Join us for an exciting hands-on workshop where creativity meets sustainability at our EcoArt Collage and Craft workshop!In this unique group experience, we’ll explore the art of collage-making using eco-friendly, repurposed materials. Whether you’re a seasoned artist or a beginner, this workshop is designed to inspire creativity.Your tutor will guide you through the process of [...]

Bring your own items of clothing to our sustainable themed art workshop and learn how to decorate and personalise them using vibrant Posca pens in Customise your Clothes with Posca Pens!In this eco-friendly session, your tutor will guide you through the tips and tricks to transform your old clothes into unique, wearable art.Whether it’s a [...]

Tickets £15.Doors open 7pm, show starts 7.45pm.The multi-award-deserving deadpan Frenchman serves up a unique Whine List of the audience’s past gripes, moans and misdemeanours, while also dishing out some of his premier erotic poetry.The show has played to packed audiences all around the world. Expect louche musings, dry wit and Gallic superiority.N.B. This show will [...]

Step into a world of unlimited creativity at our monthly Fabulous Fridays! Immerse yourself in a world of artistic inspiration with different workshops, art, tasty treats and films.Throughout the evening, we will be hosting an array of creative events and workshops across Firstsite. Expect pop-up performances, arts and crafts, and surprise artist collaborations that leave [...]

Join Sirena Hart at Firstsite for Boozy Brushes a multi-art, Drag entertainment painting class extravaganza where you can paint in pairs!Join us in the café/bar area for a lively, fun and creative evening.Unlike Boozy Brushes, where the subject is a different celebrity every month, now the subject is your favourite person! So who’s your muse?Ticket [...]

Colchester's No. 1 GOTH ROCK METAL night with DJs K-Sera & Gentleman Jim spinning the hardest and moodiest tracks 7.30-12.30.Dance the night away!!🎧 🪩 🕸️

What a great time we all had last year when the Morris Dancers of Colchester made their debut at The Vic.They're back again for some more great entertainment.Come down and support this proper English tradition.

A fundraising event for Young Lives vs. Cancer, a unique charity set up to support children and young people with cancer and their families. Featuring performances by two of the regions most highly rated rock outfits, BLAKWATER and X-KAMINSKI. Entry to the venue is free, but donations are requested for this amazing cause.

Step back into the heart of the ‘90s at Disco 2000 — the ultimate Britpop party with a cheeky Pulp twist!Join us for a night overflowing with classic anthems, as DJ Roman Atkin spins everything from Blur and Oasis to The Verve, Ash, and, of course, the kings of cool — Pulp.Whether you’re here for [...]

Celebrate mid summer with a peaceful hike around the green spaces of NW and central Colchester!A 45 min/1 mile version of our regular meditation walk with forest bathing followed by a mindful social 8 mile hike with optional periods of Forest Bathing in the woodland areas we pass through.Starting at 9.15am in Highwoods Turner Road [...]

Learn to create a unique, tufted mug rug using a punch needle, yarn and fabric with Flisan, mixed media artist. The workshop covers the basics of punch needle, including threading the needle, creating loops, and finishing the project. You'll leave with a finished mug rug (or two) and the skills to continue this craft at [...]

Make a sterling silver ring with a 6 or 8mm cabochon gemstone in this three and a half hour workshop.Choose from our selection of gemstones and set in a sterling silver bezel cup using traditional techniques demonstrated by your expert tutor.Learn how to make your own patterned sterling silver wire and form into a ring [...]