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Featured events

North Pole Post Office Culver Square

North Pole Post Office

Culver Square
Kids activ­i­ties at the North Pole Post Office OPEN FROM 27th NOVEM­BER The North Pole Post Office can be found…
27 Nov / 2021 - 23 Dec / 2021
Aladdin Mercury Theatre

Aladdin

Mercury Theatre
Writ­ten by Andrew Pol­lard and direct­ed by Ryan McBryde, the team that brought you the award win­ning Cinderella…
27 Nov / 2021 - 16 Jan / 2022
Small Business Saturday See & Do

Small Business Saturday

See & Do
Colch­ester is so lucky to have such a strong offer­ing of local inde­pen­dent busi­ness­es and on Sat­ur­day 4th Dece…
04 Dec / 2021 - 04 Dec / 2021
Christmas Open Evening at the Castle Colchester Castle

Christmas Open Evening at the Castle

Colchester Castle
3 – 8pm As an extra spe­cial fes­tive treat, Colch­ester Castle’s FREE Christ­mas Open Evening is back for 2021. C…
08 Dec / 2021 - 08 Dec / 2021
Late Wednesdays See & Do

Late Wednesdays

See & Do
Join us for three days of unmiss­able enter­tain­ments and events with Late Wednes­days. Dates Wednes­day 8th, 15t…
08 Dec / 2021 - 22 Dec / 2021
Book A Bespoke After-Hours Private Tour Of Colchester Castle! Colchester Castle

Book A Bespoke After-Hours Private Tour Of Colchester Castle! 05 Dec - 05 Dec

Colchester Castle

Colch­ester Cas­tle are offer­ing Covid-19 safe and secure ​‘bub­ble’ tours of Colch­ester Ca…

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Escape At The Castle Colchester Castle

Escape At The Castle 05 Dec - 05 Dec

Colchester Castle

Colch­ester Cas­tle are once again offer­ing their sell out Escape Expe­ri­ences. The experi…

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Cupcake Decorating Class

Cupcake Decorating Class 12 Sep - 19 Dec

Vic­to­ria Yum’s Cup­cake ​‘Mas­ter­class’ is back!

EVENTS

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@background_bob and his amazing friends FirstSite

@background_bob and his amazing friends 19 Sep - 09 Jan

FirstSite

Last autumn First­site opened @background_bob and his amaz­ing friends a unique …

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Meet Santa at Fenwick Fenwick

Meet Santa at Fenwick 13 Nov - 24 Dec

Fenwick

Call­ing all good girls and boys – San­ta is set­ting up his work­shop in Fen­wick Colcheste…

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Aladdin Mercury Theatre

Aladdin 27 Nov - 16 Jan

Mercury Theatre

Writ­ten by Andrew Pol­lard and direct­ed by Ryan McBryde, the team that brought you the a…

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North Pole Post Office Culver Square

North Pole Post Office 27 Nov - 23 Dec

Culver Square

Kids activ­i­ties at the North Pole Post Office

OPEN FROM 27th NOVEMBER 

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Christmas Giving Tree

Christmas Giving Tree 01 Dec - 05 Dec

Spread the fes­tive feel­ing this Christ­mas by buy­ing a gift for a child in need with The Giv­ing Tr…

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Elves Photobooth

Elves Photobooth 01 Dec - 24 Dec

Drop by our Elves Pho­to­booth on Sir Isaacs walk and take a goofy #Elfie or two with our interacti…

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Visit Father Christmas at Colchester Castle Colchester Castle

Visit Father Christmas at Colchester Castle 04 Dec - 23 Nov

Colchester Castle

About This Event

Slots avail­able between 10am – 4.40pm on 4th, 5th ​‚11th ​‚12th, 18th, 20th…

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Small Business Saturday

Small Business Saturday 04 Dec - 04 Dec

Colch­ester is so lucky to have such a strong offer­ing of local inde­pen­dent busi­ness­es and on Satu…

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Curious About Colchester Balkerne Gate

Curious About Colchester 05 Dec - 31 Dec

Balkerne Gate
**Have fun dis­cov­er­ing Colch­ester with two self-guid­ed, quirky, her­itage walks with an option­al trea…
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Aladdin Mercury Theatre

Aladdin 05 Dec - 16 Jan

Mercury Theatre
Over 80% of all Aladdin tick­ets have been sold or reserved – book now to avoid dis­ap­point­ment!
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Jack n The Beanstalk Headgate Theatre

Jack n The Beanstalk 05 Dec - 11 Dec

Headgate Theatre
by Char­lie Davi­son

Headgate The­atre Pro­duc­tions

We present a fast-mov­ing, up‑t…
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Act V Headgate Theatre

Act V 06 Dec - 06 Dec

Headgate Theatre
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Tots Mercury Theatre

Tots 07 Dec - 06 Sep

Mercury Theatre
Tots is an inter­ac­tive, mul­ti-sen­so­ry class for ear­ly years chil­dren and their grown-up friends.
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Free Gift Wrapping

Free Gift Wrapping 08 Dec - 22 Dec

Not a wrap­ping wiz­ard? Or have that one spe­cial gift that needs that extra touch? We’ve got you c…

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The Jolly Christmas Postman Mercury Theatre

The Jolly Christmas Postman 08 Dec - 24 Dec

Mercury Theatre
‘Once upon a Christ­mas Eve
Just after it had snowed
The Jol­ly Post­man (him again!) …
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In this week

Win a £500 Colchester Gift Card See & Do

Win a £500 Colchester Gift Card

See & Do
Win a £500 Colch­ester Gift Card whilst you do your christ­mas shop­ping! Spend in any of the par­tic­i­pat­ing busi…
01 Dec / 2021 - 23 Dec / 2021
Coffee Club at The George Eat & Drink

Coffee Club at The George

Eat & Drink
Enjoy a free cof­fee with The George Cof­fee Club. Buy 5 cups of any cof­fee and get the 6th one free. Sim­ply pic…
05 Dec / 2021 - 05 Dec / 2021
Christmas at The George at The George Hotel

Christmas at The George

at The George Hotel
Look­ing for that per­fect Christ­mas gift? Why not treat your loved ones to a gift vouch­er this Christ­mas. Our …
05 Dec / 2021 - 05 Dec / 2021
Christmas at Preto at Preto Colchester

Christmas at Preto

at Preto Colchester
Rodizio & 2 Drinks for only £35 All-inclu­sive Christ­mas Feast at Pre­to is here! For only £35 per per­son y…
30 Nov / 2021 - 31 Dec / 2021
Free parking Saturdays See & Do

Free parking Saturdays

See & Do
Free trav­el after 12 on Sat­ur­days through Novem­ber and Decem­ber for Christ­mas Shop­ping. Pick up your free Chri…
01 Nov / 2021 - 31 Dec / 2021
FREE PARKING WEDNESDAY LATES See & Do

FREE PARKING WEDNESDAY LATES

See & Do
FREE PARK­ING IN COUN­CIL CARPARKS FROM 3PM ON LATE WEDNES­DAYS. To get this offer sim­ply down­load the MiPermit …
08 Dec / 2021 - 22 Dec / 2021
£1 off your parking at North Hill Hotel at The Green Room

£1 off your parking at North Hill Hotel

at The Green Room
Save £1 on your park­ing when you spend £15 at The Green Room/​North Hill Hotel with the MiPer­mit App. Sim­ply d…
05 Dec / 2021 - 31 Dec / 2021
Save money on your parking with Emmaus at Emmaus - High Street

Save money on your parking with Emmaus

at Emmaus - High Street
Save 50p on your park­ing when you spend £25 at Emmaus (high street store) with the MiPer­mit App. Sim­ply downl…
05 Dec / 2021 - 05 Dec / 2021
£2 off your parking with Blue Sky Printing at Blue Sky Printing

£2 off your parking with Blue Sky Printing

at Blue Sky Printing
Get £2 off your park­ing when you spend £25 at Blue Sky Print­ing with the MiPer­mit App. Sim­ply down­load the ap…
05 Dec / 2021 - 31 Dec / 2021
£1 off your parking for every £10 you spend at No11 at It's all at Number 11

£1 off your parking for every £10 you spend at No11

at It's all at Number 11
Save £1 off your park­ing for every £10 you spend at It’s All At no 11 with the MiPer­mit App. Sim­ply download …
05 Dec / 2021 - 05 Dec / 2021
£5 off your parking at Baccus at Baccus

£5 off your parking at Baccus

at Baccus
Get £5 off your park­ing when you spend £100 in Bac­cus with the MiPer­mit app. Sim­ply down­load the app and pay …
05 Dec / 2021 - 31 Dec / 2021
£5 off your parking at Bang & Olufsen Shopping

£5 off your parking at Bang & Olufsen

Shopping
Get £5 off your park­ing when you spend £250 at Bang & Olufsen with the MiPer­mit App. Sim­ply down­load the …
05 Dec / 2021 - 31 Dec / 2021
£1 off your parking at Bill and Berts at Bill and Bert's

£1 off your parking at Bill and Berts

at Bill and Bert's
Spend £20 at Bill and Berts and get £1 off your park­ing with the MiPer­mit app. Sim­ply down­load the MiPer­mit a…
05 Dec / 2021 - 31 Dec / 2021
£5 off your parking at Manns Music Shopping

£5 off your parking at Manns Music

Shopping
Get £5 off your park­ing when you spend £150 at Manns music. Sim­ply down­load the MiPer­mit app and pay for your…
05 Dec / 2021 - 31 Dec / 2021
£1 off your parking at Loofers Eat & Drink

£1 off your parking at Loofers

Eat & Drink
Get £1 off your park­ing when you spend £10 at Loofers with the MiPer­mit app. Sim­ply down­load the app and pay …
05 Dec / 2021 - 31 Dec / 2021
Save money on your parking with MiPermit Discounts HEAD

Save money on your parking with MiPermit Discounts

HEAD
Down­load the MiPer­mit App to get mon­ey off your pur­chase at allo­cat­ed stores. Once a qual­i­fy­ing pur­chase has b…
28 Jun / 2021 - 28 Dec / 2021
Travel around Colchester with the Borough Card See & Do

Travel around Colchester with the Borough Card

See & Do
Unlim­it­ed bus trav­el in and around Colch­ester, on First Essex, Arri­va Colch­ester, Pan­ther Trav­el, Ipswich Buse…
05 Dec / 2021 - 05 Dec / 2021
£2 Parking After 2 pm! See & Do

£2 Parking After 2 pm!

See & Do
If you’re head­ing into #Colch­ester as fur­ther restric­tions ease, Colch­ester Bor­ough Coun­cil have lots of parki…
12 Apr / 2021 - 10 May / 2021
Student Discount at Fenwicks! at Fenwick

Student Discount at Fenwicks!

at Fenwick
Call­ing all stu­dents, shop­ping just got even bet­ter… Receive 10% off* full price orders with a unique UNiDAY…
12 Apr / 2021 - 05 Dec / 2021
20% off for Keyworkers! at Attwells Solicitors

20% off for Keyworkers!

at Attwells Solicitors
Attwells are hap­py to offer a 20% dis­count for key­work­ers this includes NHS staff, Car­ers, Blue Light cardhold…
05 Dec / 2021 - 05 Dec / 2021
Three Wise Monkey Reward Card at Three Wise Monkeys

Three Wise Monkey Reward Card

at Three Wise Monkeys
Mon­key Rewards is a new loy­al­ty scheme for Three Wise Mon­keys, Colch­ester. Now, just by check­ing in when you a…
05 Dec / 2021 - 05 Dec / 2021

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