Colchester Events
What's On Around Colchester
Today to Sun 16 Aug, By Distance closest first.
Stage Craft presents: Our Country’s Good
Wed 22 Jul to Sat 25 Jul
Castle Park, High Street CO1 1TJ
By Timberlake Wertenbaker based on the novel The Playmaker by Thomas Keneally
‘Redemption, Hope, and the Power of Theatre...
Castle Park After Dark presents: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Thu 30 Jul to Sat 1 Aug
Castle Park, High Street CO1 1TJ
The game is afoot!
Castle Park After Dark returns for another night of theatrical thrills.
This time it’s the world’s most famous detective,...
Soho Cinders
Wed 22 Jul to Sat 25 Jul
Headgate Theatre, 14 Chapel Street North, Colchester CO2 7AT
Welcome to Soho, where fairytales get a fabulous and sometimes irreverent twist.
Robbie is a cheeky, big-hearted dreamer who finds himself swept...
Lady Windermere's Fan
Sun 26 Jul
Headgate Theatre, 14 Chapel Street North, Colchester CO2 7AT
A witty and charming five-actor adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s Lady Windermere’s Fan. With clever staging and vibrant comedic energy, the production...
Rapture Gaming Festival
Sat 1 Aug and Sun 2 Aug
Charter Hall
Cowdray Avenue
Colchester CO1 1YH
1–2 August 2026 • Charter Hall, Colchester & Outdoor Festival Arena
Rapture Gaming Festival returns home to Colchester for its biggest, boldest...
Suffolk Smugglers
Tue 28 Jul
Long Melford Village Hall, Long Melford. CO1 9LQ
Suffolk Family History Society:Pip Wright, local historian, writer and master story-teller will present. All welcome
Gozzle Story & Pottery Painting
Thu 23 Jul
House of Joy, 37 Crouch Street, Colchester CO3 3EN
A cosy morning of stories and creativity. Join us for a reading of Gozzle by Julia Donaldson with Jean’s Craft Room, before painting your own ceramic...
Still Life Kids Workshop - Pay what you can afford!
Sat 25 Jul
House of Joy, 37 Crouch Street, Colchester CO3 3EN
Join us for a fun workshop of life drawing and spend an hour practising different life drawing techniques with me!...
Barrie Strawson Poetry Afternoon
Sat 8 Aug
House of Joy, 37 Crouch Street, Colchester CO3 3EN
Join us at the House of Joy for an hour of Poetry of life's joys with Barrie Strawson, a local resident who, as a published author, keen...
5 Parishes Show
Sun 2 Aug
Pete Tye Farm, Peldon Road, Abberton, Colchester CO5 7PE
Sunday 2nd August 2026 sees the 90th Five Parishes Show held at Peldon, near Colchester. We are looking forward to celebrating that milestone with...
Oak Farm - Open Garden for NGS
Today, 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,...
Picnic Concert : The Paul Simon Story
Sat 25 Jul
National Trust's FLATFORD MILL, East Bergholt. CO7 6UL
The UK’s no.1 Paul Simon tribute band “Shades of Simon” will be bringing their highly acclaimed 2 hour show “The Paul Simon Story” to the National...
FREE taster session with the Sudbury Rock Choir
Wed 22 Jul, Wed 16 Sep, Wed 23 Sep, Wed 30 Sep, Wed 7 Oct
Sudbury Rugby Club, Whittome Field, Spicer Way, Sudbury CO10 0GB
If you have ever thought 'I want to join a choir near me in Sudbury?' then why not join your local Rock Choir...
Summer Fun Factory at The Grove
Thu 30 Jul, Thu 6 Aug, 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. ...
Clacton Philatelic Society
Wed 5 Aug, Wed 2 Sep
Clacton Indoor Bowls Club, Valley Road, Clacton-on-Sea CO15 6NA
Bourse and Members’ displays
Sudbury & District Philatelic Society
Tue 4 Aug, Tue 1 Sep, Tue 15 Sep
Tudor Church of England Primary School, Tudor Road, Sudbury CO10 1NL
Subject to be advised.
Witham Philatelic Society
Thu 6 Aug
Spring Lodge Community Centre, Powers Hall End, Witham CM8 2HE
Colin Evans Entertains.
Braintree Village kicks off summer of sport
Today
Braintree Village, Chapel Way CM77 8YH
Braintree Village is officially kick starting the summer of sport with a wave of free family friendly football-themed events and live tennis...
World’s Largest Bounce House to Make UK Debut at Braintree Village
Today to Mon 31 Aug
Braintree Village, Chapel Way CM77 8YH
Braintree Village will host the UK debut of the world’s largest touring inflatable playhouse this summer, as Mega Bounce arrives in Essex for an...
1 Whitehouse Cottages - Open Garden for NGS
Today
1 Whitehouse Cottages, Woodham Walter CM9 6LR
Nestled betwixt farmland in rural Essex, is our small secret garden, that has a wonderful charm to it...
B*tch & Stitch
Thu 23 Jul
Geek Retreat Ipswich
41A Upper Brook Street
Ipswich IP4 1DU
Join us for our monthly crafty vent sess at Geek Retreat Ipswich
B&S is a fab event to chat free up some headspace craft if you can and admire...
An Evening of Mediumship
Sat 25 Jul, Sat 29 Aug
The Ipswich Quakers , 39 Fonnereau Road IP1 3JH
Presented by our special Medium
This evening gives you the opportunity to connect with a loved one from the spirit world ...
Ipswich Group, Suffolk Family History Society monthly meeting.
Wed 5 Aug
The Salvation Army Citadel, 558 Woodbridge Road, Ipswich IP4 4PH
Ipswich Group, Suffolk Family History Society next meets at The Main Hall, The Salvation Army Citadel, 558 Woodbridge Road, Ipswich IP4 4PH, at...
Lions Club of Felixstowe Car Boot sale
Sat 25 Jul, Sat 1 Aug, and more dates until Sat 5 Sep
Felixstowe Museum, Viewpoint Road, Fexstowe IP11 3TW
Felixstowe Lions Club re moving their Car Boot venue from Felixstowe Con Club to the Felixstowe Museum land on Saturday 11th July 2026 and will be...
Monday Evening Healing clinic -Except Bank holidays
Mon 20 Jul, Mon 27 Jul, and more dates until Mon 24 Aug
Cedars Centre 19 Main Road Kesgrave IP5 1AQ
Universal Healing and Reiki are both completely natural processes.
Effectively it is thought to be a flow of beneficial energy between the healer...
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