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

Fatboy Slim at Colchester Castle Park

 Sat, 29 Aug Colchester Castle Park

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

Colchester Food and Drink Festival 2026

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

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

Rapture Gaming Festival -Colchester

 Sat, 01 Aug at 10:00 am Charter Hall

Colchester carnival

Sat, 18 Jul at 12:00 pm Head Street

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

Secret Island Festival

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

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

Kings Arms Frating Music and Beer Festival

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

Rec & Ribs

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

The West End Day Party: Colchester 🎭

 Sat, 19 Sep at 02:00 pm Trilogy

Raver Tots Colchester

Sat, 17 Oct at 02:00 pm Trilogy

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

Indiepalooza - Colchester Charter Hall - 17th October 2026

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

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

Tom Stade: Naughty By Nature *

 Thu, 18 Jun at 07:30 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

🌙🔥 SUNDAY HEADLINERS – STIFF IN THE MORNING 🔥🌙

 Sun, 24 May at 08:00 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

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

SEND Fest at Colchester Zoo Essex 2026

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

Into the Woods

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

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

Gaz Brookfield

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

Spring Fling 2026 - A Day Devoted to Dachshunds

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

Colchester 6th Independent Short Film Festival

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

Grange Farm Wild Evening Out

 Mon, 25 May at 06:30 pm Abberton Reservoir Visitor Centre GBP 11

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

Launch event: Jonathan Wilson in conversation with Simon Kuper

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

TheatreFest 2026

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

Breaking the Mould - Granta panel

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

Nature Memoir: What Next?

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

The Enchanted Cinema presents Where the Wild Rumpus Is

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

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

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

Folk on the Rec

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

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

Colchester Brick Festival May 2026

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

The Writers Room Day Pass

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

COMMOTION FEST 2026

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

Screen Printing - Exposing Screens, Registration & Repeats

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

Colchester Morris Centenary Celebration

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

Pipes in the Park

 Sun, 14 Jun at 10:00 am Lower Castle Park

🔥 BEAUTIFUL DANGEROUS 🔥

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

A Celebration of Dave Monk

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

John Robb

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

How to Become a Peregrine - The Cabinet of Living Cinema

 Sat, 13 Jun at 06:45 pm Lakeside Theatre GBP 5 to 8

Rush Hour! 🎶

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

A Celebration of Dave Monk with Brian Southall

 Sat, 06 Jun at 12:45 pm Colchester Samaritans

Roman and Medieval Festival 2026

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

BigDaySmallCountry Festival

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

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

Oktoberfest Colchester 2026

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

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

All about kids festival

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

Freedom to Read, Freedom to Write, Freedom to Move

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

The BSA Summer Fair 2026

 Fri, 03 Jul at 04:00 pm Broome Grove , CO7 9QB Wivenhoe, United Kingdom

An Introduction to Screen Printing

 Sat, 11 Apr 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

Screen Printing - Upcycling

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

Summer Solstice Ibiza Garden Party

 Sat, 13 Jun 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