Beethoven, Mozart and Rossini
2026-11-28 19:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | St Botolphs Church, Colchester, St Botolphs Church, Colchester
Rossini: La Cenerentola, OvertureMozart: Sinfonia concertante for wind in E-flat majorSoloists: Rob Rogers, Andrew Cory, Steve Lock & Dave SmithBeethoven: Symphony No. 6 ‘Pastoral’
Conductor: Chris PhelpsLeader: Greg Eaton
Tickets £18 (under 25 free)

CHRISTMAS IN THE CAGE 6
2026-11-29 15:00 - 18:00 | Colchester Charter Hall, Colchester Charter Hall
BIG BLUE CAGECOMES TO COLCHESTER FOR THE FIRST TIME

Santa Fun Run 2026
2026-12-06 10:00 - 12:00 | 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 2025
Time: 10am
Location: Colchester Castle Park, High Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1UG
Distance: 2.5km and 5km routes available
Age: All ages welcome, under 5s go free! Under 16’s must be accompanied by a participating adult.
Adult: £15
Child: £10
Entry Fee Includes: Festive event wear (Santa hat for under 5’s) and a medal on completion
Fundraising Target for Adults: £50
Fundraising Target for children: As much as they can!
You can run, jog or walk the 2.5km or 5km routes around Colchester’s picture perfect Castle Park. Most of all you’ll be having fun while doing something amazing for your local hospital.
We would love for your fundraising to support Colchester & Ipswich Hospitals Charity Fund which supports patients and staff when they need us most. Alternatively you can choose to fundraise for one of our current appeals: Time Garden Appeal, Butterfly Appeal, Cancer Wellbeing, Staff Wellbeing or for the ward or department within our services closest to your heart. Just let us know your preference when you sign up.
Everyone also gets a free festive wear which we will give you on the day. Under 5’s will get a Santa hat.
Come and experience the joy as you cross the finish line and receive a limited edition medal!
Your fundraising makes a vital difference to health and healing.
£52.62 Could provide a bereaved family with a grief journal and a memory box to help create and keep precious and lasting memories of their baby and support their healing journey.
£89.31 Could provide a calming space and a listening ear to people faced with a life-limiting illness and keep our butterfly centre open for half a day.
£131.28 Could support the mental health of children and adults diagnosed with and living with cancer by funding a week of restorative swimming sessions.
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JOHN OTWAY AND WILD WILLY BARRETT - THE CHRISTMAS BASH
2026-12-08 19:00 - 22:00 | Colchester Arts Centre, Colchester Arts Centre
On the road again, JOHN OTWAY AND WILD WILLY BARRETT “Alive and Gigging” at the Colchester Arts Centre on TUESDAY 8th DECEMBER 2026. Show starts at 8.00pm. For tickets, go to www.weloveconcerts.com or call the Box Office on 07879 208141.
John Otway and Wild Willy Barrett have been at it …. and each other…. for over 50 years. Hilarious …. totally outrageous …. superb musicianship: It’s guaranteed you’ll never see anything like it again. Totally unmissable!
On the road again with their ALIVE AND GIGGING tour, this magnetic bond still holds after more than 50 years of attempted escapes. Still loved for their total in-yer-face originality, the contrast between the deadpan humour of Barrett and mad onstage antics of Otway are hilarious to watch.
John’s lyrical genius is ably complimented by Willy’s outstanding musicianship (he seems to play almost every stringed instrument known to man, plus a few hybrids of his own making including the Bagpuss!).
For any Otway/Barrett virgins out there who don’t know what to expect, be prepared for everything from bare-chested theremin playing to wah wah wheelie bin as the duo jump from one hit and 40 near misses to another: An amazing and irreverent performance by two master entertainers.
This show is unreserved seating.
All enquiries / disabled bookings directly through the Box Office on 07879 208141.

The 9075 + Fontaines CD - live in Colchester
2026-12-20 19:00 - 22:00 | Colchester Arts Centre, Colchester Arts Centre
The 9075 bring a tribute to The 1975 to Colchester, performing a set celebrating the music of one of Britain’s most successful contemporary indie bands.
Formed in 2019, the group recreates songs from across The 1975’s catalogue in a two-hour live show inspired by the sound and style of the original Manchester band.
Support comes from Fontaines C.D., a tribute to Dublin post-punk band Fontaines D.C. Audiences can expect a set featuring music inspired by one of the most acclaimed rock groups of recent years, known for albums including Dogrel, A Hero’s Death and Romance.
The event offers fans the chance to hear songs from both bands in a live setting, celebrating two of the most influential acts to emerge from the indie and alternative music scene over the past decade.

The Rezillos at Colchester Arts Centre
2027-01-16 19:00 - 22:00 | Colchester Arts Centre, Colchester Arts Centre
The Rezillos are a punk/new wave band formed in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1976. Their independent debut single, ‘I Can’t Stand My Baby’ shot them to underground fame initially via airings on the radio show of BBC Radio 1’s John Peel.
Their follow up classic singles ‘My Baby Does Good Sculptures’, ‘Top of the Pops’ and ‘Destination Venus’ signalled critically acclaimed milestones for the band.
The Rezillos recorded their landmark album ‘Can’t Stand the Rezillos’ in New York’s fabled Power Station studio, immersed themselves in the local music scene and dropped in during downtime to play a gig at CBGB’s, the hub of Punk Rock music. The album reached the top 10 in the UK album chart and is lauded as a punk classic.
An AGMP Concerts presentation.

The Style Councillors 'Café Bleu' Tour at Colchester Arts Centre
2027-03-20 19:00 - 22:00 | Colchester Arts Centre, Colchester Arts Centre
THE STYLE COUNCILLORS
‘Café Bleu’ Tour
The seminal debut album recreated live by the world’s only tribute to The Style Council.
The Style Councillors will be recreating the seminal debut LP by The Style Council, ‘Café Bleu’, along with all of the hits and classics in the finest celebration of Paul Weller’s 1980’s group where some of his best songs were recorded.
After the dissolution of The Jam in 1982, Paul Weller joined forces with Mick Talbot, formerly of The Merton Parkas, Dexys Midnight Runners and The Bureau, to form The Style Council. The band released a string of successful singles between 1983-1989 such as Speak Like a Child, Money-Go-Round, Long Hot Summer, My Ever Changing Moods, You’re The Best Thing, Shout To The Top, Walls Come Tumbling Down, A Solid Bond In Your Heart, Come To Milton Keynes, The Lodgers, Why I Went Missing, and more.
The Style Councillors are a 9-piece band who were formed in 2013 by Darren Fletcher. Having quickly built a hugely loyal fanbase The Style Councillors are in big demand on the live circuit for fans of Paul Weller and The Style Council.
An AGMP Concerts presentation.

London Calling play the Clash at Colchester Arts Centre
2027-05-22 19:00 - 22:00 | Colchester Arts Centre, Colchester Arts Centre
LONDON CALLING PLAY THE CLASH
‘Should I Stay or Should I Go’ Tour.
London Calling play The Clash are widely referred to as “the only tribute band that matters”. Now that The Clash are no more London Calling are the finest celebration of one of the best groups of all time. The ‘Should I Stay or Should I Go’ tour sees London Calling perform the hits and fan favourites from the extensive back catalogue of The Clash.
The Clash formed in 1976 and are considered one of the most influential groups to come out of the original wave of the Punk scene.
Musically, The Clash went on to fuse reggae, dub, funk, rockabilly, disco and hip hop before they disbanded in 1986.
An AGMP Concerts presentation.
