Festivals in Colchester

Check out happening festivals 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

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

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

Roman and Medieval Festival 2026

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

Sausage and Cider Festival - Colchester 2026

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

All about kids - Colchester Family Fest 2026

 Sat, 13 Jun at 11:30 am Firstsite Colchester

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

Secret Island Festival 2026

 Fri, 07 Aug at 07:00 pm Mersea Island

Summer In Nashville - Colchester 2026

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

Glenn Tilbrook // Colchester Arts

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

Street Food Festival

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

Rec & Ribs

 Sat, 18 Jul at 10:00 am Colchester old heath Recreation Ground

Raver Tots Colchester

Sat, 17 Oct at 02:00 pm Trilogy

The ABBA Day Party: Colchester 💃🕺

 Sat, 15 Aug at 02:00 pm Trilogy

Rapture Gaming Festival -Colchester

 Sat, 01 Aug at 10:00 am Charter Hall

Colchester Living History Festival

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

Colchester carnival

Sat, 18 Jul at 12:00 pm Head Street

Colchester Food and Drink Festival 2026

 Sat, 27 Jun at 11:00 am Lower Castle Park Footbridge GBP 0 to 33

5 Parishes Show

 Sun, 02 Aug at 11:00 am Abberton

90s Day Party: Colchester 💿

 Sat, 30 May at 02:00 pm Trilogy

Lawnmower Deth + Slay Duggee + Chestburster

 Sat, 09 May at 07:30 pm Church St, CO1 1NF Colchester, United Kingdom

Indiepalooza - Colchester Charter Hall - 17th October 2026

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

The Easy Rollers @ Colchester Arts Centre

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

Sundays on the Square

Sun, 10 May at 10:00 am Colchester

Ska Day Party: Colchester 🎺

 Sat, 09 May at 02:00 pm Trilogy

Oysterband's John Jones with Ray Cooper and Al Scott

Mon, 27 Apr at 08:30 pm Church St, CO1 1NF Colchester, United Kingdom

The West End Day Party: Colchester 🎭

 Sat, 19 Sep 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

The BIG Indie Tribute Festival in Colchester!

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

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

🔥BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY NIGHT HEADLINER: OASIZ!

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

🌙🔥 SUNDAY HEADLINERS – STIFF IN THE MORNING 🔥🌙

 Sun, 24 May at 08:00 pm Main Road, Colchester

Robin Nolan: For The Love of George

 Thu, 14 May at 07:30 pm Church St, CO1 1NF Colchester, United Kingdom

Bank Holiday Beer Festival

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

! 🎶 Cushti! Live 🎶

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

Shelf: The Kids Show 2 - The Power of Two

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

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

SEND Fest at Colchester Zoo Essex 2026

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

Jane's Walk 2026 Launch & Film: The Essex Ways (Dir. Thomas Winward)

 Sat, 02 May at 06:00 pm The Commons Community Kitchen & Café at The Minories GBP 0 to 10

Country Clubbing: Colchester 🌵

 Sat, 25 Jul at 02:00 pm Trilogy

Brightlingsea Pram Race 2026

 Sat, 15 Aug at 03:00 pm High street, co7 0aq Brightlingsea, United Kingdom

Trance Day Party: Colchester 🔊

 Sat, 29 Aug at 02:00 pm Trilogy

ESSEX DEATHFEST 2026

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

The Emo Festival Comes to Colchester!

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

Secret Island Festival

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

Folk on the Rec

 Sat, 05 Sep at 11:00 am Colchester old heath Recreation Ground

Gaz Brookfield

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

The Enchanted Cinema presents Where the Wild Rumpus Is

 Sun, 14 Jun at 11:00 am The Minories GBP 6

Into the Woods

 Sat, 08 Aug at 04:00 pm The Woods, Higham Racecourse GBP 0 to 39

Spring Fling 2026 - A Day Devoted to Dachshunds

 Sat, 23 May at 10:00 am Marks Tey Parish Hall

The Little Loves Fayre Colchester

 Sun, 10 May at 11:00 am Colchester Rugby Club, Raven Park Free

TheatreFest 2026

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

Launch event: Jonathan Wilson in conversation with Simon Kuper

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

Colchester 6th Indepedent Short Film Festival

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

Community Sports Day

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

Cider and Cheese Festival

Fri, 19 Jun at 12:00 pm 10 North Station Rd, Colchester

Belle Chen

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

InColchester Connect - Networking Event

 Tue, 28 Apr at 10:00 am The Old Library Free

Rush Hour! 🎶

Sat, 23 May at 12:30 pm Main Road, Colchester

Oktoberfest Colchester 2026

 Fri, 02 Oct at 05:30 pm Lower Castle Park

COMMOTION FEST 2026

 Sat, 10 Oct at 04:00 pm Three Wise Monkeys Colchester

Beltane Women's Circle Celebration

 Sat, 02 May at 05:00 pm The Tree Room

St. George’s Day

 Thu, 23 Apr at 12:00 pm The Flag, Colchester Road, Wivenhoe, , CO7 9HS Colchester, United Kingdom

Colchester Morris Centenary Celebration

 Sat, 27 Jun at 10:00 am Colchester Town Centre

The Writers Room Day Pass

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

What it takes to Make a Book - Eva Verde in conversation with Sabah Khan

 Sat, 13 Jun at 11:00 am Lakeside Theatre GBP 5 to 8

Freedom to Read, Freedom to Write, Freedom to Move

 Sat, 13 Jun at 04:00 pm Lakeside Theatre GBP 5 to 8

Breaking the Mould - Granta panel

 Sat, 13 Jun at 02:30 pm Lakeside Theatre GBP 5 to 8

John Robb

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

All about kids festival

Sat, 13 Jun at 11:30 am First Site Colchester Art Gallery

Colchester Brick Festival May 2026

 Sat, 30 May at 10:00 am Charter Hall GBP 6 to 20

🔥 BEAUTIFUL DANGEROUS 🔥

 Sat, 23 May at 05:30 pm Main Road, Colchester

BigDaySmallCountry Festival

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

A Celebration of Dave Monk with Brian Southall

 Sat, 06 Jun at 12:45 pm Colchester Samaritans

Rowhedge Strawberry Fayre

 Sat, 27 Jun at 12:00 pm Rowhedge Skate Park

First Thursdays: Relaxed Opening

 Thu, 02 Jul at 03:00 pm Colchester Castle

Screen Printing - Exposing Screens, Registration & Repeats

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

Reiki Level 1 (Usui) - Colchester, Essex

 Sun, 10 May at 10:30 am Colchester, Essex GBP 249

A Celebration of Dave Monk

 Sat, 06 Jun at 12:45 pm The Samaritans Free

MEFF-FEST 2026

 Sat, 02 May at 03:45 pm Charter Hall GBP 0 to 28

How to Become a Peregrine - The Cabinet of Living Cinema

 Sat, 13 Jun at 06:30 pm Lakeside Theatre GBP 5 to 8

An Introduction to Screen Printing

 Sat, 11 Apr Colchester Makerspace GBP 0 to 60

Roman and Medieval Festival 2026

 Sat, 06 Jun Lower Castle Park Footbridge GBP 0 to 12

Screen Printing - Upcycling

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

Country & Western Weekend

 Sat, 11 Jul at 12:00 pm Harrow Street, Leavenheath, CO6 4PW Sudbury, Suffolk, United Kingdom

Summer Beer Festival

 Thu, 30 Jul at 03:00 pm Harrow Street, Leavenheath, CO6 4PW Sudbury, Suffolk, United Kingdom