Name: Children’s Author Harriet Howe reading The Street Where Santa Lives
Start: 2026-12-06T14:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-12-06T14:00:00+00:00
Location: Red Lion Books

December 2026
Breakfast with Santa

Sat, December 5 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

JobServe Community Stadium, United Way, CO4 5UP Colchester, United Kingdom JobServe Community Stadium, United Way, CO4 5UP Colchester, United Kingdom

Come and enjoy a festive morning of fun for the whole family.Start your day with a delicious breakfast, followed by plenty of festive activities, including our photobooth and light-up dancefloor. [...]
Colchester on Ice – Culver Square

Sat, December 5, 2026 @ 9:00 am - Sun, January 3, 2027 @ 5:00 pm

Culver Square, Colchester, CO1 1, United Kingdom Culver Square, Colchester, CO1 1, United Kingdom

Colchester on Ice opens at Culver Square in Colchester on Saturday 5th December, bringing a real ice rink to the city centre for the Christmas period. Running until Sunday 3rd [...]
Santa’s Grotto 2026

Sat, December 5 @ 9:45 am - Sat, December 19 @ 9:45 am

Mercury Theatre Balkerne Gate, Colchester, United Kingdom

Runs: Sat 5 - Thu 24 Dec 2026 After last year’s incredible response to our Santa’s Grotto, the big man returns to the Mercury for 2026!Join us for a heart-warming [...]
Folk & Bespoke Artisan Craft Market

Sat, December 5 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

Firstsite Lewis Gardens, Colchester, United Kingdom

Have a handmade shopping day. The people in your life deserve something special, and for a truly unique gift, nothing beats handmade. Not only is a handmade gift a little [...]
The Boy That Got Turned Into A Snowman

Sat, December 5, 2026 @ 10:00 am - Sun, January 3, 2027 @ 4:45 pm

Mercury Theatre Balkerne Gate, Colchester, United Kingdom
90s Day Party: Colchester

Sat, December 5 @ 3:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Trilogy Colchester Trilogy Colchester

Get Ready to Throw It Back to the 90s! 🎉Join us for an unforgettable day filled with the biggest hits of the 1990s, featuring chart-topping tracks from your favorite artists [...]
Dan Fraser live @ the Berechurch Arms Colchester

Sat, December 5 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Berechurch Arms 177 Shrub End Road, Colchester, GB

Dan live in Shrub End
Mediaeval Baebes 30th Anniversary Tour

Sat, December 5 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Colchester Arts Centre Church Street, Colchester, United Kingdom

Tickets £35Doors 7.30pm, show 8pmThis gig is for a seated audienceMediaeval Baebes embark on their 30th Anniversary Tour, celebrating three decades of darkly beautiful, time-travelling song. The genre-defying, classical chart [...]
Santa Fun Run 2026

Sun, December 6 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Colchester Castle Park Colchester Castle Park

Our iconic annual Santa Fun Run returns to Colchester Castle Park!The Santa Fun Run, now in its 17th consecutive year, is the ideal way to kick off your festive season [...]
Writing About Place: A Creative Writing Workshop

Sun, December 6 @ 11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Firstsite Lewis Gardens, Colchester, United Kingdom

Discover how place can shape stories, characters, and atmosphere in this creative writing workshop. Through a series of guided writing exercises, discussions, and creative prompts, experiment with sensory language, description, [...]
Meet Father Christmas

Sun, December 6 @ 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 [...]
Children’s Author Harriet Howe reading The Street Where Santa Lives

Sun, December 6 @ 2:00 pm

Red Lion Books 25 High Street, Colchester

The Street Where Santa Lives read by the author, Harriet Howe 2pm-3pm on Sunday 6th December 2026 When an old man moves in next door, everyone is too busy to notice. Except for one little girl, who’s absolutely sure he must be Santa Claus! A heartwarming Christmas story book for children. He’s got a white [...]

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