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  1. Address

    Colchester Castle Museum, Castle Park, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1TJ

    Telephone

    01206282939

    Price

    Price £3.95 to £13.50 Per Ticket

    Colchester

    Step inside the historic and impressive Colchester Castle this summer and embark on a magical story quest by visiting its enchanting Mythical Creatures exhibition!

    Venue

    Colchester Castle Museum, Colchester

    Dates

    From:
    26 July 2025to22 Feb 2026Open 10:00 - 17:00
    From:
    26 July 2025to22 Feb 2026Open 11:00 - 17:00

    Add Mythical Creatures to your Itinerary

  2. Address

    Culver Square, Colchester, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1JQ

    Telephone

    07507693801

    Price

    Free

    Colchester

    From 12th July to 25th August, explore the square to find our six bug towers, each hiding fascinating facts about your favourite bugs!

    Dates

    From:
    12 July 2025to25 Aug 2025

    Add We're Going on a Bug Hunt! to your Itinerary

  3. Address

    Firstsite, Lewis Gardens, High Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1JH

    Telephone

    01206 713700

    High Street, Colchester

    What does it mean to grow up autistic in a digital world? Voyager 2000: Worldbeing & Wonder invites you on a sensory, emotional, and digital journey through art, technology, and the world we build online – shaped by the perspectives of autistic and…

    Venue

    Firstsite, Colchester

    Dates

    From:
    19 July 2025to5 Oct 2025Open 10:00 - 10:00

    Add Voyager 2000: Worldbeing & Wonder? to your Itinerary

  4. Address

    Firstsite, Lewis Gardens, High Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1JH

    Telephone

    01206 713700

    High Street, Colchester

    YAK: Culture of Curiosities curated by our Young Art Kommunity (YAK) showcases how young people use the Internet to portray themselves and the world around them.

    Venue

    Firstsite, Colchester

    Dates

    From:
    21 June 2025to12 Oct 2025Open 10:00 - 17:00

    Add YAK: Culture of Curiosities to your Itinerary

  5. Address

    Colchester Hospital, Turner Road, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5JL

    Telephone

    +44300 770 1369

    Price

    Price £10.00 to £20.00 Per Ticket

    Colchester

    A beautiful 21-mile hike between Colchester and Ipswich hospital.

    Dates

    From:
    4 Oct 2025Open 09:00 - 19:00

    Add Hospital Hero Hike to your Itinerary

  6. Address

    Mercury Theatre, Balkerne Gate, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1PT

    Telephone

    01206 573948

    Price

    Price £12.00 Per Ticket

    Colchester

    A world premiere production of a new play by Tassa Deparis written in response to the Summer 2024 riots and protests, developed during the Mercury Playwrights programme.

    Dates

    From:
    2 Oct 2025to11 Oct 2025

    Add Mercury Original: Swallow The Lake to your Itinerary

  7. Address

    Mercury Theatre, Balkerne Gate, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1PT

    Telephone

    01206 573948

    Price

    Price £30.50 Per Ticket

    Colchester

    Featuring Actors Anton Lesser (Game of Thrones, Andor, Wolf Hall, Endeavour) and Charlie Hamblett (Neflix's Missing You, Killing Eve, Ghosts, The Burning Girls), Red Sky at Sunrise follows Laurie Lee through his much-loved trilogy,

    Dates

    From:
    12 Sept 2025Open 19:30 - 21:30

    Add Red Sky at Sunrise: Laurie Lee in Words and Music to your Itinerary

  8. Address

    Mercury Theatre, Balkerne Gate, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1PT

    Telephone

    01206 573948

    Price

    Price £30.50 Per Ticket

    Colchester

    A Beautiful Thread celebrates Thomas Hardy in his own words and the music he loved so much with Andor actor Anton Lesser.

    Dates

    From:
    12 Sept 2025Open 19:30 - 21:30

    Add A Beautiful Thread  - Thomas Hardy in Words and Music to your Itinerary

  9. Address

    The Minories, 74 High Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1UE

    Telephone

    441206582067

    Price

    Price £16.00 Per Ticket

    Colchester

    A Trilogy of plays about artists and their friends, muses and lovers and how the tension between them inspires the artists to go in new creative directions.

    Venue

    The Minories, Colchester

    Dates

    From:
    6 Aug 2025Open 18:30 - 22:30
    From:
    7 Aug 2025Open 18:30 - 22:30
    From:
    8 Aug 2025Open 18:30 - 22:30

    Add The Artist Plays Trilogy to your Itinerary

  10. Address

    Firstsite, Lewis Gardens, High Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1JH

    Telephone

    01206 713700

    Price

    Price £16.00 to £21.00 Per Ticket

    High Street, Colchester

    Join Jordan Cook in making quick and playful drawings with charcoal into ambitious and imaginative works of art.

    Venue

    Firstsite, Colchester

    Dates

    From:
    2 Aug 2025Open 10:00 - 12:00

    Add Drawing with Charcoal to your Itinerary

  11. Address

    Wivenhoe House Hotel, Wivenhoe House Hotel, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, Essex, CO4 3FA

    Telephone

    01206 878450

    Price

    Price £55.00 Per Ticket

    Wivenhoe Park, Colchester

    Dearest Gentle Reader,

    You are cordially invited to an afternoon of scandalous indulgence and refined elegance at Wivenhoe House Hotel, hosted by Lady Georgina Graham-Toler

    Dates

    From:
    2 Nov 2025Open 13:00 - 16:00

    Add Regency Afternoon Tea to your Itinerary

  12. Address

    Firstsite, Lewis Gardens, High Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1JH

    Telephone

    01206 713700

    Price

    Price £21.00 Per Ticket

    High Street, Colchester

    Join us for our EcoArt Collage and Craft workshop where creativity meets sustainability in this unique group experience!

    Venue

    Firstsite, Colchester

    Dates

    From:
    10 Oct 2025Open 19:00 - 21:00

    Add EcoArt Collage and Craft to your Itinerary

  13. Address

    Mercury Theatre, Balkerne Gate, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1PT

    Colchester

    From the team behind The Ho Ho Ho Christmas Show comes a new enchanting show about thankfulness.

    Dates

    From:
    2 Dec 2025to24 Dec 2025

    Add The Ho Ho Ho! Mrs Christmas Show to your Itinerary

  14. Address

    Mercury Theatre, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1PT

    Colchester

    Meet Santa in his Grotto this Christmas!

    Dates

    From:
    6 Dec 2025to24 Dec 2025

    Add Santa's Grotto to your Itinerary

  15. Address

    Roundbush Road, Colchester, Essex, CO5 9US

    Telephone

    01206330784

    Price

    Price £79.00 Per Ticket

    Colchester

    Big Bus Tour of North Essex on a vintage Routemaster with Afternoon Tea on our return to Layer Marney Tower. A special day not to be missed!

    Dates

    From:
    17 July 2025Open 10:00 - 16:30

    Add Layer Marney Tower's BIG BUS TOUR! to your Itinerary

  16. Address

    Colchester Charter Hall, Leisure World, Cowdray Avenue, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1YH

    Telephone

    01206506905

    Price

    Price £28.50 Per Ticket

    Cowdray Avenue, Colchester

    ABBA GOLD

    Dates

    From:
    5 July 2025Open 19:30 - 22:00

    Add ABBA GOLD to your Itinerary

  17. Address

    Colchester Charter Hall, Leisure World, Cowdray Avenue, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1YH

    Telephone

    01206506905

    Price

    Price £34.75 Per Ticket

    Cowdray Avenue, Colchester

    As the original pioneering Bond concert, they are known for stirring emotional and adrenaline-fueled performances, with superb musicianship and flair. Every fan club around the world recognises them as the finest performances of the songs since the…

    Dates

    From:
    20 Sept 2025Open 19:30 - 22:00

    Add Q The Music's James Bond Concert Spectacular to your Itinerary

  18. Address

    Colchester Charter Hall, Leisure World, Cowdray Avenue, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1YH

    Telephone

    01206506905

    Price

    Price £25.00 Per Ticket

    Cowdray Avenue, Colchester

    THE ULTIMATE GIRLS NIGHT OUT!

    Dates

    From:
    29 Nov 2025Various Opening Times

    Add The Girl Power Experience to your Itinerary

  19. Address

    Colchester Castle Park, High Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1TJ

    Telephone

    01206506905

    Price

    Price £53.20 Per Ticket

    Colchester

    Undisputed kings of UK reggae, UB40 featuring Ali Campbell headline a huge day of reggae, sunshine and positive vibes at Roots East on Sunday 17th August 2025, as part of the Colchester Castle Summer Series.

    Venue

    Colchester Castle Park, Colchester

    Dates

    From:
    17 Aug 2025Open 14:00 - 22:30

    Add UB40 ft. Ali Campbell to your Itinerary

  20. Address

    Colchester Castle Park, High Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1TJ

    Telephone

    01206506905

    Price

    Price £60.61 Per Ticket

    Colchester

    Colchester Castle Summer Series Presents:

    Venue

    Colchester Castle Park, Colchester

    Dates

    From:
    21 Aug 2025Open 16:00 - 22:30

    Add Texas to your Itinerary

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