Arts events in Colchester

Check out happening arts events all around Colchester, EN

Colchester Blues and Rock in the Garden 2026

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

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 Castle Summer Series Tickets: Smashing Pumpkins

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

Colchester Castle Summer Series Tickets: Busted

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

Raver Tots Colchester with Matt Jam Lamont

 Sat, 17 Oct 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

Phil Wang & Guests

Wed, 08 Jul at 05:30 pm Church St, CO1 1NF Colchester, United Kingdom

Levellers in Colchester

 Wed, 02 Sep at 08:00 pm Colchester Arts Centre

Secret Island Festival 2026

 Fri, 07 Aug at 07:00 pm Mersea Island

SadoMusical @ Dragonfly Lounge

 Thu, 21 May at 07:30 pm The Dragonfly Lounge GBP 7 to 13

Colchester Living History Festival

 Sun, 24 May at 10:00 am Alresford Hall, CO7 8AY Alresford, United Kingdom

The ABBA Day Party: Colchester 💃🕺

 Sat, 15 Aug at 02:00 pm Trilogy

Secret Island Festival

 Fri, 07 Aug at 06:00 pm STROOD FIELD, EAST MERSEA ROAD, EAST MERSEA, CO5 8SL

Mercury Theatre, Colchester

 Sat, 17 Oct at 07:30 pm Mercury Theatre Colchester

90s Day Party: Colchester 💿

 Sat, 30 May at 02:00 pm Trilogy

Colchester's Craft & Flea Market

 Sun, 24 May at 11:00 am Colchester Charter Hall

Kings Arms Frating Music and Beer Festival

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

The West End Day Party: Colchester 🎭

 Sat, 19 Sep at 02:00 pm Trilogy

Xperience Live presents - The Music of Adele Candlelight Concert COLCHESTER

 Fri, 05 Jun at 07:30 pm Charter Hall

The Take That Experience - Mercury Theatre, Colchester

Sat, 25 Jul at 07:30 pm Mercury Theatre Colchester

Comedy Night

Fri, 20 Mar Colchester United FC

Raver Tots Colchester

Sat, 17 Oct at 02:00 pm Trilogy

DEY PLAY ESSEX EDITION (GAMES NIGHT)

 Tue, 02 Jun at 05:00 pm University of Essex

POP THE BALLOON [TAKE ME OUT] SUMMER EDITION

Thu, 04 Jun at 02:00 pm University of Essex

Daniel Foxx: How Lovely

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

! 🎶 Cushti! Live 🎶

Mon, 25 May at 05:30 pm Main Road, 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

Nina Wadia: In Conversation

 Sun, 21 Jun at 08:00 pm Church St, CO1 1NF Colchester, United Kingdom

Country Clubbing: Colchester 🌵

 Sat, 25 Jul at 02:00 pm Trilogy

🔥BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY NIGHT HEADLINER: OASIZ!

Mon, 25 May at 08:00 pm Main Road, Colchester

Strawberry Fair

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

Shelf: The Kids Show 2 - The Power of Two

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

Trance Day Party: Colchester 🔊

 Sat, 29 Aug at 02:00 pm Trilogy

SEND Fest at Colchester Zoo Essex 2026

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

The Rec Community Market - Autumn Market

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

Ska Day Party: Colchester 🎺

 Sat, 07 Nov at 03:00 pm Trilogy

Motown Day Party: Colchester ✨

 Sat, 20 Jun at 02:00 pm Trilogy

ESSEX DEATHFEST 2026

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

The Rec Community Market - Last of Summer

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

Family Fun Day

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

Historic Colchester Outdoor Exploration Game

 Mon, 01 Jun at 07:00 pm Butt Rd, Colchester CO3 3DG, UK GBP 8

Shakespeare in the Park presents Much Ado About Nothing

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

The Jungle Book at Castle Park Theatre

 Sat, 01 Aug at 04:00 pm Lower Castle Park Colchester

The Rec Community Market - Summer Starts

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

Summer Paradise sip and paint

 Sun, 17 May at 02:00 pm Turtle Bay Colchester GBP 28

Blabba

 Sat, 11 Jul at 07:30 pm Church St, CO1 1NF Colchester, United Kingdom

Build a Terrarium Workshop

 Sat, 06 Jun at 10:00 am The Lexden Crown GBP 41 to 55

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

 Sat, 19 Sep at 03:00 pm Trilogy

Passion for Fashion Show *

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

Colchester 6th Independent Short Film Festival

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

Fingringhoe welcome to the Stone Age!

 Fri, 31 Jul at 10:30 am Fingringhoe Wick Nature Discovery Park GBP 9

Learn to Throw a Ceramic Pot

 Tue, 26 May at 06:30 pm Colchester Makerspace GBP 60

The Emo Festival Comes to Colchester!

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

NR4 WORLD FT JAY SILVA

 Mon, 01 Jun at 09:00 pm Trilogy

The NightFair Colchester Spring Market

 Sat, 30 May at 10:00 am The Minories

Launch event: Jonathan Wilson in conversation with Simon Kuper

 Thu, 28 May at 07:00 pm Colchester United FC

HERE WE ARE RECORDS (18+)

Sat, 16 May at 07:00 pm Truth Colchester

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

TheatreFest 2026

 Tue, 23 Jun at 07:00 pm Mercury Theatre Colchester

Nature Memoir: What Next?

 Sat, 13 Jun at 01:00 pm Lakeside Theatre GBP 5 to 8

SadoMusical: So Funny It Hurts* (*Us)

 Thu, 21 May at 07:30 pm The Dragonfly Lounge

Of the Furrow Born: A Midsummer Celebration 12pm - 5pm

 Sat, 20 Jun at 12:00 pm Top Floor GBP 10

Boudica's Legacy: Women of Colchester Outdoor Exploration Game

 Mon, 01 Jun at 12:00 am Colchester War Memorial GBP 7

Community Sports Day

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

Namvula

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

An Evening with Jennifer Saint at Colchester Castle

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

Weekend Throwing & Turning Workshop

 Sat, 23 May at 10:30 am Colchester Makerspace GBP 120

Hand-Building Techniques with Clay

 Sat, 21 Mar Colchester Makerspace GBP 60

Learn to Throw a Ceramic Pot

 Tue, 24 Mar Colchester Makerspace GBP 60

The Writers Room Day Pass

 Sat, 13 Jun at 11:00 am Lakeside Theatre GBP 15 to 25

Author Talk: Bobby Palmer, author of Isaac and the Egg talking about his new book MAIN CHARACTERS

 Thu, 09 Jul at 07:00 pm 125 High Street, CO1 1SZ Colchester, United Kingdom

Evening Art Class:

 Mon, 06 Jul at 06:30 pm 37 Queen St GBP 66

Funky Fridayz presents Return to a Midsummer Nights Dream

 Sat, 20 Jun at 02:00 pm Railway Tavern

Rudebone

 Wed, 24 Jun at 08:30 pm Church St, CO1 1NF Colchester, United Kingdom

Abberton Wild Writers

 Tue, 26 May at 02:00 pm Abberton Reservoir GBP 9

Screen Printing - Exposing Screens, Registration & Repeats

 Sat, 16 May at 10:30 am Colchester Makerspace GBP 0 to 130

Midsummer Madness Family Fun

 Sun, 14 Jun at 11:00 am The Minories

AMPLIFIED VOL.2

 Fri, 29 May at 06:00 pm Powerleague Colchester

Writer's Group for Playwrights (May)

 Sat, 16 May at 12:00 pm Colchester Library GBP 5

Shalamar at Charter Hall

 Fri, 10 Jul at 07:30 pm Charter Hall

A Portrait Painting Workshop

 Fri, 22 May at 10:00 am 37 Queen St GBP 44

Learn to Letterpress

 Sun, 21 Jun at 02:00 pm Colchester Makerspace GBP 0 to 80

Monday Morning: Summer Outdoor Sketching

 Mon, 01 Jun at 10:30 am 37 Queen St GBP 110

Buds and Bugs Needle Felting Workshop

 Sat, 30 May at 01:30 pm Kingsland Church GBP 28

The Art of Jigsaw Lino Printing

 Sun, 07 Jun at 10:00 am Colchester Makerspace GBP 80

Evening Art Class: Figure Drawing and Narrative

 Mon, 01 Jun at 06:30 pm 37 Queen St GBP 110

Adults Monday Morning Art Club

 Mon, 06 Jul at 10:30 am 37 Queen St GBP 66

Glaze Bolt-On Session

 Sat, 21 Mar Colchester Makerspace GBP 10

Throwing Large Pots Masterclass

 Mon, 06 Jul at 06:30 pm Colchester Makerspace GBP 180

Lino Printing Workshop

 Sat, 13 Jun at 01:00 pm Colcheco GBP 12 to 36

Baby Horse Sip & Paint

 Thu, 04 Jun at 07:00 pm The Kings Arms GBP 32

OVER 30s DAYTIME ABBA DISCO - COLCHESTER ⭐

 Sat, 16 May at 03:00 pm Trilogy

COLCHESTER: IMMORTAL SUFFERING (USA) + BUTCHER ABC, FECUNDATION, DISGRACING

 Mon, 20 Jul at 06:00 pm Three Wise Monkeys Colchester

John Robb

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

TOXIC Presents HEADIE ONE Performing LIVE - Friday 5th June

 Fri, 05 Jun at 09:00 pm Trilogy Nightclub

The Siege of Colchester Walking Tour

 Sat, 13 Jun at 02:00 pm Hollytrees Museum, High Street , CO1 2 Colchester, United Kingdom

An Introduction to Linocut

 Tue, 21 Apr Colchester Makerspace GBP 0 to 60