📅 August 2026 Events in Colchester

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Full Day Arrow Smithing Experience for Two

📍 Maldon

From £403

Tue 11 Aug — Wed 12 Aug

Wellbeing Discovery – Mindfulness and Alpaca Experience

Thu 13 Aug — Thu 26 Nov

Walk for Wellness

📍 Melford Hall

Thu 13 Aug

BHAKTI MARGA SWAMI/RISHI SATSANGS

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Relax Spa Day with 30 Minute Treatment for Two at Bannatyne Spas — Colchester

📍 Bannatyne Spas

From £79

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Two's Company Premium Spa Day with Treatments for Two at Bannatyne Spas and Health Clubs — Colchester

📍 Bannatyne Spas and Health Clubs

From £145

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Lifehouse Spa, Swim and Three Course Supper for Two

📍 Frinton on Sea

From £122

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Pygmy Goat Yoga Experience with Goat Interactions for Two

📍 Braintree

From £55

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Twilight Spa Evening with Treatment for Two at Bannatyne Spas — Colchester

📍 Bannatyne Spas

From £70

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One Night Charming Inn Break with Pygmy Goat Yoga Experience for Two

📍 Colchester

From £204

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Spa Day with Lunch and ELEMIS Treatment at The Lifehouse Spa

📍 The Lifehouse Spa, Frinton on Sea

From £158

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Extreme Ringo Ride for Two at Curve Wake Park

📍 Curve Wake Park, Essex

From £27

Thu 20 Aug

Billy Ocean with very special guest Marti Pellow

📍 Colchester Castle Park

Fri 21 Aug

Hollywood Vampires

📍 Colchester Castle

Fri 21 Aug

Definitely Green Day

📍 Coda

From £8.00

Fri 14 Aug

Karnataka

📍 Historic Lavenham 'Big Top' Theatre

Fri 14 Aug

Harvest Barn Dance with Ceilidh Band 'Catch the Pigeon'

📍 Shimpling Park Farm

£25.00

Fri 14 Aug

The Songs We Want To Sing

Sun 16 Aug

T.Rextasy Unplugged + Special Guest: Acoustic Bowie

📍 Historic Lavenham 'Big Top' Theatre

Thu 20 Aug

Billy Ocean- Official Ticket and Hotel Bundls

📍 Colchester Castle Park

Thu 20 Aug

DOT Productions present Lady Windermere's Fan

📍 Grange Barn

Fri 21 Aug

Hollywood Vampires - Official Ticket and Hotel Bundls

📍 Colchester Castle Park

Sat 22 Aug

ReDo Pop-Up Shop!

Sat 22 Aug — Sun 23 Aug

ARCHFEST 2026. Rough Tempo Open Day x DJ Archie School & Agency

📍 Lakes Industrial Estate

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Full Day Blacksmith Experience for Two

📍 Maldon

From £404

Thu 13 Aug

Colchester Enrolment Day

📍 Nova Training

Thu 13 Aug

Apprenticeship workshop

📍 Dice & a Slice

Thu 13 Aug

FREE Explore Learning Maths Wizard Times Tables Workshop!

📍 Frinton Library

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Urban Xtreme Rage Room for Two

📍 Colchester

From £70

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Inflatable Wipe Out Aqua Park for Two

📍 Essex

From £49

Sat 15 Aug

The Go-Between: Creative Writing Workshops for Over-50s

Sun 16 Aug

Screen Printing - Exposing Screens, Registration & Repeats

📍 Colchester Makerspace

£130.00

Mon 17 Aug

Autism Reality Experience

📍 POP Essex

£14.25

Wed 19 Aug

Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW) Course - Colchester

📍 Delta Hotel by Marriott

£207.60

Wed 19 Aug

FREE Explore Learning Handwriting Zoo Workshop!

📍 Explore Learning - Colchester

Wed 19 Aug

Explore Learning Free Comprehension Workshop!

📍 Explore Learning - Colchester

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Half Day Blacksmith Taster Experience for Two

📍 Maldon

From £198

Fri 7 Aug — Mon 31 Aug

Summer of Play at Melford Hall

📍 Melford Hall

Fri 7 Aug — Fri 23 Oct

Discover Medieval Lavenham - Guided Walks

📍 Lavenham Guildhall

Sun 9 Aug — Sun 30 Aug

Summer Sundays at the Barn

📍 Grange Barn

Thu 13 Aug

Abbotts Hall Wilder Holiday Club

📍 Abbotts Hall Farm

£46.00

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Falconry Experience for Two — Colchester

📍 Colchester

From £95

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Two Hour Paddle Boarding Experience for Two on the River Stour

📍 Sudbury

From £61

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The Infamous Essex Witch Hunt Tour for Two

📍 Manningtree

From £80

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Falconry Taster for Two — Colchester

📍 Colchester

From £49

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Falconry Taster for Four — Colchester

📍 Colchester

From £99

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Falconry Taster — Colchester

📍 Colchester

From £29

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Falconry Experience — Colchester

📍 Colchester

From £49

Sun 9 Aug — Sat 15 Aug

75th Annual Frinton-On-Sea Lawn Tennis Club Open 2026

📍 Frinton-On-Sea Lawn Tennis Club

Thu 13 Aug

MultiSports at The Sensory Gym

📍 The Angel Centre - Therapy Gym & Sensory Gym

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Urban Xtreme Axe Throwing

📍 Colchester

From £25

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Beginners Wakeboarding Lesson for Two at Curve Water sports

📍 Curve Water sports, Essex

From £99

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Beginners Wakeboarding Lesson at Curve Water Sports

📍 Curve Water Sports, Essex

From £49

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Urban Xtreme Axe Throwing for Two

📍 Colchester

From £50

Fri 14 Aug

Girls Only Rugby Camp

📍 Colchester Rugby Club

£25.00

Sat 15 Aug

Beginners Coaching Session - 8.30am Olivers Lake

📍 Maldon Road

From £10.00

Sat 15 Aug

Coaching Session - Olivers Lake

📍 Maldon Road

From £17.00

Sat 15 Aug

Free Sat Fun Dance Exercise

📍 8 Queen St

Sun 16 Aug

Clacton Half Marathon & 10k

📍 Seafront opposite Fourth Avenue

£7.00 - £33.00

Mon 17 Aug

NoTanx Freediving - Colchester Monday Session

📍 Leisure World

£15.00

Thu 13 Aug — Fri 14 Aug

First Aid at Work Requalification Course - Colchester

📍 Delta Hotel by Marriott

£322.80

Thu 13 Aug

(FREE) Networking Essex Colchester Thursday 13th August 12pm-2pm

📍 Colchester Ravens Park (A12 J28)

Thu 13 Aug

Puregym Colchester - Hiring Day

📍 PureGym Colchester Retail Park

Fri 14 Aug

Essex Business Networking Event

📍 Colchester

Mon 17 Aug

Colchester - Powered Up Business Networking - August 2026

📍 Three Wise Monkeys

£14.77

Tue 18 Aug

Business Networking - Colchester - Breakfast - Dragonfly Hotel

📍 Dragonfly Hotel - Surya Hotels

£0.00

Tue 18 Aug — Wed 19 Aug

Introduction to the Role of the Taxi and Private Hire Driver - Sudbury

📍 West Suffolk College In Sudbury

£175.00

Tue 18 Aug

Professional Taxi and Private Hire Driver Safeguarding - Sudbury

📍 West Suffolk College In Sudbury

£55.00

Wed 19 Aug

Business Networking - Colchester - Lunch - Balkerne Gate

📍 Balkerne Gate Table Table

£0.00

Thu 20 Aug

Colchester Breakfast Networking events for business owners & professionals

📍 Firstsite

£22.38

Thu 20 Aug

Colchester Business Buzz Networking

📍 Digital Forum

£13.55

Thu 20 Aug

Women in Business Networking - Colchester

📍 The Colchester Officers' Club

£39.00

Sat 8 Aug — Sat 3 Oct

"The Countess"

📍 Melford Hall

Sat 15 Aug

Goodbye (for now) Party

📍 The Commons Community Kitchen & Café at The Minories

£10.00

Sun 16 Aug

SUNDAY PRAYERS AT SRINIVASA TEMPLE - Halstead

📍 Alderford Street

Wed 19 Aug

Open Arts Creative Session

📍 Community360

Thu 20 Aug

Vacation Bible School

📍 Kingsland Church

Thu 20 Aug

Billy Ocean

📍 Colchester Castle

From £193.06

Thu 27 Aug

Quiz night and social

£5.00

Fri 28 Aug

JLS

📍 Colchester Castle Park

Fri 28 Aug

JLS- Official Ticket and Hotel Bundls

📍 Colchester Castle Park

Fri 14 Aug

Fingringhoe pond dipping

📍 Fingringhoe Wick Nature Discovery Park

£5.64

Fri 14 Aug

Fingringhoe Bows and Arrows

📍 Fingringhoe Wick Nature Discovery Park

£8.80

Sat 15 Aug

CSSE 11+ Mock Exam 2026 - Paper 2

📍 Home Farm Primary School

£44.04 - £59.21

Mon 17 Aug

Abberton bug and butterfly hunt

📍 Abberton Reservoir

£5.64

Wed 19 Aug

Epic Wednesday: Seaside

📍 Clacton Shopping Village

Wed 19 Aug

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

📍 Colchester

£13.70 - £54.88

Thu 20 Aug

Abbotts Hall Wilder Holiday Club

📍 Abbotts Hall Farm

£46.00

Fri 21 Aug

Fingringhoe bug and butterfly hunt

📍 Fingringhoe Wick Nature Discovery Park

£5.64

Mon 24 Aug

Abberton brilliant birds

📍 Abberton Reservoir

£9.77

Thu 13 Aug

The Carpenters Experience

📍 Historic Lavenham 'Big Top' Theatre

Thu 13 Aug — Sat 15 Aug

Theatre on the Lawn - The Go-Between

£1523.00

Thu 13 Aug

Holding Back The Years

📍 Historic Lavenham 'Big Top' Theatre

Fri 14 Aug

Genesis Connected

📍 Historic Lavenham 'Big Top' Theatre

Sat 15 Aug

The Shires + Guest Support

📍 Historic Lavenham 'Big Top' Theatre

Sun 16 Aug

COLLABRO

📍 Historic Lavenham 'Big Top' Theatre

Sun 23 Aug

Wilderthorn : IMMERSE - St Peter on-the-wall

📍 The Chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall

Fri 28 Aug

Constable 250: The Hay Wain Open Air Theatre

📍 Flatford

Thu 13 Aug

POWER: The Art Exhibition

📍 Colchester Library

Thu 13 Aug

The Lexden Lady Exhibition and Roman Circus Visitor Centre

📍 Roman Circus Visitor Centre

Free - £6.13

Sun 16 Aug

Steam Day

📍 East Anglian Railway Museum

Wed 19 Aug

Diesel Day

📍 East Anglian Railway Museum

Sun 23 Aug

Steam Day

📍 East Anglian Railway Museum

Sat 29 Aug

Day Out With Thomas

📍 East Anglian Railway Museum

Sun 30 Aug

Day Out With Thomas

📍 East Anglian Railway Museum

Thu 20 Aug

Singles Matchmaker Dinner

📍 The Blue Strawberry

From £58.95

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Walkabout Classic Bottomless Brunch for Two — Colchester

📍 Colchester

From £69

Sun 23 Aug

ARIEL'S UNDER THE SEA AFTERNOON TEA

📍 Kingscliff Hotel

£22.38 - £31.05

Sat 29 Aug

In Di Streets Restaurant Bar & Grill (Anniversary)

📍 The Goat & Boot

£7.50 - £35.00

Mon 31 Aug

NCSUN – Village Day, Easton

Fri 14 Aug — Fri 9 Oct

Meet the Gardener at Melford Hall

📍 Melford Hall

Sat 15 Aug

Museum Viewing (BST)

Sat 15 Aug

Rayne Heritage Summer Tours 2026 - Sat, Aug 15, 2026

📍 Rayne Village Hall • Rayne

Sat 22 Aug

Museum Viewing (BST)

Wed 26 Aug

Museum Viewing (BST)

Tue 25 Aug

Unified Dating - Meet Singles in Colchester

📍 Colchester Secret Venue (TBA)

Fri 28 Aug

Unified Dating - Meet Singles in Colchester

📍 Colchester Secret Venue (TBA)

Sun 30 Aug

Unified Dating - Meet Singles in Colchester

📍 Colchester Secret Venue (TBA)

Thu 27 Aug

Speed Dating at Bar 82, Colchester!

📍 Bar 82 Expresso Lounge (Next to Red Lion Hotel)

£20.21

Fri 28 Aug

Speed Dating and Singles Mixer

📍 90 Minutes Restaurant & Lounge

£6.13 - £11.55

Sat 29 Aug

Summer Outdoor Garage Festival - Wheelers Farm Chelmsford

📍 Wheelers Farm

Sun 30 Aug

Proper Fest 2026

📍 Weeley Car Boot

Sat 22 Aug

The Little Loves Summer Fayre Colchester

📍 Colchester Rugby Club, Raven Park

Sun 30 Aug

Big Day Small Country Music Festival 2026

📍 Nayland Village Hall

£11.55 - £60.29

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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

Wed 19 Aug

Daisy Diamond: Burlesque and Cocktails

📍 Coda

From £10.00

Mon 31 Aug

Bank Holiday Bargain - Buzz Bingo Clacton on Sea 31/08

📍 Buzz Bingo Clacton

From £6.00

Mon 31 Aug

Bank Holiday Bargain - Buzz Bingo Colchester 31/08

📍 Buzz Bingo Colchester

From £6.00

Sun 23 Aug

CARNIVAL WARM UP PARTY

📍 The Silk Road Lounge & Cocktail Bar

£16.96 - £27.80