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  • Holiday Fun October 2026: CLIP (4-7)

    Firstsite Lewis Gardens, Colchester, United Kingdom

    Sounds of the Sea WorkshopCome and join us to play sound games, discover how you can draw sounds, and recreate noises you might hear at the beach to create a soundscape with our voices, and everyday items!All ages welcome, recommended age 4-7 . Caregivers are required to stay on site throughout the activities.Our Holiday Fun [...]

  • Puzzle Club at Dice & a Slice

    Dice & A Slice 37 Queen Street, Colchester, GB

    Every Tuesday - 12pm-6:30pm Our puzzle club is the perfect way to spend a quiet Tuesday afternoon! A relaxed, welcoming and friendly event where you can build one of our puzzles or bring your own! Best off all it's free to come and join!

  • Valhalla Awaits – Viking Stories For Kids

    Headgate Theatre 14 Chapel Street North, Colchester, United Kingdom

    With stories Gods, Ice Giants and Monsters fighting for power, join in with an interactive storytelling of a difference, will you play Thor and get to wield the mighty Mjölnir, or be Loki with cunning and guile. Find out all about the Gods and Goddesses of Norse myths.Winner of Best Children's Show at Buxton Fringe [...]

  • Colchester Fringe Festival – Celtic Tales

    Colchester Arts Centre Church Street, Colchester, United Kingdom

    Tickets £12 25th October: Doors 5.45pm, show 6pm 27th October: Doors 6.45pm, show 7pmThis show is for a seated audience Following the success of the sell-out show Hebridean Fire, multi-instrumentalists Elsa and Gary return with Celtic Tales, enchanting audiences with myths and legends of the Scottish Highlands and Islands. This dynamic duo masterfully blend heartfelt ballads with high-energy jigs [...]

  • Shall We?

    Patch 24 Trinity Street, Colchester, United Kingdom

    Eccentric and unfiltered stand up comedian Jeanie Vowles brings her work-in-progress show back home to Essex, suppling fast paced humour on anything from golden flutes, troll farmers, thumbs, windmills, and whatever else has been living rent-free in her brain. Expect fast paced humour, new jokes, best bits, and chaotic fun. “Hilarious! Great energy with unique [...]

  • A Canadian Explains Eurovision to Brits

    The Dragonfly Lounge The Dragonfly Lounge

    With one foot in stand‑up comedy, the other in TED‑style presentation, this one‑person musical ride dives into Eurovision’s history, queer joy, fandom culture, and identity. Expect big music, big humour and heartfelt reflections woven through slides and song. ★★★★ - Edmonton Journal, ★★★★★ - Hamilton Hammer, 2025 Calgary Fringe Award Winner, “McLean has broken the [...]

  • Zeus Shags Anything – Greek Myths Not For Kids

    Headgate Theatre 14 Chapel Street North, Colchester, United Kingdom

    Some of the most popular Greek Myths nowadays are family friendly stories, but in truth, the origins of these tales are much more X rated and scandalous, hear the full details of what Zeus and the other Gods got up to. Hear about Gods shagging anything that moves, or even corpses that don’t, a deal [...]

  • The Bardtender

    CODA ,63, High Street, Colchester CODA ,63, High Street, Colchester

    Chris Sainton-Clark is the Bardtender. Join him for an hour of witty, highly lyrical comedy observational tales of bar work, british pub culture and beyond. Since embarking on his journey as a storyteller, Chris has played Glastonbury Festival, won 12 theatre awards, and sold out his Pub Tales tour in New Zealand. He blends comedy, [...]

  • Not: Private Lives

    Headgate Theatre 14 Chapel Street North, Colchester, United Kingdom

    Thirty years after an infamous weekend on the French Riviera, theatre’s most famously dysfunctional marriages collide in the frozen peaks of St. Moritz. The daughter of a notoriously toxic, upper-class couple is set to marry a French millionaire at an elite alpine ski resort where appearances are everything and chaos... is inevitable.This razor-sharp theatrical parody [...]

  • Andy Hamilton’s Night To Remember

    Mercury Theatre Balkerne Gate, Colchester, United Kingdom

    Writer and comedian Andy Hamilton returns with a new one-man show where he explores the wonders and weaknesses of human memory, and how laughter oils the wheels of the brain. (Note: Andy is not a qualified neurologist, and the brain probably does not have wheels.) In an evening of non-stop comedy, Andy will do his [...]

  • Ceilidh Night

    Colchester Arts Centre Church Street, Colchester, United Kingdom

    Imagine a room full of music, laughter and people of all ages dancing, whooping and clapping. That's a Ceilidh. The dances are energetic but everyone – of any age - can get on the floor.A Ceilidh isn’t about getting every step right—it’s about taking part and enjoying the experience. The dances are easy to learn [...]

  • Holiday Fun October 2026: Circus

    Firstsite Lewis Gardens, Colchester, United Kingdom

    Step right up, step right up, for this October Holiday Fun session to learn some circus skills with Beef Wright! There’ll be spinning plates, flower sticks, juggling, Diabolo and more! Circus is suitable for the whole family including children from 4+. Tickets must be purchased in advance for children to participate. Parents are also welcome [...]