Sat 19 Sep and Sun 20 SepSt Mary the Virgin, Hall Road, Belchamp Walter, Sudbury CO10 7ATHeritage Open Day: St Mary’s Church, Belchamp Walter: a beautiful rural church with newly restored medieval wall paintings, famous for Lovejoy and...
Village Life in Victorian Willingale
Sat 19 Sep and Sun 20 SepSt Christopher's Church, The Street, Willingale, Ongar CM5 0SJHeritage Open Day: Learn about the everyday histories of the people who lived in the village in days gone by...
St John the Baptist Church, Layer de la Haye - Bell ringing
Sun 20 SepChurch Road, Layer de la Haye, Colchester CO2 0EWHeritage Open Day: You are invited to come along to a church tower near Colchester to see a demonstration of ringing, meet our ringers, and maybe...
Broctons Farmhouse - Open Garden for NGS
Sun 27 SepBroctons Farmhouse, Saffron Walden CB11 3LRDiscover 2¾ acre English country garden surrounding a Grade ll listed farmhouse. Developed for year-round interest featuring a range of interesting...
Gosbecks Archaeological Park
Sun 20 SepGosbecks Archaeological Park, Maldon Road, Colchester CO3 4RNHeritage Open Day: A guided walk around this remarkable archaeological site which features prominently in the story of Iron Age and Roman Colchester,...
ABBA Tribute Band Sensation
Sat 26 SepThe Quay Theatre
Quay Lane
Sudbury CO10 2ANAbba Sensation
Calling all Dancing Queens and Super Troupers!
Get ready to relive the magic of ABBA as Sensation – The ABBA Tribute Band takes...
Gainsborough's House
Sat 19 Sep and Sun 20 SepGainsboroughs House, 46-47 Gainsborough Street, Sudbury CO10 2EUHeritage Open Day: For Heritage Open Days 2026, visit Gainsborough's House for free! Wander the historic house and garden and explore current...
Free Crafty Workshops: Weaving, Market Trading & More
Sat 19 SepSudbury Town Hall, Old Market Place, Sudbury CO10 1TLHeritage Open Day: Join us at the Town Hall for a host of free, drop-in crafty workshops celebrating Sudbury's everyday working histories!...
Borley Church, Borley, Sudbury: The Stories behind our Stones: Exploring the ordinary lives of the p
Sat 19 Sep and Sun 20 SepBorley Church, Hall Road, Borley, Sudbury CO10 7AEHeritage Open Day: An exhibition exploring the life and times of people interred at Borley Church and Churchyard...
Sudbury & District Philatelic Society
Tue 15 SepTudor Church of England Primary School, Tudor Road, Sudbury CO10 1NLSubject to be advised.
Sudbury & District Philatelic Society
Tue 6 Oct, Tue 20 Oct, Tue 3 Nov, Tue 17 Nov, Tue 1 DecTudor Church of England Primary School, Tudor Road, Sudbury CO10 1NLSubject to be advised.
Audley Chapel
Sat 19 SepAudley Chapel, Berechurch Hall Road, Colchester CO2 9NUHeritage Open Day: The 16th-century burial chapel of the Audley family, with a fine hammer-beam roof and unique monuments and features...
John Constable's Colchester
Tue 15 SepMercury Theatre, Balkerne Gate, Colchester CO1 1PTHeritage Open Day: John Constable's links with Colchester are often overlooked. This guided walk will explore the places that he knew and...
Faces and Places
Sun 20 SepMercury Theatre, Balkerne Gate, Colchester CO1 1PTHeritage Open Day: Join Dorian Kelly in one of his unique looks at the buildings of Colchester and their famous inhabitants...
St Mary-at-the-Walls Church (Colchester Arts Centre)
TodayColchester Arts Centre, Church Street, Colchester CO1 1NFHeritage Open Day: St Mary-at-the-Walls has a rich history, both as a church and, more recently, as the Colchester Arts Centre...
St Peter's Church, Colchester
Sat 19 Sep, Sun 20 SepSt Peter's Church, North Hill, Colchester CO1 1DZHeritage Open Day: Recorded in the Domesday Book (1086) St Peter's remains at the top of North Hill almost a thousand years on; a building...
An Evening of Mediumship with Chris Drew
Wed 16 SepHeadgate Theatre, 14 Chapel Street North, Colchester CO2 7ATChris’s extraordinary work has taken him across the UK and around the world - from the USA and Japan to Australia and across Europe...
Drive – A Mixed Colours Extravaganza
Thu 17 Sep and Fri 18 SepHeadgate Theatre, 14 Chapel Street North, Colchester CO2 7ATDrive – A Mixed Colours Extravaganza is a contemporary coming-of-age play blending live music, spoken word and original music...
The Go Between
Sat 19 SepHeadgate Theatre, 14 Chapel Street North, Colchester CO2 7ATWhen young Leo Colston spends the summer of 1900 in rural Norfolk, he becomes the unwitting messenger between two forbidden lovers...
Relatively Speaking - Postponed
Thu 24 Sep to Sat 26 SepHeadgate Theatre, 14 Chapel Street North, Colchester CO2 7ATA witty and cleverly crafted comedy of misunderstandings, Relatively Speaking follows a young couple whose weekend visit takes an unexpectedly...
Dracula: The Last Voyage of the Demeter
Fri 2 OctHeadgate Theatre, 14 Chapel Street North, Colchester CO2 7ATThe Demeter leaves Romania bound for England, carrying cargo and passengers hoping to begin new lives...
The Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town
Sat 3 OctHeadgate Theatre, 14 Chapel Street North, Colchester CO2 7ATSomething is rotten in Old London Town. A mysterious raspberry-blowing villain is terrorising Victorian society, leaving Inspector Corner of the Yard...
Conqueror Too - A Pint of Shanty
Sun 4 OctHeadgate Theatre, 14 Chapel Street North, Colchester CO2 7ATEnjoy an entertaining nautical tale, packed with fun, and told through traditional sea shanties and maritime folk songs performed by A Pint of...
Saddle Sore
Fri 9 OctHeadgate Theatre, 14 Chapel Street North, Colchester CO2 7ATFOR ONE NIGHT ONLY. Your last chance to see this hilarious comedy which has been touring Essex and Suffolk since 2022 to rave reviews and raising...
A glimpse into the life of a Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages
Thu 8 OctOld Independent Church Hall, Hamlet Road, Haverhill CB9 9EFKim Young will talk about life of a registrar