Events in Colchester

Tue 22 Sept

Learn to Throw a Ceramic Pot

📍 Colchester Makerspace

Sold out at source

Tue 22 Sept

The Art & Science of Glaze Making & Technology - 2 Part Course

📍 Colchester Makerspace

£60.00

Tue 22 Sept

Drink, Draw, Write

📍 The Red Lion

£9.38

Wed 23 Sept

Understanding Acas Early Conciliation: Process, practice and prevention

📍 University of Essex

Wed 23 Sept

Portraits for Purpose: Free Professional Headshots

📍 Colchester Town Hall

Wed 23 Sept

Abberton Home Education: Wild Art Attack

📍 Abberton Reservoir

£9.50

Wed 23 Sept

Open Access (Wednesday)

📍 Wivenhoe Printworks

£5.00 - £30.00

Thu 24 Sept

COLCHESTER Hobbycraft - Cricut™ Maker™ 5 Tour

📍 Hobbycraft Colchester

Fri 25 Sept — Sat 26 Sept

FUEGO: Beaumont, Samantha Neal & Bo Conquest

📍 The Loft Nightclub Clacton On Sea

From £8.00

Sat 26 Sept

Ultimate Rave Bingo // Colchester // Saturday 26th September

📍 Trilogy

£20.21

Sat 26 Sept

ABBA Tribute Band Sensation

📍 Quay Theatre

From £22.00

Wed 23 Sept

ReDo – ReDo is popping up at The Forum, Norwich and you’re invited!

Thu 24 Sept

PAUL SMITH: HAPPY - 2026/2027 WORLD TOUR

📍 Charter Hall

From £35.00

Sat 26 Sept

Ultimate Rave Bingo // 26th September 2026 // Colchester

📍 Trilogy

£20.21

Sat 26 Sept

FAR-Q @ No Name Bar

📍 No Name: Bar & Games

Sun 27 Sept

Buzz Birthday Bash 27/09 - Buzz Bingo Colchester

📍 Buzz Bingo Colchester

From £10.00

Thu 24 Sept

Women's Circle Daytime

📍 Little Waldingfield Parish Room

£22.38

Fri 25 Sept

OM CHANTING – NEW MALDEN

📍 Emily Dance Academy

Fri 25 Sept

Praise and Worship

Sat 26 Sept

Mindfulness and meditation at Abbotts Hall

📍 Abbotts Hall (new)

£30.00

Sun 27 Sept

FULL MOON ABHISHEKAM AT SRINIVASA TEMPLE

📍 Srinivasa

Sun 27 Sept

OM CHANTING & KIRTAN – GREENWICH

📍 Amitabha Gardens

Sun 27 Sept

Bhakti Lyfe - Music | Mantra | Meditation

📍 Marks Tey Parish Hall

Sun 27 Sept

Full Moon Yoga Nidra and Sound Therapy

📍 The Institute

Sold out at source

Sun 8 Nov

Free Family Event & Christmas Fun - ESSEX

📍 Great Bromley Village Hall

Tue 22 Sept

Leisure World Relaxed SEND Family Swim - Leisure World Colchester

📍 Leisure World Colchester

Sold out at source

Wed 23 Sept

Motorcycle Rider Training

📍 The Swan Inn

£195.00 - £295.00

Fri 25 Sept

Tree Nursery Volunteering

📍 Marks Hall Road

Sold out at source

Fri 25 Sept

Colchester Ghosts and Witches Tour

📍 Colchester War Memorial

£16.96

Sat 26 Sept — Sun 27 Sept

Peake Fitness Open Weekend

📍 Stoke by Nayland Resort

Sat 26 Sept

The Life of Matthew Hopkins a 17th century Essex Witch Hunter

📍 Manningtree

£54.88

Sat 26 Sept

Victorian Colchester Walking Tour

📍 Mercury Theatre

£16.96

Tue 22 Sept

Future Professionals Open Evening – Colchester

📍 Larking Gowen

Wed 23 Sept

Gocargo Launch Event

📍 Digital Forum

Wed 23 Sept

Young Professionals Networking Event

📍 Colchester Rugby Club

£20.00

Thu 24 Sept

Construction Connections | Finance and Networking Event for Construction

Fri 25 Sept

FREE - Sustainable Futures - Business Event

Fri 25 Sept

Colchester Informal Youth Network (Sept'26)

📍 Firstsite

Fri 25 Sept

INSPIRE: The Networking Event That Doesn’t Feel Like Networking

📍 The Foxes Den - Kitchen & Rooms

£11.55

Tue 29 Sept

InColchester Connect - Business Networking

📍 The Old Library

Sun 25 Oct

Live Wrestling in Maldon

📍 West Maldon Community Centre

From £10.00

Tue 22 Sept

Lyrical / Contemporary Dance Class - Colchester

📍 Greenstead Community Centre

£4.99

Wed 23 Sept

Step Aerobics - Bop With Bapia

📍 Simmply Active Gym

£11.55

Sat 26 Sept

The Essex Golf and Country Club Winter Regional Tour 10U Boys LINKED

📍 The Essex Golf & Country Club

Sat 26 Sept

Fitness dance class

📍 Hythe Community Centre Association

£11.55

Thu 1 Oct

Power Up with Renewables - Colchester F.C

📍 Colchester United Football Club

Sun 11 Oct

Essex Weightlifting 2026 Autumn Open

📍 Essex Weightlifting Club

£35.00

Sun 11 Oct

VC Revolution Cross - Eastern League 2026/27 Rd 5

📍 Valley Green Farm

Sun 8 Nov

Spirit Of The Blitz - Remembrance Sunday Special

📍 West Cliff Theatre

From £16.00

Sat 22 May

LONDON CALLING play THE CLASH

📍 Colchester Arts Centre

Sat 11 Sept

Sounds of the 60s

📍 Princes Theatre, Clacton On Sea, Essex

From £10.00

Sat 26 Sept

An Evening of Cabaret Magic with Michael J Fitch

📍 Delta Hotels by Marriott Colchester

£54.82

Sat 26 Sept

MELO MELO

📍 Roots & Grooves Cafe

Mon 28 Sept

ACT V – Sept-Oct Season

Fri 2 Oct

Dracula: The Last Voyage of the Demeter

Sat 3 Oct

The Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town

Sat 3 Oct

Bobby Davro at House of Stand Up

📍 No Name Bar And Games

Fri 6 Nov

Circu5 & The Round Window

📍 Three Wise Monkeys

From £7.00

Fri 6 Nov

Comedy Club Live

📍 Mercury Theatre

From £7.00

Wed 23 Sept

Sensual Empowerment Adults Dance Class - Colchester

📍 Leisure World Colchester

£4.99

Thu 24 Sept

Relatively Speaking

Fri 25 Sept

The Comedy Store - Colchester

📍 Charter Hall

Fri 9 Oct

Kevin Bloody Wilson - Fair Dinkum Funny

📍 Empire Theatre, Halstead

Wed 14 Oct

Scummy Mummies: Hot Mess

Fri 25 Sept

Unified Dating - Meet Singles in Colchester

📍 Colchester Secret Venue (TBA)

Sun 27 Sept

Unified Dating - Meet Singles in Colchester

📍 Colchester Secret Venue (TBA)

Tue 29 Sept

Unified Dating - Meet Singles in Colchester

📍 Colchester Secret Venue (TBA)

Tue 22 Sept

Speed Dating / West Bergholt, Colchester / Ages 35–50 / Intentional Dating

📍 The Queen's Head

£20.00

Thu 1 Oct

Speed Dating in Colchester Ages 45-65ish

📍 Yew Tree

£22.00

Fri 2 Oct

Speed dating and single mixer Colchester

📍 90 Minutes Restaurant & Lounge

£6.13 - £16.96

Thu 15 Oct

Matchmaker Dinner

📍 Blue Strawberry Bistro, Hatfield Peverel

From £58.95

Fri 23 Oct

Sparkling Singles Dinner Dance

📍 The Bull Hotel, Long Melford, Suffolk

From £68.95

Sat 31 Oct

Run Away Halloween 2026 - Chelmsford Racecourse Essex

📍 Chelmsford Racecourse

From £37.00

Sat 31 Oct — Sun 1 Nov

Mango Panda Halloween Special @ Bamboo Halstead

📍 Bamboo Halstead

From £5.00

Fri 16 Oct

NOW! That's What I Call...DRAG! Halloween Extravaganza! Colchester!

📍 Three Wise Monkeys

£13.70

Fri 23 Oct

Haunted Woods Pumpkin Pick n Carve

📍 Fields Farmshop & Cafe

£2.00 - £15.00

Fri 30 Oct

Halloween Family Night

📍 Greenstead Association Social Club

£3.00 - £5.00

Sat 31 Oct

Solo Luckys Halloween Party

📍 Straight Road Community Centre

£6.13 - £33.22

Sat 31 Oct

Singalong Brunch - Halloween Special

📍 The Silk Road Lounge & Cocktail Bar

£11.55 - £217.39

Sat 7 Nov

Fireworks

📍 Cut Hedge Park

Sat 26 Sept

Who lives in this house?

Sun 27 Sept

Social Writers

📍 Firstsite

Sun 27 Sept

Specialist Talk - Dominic Serres Naval Paintings

📍 Melford Hall

Wed 30 Sept

HR and Management for Small Businesses, in 2026 and Beyond

📍 The Sunspot

Wed 30 Sept

Norfolk Folklore Society – An Evening of Old Stones & the Megalithic Portal

Fri 2 Oct

Autumn Talk: An Underground Guide to Historical London

📍 Jaywick Martello Tower

£3.00

Sun 4 Oct

Conqueror Too

Wed 7 Oct

Values, Human Rights, and Democratic Socialism

📍 University of Essex Colchester Campus

Sun 27 Sept

Buzz Birthday Bash 27/09 - Buzz Bingo Clacton On Sea

📍 Buzz Bingo Clacton

From £10.00

Thu 24 Sept

BHAKTI MARGA SWAMI/RISHI SATSANGS

Sat 26 Sept

Roman Beauty, Jewellery and Herbs

📍 Roman Circus Visitor Centre

Free - £5.00

Sun 27 Sept

SUNDAY PRAYERS AT SRINIVASA TEMPLE

📍 Srinivasa

Mon 28 Sept

ACT V – Sept-Oct (individual)

Thu 1 Oct

BHAKTI MARGA SWAMI/RISHI SATSANGS

Fri 2 Oct

Friends Connect Coffee Morning at New Copford Place Care Home

📍 New Copford Place Colchester Residential Care Home – Friends of the Elderly

Sat 3 Oct

Girls night!

📍 Frating Memorial Hall

£6.13

Sat 26 Sept

Vineyard Tour & Tasting at Skylark

📍 Skylark

From £40.00

Sat 26 Sept

Oktoberfest at DVV

📍 Dedham Vale Vineyard

From £12.00

Sat 26 Sept

Boneless Kitchen X Dice & A Slice

📍 Dice & a Slice

£11.55

Sun 11 Oct

The George - Sip In Secret's Social Wine Club

📍 116 High Street, Colchester

£55.00

Thu 15 Oct

Dragon Soup

📍 The Salvation Army

Sat 17 Oct

Wine Tasting at Skylark

📍 Skylark

From £32.00

Sat 24 Oct

A Taste of Australia & New Zealand with Lunch

📍 The Blue Strawberry Bistro

Sat 7 Nov

Baking with Heritage Grains - Sat, Nov 7, 2026

📍 Myland Parish Church • Colchester

Sun 29 Aug

Proper Fest 2027

📍 Weeley Car Boot

From £25.00

Sat 26 Sept

The 12 Days of Christmas Market Tour

📍 Manningtree

£54.88

Sun 27 Sept

Houchins Wedding Show

📍 Houchins Wedding Venue

Sun 4 Oct

Essex Clock and Watch Fair

📍 Marks Tey Parish Hall

£3

Sun 4 Oct

Wild Weddings At Browning Bros.

📍 Browning Bros. Chalkney Water Meadows

Sun 11 Oct

The Card Show UK - COLCHESTER

📍 Charter Hall

Free - £16.96

Sun 11 Oct

Delta Hotels By Marriott Colchester Wedding Fair - Autumn 2026

📍 Delta Hotels Colchester

Sun 18 Oct

Layer Marney Wedding Show

📍 Layer Marney Tower Weddings

Sun 13 Dec

Christmas Family Funday with Disney Princess Elsa Meet & Greet

📍 Great Bromley Village Hall

Fri 25 Sept

DJ Unplexa Academy | Kids DJ Summer Camp | Colchester (Ages 7–12)

£13.70 - £54.88

Fri 9 Oct

Autism, ADHD & Neurodiversity Event at Colchester Firstsite

📍 Firstsite

Free - £15.00

Sun 18 Oct

Fairytale Fantasy Childrens Event

📍 Delta Hotels by Marriott Colchester

£11.55 - £27.80

Sat 24 Oct — Sun 1 Nov

Apple Week

📍 Food Museum

£5 – £60

Sat 24 Oct — Sun 1 Nov

Apple Pressing Sessions

📍 Food Museum

£6.50 – £76

Wed 28 Oct

Abbotts Hall Hocus Pocus with a Bushcraft Focus

📍 Abbotts Hall (new)

£8.80

Fri 30 Oct

Interior Design for Kids Workshop

📍 The Barn Garden Centre & Cafe Stanway

£38.62

Sun 25 Oct

Autumn Family FUNDAY Fayre

📍 Great Bromley Village Hall

Sat 21 Nov

POSHFUNK - The Winter Ball

📍 Chelmsford Racecourse

From £35.00

Sat 29 May — Sun 30 May

Run Away Festival 2027 - Bank Hol Sat 29 & Sun 30 May - Essex

📍 Chelmsford Racecourse

From £43.00

Wed 23 Sept

Guilt Free Boundaries - Free Online Masterclass

Free - £120.96

Tue 6 Oct — Tue 3 Nov

Authors in Type: A Typewriter Art Exhibition

📍 Colchester Library, 21 Trinity Square, Colchester, CO1 1JB

Sun 25 Oct

Autumn Fayre

📍 Great BROMLEY VILLAGE

Sat 7 Nov

WriteFest

📍 The Dragonfly Lounge

Sun 8 Nov

Christmas Market

📍 great bromley village hall

Tue 22 Sept

Essex Libraries Mobile Library Bus

📍 Colchester Campus

Tue 29 Sept

Settling In

📍 Colchester Campus

Mon 5 Oct — Fri 9 Oct

Departmental inductions

📍 Colchester Campus

Mon 5 Oct

Colchester Welcome Village

📍 Colchester Campus

Tue 6 Oct

Colchester Welcome Village

📍 Colchester Campus

Tue 6 Oct — Thu 8 Oct

Faith Centre Welcome Week Tours

📍 Colchester Campus

Thu 8 Oct

Colchester Welcome Village

📍 Colchester Campus

Sat 17 Oct

October Open Day

📍 Colchester Campus

Fri 25 Sept

Walk slow and make a Zine at Springmead garden

Mon 5 Oct

Castles at the Castle with Dan Jones at Colchester Castle

📍 Colchester Castle

Sold out at source

Tue 6 Oct

An Evening With Paul Reed Smith - Ft. Rob Harris from Jamiroquai - 06/10/26

📍 Peach Guitars

Thu 22 Oct

Naz Shah MP in conversation with Pam Cox MP

📍 The Old Library

£22.50

Mon 26 Oct

ACOTAR 6: Midnight Book Launch and event. A Night in Prythian

📍 Red Lion Books

£33.22

Fri 13 Nov

An Evening with a Saucerful of Floyd

Sat 3 Oct

Day Fever

📍 Thorpe Le Soken Sports And Social Club

From £8.00

Wed 9 Dec

Festive Bingo

📍 JobServe Community Stadium

From £15.00

Sat 3 Oct

NOW! That's What I Call...DRAG! BINGO! Colchester!

📍 Three Wise Monkeys

£14.79

Sat 21 Nov

NOW! That's What I Call...DRAG! A Night At The Movies! Colchester!

📍 Three Wise Monkeys

£13.70

Fri 18 Dec

Christmas Drag Bingo Party

📍 Lavenham Village Hall

Wed 23 Sept

Museum Viewing (BST)

Sat 26 Sept

Museum Viewing (BST)

Sun 27 Sept

Museum Viewing (BST)

Wed 30 Sept

Museum Viewing (BST)

Sat 3 Oct

Museum Viewing (BST)

Fri 2 Oct

80's v 90's Live Party Night

📍 JobServe Community Stadium

From £18.00

Fri 9 Oct

Oktoberfest - Buzz Bingo Colchester

📍 Buzz Bingo Colchester

From £10.00

Sat 10 Oct

Oktoberfest - Buzz Bingo Colchester

📍 Buzz Bingo Colchester

From £10.00

Sun 11 Oct

Oktoberfest - Buzz Bingo Colchester

📍 Buzz Bingo Colchester

From £10.00

Sat 30 Jan — Sun 31 Jan

Silent Disco - Maldon

📍 Madison Heights

From £17.50

Fri 23 Oct

ProTrainings Colchester Conference - October 23rd 2026

📍 Colchester Rugby Club

£36.00

Thu 29 Oct

Budget Breakfast 2026 - In Person

📍 Trinity Park Conference & Events Centre

Wed 4 Nov

Essex Care Association AGM & Conference November 2026

📍 JobServe Community Stadium

£25.00

Sat 14 Nov

Free Healthcare Professionals Symposium with a difference

📍 Essex Business School Colchester

Sat 3 Oct — Sun 1 Nov

Branching Beneath the Fields Exhibition

📍 Food Museum

Sat 3 Oct

National Brick Events - Colchester

📍 Charter Hall

Free - £26.50

Tue 3 Nov

Charity Fundraiser Art Exhibition- Banksy and the Art of Dissent

📍 The Minories

£11.55

Sat 3 Apr

Following in the footsteps of the Manningtree Witches

📍 Manningtree

£44.04

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Journey to Atlantis Escape Game for Four with Escape Hunt — Colchester

📍 Colchester

From £99

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Curse of the Pharaoh Escape Room Game for Two with Escape Hunt — Colchester

📍 Colchester

From £66

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Dracula Escape Room Game for Two with Escape Hunt — Colchester

📍 Colchester

From £66

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Journey to Atlantis Escape Game for Two with Escape Hunt — Colchester

📍 Colchester

From £68