Entertainment events in Colchester

Check out happening entertainment 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: 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

Richard Ashcroft at Colchester Castle Park

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

Hollywood Vampires at Colchester Castle Park

 Fri, 21 Aug at 05:00 pm Colchester Castle Park

Roman and Medieval Festival 2026

 Sat, 06 Jun at 10:00 am Lower Castle Park, CO1 1XS Colchester, United Kingdom

Raver Tots Colchester with Matt Jam Lamont

 Sat, 17 Oct at 03:00 pm Trilogy GBP 15 to 19

Sausage and Cider Festival - Colchester 2026

 Sat, 11 Jul at 12:00 pm Castle Park, Colchester

Milton Jones & Guests * (SOLD OUT)

 Sat, 13 Jun at 07:30 pm Church St, CO1 1NF Colchester, United Kingdom

All about kids - Colchester Family Fest 2026

 Sat, 13 Jun at 11:30 am Firstsite Colchester

NOW! That's What I Call...DRAG! The Victoria Scone Takeover! Colchester!

 Fri, 17 Jul at 07:45 pm Three Wise Monkeys GBP 17 to 22

The Ibiza Orchestra Experience: The Final Encore - Colchester 2026

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

A night at the darts - Colchester October 2026

 Sat, 31 Oct at 04:30 pm Colchester Charter Hall

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

Secret Island Festival 2026

 Fri, 07 Aug at 07:00 pm Mersea Island

The Princess Proms: Colchester

 Sun, 14 Jun at 02:00 pm Charter Hall GBP 13 to 42

An Orchestral Tribute to Tim Burton & Dark Fantasy by Moonlight: Charter Hall, Colchester

 Sun, 31 May at 05:00 pm Colchester Charter Hall

Summer In Nashville - Colchester 2026

 Sun, 12 Jul at 12:00 pm Castle Park, Colchester

Street Food Festival

Sat, 16 May at 10:00 am Colchester old heath Recreation Ground

Stereophonies (The UK's First Official Stereophonics Tribute Band)

 Sat, 16 May at 07:30 pm Top Floor GBP 15

Colchester carnival

Sat, 18 Jul at 12:00 pm Head Street

NOW! That's What I Call...DRAG! BINGO! Colchester!

 Sat, 03 Oct at 09:00 pm Three Wise Monkeys GBP 15

Best of Hans Zimmer and Film Favourites Illuminated: Colchester

 Sun, 31 May at 08:00 pm Colchester Charter Hall

5 Parishes Show

 Sun, 02 Aug at 11:00 am Abberton

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

Phats & Small in Colchester

 Fri, 10 Jul at 05:30 pm Colchester Castle Park

ABBA Tribute Night

Sat, 06 Jun at 07:30 pm JobServe Community Stadium, United Way, CO4 5UP Colchester, United Kingdom

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

The BIG Indie Tribute Festival in Colchester!

 Sat, 06 Jun at 06:00 pm Charter Hall GBP 14 to 44

90s Day Party: Colchester 💿

 Sat, 30 May at 02:00 pm Trilogy

Tribute to Hans Zimmer & Film Favourites Illuminated: Colchester

 Sun, 31 May at 08:00 pm Charter Hall GBP 33 to 55

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

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

 Sun, 24 May at 03:00 pm Trilogy GBP 18

West End Jersey Boys

 Sat, 06 Jun at 07:00 pm Park Road , CO4 3FA Colchester, United Kingdom

Raver Tots Colchester

Sat, 17 Oct at 02:00 pm Trilogy

The Greatest MUSICALS Disco - Colchester

 Fri, 12 Jun at 07:00 pm Three Wise Monkeys Colchester

DEY PLAY ESSEX EDITION (GAMES NIGHT)

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

Colchester Castle Ghost Hunt Colchester Essex with Haunting Nights

Sat, 06 Jun at 09:00 pm Colchester Castle

POP THE BALLOON [TAKE ME OUT] SUMMER EDITION

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

90's Party Night

 Fri, 15 May at 07:30 pm Colchester United FC

So True - 80s Party Night (It’s HUGE!)

 Sat, 13 Jun at 07:30 pm Charter Hall

Watoto Children's Choir in 'Better Days' 2026

 Fri, 03 Jul at 06:00 pm The C3 Church: Colchester Free

Bank Holiday Beer Festival

 Sat, 23 May at 05:00 pm Lodge Road, CO5 9TU Messing, United Kingdom

Music BinGlow

Fri, 22 May at 06:30 pm JobServe Community Stadium, United Way, CO4 5UP Colchester, United Kingdom

! 🎶 Cushti! Live 🎶

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

Naughty 90s & 00s Night!

 Sun, 24 May at 09:00 pm Rubix Bar & Nightclub

Live '26 @ The Three Wise Monkeys, Colchester

 Fri, 22 May at 07:30 pm 60 High Street, Colchester, Essex CO1 1DN

Hospital Radio Colchester Fun day

 Mon, 25 May at 11:00 am Lower Castle Park, Colchester, UK

Blood Incantation + Elder * (SOLD OUT)

 Sun, 14 Jun at 07:00 pm Church St, CO1 1NF Colchester, United Kingdom

Robin Cancer Trust benefit gig featuring Lost Movies, Fat Pigeon, X-Kaminski, and FLABBA

 Fri, 05 Jun at 07:30 pm Three Wise Monkeys, 60, High Street, Colchester

THAT'S NOT COOL AT CHARTER HALL

Sun, 27 Sep at 03:00 pm Colchester Charter Hall

Indiepalooza - Colchester Charter Hall - 17th October 2026

 Sat, 17 Oct at 04:00 pm Charter Hall GBP 30

SINGALONG BRUNCH- Bank holiday Bottomless

 Sun, 24 May at 04:00 pm The Silk Road Lounge & Cocktail Bar GBP 12 to 217

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

A Twist of Abba

 Sat, 26 Sep at 07:30 pm Three Wise Monkeys (Top Floor) GBP 15

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

Michael Starring Ben

 Thu, 17 Sep at 07:30 pm Charter Hall

Top TV Comedians

 Fri, 06 Nov at 07:30 pm Mercury Theatre, UK

McFly'd at The Three Wise Monkeys, Colchester

 Sat, 04 Jul at 07:30 pm Three Wise Monkeys Colchester

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

The Tower Princesses' Ball

 Sat, 27 Jun at 11:00 am JobServe Community Stadium, United Way, CO4 5UP Colchester, United Kingdom

80s Party Night

Sat, 04 Jul at 07:30 pm JobServe Community Stadium, United Way, CO4 5UP Colchester, United Kingdom

SEND Fest at Colchester Zoo Essex 2026

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

Women’s Watersports Retreat - #ShePaddlesWeekender2026

 Fri, 26 Jun at 04:00 pm Rewsalls Lane East Mersea, Colchester

Noughties Party Night

 Sat, 13 Jun at 07:30 pm Colchester United FC

Ska Day Party: Colchester 🎺

 Sat, 07 Nov at 03:00 pm Trilogy

Motown Day Party: Colchester ✨

 Sat, 20 Jun at 02:00 pm Trilogy

Old School and RnB Party Night

Fri, 04 Sep at 07:30 pm JobServe Community Stadium, United Way, CO4 5UP Colchester, United Kingdom

Gaz Brookfield

 Fri, 09 Oct at 07:30 pm Top Floor GBP 15

🎤 Elvis Night – Live with Ed Elvis 🎶 Saturday 15th August | From 7:30pm

 Sat, 15 Aug at 07:30 pm 66 barrack street, CO1 2LS Colchester, United Kingdom

Phats & Small in Colchester

 Fri, 10 Jul at 02:00 pm

Northern Live - Do I Love You

 Sat, 15 Aug at 07:30 pm Mercury Theatre Colchester

Hoedown Showdown - Three Wise Monkeys, Colchester

 Fri, 29 May at 07:00 pm Three Wise Monkeys

The Monochrome Set

 Fri, 19 Jun at 07:30 pm Church St, CO1 1NF Colchester, United Kingdom

The Spirit & Sound of Steely Dan - Nearly Dan in Concert *

 Sat, 20 Jun at 07:30 pm Church St, CO1 1NF Colchester, United Kingdom

Blabba

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

Regatta Terrace Party

 Sat, 18 Jul at 03:00 pm Railway Tavern,, Brightlingsea

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

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

Two Mr Ps in A Podcast Live - Let That Be A Lesson... at Charter Hall

 Thu, 29 Oct at 07:30 pm Charter Hall

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

Jon Boden & The Remnant Kings *

 Mon, 18 May at 07:30 pm Church St, CO1 1NF Colchester, United Kingdom

Popscene – Performing the Music of Blur

 Sat, 19 Sep at 07:30 pm 60 High Street, CO1 1DN Colchester, United Kingdom

Summer Solstice at the Beth Chatto Gardens

 Sat, 20 Jun at 06:00 pm Beth Chatto, Clacton Road, CO7 7DB Colchester, United Kingdom

SadoMusical: So Funny It Hurts* (*Us)

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