Events

Artisan Craft Fair, on Saturday 4th October, 10am-3pm, free entry, at Firstsite, Lewis Gardens, High Street, Colchester CO1 1JH. Folk & Bespoke prides itself as being different, not the same [...]

Come and weave a Willow Basket at The Lexden CrownLunch or a Hot Beverage and Cake included.All materials providedBook your place via Eventbrite (fees apply), our website: https://www.thecreativeworkshopcompany.co.uk/event-details/weave-a-willow-basketor email info@thecreativeworkshopcompany.co.uk [...]

Dookie, the UK’s longest running tribute to Green Day return for 90 minutes set of pure hits.Supporting is Blinked 182 playing all the classicsDoors 7 PMThis gig takes place on [...]

Join Unbelievable Truth for the Rich Inner Life tour 2025. We’ll be playing songs from our back catalogue and our first new album in 25 years, Rich Inner Life (out [...]

🎃 The Rec Community Market – Sunday 5th October 🎃📍 Old Heath Recreation Ground, Colchester🕙 10:00 AM – 4:00 PMGet ready for a spook-tacular day at The Rec Community Market [...]

Blondel Medieval & Renaissance wind band playing more music from the 14th-16th centuries on shawms, bagpipes and recorders.What makes a song leap across national boundaries and language barriers, slip from the secular to the ecclesiastic, and remain at the top of the charts for more than 70 years? We don’t have the formula, but we [...]

Come and sing your favourite hymns with a live orchestra!6:30pm on Sunday, 5 October 2025.Entry is free, and all are welcome.Brought to you by St Botolph's Church and St Botolph's Music Society.This event is not ticketed. Donations to St Botolph's Church can be made via the donation point located at the back of the church.

Hejira: Celebrating the Music of Joni MitchellShare this showDates5 Oct 2025Venues:Colchester Arts CentreCategories:JazzTickets £23.50 / £21.50 concessions.Doors open 7pm, starts 7.30pm.This gig is for a seated audience.‘Hejira’ is an outstanding 7-piece band set up to celebrate and honour the masterpiece works of Joni Mitchell, mostly from the late ‘70s. Having released the albums ‘Court And [...]

Find your Creative Tribe with Art Social!1. Learn to use different media including charcoal, collage and paint with artist Samar F. Zia2. Explore and develop your personal style of art-making.3. Co-design and collaborate on large scale mixed-media artwork to be exhibited at the Minories!Six weeks creative mixed-media course for people of all abilities, beginners, intermediaries [...]

Join us on Tuesday 7th October for our Italy Wine & Food Pairing Evening. Italian wine comes to Roman Colchester as we take you through four-courses of seasonally inspired food and wine at Three Wise Monkeys - in collaboration with independent and local wine merchants and suppliers, Street Wines.Hosted by Charlie Rogers and Founder of [...]

An AV Presentation by Dick Williams ARPS DPAGB-AV, a leader in AV creativity, who will showcase examples of his latest work. From documentaries and musical interpretations to sequences of general interest, discover how Dick crafts compelling stories that captivate and inspire. Dick has decades of award-winning expertise and is the EAF Audio Visual Trophy Secretary [...]

The SPACE Peer-to-Peer sessions are a space for sharing work in progress, peer support and feedback and networking.The sessions are open to all creatives and are free to attend.