Name: Meet Father Christmas
Start: 2026-12-19T10:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-12-19T16:40:00+00:00
Location: Castle Park, CO1 1TJ Colchester, United Kingdom

December 2026
Meet Father Christmas

Sun, December 13 @ 11:00 am - 4:40 pm

Castle Park, CO1 1TJ Colchester, United Kingdom Castle Park, CO1 1TJ Colchester, United Kingdom

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 [...]
A Charlie Brown Christmas: The Movie… And the Music of Vince Guaraldi

Sun, December 13 @ 7:30 pm - 11:00 pm

Colchester Arts Centre Colchester Arts Centre

Tickets £15, £13 concs, £40 family (including at least one child)Doors 7pm, movie 7.30pmThis show is for a seated audienceIt's back! We'll be screening the movie prior to the live [...]
Narthen: Icicles & Inglenooks

Mon, December 14 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Colchester Arts Centre Colchester Arts Centre

Tickets £15/£14 concsDoors 7.30pm, show 8pm This gig is for a seated audienceThe winter season whilst often cold can be thawed by heart lifting music that includes polyphonic, four-part, unaccompanied [...]
Mini Museum Explorers

Tue, December 15 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am

Castle Park, CO1 1TJ Colchester, United Kingdom Castle Park, CO1 1TJ Colchester, United Kingdom

Sessions take place on 15 December, 10–11am and 11:15am–12:15pm.Designed for children aged 2½ to 5, these relaxed, hands-on sessions give you the chance to explore the museum together through play. [...]
Mini Museum Explorers

Tue, December 15 @ 11:15 am - 12:15 pm

Castle Park, CO1 1TJ Colchester, United Kingdom Castle Park, CO1 1TJ Colchester, United Kingdom

Sessions take place on 15 December, 10–11am and 11:15am–12:15pm.Designed for children aged 2½ to 5, these relaxed, hands-on sessions give you the chance to explore the museum together through play. [...]
Classic Horror Nights: From Beyond the Grave + The Classic Horror Christmas Quiz

Tue, December 15 @ 8:00 pm

Colchester Arts Centre Colchester Arts Centre

Tickets £6 Doors 7.30pm, show 8pm This show is for a seated audience Presented by Classic Horror buff and local musician Jason Frederick Monthly nights of retro horror screenings from [...]
TWO BREWS ONE QUIZ

Wed, December 16 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Two Brews 11 Church Street, Colchester, GB

Our infamous monthly in-house quiz/gameshow takes place in the cellar where 5 teams fight it out in a chaotic bacchanal! Perfect for pub quiz haters and people who know nothing!
The Lying Kind

Wed, December 16 @ 7:45 pm - Sat, December 19 @ 10:00 pm

Headgate Theatre Headgate Theatre

By Anthony Neilson Colchester Theatre Group On Christmas Eve, two well-meaning police officers face an impossible task: delivering devastating news to an elderly couple. Anthony Neilson’s award-winning black comedy transforms [...]
Trust The Process: Observational Drawing

Thu, December 17 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Firstsite Colchester, GB

Our four-part Trust the Process: Observational Drawing workshop invites you to explore the foundations of observational art.Designed for beginner artists and creative enthusiasts, the sessions focus on building confidence, developing [...]
Sh!t Theatre present: The Original Sing-A-Long-A Muppet Christmas Carol

Thu, December 17 @ 8:00 pm

Colchester Arts Centre Colchester Arts Centre

Tickets £12/£10 concsDoors 7.30pm, show 8pmAge Restriction 18+ Evening Standard Top Alternative Christmas Shows 2019 & 2020 ‘justifiably much loved and brilliant’ This Week London From the makers of Drink [...]
Sh!t Theatre present: The Original Sing-A-Long-A Muppet Christmas Carol

Fri, December 18 @ 8:00 pm

Colchester Arts Centre Colchester Arts Centre

Tickets £12/£10 concsDoors 7.30pm, show 8pmAge Restriction 18+ Evening Standard Top Alternative Christmas Shows 2019 & 2020 ‘justifiably much loved and brilliant’ This Week London From the makers of Drink [...]
Meet Father Christmas

Sat, December 19 @ 10:00 am - 4:40 pm

Castle Park, CO1 1TJ Colchester, United Kingdom Castle Park, CO1 1TJ Colchester, United Kingdom

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 [...]