Colchester Events
Summer Fun Factory at The Grove
Thu 13 Aug, Thu 20 Aug, Thu 27 Aug
The Grove Shopping Centre, The Grove Centre, Witham CM8 2YT
The Summer Fun Factory is back at The Grove, bringing a season of FREE family fun to Witham this summer. ...
Two Travel Memoirs - Exploring the Beauty of Human Connections
Fri 14 Aug
House of Joy, 37 Crouch Street, Colchester CO3 3EN
From accidental refugee to couchsurfing worldwide, join us for a conversation with two writers and their journeys...
Imagination & Creation Workshop with Josie Dom
Sat 15 Aug
House of Joy, 37 Crouch Street, Colchester CO3 3EN
Come along and get involved in creating your own story! We'll start with some fun activities to get our imaginative minds working...
Little Readers Club 0-2 year olds - Children's Classics
Sun 16 Aug, Sun 23 Aug
House of Joy, 37 Crouch Street, Colchester CO3 3EN
Event Time 9:15-9:45.Join us for a cosy, sensory-friendly storytime designed especially for little ones aged 0–2Enjoy gentle rhymes, colourful...
Little Readers Club 3-7 year olds - Children's Classics
Sun 16 Aug, Sun 23 Aug
House of Joy, 37 Crouch Street, Colchester CO3 3EN
Step into a world of imagination with stories, songs, and fun activities made for curious little readers aged 3-7!...
Billy Ocean
Thu 20 Aug
Castle Park, High Street CO1 1TJ
Global music icon Billy Ocean is the first headliner announced, performing on Thursday 20 August. With over 30 million records sold and a career...
Hollywood Vampires
Fri 21 Aug
Castle Park, High Street CO1 1TJ
American rock supergroup Hollywood Vampires featuring Alice Cooper, Johnny Depp, Joe Perry and Tommy Henriksen return to the UK this summer as part...
Becky Hill
Sat 22 Aug
Castle Park, High Street CO1 1TJ
Becky Hill is set to headline Castle Park on Saturday 22nd August 2026, bringing all her biggest hits to Colchester...
Bastille
Sun 23 Aug
Castle Park, High Street CO1 1TJ
Bastille bring their huge catalogue of anthems to Castle Park, Colchester on Sunday 23 August.
From massive chart-toppers including Pompeii, Good...
Mersea Island Festival
Sun 23 Aug to Mon 31 Aug
c/o Essex Outdoors Mersea, Rewsalls Lane, East Mersea, Colchester CO5 8SX
Starting in 1981, the Mersea Island Festival has been an annual event each August at Essex Outdoors Mersea (East Mersea Youth Camp)...
Open Book - Theft 25/08/26
Tue 25 Aug
House of Joy, 37 Crouch Street, Colchester CO3 3EN
A House of Joy book club event to discuss Theft by Abdulrazak Gurnah
Richard Ashcroft
Thu 27 Aug
Castle Park, High Street CO1 1TJ
Fresh from joining Oasis on the biggest stadium tour of the year and following a run of massive sold out solo shows, Richard Ashcroft brings his...
JLS
Fri 28 Aug
Castle Park, High Street CO1 1TJ
British pop favourites JLS will headline Castle Park on Friday 28 August 2026, for one of the most anticipated open-air concerts of the summer...
Fatboy Slim
Sat 29 Aug
Castle Park, High Street CO1 1TJ
A defining force in electronic music, the legendary Fatboy Slim takes over Colchester’s Castle Park on August 29th...
The Hothouse
Wed 2 Sep to Sat 5 Sep
Headgate Theatre, 14 Chapel Street North, Colchester CO2 7AT
This dark comedy by Harold Pinter tackles the corruption of power within the hierarchy of a government-run ‘rest home’...
Witham Philatelic Society
Thu 3 Sep
Spring Lodge Community Centre, Powers Hall End, Witham CM8 2HE
Africa (Members’ displays).
Oak Farm - Open Garden for NGS
Sun 6 Sep
Oak Farm, Colchester CO6 2AH
Informal farmhouse garden of about an acre on an exposed site. Garden designed to make most of stunning views across Colne Valley to south and west,...