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Use In Colchester to find the BEST events in Colchester! Colchester town centre has so many events taking place over the year so we have become the "go-to" place for a full calendar of events across Colchester and regular updates. We want all who visit Colchester town centre to enjoy their experience and come back to our amazing town over and over again!

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Antony Gormley: Field for the British Isles FirstSite

Antony Gormley: Field for the British Isles

FirstSite
Expe­ri­ence this vast and icon­ic art­work Field for the British Isles at First­site, cel­e­brat­ing com­mu­ni­ty, indiv…
16 Nov / 2019 - 08 Mar / 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
Art Class: Armature Clay Workshop for Adults (over 2 days) FirstSite

Art Class: Armature Clay Workshop for Adults (over 2 days)

FirstSite
Please note this is a two-day work­shop that runs on both Sat 29 Feb & Sat 7 Mar 2020.Learn how to make a f…
29 Feb / 2020 - 29 Feb / 2020
Live With The Femmes Headgate Theatre

Live With The Femmes

Headgate Theatre
Pre­pare to be whisked back to the 1940’s with this vocal har­mo­ny trio as they take you through the years givin…
08 Mar / 2020 - 08 Mar / 2020
Colchester Jobs Fair Colchester Town Hall

Colchester Jobs Fair

Colchester Town Hall
Save the date Wednes­day 11 March 2020! Venue: Colch­ester Town Hall. How to get to the Town Hall: www.colcheste…
11 Mar / 2020 - 11 Mar / 2020
Olivia! Headgate Theatre

Olivia!

Headgate Theatre
A female Oliv­er! On her jour­ney to Vic­to­ri­an Lon­don, Olivia meets many well-known char­ac­ters includ­ing Fagin, …
13 Mar / 2020 - 13 Mar / 2020
THE MARLEY REVIVAL Colchester Arts Centre

THE MARLEY REVIVAL

Colchester Arts Centre
This gig is for a stand­ing audience.Celebrate the music of Bob Mar­ley, who, on this date, would have just cele…
20 Mar / 2020 - 20 Mar / 2020
March for Veterans 2020 - Colchester Colchester Town Centre

March for Veterans 2020 - Colchester

Colchester Town Centre
This excit­ing new ten mile route winds through the streets of the city cen­tre before head­ing out towards Abbey…
22 Mar / 2020 - 22 Mar / 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
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
Knightzzz At The Museum Colchester Castle

Knightzzz At The Museum

Colchester Castle
Sleep­over at Colch­ester Cas­tle and enjoy a most unusu­al camp­ing expe­ri­ence! Packed with fun and games for the …
04 Apr / 2020 - 05 Apr / 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Antony Gormley: Field for the British Isles FirstSite

Antony Gormley: Field for the British Isles 16 Nov - 08 Mar

FirstSite

Expe­ri­ence this vast and icon­ic art­work Field for the British Isles

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Dance and Movement for Wellbeing | For over 60s FirstSite

Dance and Movement for Wellbeing | For over 60s 10 Jan - 03 Apr

FirstSite

A gen­tle ses­sion for over 60s to ease joint mobil­i­ty, improve agili­ty, bal­ance and self…

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Romeo and Juliet Headgate Theatre

Romeo and Juliet 24 Feb - 29 Feb

Headgate Theatre

Fol­low­ing their very well received pro­duc­tions of ​‘Radi­ant Ver­min’ and ​‘Mac­beth’ — Prot…

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Art Class: Armature Clay Workshop for Adults (over 2 days) FirstSite

Art Class: Armature Clay Workshop for Adults (over 2 days) 29 Feb - 29 Feb

FirstSite

Please note this is a two-day work­shop that runs on both Sat 29 Feb & Sat 7…

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Art Class: Springtime Inspired Printmaking FirstSite

Art Class: Springtime Inspired Printmaking 03 Mar - 31 Mar

FirstSite

Be inspired by the colours, shapes and pat­terns of spring in First­site’s new printmakin…

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Art Class: Clay Workshop for 5 to 8 years old FirstSite

Art Class: Clay Workshop for 5 to 8 years old 08 Mar - 01 Feb

FirstSite

Work­ing with clay in a relaxed envi­ron­ment, local artist Iris Gun­nars­dot­tir will guide …

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Art Class: Clay Workshop for 9 to 12 Year Olds FirstSite

Art Class: Clay Workshop for 9 to 12 Year Olds 08 Mar - 08 Mar

FirstSite

Led by local artist Iris Gun­nars­dot­tir and inspired by our cur­rent exhi­bi­tion Field for the Briti…

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Art Class: Clay Workshop for 13 to 17 Year Olds FirstSite

Art Class: Clay Workshop for 13 to 17 Year Olds 08 Mar - 08 Mar

FirstSite

Led by local artist Iris Gun­nars­dot­tir and inspired by our cur­rent exhi­bi­tion Field for the Briti…

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Live With The Femmes Headgate Theatre

Live With The Femmes 08 Mar - 08 Mar

Headgate Theatre

Pre­pare to be whisked back to the 1940’s with this vocal har­mo­ny trio as they take you through th…

Read more
Colchester Jobs Fair Colchester Town Hall

Colchester Jobs Fair 11 Mar - 11 Mar

Colchester Town Hall

Save the date Wednes­day 11 March 2020! Venue: Colch­ester Town Hall. How to get to the Town Hall: …

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Olivia! Headgate Theatre

Olivia! 13 Mar - 13 Mar

Headgate Theatre

A female Oliv­er! On her jour­ney to Vic­to­ri­an Lon­don, Olivia meets many well-known char­ac­ters incl…

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Essex Book Festival: Tallulah Goes to the Festival with Rachel Jane FirstSite

Essex Book Festival: Tallulah Goes to the Festival with Rachel Jane 14 Mar - 14 Mar

FirstSite

Join children’s author Rachel Jane for a Camper­van sto­ry­time and craft ses­sion. Sing along with T…

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Essex Book Festival: Dragon Detective Workshop with Gareth P. Jones FirstSite

Essex Book Festival: Dragon Detective Workshop with Gareth P. Jones 14 Mar - 14 Mar

FirstSite

The Drag­on Detec­tive is in town and he needs your help to solve a mys­tery, but author Gareth P Jo…

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THE MARLEY REVIVAL Colchester Arts Centre

THE MARLEY REVIVAL 20 Mar - 20 Mar

Colchester Arts Centre

This gig is for a stand­ing audi­ence.

Cel­e­brate the music of Bob Marle…

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March for Veterans 2020 - Colchester Colchester Town Centre

March for Veterans 2020 - Colchester 22 Mar - 22 Mar

Colchester Town Centre

This excit­ing new ten mile route winds through the streets of the city cen­tre before head­ing out …

Read more
The Diary of Anne Frank Headgate Theatre

The Diary of Anne Frank 01 Apr - 04 Apr

Headgate Theatre

Anne Frank was thir­teen when she went into hid­ing in a secret apart­ment in Nazi-occu­pied Amsterda…

Read more
LONDON CALLING: SANDINISTA! 40TH ANNIVERSARY Colchester Arts Centre

LONDON CALLING: SANDINISTA! 40TH ANNIVERSARY 04 Apr - 04 Apr

Colchester Arts Centre

This gig is for a stand­ing audi­ence.

AGMP presents: LON­DON CALL­ING pl…

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Knightzzz At The Museum Colchester Castle

Knightzzz At The Museum 04 Apr - 05 Apr

Colchester Castle

Sleep­over at Colch­ester Cas­tle and enjoy a most unusu­al camp­ing expe­ri­ence! Packed with fun and g…

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2 for 1 Rodizio at Preto Colchester

2 for 1 Rodizio

at Preto Colchester
2 for 1 Rodizio every Wednes­day! Head in store for more details or vis­it their website…
06 Jan / 2020 - 26 Feb / 2020