLE OF PROSECCO!
FREE ENTRYSTUDENT DISCOUNTS

Luke Wright's Pub Grub
2025-11-01 20:00 - 23:00 | Church St, CO1 1NF Colchester, United Kingdom
Tickets £16.50.Doors open 8pm, show starts 8.30pm.This show is for a seated audience.
Fun + filthy poems from someone who knows what they’re doing. If there were any justice he’d be Poet Laureate, or King.
After selling out shows across the country with JOY!, Luke Wright is back with a sticky-floored celebration of the ordinary. Here the poet conjures up a world of Tuesday lunchtimes and small town boozers in poems that burst with inventive language.
Forget your “best life” come and live your worst. Wright’s poems are full of audacious rhymes, insane sonic trickery, and big-hearted storytelling, they’ll leave you feeling a little light headed. Expect loads of laughs, a few more coins in the swear jar, and a sore head in the morning.
“A streetwise panache that puts dusty laureates to shame and a sardonic comic verve to rival Stewart Lee.” ★★★★★ The Telegraph
“A winning combination of honesty, humour, ire and wonder. He is at the peak of his powers.” ★★★★★ The Stage
“His poems shoot arrows through the heart, or leave you dazzled by their virtuosity” ★★★★ The List
“Witty observation and rollicking acuity” ★★★★ The Guardian
“A sharpness and wisdom that lifts the soul and soothes the battered heart.” ★★★★ The Scotsman

JAR presents - Shed + The Bungees
2025-11-01 20:00 - 23:00 | Queen St Brewhouse, 7 - 9 Queen Street, Colchester, CO1 2PG, GB
JAR presents
Flowing out of some misty East Anglian estuary, Shed provides a rollercoaster of upbeat, fast-paced story-telling, intertwined with insight and intrigue into everyday life.
After selling out multiple venues in their hometown op Ipswich such as The Smokehouse and The Music Room on several occasions, The Bungees made their way to Norwich for pastures green.

Albion Village Quiz Night
2025-11-01 19:00 - 22:00 | Ye Olde Albion Pub, High Street, Rowhedge, Colchester, CO5 7ES, GB
The Albion’s annual quiz night is back! Book your team of 4 in at the bar – pre-registration only.

In The Back Of Your Mind - Colchester Fringe
2025-11-01 17:30 - 20:30 | 60 High Street, CO1 1DN Colchester, United Kingdom, 60 High Street, CO1 1DN Colchester, United Kingdom
Three unsetting, bizarre short stories based on dreams/nightmares of the author. Lucia has written for the No Sleep Podcast and some of her stories have been performed on there as audio dramas.
VANITY: Perfect: A cosmetic surgeon becomes obssessed with making his wife “perfect”.
PRIDE: Departures: A high-flying couple head to the airport for a weekend getaway, their lives are all about success at any cost but a weird situation at the airport turns even weirder when they realise they’re stuck at Departures…
REGRET: Unchased: A suburban housewife looks back on her life, pondering what it all meant.

Alternative Fireworks Night
2025-11-01 17:30 - 20:30 | 74 High Street, CO1 1UE Colchester, United Kingdom, 74 High Street, CO1 1UE Colchester, United Kingdom
An immersive indoor and outdoor light and sound experience, designed to be explored at your own pace.
What to expect:
An eco (and ear) -friendly alternative to traditional fireworks, with no loud or unpredictable noises.
– Ambient light and sound experience in the garden created by Light Artist Extraordinaire ‘The Octopus’ and DJ Dansette Dave.
– Long-exposure photography drop-in sessions throughout the evening with the Light Monkey.
– Interactive LED lights/ microbit programming drop-in workshop with Signals Media Arts Centre.
– Drop-in workshops with light-themed music-making activities with Frazer Merrick and CLIP.
Delicious locally-sourced hot food and drink will be available to purchase from The Commons cafe. If you or your children have specific dietary preferences you are welcome to bring your own food.
Some parts of this event take place outside – please dress appropriately.
There will be a quiet space provided at this event for those who require it to use.

What Have the Romans Ever Done For Us?
2025-11-01 17:30 - 18:30 | Headgate Theatre, Headgate Theatre
Following last year’s sell out Colchester Fringe show, The Crunchy Frog Players, Colchester’s leading (only) comedy sketch troupe return with another show of reimagined (and lovingly butchered) iconic sketches and songs, designed to titillate, tantalize, tease and tickle and all with a distinctly local twist. Known for their Pythonesque proclivities and devotion to detail, this show will forcibly probe Colchester’s fecund history; from its Roman roots through to a vision of a dystopian future, via a wry look at Jane Taylor’s Twinkle. Disclaimer – other Colchester nursery rhymes are available. Allegedly. Will you be able to spot the classic sketches from the new, original ones? There’s only one way to find out!

Samhain Ritual - Women Circle, Colchester
2025-11-01 17:00 - 20:30 | The Tree Room, The Tree Room
This will be an incredibly powerful time of Sister’s joining together for an evening of women’s empowerment tapping into the energy of Samhain.
The evening will be full of love, connection, joy, gratitude and magick.
We will journey together, creating a sacred space for us as a group and as individuals to connect with our inner goddess, tapping into the beautiful and powerful divine energy that each of us holds within.We will call upon our ancestors and the energy of goddesses to remind us of who we are, the power that we hold and the love that connects us.We will be offering womb healing, grounding, spell casting, holding space, and releasing – through different spiritual practices.
Let’s wake the witch within each of us at this powerful time of year.
The evening will include a lovingly cooked light dinner, snacks and herbal tea’s.
This event will be held in the beautiful Tree Room, in the Centre of Colchester.
Only 12 spaces are available.
The price is £55.00 – You are welcome to pay a deposit of £20.00 to hold your space, and the rest is to be paid by the 25th of October.
Bookings can be made via this link – https://dharmabelle.co.uk/event/samhain-womens-ritual/

Beyond 30 Presents... Daytime Clubbing | Colchester🕺🏻🎃
2025-11-01 16:00 - 21:00 | Rubix Bar, Rubix Bar
🎃 Welcome to the Ultimate Over 30s Daytime Halloween Clubbing Experience!💀
Dust off your fangs and unleash your inner ghoul — Over 30s Daytime Clubbing is back with a spine-tingling twist at the iconic Rubix Bar, Saturday, 1st November! Get ready for a frightfully fun day where nostalgia meets neon and monsters mash on the dance floor — all before dark.👻
Your kind of crowd, your kind of party! We’re bringing hours of good vibes, great music and unforgettable moments. Over 30s Daytime Clubbing is your chance to relive the peak of the 80s, 90s & 2000s clubbing scene…
Get ready for:🎶Club Classics🎊Confetti Showers🔊Resident DJs🎠Crazy Inflatables
Tickets are now available via Fatsoma & the link in our bio🔗
See you on the dancefloor🎃
