Events Around Colchester

Local Car Parking in Catchpool Road & charges apply Now in its 10th year this popular family event takes place in pretty Lower Castle Park right in the heart of historic Colchester Town.

Colchester’s long standing farmers market is getting a new lease of life and being relaunched on 5th April. Regular favourites will be there alongside new stalls with organic fruit and veg, local honey and venison, vegan and gluten free products, craft beer and homemade fudge...what’s not to like?

The Cavern Beatles is the only Beatles band fully endorsed and licensed by the famous Cavern Club in Liverpool. They bring to the stage the music that has now influenced 3 generations. Be prepared to enjoy all the hits of the Fab Four in a 2 hour show that is completely live.

This exciting vocal quartet returns to the Headgate to present an evening of songs to suit all tastes - from Classical, through Opera and Operetta, to modern Musical Theatre and Contemporary!

’The Reject Theatre Company welcome you to the trendiest bar in town for a wickedly funny look behind the Porn Star Martinis and plastic palms at SHAKERS Cocktail Bar. Meet Carol, Adele, Nicky and Mel on a night out to remember!

Protocol Theatre (Professionals Together in Colchester) bring the bard’s dark classic play, Macbeth, to the stage in a way you’ve not seen before. Ambition, power, betrayal - a show you’ll be talking about for days … just don’t say it’s name!

Widely regarded as Terence Rattigan’s finest play, ’The Browning Version’ is a compelling and moving drama about an unpopular schoolmaster whose marriage and career are unravelling.

The Workshop: Jan an Award winning comedy writer, broadcaster and journalist is a regular workshop presenter for INK, a Suffolk based theatre company and registered charity, that sources, develops, and produces the best new short plays for stage, and radio, from writers with an East Anglian connection.

At the end of a busy weekend, what could be a better way to wind down and chill out than listen to some great live music? Come and enjoy a sophisticated mix of jazz, soul, ballads and acoustic chill-out arrangements with five piece band, Eclipse.

An eclectic mix of contestants compete to have the ’ultimate’ and ’exclusive’ recipe for the ’Bakewell’. The combination of hilarious songs, baking disasters and even a little audience participation guaranteed to put a smile on your face in this glorious musical!

Firstsite is delighted to present Courage Calls to Courage Everywhere, an exhibition documenting the creation of Turner Prize-winning artist Gillian Wearing’s recently-unveiled statue of Suffragist leader Millicent Fawcett, situated in Parliament

British Colonials (W. Sorrell). Organised by Colchester & District Philatelic Society. Organiser contact: Christine Stroud (Secretary). Potential new members welcome.

Colchester’s biggest party returns on Saturday 11th May with a fabulous Hawaiian theme – and the first 500 people signed up can save £5 with our early bird offer! Once again, men, as well as women and children aged 11 and over, are invited to take part.

Join us for a night full of laughter as we are joined by MC Rich Wilson, Mike Cox, Dave Green and Nathan Canton!

Join us for the Ultimate 80’s Party Experience. Our DJ’s will be playing all of the best music from the ’80s. Dance the night away to these timeless hits. Fancy Dress is optional!

The UK Bee Gees will be performing all The Bee Gees classic pop songs. There will be so many songs that will make you want to get up and get on the dancefloor! There is a free photo booth all night!

Our Spice Girls Tribute is bringing Girl Power to the Stadium on Saturday 11th May! Taking you back to the 90’s with all your favourite hits, you’ll definitely ‘Wannabe’ here!

Performing hits from every decade of Queen’s musical legacy - Queen II truly are champions of the tributes.

Want to be taken back to the "good old days?" Then join us on the 18th May as we party through the night with all the biggest hits from the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s!

What better way to start your Sunday than with a Meet’n’Greet over a delicious breakfast with some of your favourite Colchester Zoo Characters? To make this breakfast even more special the kids eat FREE with every adult purchasing a full English breakfast!

On May 19th 2019 you will have the unique chance to run Colchester Stampede 10k at Colchester Zoo! Last year Colchester Zoo held its very first stampede race of 10k and half marathon and following this successful event RunThrough are now launching it for 2019!

’A garden for all seasons’ A plantsman’s paradise with 20 acres packed with rare and unusual plants. Carved within mature woodland are huge island beds, Japanese garden, terrace, gravel garden, seaside garden, water gardens and extensive woodland plantings.

This is a wonderful event, suitable for the whole family! the theme is 1940’s there will be swing dancing whereby you will have tuition from expert dancers, a real fun experience, there will be singing with a duet of super girls! there will be vintage stalls selling their wares!

Join one of our experienced guides for a 3 hour (4 mile) ramble, visiting the views that inspired the artist John Constable. The tour will also visit East Bergholt and Dedham, where Constable was born and where he lived for the first part of his life.