The Lexden Crown presents An Old Skool Pen and Paper Quiz with Big Jim
2025-11-27 19:00 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | The Lexden Crown, Bistro Pub – Colchester, The Lexden Crown, Bistro Pub - Colchester
The Lexden Crown presents an Old Skool Pen and Paper QuizIts Time to take it back to the Old Skool, with a Pen and Paper style Quiz.
Big Jims Old Skool Pub Quiz, fun for all, with 5 themed rounds of quiz fun, including both Audio and Picture rounds and the return of the World famous Stealer round, to steal the win on the last question, as well.
£2.50 per person, max 6 people per team.
So grab a pen, round up your friends or family and welcome back that old skool feeling of quizzing on a Thursday Night with Big Jim
Great food and drinks offers avaiable, and it’s pizza night with there great wood fired pizzas, as well as a great bistro pub with a warm atomsphere and lovely people, and an average quizmaster.
Come and test your teams knowledge against Colchesters finest Quiz Teams, enjoy some food, beer and a great atmosphere,whilst getting Quizzical with one of Colchester;s finest Quiz Hosts
See you there My Quizzy Quiz Loving Preps

Davis Angus Live At The Brewhouse
2025-11-27 19:30 - 22:30 | 7 Queen Street, CO1 2PG Colchester, United Kingdom, 7 Queen Street, CO1 2PG Colchester, United Kingdom
David Angus is a bona fide troubadour hailing from the bonny lands of Aberdeen, Scotland. This dexterous singer-songwriter has been weaving sonic tales and serenading the crowds of his hometown since 2012, whether he’s busking on street corners or headlining prestigious venues. With his trusty acoustic guitar as his main companion, David’s music runs the gamut from tender, folksy ballads that tug at the heartstrings to electrifying rock anthems that elicit a primal howl of joy.

Christmas Wreath Making Workshop
2025-11-28 10:00 - 12:00 | Patch, 24 Trinity Street, Colchester CO1 1JN, Patch, 24 Trinity Street, Colchester CO1 1JN
Come and make a gorgeous Christmas wreath at Patch!
£42.50 including a soft drink and cake
All materials included and no experience necessary.
Email info@thecreativeworkshopcompany.co.uk via PayPal or bank transfer (no fees) or eventbrite (fees apply)
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1459953232419?aff=oddtdtcreator

MECHROMORPH & GUESTS
2025-11-28 19:00 - 22:00 | Three Wise Monkeys Colchester
TWM is getting leveled with this line up 🔨
Dead Species Presents…..
MECHROMORPH 👽REPULSED 🤮WINTER HOTEL 🔥
Hitting the stage @Three Wise Monkeys Colchester – 28/11/25

MECHROMORPH + REPULSED, WNTER HOTEL @ TWM, COLCHESTER
2025-11-28 19:00 - 22:00 | 60 High Street, CO1 1DN Colchester, United Kingdom, 60 High Street, CO1 1DN Colchester, United Kingdom
Brace yourself as Mechromorph unleash their mechanical fury on Colchester this November for a hometown headliner. The Essex titans of brutality are celebrating a Bloodstock crusade this summer with a vile display of slam for their home county. Joining them are Repulsedand Winter Hotel, completing a lineup that promises an extreme nights of live music as we close off 2025. Whether you’re into Death Metal, Slam, Deathcore, or Beatdown, this is a show that demands your presence — no compromises, no survivors.

The Wandering Hearts: It's Beginning To Look A lot Like Christmas
2025-11-28 19:30 - 22:30 | Church St, CO1 1NF Colchester, United Kingdom
Tickets £26.50.Doors open 7.30pm, starts 8pm.This gig is for a seated audience.
The Wandering Hearts are a three part vocal harmony group that formed in London in 2015. Since the release of their first record Wild Silence (Decca), Tara, Chess and AJ have been at the forefront of the UK Americana, folk and country music scenes as well as touring and performing frequently across the pond in the US. They now have three studio albums released and are working on more! The band received the Bob Harris Emerging Artist award at the UK Americana awards in 2018 after Bob had shown them huge support on his radio show. They toured with country music legend Marty Stuart and his Fabulous Superlatives in the UK and were invited to perform with him at The Ryman Auditorium, The Grand Ole Opry and Graceland in the United States. This made them the first British band to have their debut at the Ryman and Opry in the same week! The Wandering Hearts have shared bills with artists such as The Eagles, Eric Clapton, Gladys Knight, Celine Dion, Tom Petty, Chris Stapleton, Jack Savoretti and many more.
https://www.thewanderinghearts.com/

The Comedy Store - Colchester
2025-11-28 20:00 - 23:00 | Colchester Charter Hall, Colchester Charter Hall
Sale Dates and Times:
Public Onsale : Fri, 26 Apr 2024 at 10:00 AM
Priority from O2 : Wed, 24 Apr 2024 at 10:00 AM

Last Friday Pub Crawl (November 2025)
2025-11-28 20:00 - 23:00 | The Fox & Fiddler, 1 St Johns Street, Colchester, CO2 7AA, GB
– 8pm – Fox & Fiddler– 9pm – New Inn and/or Fat Cat– 10pm – Ale House
Our regular ‘last Friday’ pub crawls around Colchester.
The route is as follows with approximate times so you can ‘hop on’ or ‘hop off’ during the evening. If a pub isn’t serving real ale on the night, you can always find us in the next pub on the list.

Modern Classics
2025-11-28 21:00 - 2025-11-29 00:00 | Twisters Bar, 45 North Hill, Colchester, CO1 1PY, GB
DJ Rom Atkin is behind the decks, playing a mix of alternative tracks from the last two decades including Arctic Monkeys, Foals Idles and Kae Tempest as well as the Twisters bangers we all love!
Bar and Beer Garden opens at 5pm, DJ from 9pm.FREE ENTRY!

Meet Father Christmas
2025-11-29 10:00 - 16:50 | Colchester Castle, Colchester Castle
Colchester Castle’s enchanting grotto returns for 2025! This December, Father Christmas and his Castle helpers will bring Christmas joy to the children of Colchester and hand out some very special festive gifts.
In this enchanting encounter, children can share their Christmas wishes, receive a special gift, and enjoy magical moments.
Don’t miss this chance to add a touch of magic to your festive celebrations and create lasting family memories. Visit Father Christmas in his Castle Grotto, where the spirit of the season comes alive!*
Each child gets to speak to Father Christmas and enjoy this magical start to Christmas!
Babies are welcome to join siblings visiting Father Christmas however only children that have tickets will receive a gift.
We like to keep our magical grotto a surprise, but we appreciate some visitors need to know exactly what to expect for an enjoyable time on the day. The grotto will be created at the start of December. If a member of your party has a sensory impairment and would benefit from familiarising themselves with the space before visiting, please email museums@colchester.gov.uk after booking, and we can share photographs.
*Our grotto is suitable for all ages, but adults must accompany children.
Tickets cost £12 per child, £1 per adult. Please note this does not include admission to the Castle Museum. Please purchase additional tickets to enter the museum.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1487997329089387/?event_time_id=1487997369089383

Christmas Wreath Making Workshop with Lunch
2025-11-29 10:30 - 12:30 | The Lexden Crown, Bistro Pub – Colchester, The Lexden Crown, Bistro Pub - Colchester
Come and make a fresh Christmas wreath at The Lexden Crown followed by a choice of the following delicious lunch:
Chicken and Mushroom Pie & MashScampi and FriesThai Vegetable Curry & Rice
£52.50pp
All materials provided and no experience required.
Email info@thecreativeworkshopcompany.co.ukto book via PayPal or bank transfer (no fees) or via eventbrite or via our website (fees apply)
https://www.thecreativeworkshopcompany.co.uk/event-details/wreath-making-workshop-with-lunch

Chris Mayne's Wonderful World of Magic!
2025-11-29 11:00 - 14:00 | Church St, CO1 1NF Colchester, United Kingdom
£7/£6 concs/£22 FamilyDoors 11am, Show 11.30amThis show is for a seated audience
Returning to Colchester Arts Centre with a brand new interactive show for the whole family, packed with illusions, colourful tricks, and lots of fun!
With over 25 years of experience performing in the UK and internationally, Chris will take you on an exciting journey through the land of Magic and Wonder!

A Twist of ABBA live at Three Wise Monkeys, Colchester
2025-11-29 12:00 - 15:00 | Three Wise Monkeys Colchester
Join us for a afternoon of singing and dancing to all your favourite ABBA hits!

PUNX 4 THE ANIMALS
2025-11-29 19:00 - 22:00 | Queen St Brewhouse, 7 - 9 Queen Street, Colchester, CO1 2PG, GB
A punk gig in aid of Together for Animals. A Free Entry gig but donations would be appreciated. Bands playing:
Monkey Foot Down: 7:00-7:40
Creature Arcade: 8:00-8:40
Change Persona: 9:00-9:40
Dude Smell: 10:00-11:00

The Girl Power Experience: Colchester 💃🎶 ON SALE NOW 💅
2025-11-29 19:30 - 22:30 | Colchester, United Kingdom, Colchester, United Kingdom
The ultimate singalong concert celebrating the music of iconic female artists from The Spice Girls to Beyoncé and Madonna + many more! 🎤
Tickets ON SALE NOW! 👉 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-girl-power-experience-colchester-tickets-1009129161487?aff=oddtdtcreator
This is a night of non-stop bangers from our epic 8-piece girl band! You’ll be part of the action in this singalong concert so warm up those vocal chords and expect tracks from:
Taylor Swift • Beyoncé • Girls AloudAretha Franklin • TLC• Spice GirlsCyndi Lauper• Madonna• All SaintsAdele• Destiny’s Child• The Pointer SistersSophie Ellis-Bextor• Girls Aloud• RihannaSugababes• Lady GaGa • Britney Spears and more!
Tickets ON SALE NOW! 👉 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-girl-power-experience-colchester-tickets-1009129161487?aff=oddtdtcreator

Mermaid Chunky
2025-11-29 19:30 - 22:30 | Church St, CO1 1NF Colchester, United Kingdom
Tickets £12 / £10 concessions.Doors open 7.30pm, starts 8pm.This gig is for a standing audience.
“Stunning.” – Clash“A beautifully ritualistic trance.” – The Guardian“The most magical single of the year so far.” – KCRW’s Travis Holcombe
Mermaid Chunky. It’s all in a name, sometimes. The danceable, costumed, curiosity rich duo of artists Freya Tate and Moina Moin are as imaginative as they profess. Or, to get more to the point, as we all need them to be.
Freya and Moina are two visual artists and musicians from Stroud and South London, places where they importantly found communities (Stroud’s SVA and the capital’s Total Refreshment Centre) of like minded people just as willing to chase down an idea to its possibly illogical conclusion. And it is in the collective and the idea of participation that Mermaid Chunky really clicks. This is a party, a collective dance, made all the better with more: people, ideas, layers, kick drums, recorders, saxophones, frogs.
To wit, the album’s first track and first single, “Céilí,” named after a traditional Scottish or Irish social gathering and dance, which builds from a simple recorder line into a swelling, warm burst of major chord dance music. Goosebumps or check your pulse.
Further down the rabbit hole, “Chaperone” is almost boardwalk electro, like Fischerspooner on a ferris wheel; “Frogsporn” and “Nature Girl” are mucky, trippy dirges filled with stalactites of synth and squelch; “Tiny Gymnast” is a kaleidoscopic waltz into the night. Hold onto your seats, ladies and gentlemen.
You might be wondering how DFA Records, all the way over in cynical Brooklyn, entered the picture. There was a day a few years ago, sun shining in full Springtime splendor, when James heard something while waiting for a coffee down the street from the office. It sounded simple yet deceptively complex: a dance track, but one where the one – that anchoring first beat in a measure – could be heard a thousand different ways. Frustrated and interested, he Shazamd the song, playing at the shop from an episode of Zakia’s Questing show on NTS, and brought it back to the office, where we all listened to it about fifty times. (The song was “Friends,” from Mermaid Chunky’s VEST EP, released in 2020. It led to an invitation to open for LCD at Brixton Academy in 2022. Mermaid Chunky has also played live alongside The Comet Is Coming, Alabaster Deplume, Snapped Ankles, and many others.)
Thus began our search for Mermaid Chunky. A quest it has been and a quest it will always be.

Live music with SKA Town Syndicate
2025-11-29 20:00 - 22:00 | Ye Olde Albion Pub, High Street, Rowhedge, Colchester, CO5 7ES, GB
Get your skank on with SKA Town Syndicate and dance your cares away!

THE RHYTHM LOFT
2025-11-29 20:00 - 23:00 | Three Wise Monkeys Colchester
Soul Print & Two Left Feet Promotions presents:
`The Rhythm Loft`Top Floor – Three Wise Monkeys, High St, Colchester CO1 1DN
SAT. 29th NOV (8pm > 1am)
Special Guest: MARK ALEXANDER `DJ Fraggle` (Poetic Funk, We Out Here Festival, TWR Radio)
Guest Support: DJ GILLY (All-Times, Twisters, The Venue, Art Centre, Party In the Park, Wai ki-Ki)
Residents: Dave Malone (Friday Night Funk For Saturday Night Groovers, Jazz Social, Feel The Real – Colne Community radio 106.6FM)
Chris White (Shinyl, Liquid Spirit Cotswolds)
Michael Cooper `Mick Liste` (Soul By the Sea)
FUNK, Soul, JAZZ, Deep Boogie, LATIN & Afro Beat
Advance Tickets:EARLY BIRD – £72nd RELEASE – £10ON THE DOOR – £12
We Got Tickets – https://wegottickets.com/event/678759

Punx 4 The Animals
2025-11-29 20:00 - 23:00 | 7 Queen Street, Colchester, 7 Queen Street, Colchester
Punx 4 The Animals in aid of Together for Animals happening on Saturday 29th November at Queen St Brewhouse, Colchester. FREE ENTRY but donations are appreciated for the animals 😊 Bands and times: Monkey Foot Down: 8:00-8:40Creature Arcade: 9:00-9:40Change Persona: 10:00-10:40Dude Smell: 11:00-12:00

Juicebox - The Strokes Special
2025-11-29 21:00 - 2025-11-30 00:00 | 45 North Hill, CO1 1PY Colchester, United Kingdom
We’re dedicating this month’s Indie Party to The Strokes’ ‘First Impressions Of Earth’ – a mighty album full of Twisters classics is turning 20!
You only live once, so grab a juicebox and join our resident DJ Roman Atkin as he spins tracks from the album, alongside your favourite indie classics, gems, and dancefloor fillers thoughout the night.
Bar and Beer Garden open 5pm, DJ from 9pm, Free Entry

SIGMA! LIVE @ TRILOGY
2025-11-29 22:00 - 2025-11-30 01:00 | 131 High Street, CO11SP, 131 High Street, CO11SP
Sigma land in Colchester for a guest set in Arena!

Sumo Beatz
2025-11-29 22:00 - 2025-11-30 04:00 | Trilogy Colchester, Trilogy Colchester
Sumo Beatz is back again this November!This time we have the Playaz don the Taxman returning to Essex with bare amounts of dance destroying dub plates! Guest MCs will be Kombo AND Swifta will also be back in the house! These two always know how to hype up the dance and never disappoint.Add to this Heist, the very best selected local talent, and as an added bonus, the mighty Sigma will be throwing down a set in the main room in Trilogy as well!
Please share this event with your friends to help spread the word!
This is a limited ticket event with only 200 spaces available.
ONLY these sumo tickets will get you access to the Sumo Beatz room AND the rest of the trilogy club! Very limited £10 Early Bird tickets are on sale now!
https://www.fatsoma.com/e/5srvpu6b/sumo-beatz
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Line up
Taxman (Playaz)Heist (Playaz)MC SwiftaMC KomboDigital MysteryDeadlockCassiaHarty CDrastikDiamond BlissIffyLing
Bonus set from Sigma in the mailroom included!
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Last entry 1 am.

Santa Fun Run 2025
2025-11-30 10:00 - 13:00 | Colchester Castle Park, Colchester Castle Park
Our iconic annual Santa Fun Run returns to Colchester Castle Park!The Santa Fun Run, now in its 16th consecutive year, is the ideal way to kick off your festive season and get fit at the same time, with friends, family and colleagues!
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: Butterfly Appeal, Cancer Wellbeing, Radiotherapy Fund, 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.
To say thank you, we’ve wrapped up a gift especially for you, an early bird discount. (Expires Friday 17 October 2025).
Everyone also gets a free Santa suit 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, followed by a tasty snack!
Date: Sunday 30 November 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.
Early Bird Offer: See prices when booking
Adult: £12.50
Child: £7.50
Team (10 people): £100 (If you need more than 10 please purchase additional member tickets)
Additional Team Member: £10
Entry Fee Includes: Free Santa suit (Hat for under 5’s), finish line snack and medal on completion
Fundraising Target for Adults: £50
Fundraising Target for children: As much as they can!
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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Colchester United Christmas Fair
2025-11-30 10:00 - 16:00 | JobServe Community Stadium, United Way, CO4 5UP Colchester, United Kingdom, JobServe Community Stadium, United Way, CO4 5UP Colchester, United Kingdom
Celebrate the festive season with us at our Christmas Fair- bringing together holiday traditions and festive fun. Perfect for all ages!
The fair will be open from 10am and will close at 4pm. It is being held indoors, so you can shop comfortably regardless of the weather.
Explore an array of stalls showcasing beautifully handcrafted gifts, elegant holiday decorations and delicious seasonal treats. Whether you’re looking for a unique gift or want to soak in the festive atmosphere, our fair offers a delightful experience for all.
Parking is free when attending – just make sure to enter your car registration in the tablets at reception.
Tickets are available on https://boxoffice.colchesterunited.net/Tickets/ or you can pay on the door.
If you are interested in exhibiting please email events@colchesterunited.net.

Christmas in the Cage 5
2025-11-30 15:00 - 18:00 | Colchester Charter Hall, Colchester Charter Hall
15ft High STEEL CAGE

Sunday Sessions 🎶🎹🎤🎸🎶
2025-11-30 15:30 - 18:00 | The Horse & Groom, Wivenhoe, The Horse & Groom, Wivenhoe
Come along to an afternoon of live music from Blurred Vision a local 3 Piece Covers Band.
Playing a great selection of hits from David Bowie to Coldplay
An afternoon of fantastic live music🎶🎤🎸🎹🎶

Candlelit Yin - Cosy Winter Warmer
2025-11-30 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 30th November 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.

🎤 Scarlett Rose live! 🍽️
2025-11-30 16:00 - 19:00 | Main Road, Colchester
🎤 Scarlett Rose live!🍽️ Sunday Roast & live music📅 Sunday 30th Nov | The Kings Arms, FratingBook your table & soak up the vibes!

Hal Cruttenden: Can Dish It Out But Can't Take It
2025-11-30 19:00 - 22:00 | Church St, CO1 1NF Colchester, United Kingdom
Tickets £21.50.Doors open 7pm, show starts 7.30pm.This show is for a seated audience.
Hal Cruttenden: Can Dish It Out But Can’t Take It Hal is back with a brand-new tour for 2025 with a show that promises to stick it to ‘The Man’, as long as ‘The Man’ doesn’t stick it back to him.
With his trademark hard-hitting ‘take no prisoners’ comedy (this is what Hal told me to write!!!) he will be hilariously pontificating on subjects like middle aged dating, social media, the insanity of modern politics and the fact that his daughters love him but don’t respect him. He believes that, after you’ve seen the show, you’ll feel exactly the same way.
His last tour was extended four times and he’s one of a select number of comics to have done Live At The Apollo three times and the Royal Variety twice, TV also includes Have I Got News For You, The Apprentice You’re Fired, Bake Off Extra Slice and Would I Lie To You.
‘Reminded me of how much I love stand up’ ★★★★ The Times‘Go and see Hal Cruttenden, he’s got something to say and he’ll make you laugh; a lot.’ ★★★★★ Daily Mirror‘Naturally funny…challenging and provocative’ ★★★★ Daily Telegraph

Chris Ingham's Steely Jazz. SOLD OUT. Returns only.
2025-11-30 19:30 - 21:30 | Wivenhoe Congregational Church, 101 High Street, Colchester, CO7 9AB, GB
The songs of Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, aka Steely Dan, stood alone in 1970s rock; cryptic, pungent lyrics and sophisticated, detailed music deeply influenced by, in Becker and Fagen’s own words, “the best jazz players of the ’50s and ’60s”.
Chris Ingham’s Steely Jazz re-examines the comprehensive Dan canon, illuminating the singular melodies, rich harmonies and exploring the small jazz group possibilities of an incomparably opulent songbook.
Featuring well-known compositions like Rikki Don’t Lose That Number and Josie, alongside classic tracks and deep cuts from the masterpiece albums such as Aja, Gaucho, Countdown to Ecstacy, and Katy Lied, Steely Jazz is a fresh and exciting celebration of two giants of 20th Century popular music.
​In Harry Greene, Paul Higgs, Geoff Gascoyne, and George Double, Chris has assembled a stellar group of musicians to perform Becker and Fagen’s songs.
A must for all Dan fans!
Chris Ingham (Piano/Guitar/Vocals), Paul Higgs (Trumpet/Piano), Harry Greene (Tenor Sax/Guitar), Geoff Gascoyne (Double Bass), George Double (Drums/Vocals)
