Arts events in Colchester

Check out happening arts events all around Colchester, EN

Fatboy Slim in Colchester

 Thu, 27 Aug at 04:00 pm Colchester Castle Park

Colchester Castle Summer Series Tickets: James, Happy Mondays & more

 Thu, 20 Aug at 01:00 pm Colchester Castle Park

Colchester Blues and Rock in the Garden 2026

 Sat, 04 Jul at 02:00 pm Maitlands GBP 0 to 22

Colchester Castle Summer Series Tickets: Busted

Fri, 14 Aug at 01:00 pm Colchester Castle Park

Colchester Castle Summer Series Tickets: Smashing Pumpkins

Thu, 13 Aug at 01:00 pm Colchester Castle Park

Raver Tots Colchester with Matt Jam Lamont

 Sat, 11 Apr at 03:00 pm Trilogy GBP 15 to 19

Colchester Pride 2026

 Sat, 15 Aug at 11:00 am Firstsite Colchester

The Ibiza Orchestra Experience: The Final Encore - Colchester 2026

 Fri, 10 Jul at 05:30 pm Lower castle Park, Colchester, United Kingdom

COLCHESTER 24th May Bank Holiday Special - Afrobeats N Brunch ✨ Joy is coming ✨

 Sun, 24 May at 02:00 pm Trilogy

Raver Tots Colchester with Matt Jam Lamont

 Sat, 11 Apr at 02:00 pm Trilogy

The Mayor of Colchester's Variety Show 2026 - at Mercury Theatre Colchester

 Sun, 12 Apr at 07:30 pm Mercury Theatre Colchester

Colchester Arts Centre

 Sat, 11 Apr at 08:00 pm Colchester Arts Centre

Glenn Tilbrook // Colchester Arts

 Tue, 12 May at 07:30 pm Colchester Arts Centre

The ABBA Day Party: Colchester 💃🕺

 Sat, 15 Aug at 02:00 pm Trilogy

Comedy Night

Fri, 20 Mar Colchester United FC

90s Day Party: Colchester 💿

 Sat, 30 May at 02:00 pm Trilogy

DJ Curl’s House of Desi: South X Bollywood Night

 Sat, 11 Apr at 09:00 pm Trilogy

Xperience Live presents - The Music of Adele Candlelight Concert COLCHESTER

 Fri, 05 Jun at 07:30 pm Charter Hall

Wonderful Wednesdays - Jonny Woo: Suburbia

 Wed, 01 Apr at 08:00 pm Church St, CO1 1NF Colchester, United Kingdom

Sundays on the Square

Sun, 10 May at 10:00 am Colchester

We are not worthy!! The Punk Freud supporting The James Oliver band feat Bass ace Norman Watt Roy

 Thu, 09 Apr at 07:15 pm Colchester Arts Centre

The West End Day Party: Colchester 🎭

 Sat, 19 Sep at 02:00 pm Trilogy

The Rec Community Market - May Fair

 Sun, 03 May at 10:00 am Colchester old heath Recreation Ground

Laurence Jones

 Sun, 26 Apr at 08:30 pm Church St, CO1 1NF Colchester, United Kingdom

TEAMGOODVIBES MICHAEL JACKSONS' LIVE CELEBRATION PARTY

 Fri, 24 Apr at 09:00 pm The Silk Road Lounge & Cocktail Bar

Colchester Farmers Market

 Sat, 04 Apr at 09:30 am Mercury Theatre Colchester

The Easy Rollers @ Colchester Arts Centre

 Sun, 03 May at 07:30 pm Colchester Arts Centre

Chatty Chris Disco's Family Fun Day

 Mon, 06 Apr at 11:00 am Blackthorn Avenue , CO4 3QD Colchester, United Kingdom

Sherlock Holmes & The Hunt for Moriarty

 Tue, 21 Apr at 07:30 pm Mercury Theatre Colchester

Daniel Foxx: How Lovely

 Tue, 19 May at 07:30 am Church St, CO1 1NF Colchester, United Kingdom

Amy Vs Adele (Tributes to Amy Winehouse and Adele)

 Sat, 25 Apr at 07:30 pm 60 High Street, CO1 1DN Colchester, United Kingdom

OFFSHORE (18+)

 Sat, 11 Apr at 08:00 pm Truth Colchester

Kings Arms Frating Music and Beer Festival

Sat, 23 May at 11:30 am Main Road, Colchester

Motown Day Party: Colchester ✨

 Sat, 20 Jun at 02:00 pm Trilogy

Colchester Arts Centre - Colchester

 Thu, 16 Apr at 07:30 pm Colchester Arts Centre

Ska Day Party: Colchester 🎺

 Sat, 09 May at 02:00 pm Trilogy

Glenn Tilbrook – The Voice of Squeeze + special guest Leon Tilbrook *

 Tue, 12 May at 07:30 pm Church St, CO1 1NF Colchester, United Kingdom

Shelf: The Kids Show 2 - The Power of Two

 Sat, 23 May at 11:00 am Church St, CO1 1NF Colchester, United Kingdom

The Rec Community Market - Summer in Full Swing

 Sun, 05 Jul at 10:00 am Colchester old heath Recreation Ground

Shakespeare in the Park presents Much Ado About Nothing

 Wed, 10 Jun at 06:30 pm Castle Park, Colchester

Artists Against AI ft. Rad Pitt + Butterfly Handshake + Filip Rodak + Disjunction + Kinozolte

Sat, 04 Jul at 06:30 pm Church St, CO1 1NF Colchester, United Kingdom

ESSEX DEATHFEST 2026

 Sat, 12 Sep at 01:00 pm Three Wise Monkeys Colchester

Trance Day Party: Colchester 🔊

 Sat, 29 Aug at 02:00 pm Trilogy

The Rec Community Market - Autumn Market

 Sun, 06 Sep at 10:00 am Colchester old heath Recreation Ground

Country Clubbing: Colchester 🌵

 Sat, 25 Jul at 02:00 pm Trilogy

80s & 90s Over 30s Daytime Clubbing - COLCHESTER🕺🏽

 Sat, 19 Sep at 03:00 pm Trilogy

SEND Fest at Colchester Zoo Essex 2026

 Sat, 30 May at 06:00 pm Colchester Zoological Society

The Rec Community Market - Last of Summer

Sun, 02 Aug at 10:00 am Colchester old heath Recreation Ground

The Emo Festival Comes to Colchester!

 Sat, 19 Sep at 06:00 pm Charter Hall GBP 17 to 24

Family Fun Day

Sun, 30 Aug at 12:00 pm Blackthorn Avenue, Colchester

Aspyrian

 Sun, 19 Apr at 08:00 pm Church St, CO1 1NF Colchester, United Kingdom

Folk & Bespoke Artisan Craft Fairs

 Sat, 04 Apr at 10:00 am Firstsite Colchester

An Evening with Jennifer Saint at Colchester Castle

 Mon, 22 Jun at 07:00 pm Colchester Castle GBP 5 to 24

42nd International Conference on Psychology and the Arts

 Tue, 23 Jun at 07:00 pm University of Essex USD 55 to 349

Jo Harman: ". . . an incredibly believable and soulful singer."- Echoes

 Sun, 12 Apr at 07:30 pm Wivenhoe Congregational Church, 101 High Street, CO7 9AB Wivenhoe, United Kingdom

The Rec Community Market - Summer Starts

 Sun, 07 Jun at 10:00 am Colchester old heath Recreation Ground

Mixed Frequencies III

 Mon, 06 Apr at 07:00 pm Church St, CO1 1NF Colchester, United Kingdom

Kids Painting Workshop

Tue, 07 Apr at 11:00 am St John's & Highwoods Community Centre and The Bluebell Centre

Passion for Fashion Show *

 Sat, 16 May at 07:00 pm Church St, CO1 1NF Colchester, United Kingdom

The Rec Community Market - Easter Edition

 Sun, 05 Apr at 10:00 am Colchester old heath Recreation Ground

The NightFair Colchester Spring Market

 Sat, 30 May at 10:00 am The Minories

Community Sports Day

 Sat, 15 Aug at 10:00 am Old Heath Recreation Ground, Colchester

St Mary's Old Church, West Bergholt - Jane Eyre

 Thu, 09 Apr at 07:00 pm Old St Mary's Church, West Bergholt

Romance Roundtable: Spice & Romance (Daisy Buchanan Gayathiri Kamalakanthan Ria & Jessica May

 Sun, 26 Apr at 03:00 pm 125 High Street, CO1 1SZ Colchester, United Kingdom

Colchester Arts Centre's Daytime Disco with DJs Ben Howard & Sam Leppard

 Sun, 17 May at 02:00 pm Church St, CO1 1NF Colchester, United Kingdom

Funky Fridayz presents Return to a Midsummer Nights Dream

 Sat, 20 Jun at 02:00 pm Railway Tavern

Namvula

 Thu, 21 May at 07:30 pm Church St, CO1 1NF Colchester, United Kingdom

Learn to Throw a Ceramic Pot

 Tue, 24 Mar Colchester Makerspace GBP 60

Hand-Building Techniques with Clay

 Sat, 21 Mar Colchester Makerspace GBP 60

Spring Bunny Family Paint Party

 Wed, 01 Apr at 11:00 am Turtle Bay Colchester GBP 28

LATES: Queer Diary

 Thu, 23 Apr at 08:15 pm Mercury Theatre Colchester

No, No Nanette

 Wed, 13 May at 07:45 pm Headgate Theatre

Author : Elodie Harper discussing BOUDICCA'S DAUGHTER

 Thu, 23 Apr at 06:00 pm 125 High Street, CO1 1SZ Colchester, United Kingdom

Spring bread making workshop

 Thu, 16 Apr at 05:00 pm The Commons Community Kitchen and Café at The Minories GBP 69

Colchester 6th Indepedent Short Film Festival

 Sat, 23 May at 07:00 pm Firstsite GBP 14

20th Century & Beyond

 Sat, 09 May at 07:30 pm St Botolphs Church

Sip & Paint - Sunflowers Kings Arms Frating

 Thu, 16 Apr at 07:00 pm The Kings Arms GBP 32

Elmer's Jazz Collective

 Sun, 10 May at 07:30 pm Wivenhoe Congregational Church, 101 High Street, CO7 9AB Wivenhoe, United Kingdom

VIBE WITH WILHY GOOD FRIDAY EDITION

 Fri, 03 Apr at 09:00 pm The Silk Road Lounge & Cocktail Bar

Wonderful Wednesdays - Sababa Co.: Coiled Up

 Wed, 15 Apr at 08:30 pm Church St, CO1 1NF Colchester, United Kingdom

University of Essex C.G.Jung Lecture 2026

 Tue, 28 Apr at 06:00 pm University of Essex Colchester Campus Free

Belle Chen

 Tue, 05 May at 07:30 pm Church St, CO1 1NF Colchester, United Kingdom

Game of Crones at Headgate Theatre, Colchester

 Wed, 01 Apr at 07:45 pm Headgate Theatre

The SAS in wartime Essex - a presentation from Earls Colne Heritage Museum

 Fri, 10 Apr at 07:30 pm Colchester Road, Wakes Colne, United Kingdom CO6 2BX

Mick The Hippy In Conversation

 Sat, 04 Apr at 01:00 pm Church St, CO1 1NF Colchester, United Kingdom

Vesper & Blossom

Tue, 21 Apr at 02:00 pm Dedham, Essex

ALBATROSS at The Mercury Theatre, Colchester

 Tue, 28 Apr at 07:00 pm Mercury Theatre Colchester

Wonderful Wednesdays: Sanjay Lago - Love Me Like A Chai Tea Latte

 Wed, 08 Apr at 08:30 pm Church St, CO1 1NF Colchester, United Kingdom

Cottage Garden Paint Party @ Colchester

 Mon, 20 Apr at 08:00 pm Dog & Pheasant

TO OBEY A TYRANT + RUINS OF PERCEPTION IN COLCHESTER ON THE TYRANNICAL PERCEPTION TOUR 2026

 Thu, 02 Apr at 06:00 pm Three Wise Monkeys Colchester

BigDaySmallCountry Festival

 Sun, 30 Aug at 12:00 pm Nayland Village Hall

Weekend Throwing & Turning Workshop

 Sat, 13 Jun at 10:30 am Colchester Makerspace GBP 120

Life Drawing in Colchester (APRIL 2026)

 Sat, 04 Apr at 10:00 am Wimpole Road GBP 66

Clive Gregson and the Hayes Sisters' Nanci Griffith Show - Love at the Five and Dime

 Mon, 13 Apr at 08:30 pm Church St, CO1 1NF Colchester, United Kingdom

Wonderful Wednesdays - Claudia Palazzo: Our Suspended Corridors

 Wed, 22 Apr at 08:30 pm Church St, CO1 1NF Colchester, United Kingdom

Author Talk AK Blakemore: The Manningtree Witches

 Thu, 02 Apr at 06:00 pm 125 High Street, CO1 1SZ Colchester, United Kingdom

An Introduction to Screen Printing

 Sat, 11 Apr at 10:30 am Colchester Makerspace GBP 0 to 60

Arm knitting workshop

 Sat, 11 Apr at 10:30 am Colcheco GBP 12 to 31

John Robb

 Mon, 01 Jun at 07:30 pm Church St, CO1 1NF Colchester, United Kingdom

Spring Bread Making Workshop

 Sat, 18 Apr at 11:00 am Stratford St Mary Institute Hall GBP 68