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Oktoberfest Colchester Castle Park Gardens

Oktoberfest Colchester

Castle Park Gardens
Tak­ing place inside what is set to be one of Europe’s Largest bier tent for a Bavar­i­an style fes­ti­val in Lower…
24 Oct / 2020 - 24 Oct / 2020
IAIN STIRLING: FAILING UPWARDS Colchester Arts Centre

IAIN STIRLING: FAILING UPWARDS

Colchester Arts Centre
Due to incred­i­ble demand, Iain Stir­ling (Love Island and Taskmas­ter) has added extra dates to his nation­wide t…
16 Oct / 2020 - 16 Oct / 2020
Greystock Festival 2020 Castle Park Gardens

Greystock Festival 2020

Castle Park Gardens
Grey­stock is well under­way — an annu­al fes­ti­val that’s suit­able for the whole fam­i­ly. Grey­stock Fes­ti­val gives…
22 May / 2020 - 25 May / 2020
Knightzzz At The Museum Colchester Castle

Knightzzz At The Museum

Colchester Castle
Sleep­over at Colch­ester Castle!Our friends at Colch­ester Cas­tle are offer­ing an incred­i­ble expe­ri­ence! Who wou…
04 Apr / 2020 - 05 Apr / 2020
Knights And Dragons At The Castle Colchester Castle

Knights And Dragons At The Castle

Colchester Castle
Enjoy a day of spec­tac­u­lar enter­tain­ment as Colch­ester Cas­tle wel­comes a rather mag­nif­i­cent vis­i­tor to the Cas…
25 May / 2020 - 26 May / 2020
Colchester Jobs Fair Colchester Town Hall

Colchester Jobs Fair

Colchester Town Hall
The Jobs Fair is a great way to speak with poten­tial employ­ers face-to-face. You can reg­is­ter with employ­ers f…
10 Jun / 2020 - 10 Jun / 2020
A CHRISTMAS CAROL BY CANDLELIGHT Colchester Arts Centre

A CHRISTMAS CAROL BY CANDLELIGHT

Colchester Arts Centre
Colch­ester Arts Cen­tre Direc­tor Antho­ny Roberts’ tra­di­tion­al ren­di­tion of the Dick­ens clas­sic, with musi­cal ac…
23 Dec / 2020 - 24 Dec / 2020
SH*T FACED SHAKESPEARE: ROMEO & JULIET Colchester Arts Centre

SH*T FACED SHAKESPEARE: ROMEO & JULIET

Colchester Arts Centre
The smash-hit, inter­na­tion­al­ly acclaimed, mul­ti sell-out fringe phe­nom­e­non is tour­ing the UK with one of Shake…
21 Nov / 2020 - 22 Nov / 2020
Dance and Movement for Wellbeing | For over 60s FirstSite

Dance and Movement for Wellbeing | For over 60s

FirstSite
A gen­tle ses­sion for over 60s to ease joint mobil­i­ty, improve agili­ty, bal­ance and self-aware­ness in movement.…
10 Jan / 2020 - 03 Apr / 2020
Bubble Rush Castle Park Gardens

Bubble Rush

Castle Park Gardens
We’re super-excit­ed to be bring­ing Bub­ble Rush back to Colch­ester in 2020!Bubble Rush is a fun run with a diff…
30 May / 2020 - 30 May / 2020
Wind In The Willows Headgate Theatre

Wind In The Willows

Headgate Theatre
A four-day work­shop for young peo­ple aged 8 to 16.Poop Poop! Join Mr Toad, Rat­ty, Bad­ger, Mole and their frien…
14 Apr / 2020 - 17 Apr / 2020
The Diary of Anne Frank Headgate Theatre

The Diary of Anne Frank

Headgate Theatre
Anne Frank was thir­teen when she went into hid­ing in a secret apart­ment in Nazi-occu­pied Ams­ter­dam in 1942. A …
01 Apr / 2020 - 04 Apr / 2020
LOWER CASTLE PARK 5K COLCHESTER RACE FOR LIFE Castle Park Gardens

LOWER CASTLE PARK 5K COLCHESTER RACE FOR LIFE

Castle Park Gardens
This is a 5k for every­one. This is thou­sands of peo­ple unit­ing with one pur­pose — to raise valu­able funds for …
12 Jul / 2020 - 12 Jul / 2020
LONDON CALLING: SANDINISTA! 40TH ANNIVERSARY Colchester Arts Centre

LONDON CALLING: SANDINISTA! 40TH ANNIVERSARY

Colchester Arts Centre
This gig is for a stand­ing audience.AGMP presents: LON­DON CALL­ING play THE CLASH ​“San­din­ista!” 40th anniversar…
04 Apr / 2020 - 04 Apr / 2020
WESTLIFE – STADIUMS IN THE SUMMER TOUR 2020 Castle Park Gardens

WESTLIFE – STADIUMS IN THE SUMMER TOUR 2020

Castle Park Gardens
Irish pop super­stars to reach more fans than ever before as they embark on their biggest UK out­door tour to da…
11 Jul / 2020 - 11 Jul / 2020
Only Fools & Boycie- An Intimate Evening with Only Fools & Horses Actor John Challis Colchester Arts Centre

Only Fools & Boycie- An Intimate Evening with Only Fools & Horses Actor John Challis

Colchester Arts Centre
Enjoy an inti­mate evening with John Chal­lis, one of the nation’s great­est com­e­dy actors, best known as Boycie …
07 May / 2020 - 07 May / 2020