Arts events in Colchester

Check out happening arts events all around Colchester, EN

East Mersea Hall Wedding Show

 Sun, 11 Jan at 11:00 am East Mersea Hall Free

THE PRETTIEST STARMAN AT COLCHESTER ARTS CENTRE ONE LAST TIME!

 Fri, 16 Jan at 07:30 pm Colchester Arts Centre

Colchester Life Drawing - Thursday, 8th January 2026

 Thu, 08 Jan at 07:00 pm Straight Road Community Centre Free

Family Film Concert

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

Colchester Life Drawing - Thursday, 15th January 2026

 Thu, 15 Jan at 07:00 pm Straight Road Community Centre Free

Clark Tracey's Jazz Champions @ The Music Mix

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

Life Drawing in Colchester (JANUARY 2026)

 Sat, 10 Jan at 10:00 am Wimpole Road GBP 66

The Devout - Depeche Mode Tribute - Colchester

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

SUZY’S UNWONTED CABARET

 Sat, 10 Jan at 02:00 pm Queen St Brewhouse

Ancient Rome Through Its Buildings ~ Part II

 Thu, 22 Jan at 07:30 pm Roman Circus Visitor Centre GBP 6

Introduction to Kiln Firing — 2 Part Training Session

 Mon, 05 Jan at 07:00 pm Colchester Makerspace GBP 40

Easeful Art Session

 Wed, 07 Jan at 10:00 am Community360 Free

Weekend Throwing & Turning Workshop

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

LATES: The Ed Poets Society

 Wed, 21 Jan at 07:00 pm Mercury Theatre Colchester

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

Performing Arts Teachers Coffee Morning

 Wed, 14 Jan at 10:30 am Mercury Theatre Free

Real Boy

 Fri, 27 Feb at 07:00 pm Lakeside Theatre

Colchester Food and Drink Festival 2026

 Sat, 27 Jun at 11:00 am Lower Castle Park, Colchester

The Marion Milner Method: Book Discussion

 Wed, 14 Jan at 12:30 pm University of Essex Colchester Campus Free

Colchester Farmers Market

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

Dara O'Briain

 Fri, 30 Jan at 08:00 pm Charter Hall

An Evening with Peter F Hamilton Hosted by Adam Whitehead - Colchester

 Wed, 21 Jan at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 3 to 13

Painting Party in Colchester: Romano Lounge

 Tue, 27 Jan at 07:00 pm Romano Lounge

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

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

Two Come Home

 Fri, 23 Jan at 07:00 pm Lakeside Theatre

Lady Nade Sings Nina Simone Colchester

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

East of England Disabled Creatives Meet-Up

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

An Introduction to Screen Printing

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

CODA - Saturday Daytime Acoustic Sessions

 Sat, 03 Jan at 03:00 pm 63 High street, CO1 1DN Colchester, United Kingdom

Jake Martin - Live at The Victoria Inn - FREE ENTRY

 Sun, 11 Jan at 05:30 pm Victoria Inn Colchester

Hand-Building Techniques with Clay

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

EAFC X QSB // BURNS NIGHT!

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

Masterclass – Sound Design Hands On with Nicola T Chang

 Sat, 10 Jan at 10:00 am Mercury Theatre Colchester

Creative Colchester January Social

 Tue, 20 Jan at 10:00 am patch Free

Mango Panda Presents: Midnight Mirage NYE at Silk Road Lounge

 Wed, 31 Dec at 08:00 pm The Silk Road Lounge & Cocktail Bar GBP 11

BOOGIE BUFFET — A Retro Cookout Party

 Sat, 17 Jan at 06:00 pm The In-between

Learn to Throw a Ceramic Pot

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

Infrared Photography - Talk by Roy Essery MPAGB

 Tue, 10 Feb at 07:30 pm Ireton Road, CO3 3AT Colchester, United Kingdom

Nine Below Zero + Dr. Feelgood

 Sat, 10 Jan at 07:00 pm Colchester Arts Centre

Hand-Building Techniques with Clay

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

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

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

Glaze Bolt-On Session

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

SAVE THE DATE - Panto at Mercury Theatre

 Sat, 10 Jan at 02:00 pm Mercury Theatre Colchester

Drag Me To The 80s

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

Art Adventurers

 Sat, 03 Jan at 01:00 pm Marshes Yard, 22h Victoria Place, CO7 0BX Brightlingsea, United Kingdom

A Two Woman Hamlet

 Thu, 29 Jan at 07:30 pm Lakeside Theatre

Pseudonym

 Wed, 25 Feb at 07:00 pm Lakeside Theatre

Glaze Bolt On

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

Weekend Throwing & Turning Workshop

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

Sprig Making Masterclass

 Mon, 09 Mar at 06:30 pm Colchester Makerspace GBP 120

Throwing Large Pots Masterclass

 Mon, 12 Jan at 06:30 pm Colchester Makerspace GBP 180

Learn to Throw a Ceramic Pot

 Tue, 13 Jan at 06:30 pm Colchester Makerspace GBP 60

Spring Bread Making Workshop

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

Scratch Night

 Thu, 15 Jan at 06:00 pm Lakeside Theatre

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

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

Masterclass – Accessible Funding with Deepa Shastri and Roxanne Carney

 Sat, 17 Jan at 10:30 am Mercury Theatre Colchester

Snowy Winter Fox paint & sip

Wed, 14 Jan at 07:30 pm St John's & Highwoods Community Centre and The Bluebell Centre

DES ONG's 
Wildlife of Britain
and Beyond

 Tue, 31 Mar at 07:00 pm Colchester Rugby Club GBP 14

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

Belle Chen

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

London Calling Play the Clash (Clash City Rockers) Tour

 Sat, 17 Jan at 07:00 pm Colchester Arts Centre

An Introduction to Linocut

 Tue, 20 Jan at 06:30 pm Colchester Makerspace GBP 0 to 60

Screen Printing - Exposing Screens, Registration & Repeats

 Sat, 14 Feb at 10:30 am Colchester Makerspace GBP 0 to 130

National Theatre Live: Hamlet

 Thu, 05 Feb at 07:00 pm Lakeside Theatre

Rolls & Buns Making Workshop

 Sat, 28 Feb at 11:00 am Stratford St Mary Institute Hall GBP 68

Fingringhoe: Welcome to the Stone Age!

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

Screen Printing - Upcycling

 Sun, 21 Jun at 10:30 am Colchester Makerspace GBP 0 to 60

Glaze Bolt-On Session

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

CAS Plein Air Exhibition 2026

 Thu, 15 Jan at 10:00 am The Minories

Kings Arms Frating Music and Beer Festival

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

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

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

The Firstsite Art Fair

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

Ultimate Rave Bingo // 25th April 2026 // Colchester

 Sat, 25 Apr at 05:30 pm Trilogy GBP 20

Learn to Throw a Ceramic Pot

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

Teapot Masterclass

 Mon, 04 May at 06:30 pm Colchester Makerspace GBP 180

Painted Candle Workshop

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

The Mercury Sessions – Creating Creative Partnerships with Natasha Rickman

 Tue, 06 Jan at 05:00 pm Mercury Theatre Colchester

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

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

Screen Printing - Tote Bags & Tea Towels

 Sun, 15 Mar at 10:30 am Colchester Makerspace GBP 0 to 60

Learn to Letterpress

 Sun, 15 Mar at 02:00 pm Colchester Makerspace GBP 0 to 80

Desiree Burch: The Golden Wrath @ Colchester Arts Centre

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

Practically Imperfect: writer PL Travers is visited by her creation, Mary Poppins

 Sat, 07 Mar at 03:30 pm Headgate Theatre

Mini Museum Explorers

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

Scratch Night

 Wed, 11 Mar at 06:00 pm Lakeside Theatre

Spring bread making workshop

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

Colchester M**der Mystery: Death in the Shadows

 Sat, 05 Apr at 11:00 am Balkerne Gate GBP 10 to 30

42nd International Conference on Psychology and the Arts

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

Sherlock Holmes & The Hunt for Moriarty

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

Mercury Reads: To Be You & Self Control

 Tue, 03 Mar at 03:30 pm Mercury Theatre Colchester

Emilia Quinn

 Sat, 21 Mar at 07:00 pm Three Wise Monkeys

Jungle Cakes - Colchester - Truth Nightclub

 Sat, 28 Mar at 09:00 pm Truth

The Labubu Party - Family Friendly Disco: Colchester 🧸

 Sat, 21 Feb at 10:00 am Trilogy

East of England Disabled Creatives Meet-Up

 Sat, 10 Jan at 10:00 am Mercury Theatre Colchester

Battle of the Bands Heat 3 – Guest Judge GREEBO

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

Portrait - Drawing workshop - Colchester

 Sat, 21 Feb at 10:00 am Kingsland Church

Robin - Drawing workshop

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

COS Love Cabaret

 Sat, 14 Feb at 09:00 pm Mercury Theatre Colchester

Stumpy Sanderson's 1970s Jamboree Bag

 Fri, 20 Feb at 07:45 pm Headgate Theatre

Colchester Arts Centre

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

NYE PARTY 2025

 Wed, 31 Dec at 09:00 pm Walkabout - Colchester