Colchester is full of surprises. Some pretty amazing people who made the world a very different place.Local buildings and sites which may have more to them than you think.Join Dorian on one of his very different urban walks with poetry, readings and pop-up surprises. With Dorian Kelly. Meet: 2pm, Colchester Arts Centre, Church Walk CO1 [...]

Showing at Firstsite Cinema - National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest (12A)!While assuming the role of a dutiful guardian in the country, Jack lets loose in town under a false identity.Meanwhile, his friend Algy adopts a similar facade. Hoping to impress two eligible ladies, the gentlemen find themselves caught in a web of [...]

Come and listen to the Saxophone quartet on the beautiful Victorian bandstand on a lovely sunny May afternoon

Join us at The Commons Cafe to celebrate the close of another festival week, with jazz from Elmer van der Hoek, Frank Sebastian and friends. Venue/Time: 4.30pm, The Commons Cafe at The Minories (garden entrance).

🌟COME AND LEARN ARGENTINE TANGO IN COLCHESTER!🌟Join us at our next informal and friendly Argentine Tango lesson and practise session at the Stanway Lakelands Centre on SUNDAY 11th MAY 2025 from 7.00-10.00pm. ⏰Lesson for improvers from 7.00-7.45pm followed by dancing and practise from 7.45-10.00pm.💰Entry: lesson: £8 (including practica). Practica only £6.🏠Venue information: Stanway Lakeland’s Centre, [...]

Join us for a peaceful evening walk under the full moon at Hilly Fields Nature Reserve in Colchester!Full Moon Reflection Walk - Hilly Fields Nature ReserveJoin us for a calm evening stroll under the luminous glow of the full moon at the Hilly Fields Nature Reserve.As the sun sets and the moon illuminates our path, [...]

Tickets £15 / £14 concessions.Doors open 7.30pm, starts 8pm.This gig is for a seated audience.'A duo whose voices combine to create a seamless flow of rich, harmonic beauty' ~ Americana UK‘Captivating musical narrative that intertwines sincerity, harmony, and genuine emotion’ ‘An enchanting blend of joyful Americana harmonies and heartfelt lyricism’ ~ Earmilk‘They weave their voices [...]

The Department of Literature, Film and Theatre Studies present their annual Launch Festival! Where undergraduate Drama students present their final degree pieces in a four day festival across both Lakeside Theatre stages.Tickets to this event are free to all! Day tickets will allow you access to all performances that day, please book in advance if [...]

Build your own open terrarium£35ppJoin us at The Romano Lounge where you will build an open terrarium.No prior experience or skills are needed.What you will learn• How to make a terrarium• What tools to use• What techniques to use• How to look after your terrariumWhat is included• All materials; glass terrarium, stones, earth, plants• A [...]

Platform MusicalsLERNER & LOEWE'SCAMELOTBook & Lyrics by ALAN JAY LERNER Music by FREDERICK LOEWE This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Music Theatre InternationalAll authorised performance materials are also supplied by MTI http://www.mtishows.co.ukWith an extraordinary score that features the romantic "If Ever I Would Leave You". the iconic title song and the exuberant "Lusty [...]

Impious Spirit Productions presents Tales of Time at Coda Colchester, on Wednesday 14th May 2025!UK Symphonic Metal quintet Tales of Time embark on their first ever headline shows this May, playing songs from their debut EP "The Journey"!For fans of Epica, Nightwish, Children of Bodom and Wintersun, Tales of Time are a band not to [...]

Pay what you can affordDoors open 7:30 pm, Show starts 8 pmThis show is for a seated audienceGALA A Disco OperaEnter into a world of sex, glamour and Surrealism in the self-created royal court of the art world's most bespangled and amorous glitterati, in a disco inferno of lust, faith and money.Gala - wife of [...]