Arts events in Colchester

Check out happening arts events all around Colchester, EN

Dara O'Briain

 Fri, 30 Jan at 08:00 pm Charter Hall

Colchester Blues and Rock in the Garden 2026

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

The Ibiza Orchestra Experience: The Final Encore - Colchester 2026

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

The Devout - Depeche Mode Tribute - Colchester

 Sat, 28 Feb at 07:00 pm Colchester Arts Centre

Geoff Norcott: Basic Bloke 2 - There's No Bloke Without Fire

 Thu, 05 Feb at 07:30 pm Church St, CO1 1NF Colchester, United Kingdom

Jungle Cakes - Colchester - Truth Nightclub

 Sat, 28 Mar at 09:00 pm Truth

Drag Me To The 80s

 Sat, 07 Mar at 07:30 pm Colchester Charter Hall

Glenn Tilbrook // Colchester Arts

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

Colchester Arts Centre

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

Battle of the Bands Heat 3 – Guest Judge GREEBO

 Wed, 28 Jan at 06:00 pm 60 High Street, CO1 1DN Colchester, United Kingdom

Battle of the Bands Heat 1 – Guest Judge Ghost Week

 Mon, 26 Jan at 06:00 pm 60 High Street, CO1 1DN Colchester, United Kingdom

Comedy Night

Fri, 20 Mar at 07:00 pm Colchester United FC

Family Film Concert

 Sat, 07 Feb at 07:30 pm St Botolphs Church

EAFC X QSB // BURNS NIGHT!

 Sun, 25 Jan at 07:30 pm Queen St Brewhouse GBP 12

Jeanie From The Mountains + Swines + Chunky Ate A Bee

 Thu, 12 Feb at 07:30 pm Colchester Arts Centre

National Theatre Live: Hamlet

 Thu, 05 Feb at 07:00 pm Lakeside Theatre

First Thursdays: Love Is A Bruise

 Thu, 05 Feb at 08:00 pm Headgate Theatre Free

First Thursdays: Fantabulosa

 Thu, 05 Feb at 08:00 pm The Dragonfly Lounge Free

Sherlock Holmes & The Hunt for Moriarty

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

Apontuo [GHANA INDEPENDENCE DAY PARTY]

 Fri, 06 Mar at 09:00 pm 90 Minutes Restaurant & Lounge

Kings Arms Frating Music and Beer Festival

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

An Audience Without Jake Thackray

Mon, 26 Jan at 07:30 pm Church St, CO1 1NF Colchester, United Kingdom

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

 Sat, 11 Apr at 03:00 pm Trilogy

Sundays on the Square

Sun, 10 May at 10:00 am Colchester

❤️Art Beats

 Fri, 30 Jan at 08:00 pm 1 East Street, Wivenhoe, Colchester

Granny's Attic | Colchester Arts Centre

 Mon, 20 Apr at 08:00 pm Colchester Arts Centre

ADOLESCENT - UNDER 18'S RAVE

 Fri, 30 Jan at 05:30 pm Truth Colchester

The Rec Community Market

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

The Rec Community Market

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

The Labubu Party - Family Friendly Disco: Colchester 🧸

 Sat, 21 Feb at 10:00 am Trilogy

Candle Making Workshop

 Sat, 31 Jan at 02:00 pm Colcheco GBP 12 to 31

42nd International Conference on Psychology and the Arts

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

Much Ado About Nothing

 Fri, 13 Mar at 07:00 pm Lakeside Theatre

Colchester Farmers Market

 Sat, 07 Feb at 09:30 am Mercury Theatre Colchester

Valentine’s Charcuterie, Wine & Beer Tasting for Two

 Sat, 14 Feb at 08:00 pm Dedham, Essex

First Thursdays: COLLIDESCOPE Celebration

 Thu, 05 Feb at 06:30 pm Curzon Colchester Free

Robin - Drawing workshop

Sat, 14 Feb at 10:00 am 86 London Road, Colchester, CO3 9DW, United Kingdom

Learn to Throw a Ceramic Pot

 Tue, 27 Jan at 06:30 pm Colchester Makerspace GBP 60

Art Adventurers

 Sat, 31 Jan at 01:00 pm Marshes Yard, 22h Victoria Place, CO7 0BX Brightlingsea, United Kingdom

Painting Party in Colchester: Romano Lounge

 Tue, 27 Jan at 07:00 pm Romano Lounge

Title Goes Here UK Tour - Colchester

Fri, 20 Mar at 07:30 pm Headgate Theatre

ENZO IS BURNING @ TRILOGY

Sat, 31 Jan at 11:00 am Trilogy

Life Drawing in Colchester (FEBRUARY 2026)

 Sat, 07 Feb at 10:00 am Wimpole Road GBP 66

Weekend Throwing & Turning Workshop

 Sat, 07 Mar at 10:30 am Colchester Makerspace GBP 120

Clark Tracey's Jazz Champions @ The Music Mix

 Sun, 25 Jan at 07:30 pm Wivenhoe Congregational Church

The Firstsite Art Fair

 Sat, 28 Feb at 10:00 am Lewis Gardens, CO1 1JH Colchester, United Kingdom

Learn to Throw a Ceramic Pot

 Tue, 10 Feb at 06:30 pm Colchester Makerspace GBP 60

SWITCH Colchester

 Sat, 28 Feb at 07:00 pm Three Wise Monkeys Colchester

Much Ado About Nothing

 Thu, 12 Mar at 07:00 pm Lakeside Theatre

East of England Disabled Creatives Meet-Up

 Sat, 07 Mar at 10:00 am Mercury Theatre Colchester

'Sedated' by James Davies (PhD Oxon, UKCP)

 Fri, 06 Mar at 07:00 pm Firstsite GBP 28

Painted Candle Workshop

 Sat, 14 Mar at 01:00 pm The Lexden Crown, Bistro Pub - Colchester

Monthly Jian Shou Chuan Session

Sun, 25 Jan at 09:30 am LW Fitness 4All, Colchester

Fingringhoe: Welcome to the Stone Age!

 Fri, 20 Feb at 10:30 am Fingringhoe Wick Nature Discovery Park GBP 9

Mini Museum Explorers

 Tue, 27 Jan at 10:00 am Colchester Natural History Museum

Hand-Building Techniques with Clay

 Sat, 21 Mar at 10:30 am Colchester Makerspace GBP 60

Tree of Life

 Fri, 20 Feb at 01:00 pm Mercury Theatre

Learn to Throw a Ceramic Pot

 Tue, 24 Feb at 06:30 pm Colchester Makerspace GBP 60

Embroidered Initial Workshop

 Sat, 28 Mar at 10:00 am Colcheco GBP 12 to 31

Introduction to Kiln Firing — 2 Part Training Session

 Mon, 02 Mar at 07:00 pm Colchester Makerspace GBP 40

Colchester, Charter Hall - Rob Lamberti Presents Perfectly George

Sat, 14 Mar at 07:00 pm Colchester Charter Hall

Life Drawing

 Wed, 25 Feb at 07:00 pm 74 High Street, CO1 1UE Colchester, United Kingdom

A Two Woman Hamlet

 Thu, 29 Jan at 07:30 pm Lakeside Theatre

An Introduction to Gelli Printing

 Tue, 03 Mar at 06:30 pm Colchester Makerspace GBP 50

SLS Presents... Live Music Night at Three Wise Monkeys

 Fri, 20 Feb at 07:00 pm Three Wise Monkeys Colchester GBP 12

Pseudonym

 Wed, 25 Feb at 07:00 pm Lakeside Theatre

Reg Meuross & The Strike at Colchester Arts - Fire & Dust: A Woody Guthrie Story

Mon, 09 Feb at 08:00 pm Colchester Arts Centre

Hand-Building Techniques with Clay

 Sat, 24 Jan at 10:30 am Colchester Makerspace GBP 60

Glaze Bolt On

 Tue, 24 Feb at 06:00 pm Colchester Makerspace GBP 0 to 10

Learn to Throw a Ceramic Pot

 Tue, 10 Mar at 06:30 pm Colchester Makerspace GBP 60

Desiree Burch: The Golden Wrath @ Colchester Arts Centre

 Tue, 10 Mar at 08:00 pm Colchester Arts Centre

Weekend Throwing & Turning Workshop

 Sat, 07 Feb at 10:30 am Colchester Makerspace GBP 120

Derek Nash Organ Trio: "Smooth cool to groovy funk, the music fizzes with energy." - The Guardian​

 Sun, 22 Feb at 07:30 pm Wivenhoe Congregational Church

Evolution and Reinvention - Talk by Gillian Allard MA (RCA)

 Tue, 03 Mar at 07:30 pm Ireton Road, CO3 3AT Colchester, United Kingdom

The Greatest MUSICALS Disco - Colchester

 Fri, 06 Feb at 08:00 pm Three Wise Monkeys Colchester

The SKBs with Chloe Bartlett

 Sat, 18 Apr at 06:00 pm Three Wise Monkeys Colchester

ember sessions #1

 Sat, 21 Feb at 07:00 pm Common Ground Colchester

Learn to Throw a Ceramic Pot

 Tue, 24 Mar at 06:30 pm Colchester Makerspace GBP 60

Spring Bunny Family Paint Party- Turtle Bay Colchester

Wed, 01 Apr at 11:00 am Turtle Bay (Colchester)

Real Boy

 Fri, 27 Feb at 07:00 pm Lakeside Theatre

Battle of the Bands Heat 2 – Guest Judge PULSE

 Tue, 27 Jan at 06:00 pm 60 High Street, CO1 1DN Colchester, United Kingdom

Author Event: A Life of Crime with crime writer Mike Ripley

 Thu, 29 Jan at 06:00 pm 125 High Street, CO1 1SZ Colchester, United Kingdom

Belle Chen

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

Sundays on the Square

Sun, 08 Mar at 10:00 am Colchester

Glaze Bolt-On Session

 Sat, 24 Jan at 10:00 am Colchester Makerspace GBP 10

Make @ The Minories

 Thu, 05 Feb at 07:00 pm 74 High Street, CO1 1UE Colchester, United Kingdom

Mobilities, Minds & Health: New frontiers in researching health in migrants

 Fri, 13 Mar at 09:00 am University of Essex GBP 55

Valentine's Masquerade Ball (18+)

 Sat, 21 Feb at 09:00 pm Truth Colchester

Ben Holder Quartet @ The Music Mix. Swing on steroids!

 Sun, 22 Mar at 07:30 pm Wivenhoe Congregational Church

BBC Introducing in Essex and Cambridgeshire Presents: PISCES, GEORGE BONE, LEMONDAZE, DEAN FROST

 Sun, 01 Feb at 07:30 pm 60 High Street, CO1 1DN Colchester, United Kingdom

SMALL GROUP VOCAL PRACTICE SESSIONS

 Sat, 24 Jan at 06:00 pm The Hythe Community Centre

Glaze Bolt-On Session

 Tue, 27 Jan at 06:00 pm Colchester Makerspace GBP 10

Mystic Deer - paint party

Tue, 27 Jan at 07:00 pm Turtle Bay

Lady Nade Sings Nina Simone Colchester

 Sun, 15 Mar at 07:00 pm Colchester Arts Centre

Colne Delta presents the best of UK Country featuring The Jackson Line and Florence Sommerville

Sat, 14 Feb at 07:30 pm St James Church, Brightlingsea

Under The Turning Light: Abrasive Trees + Rothko + Strandings + Vaahl

 Fri, 27 Mar at 07:00 pm Colchester Arts Centre

Draw @ The Minories

 Wed, 04 Feb at 07:00 pm 74 High Street, CO1 1UE Colchester, United Kingdom

Eiffel Tower Paint Party @ Colchester

 Mon, 16 Feb at 07:00 pm Dog & Pheasant

PACKED OUT: LOVERS EDITION

Fri, 06 Feb at 10:00 pm Trilogy