Colchester Festivals Events

Colchester Blues and Rock in the Garden 2026

Maitlands 4 Jul 2026

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

Colchester Castle Park 20 Aug 2026

Roman and Medieval Festival 2026

Lower Castle Park, CO1 1XS Colchester, United Kingdom 6 Jun 2026

Sausage and Cider Festival - Colchester 2026

Castle Park, Colchester 11 Jul 2026

All about kids - Colchester Family Fest 2026

Firstsite Colchester 13 Jun 2026

Colchester Pride 2026

Firstsite Colchester 15 Aug 2026

The Ibiza Orchestra Experience: The Final Encore - Colchester 2026

Lower castle Park, Colchester, United Kingdom 10 Jul 2026

Secret Island Festival 2026

Mersea Island 7 Aug 2026

Summer In Nashville - Colchester 2026

Castle Park, Colchester 12 Jul 2026

Glenn Tilbrook // Colchester Arts

Colchester Arts Centre 12 May 2026

Rec & Ribs

Colchester old heath Recreation Ground 18 Jul 2026

Street Food Festival

Colchester old heath Recreation Ground 16 May 2026

The ABBA Day Party: Colchester 💃🕺

Trilogy 15 Aug 2026

Rapture Gaming Festival -Colchester

Charter Hall 1 Aug 2026

5 Parishes Show

Abberton 2 Aug 2026

Colchester carnival

Head Street 18 Jul 2026

Lawnmower Deth + Slay Duggee + Chestburster

Church St, CO1 1NF Colchester, United Kingdom 9 May 2026

90s Day Party: Colchester 💿

Trilogy 30 May 2026

Colchester Food and Drink Festival 2026

Lower Castle Park Footbridge 27 Jun 2026

Granny's Attic

Church St, CO1 1NF Colchester, United Kingdom 20 Apr 2026

The Easy Rollers @ Colchester Arts Centre

Colchester Arts Centre 3 May 2026

Sundays on the Square

Colchester 10 May 2026

Oysterband's John Jones with Ray Cooper and Al Scott

Church St, CO1 1NF Colchester, United Kingdom 27 Apr 2026

The West End Day Party: Colchester 🎭

Trilogy 19 Sep 2026

Ska Day Party: Colchester 🎺

Trilogy 9 May 2026

Glenn Tilbrook – The Voice of Squeeze + special guest Leon Tilbrook *

Church St, CO1 1NF Colchester, United Kingdom 12 May 2026

The BIG Indie Tribute Festival in Colchester!

Charter Hall 6 Jun 2026

Kings Arms Frating Music and Beer Festival

Main Road, Colchester 23 May 2026

Motown Day Party: Colchester ✨

Trilogy 20 Jun 2026

🔥BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY NIGHT HEADLINER: OASIZ!

Main Road, Colchester 25 May 2026

🌙🔥 SUNDAY HEADLINERS – STIFF IN THE MORNING 🔥🌙

Main Road, Colchester 24 May 2026

Robin Nolan: For The Love of George

Church St, CO1 1NF Colchester, United Kingdom 14 May 2026

Shelf: The Kids Show 2 - The Power of Two

Church St, CO1 1NF Colchester, United Kingdom 23 May 2026

Bank Holiday Beer Festival

Lodge Road, CO5 9TU Messing, United Kingdom 23 May 2026

! 🎶 Cushti! Live 🎶

Main Road, Colchester 25 May 2026

Artists Against AI ft. Rad Pitt + Butterfly Handshake + Filip Rodak + Disjunction + Kinozolte

Church St, CO1 1NF Colchester, United Kingdom 4 Jul 2026

SEND Fest at Colchester Zoo Essex 2026

Colchester Zoological Society 30 May 2026

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

The Commons Community Kitchen & Café at The Minories 2 May 2026

Country Clubbing: Colchester 🌵

Trilogy 25 Jul 2026

Brightlingsea Pram Race 2026

High street, co7 0aq Brightlingsea, United Kingdom 15 Aug 2026

ESSEX DEATHFEST 2026

Three Wise Monkeys Colchester 12 Sep 2026

Trance Day Party: Colchester 🔊

Trilogy 29 Aug 2026

The Emo Festival Comes to Colchester!

Charter Hall 19 Sep 2026

Secret Island Festival

STROOD FIELD, EAST MERSEA ROAD, EAST MERSEA, CO5 8SL 7 Aug 2026

Aspyrian

Church St, CO1 1NF Colchester, United Kingdom 19 Apr 2026

Gaz Brookfield

Top Floor 9 Oct 2026

Folk on the Rec

Colchester old heath Recreation Ground 5 Sep 2026

The Enchanted Cinema presents Where the Wild Rumpus Is

The Minories 14 Jun 2026

Into the Woods

The Woods, Higham Racecourse 8 Aug 2026

Spring Fling 2026 - A Day Devoted to Dachshunds

Marks Tey Parish Hall 23 May 2026

TheatreFest 2026

Mercury Theatre Colchester 23 Jun 2026

The Little Loves Fayre Colchester

Colchester Rugby Club, Raven Park 10 May 2026

Launch event: Jonathan Wilson in conversation with Simon Kuper

Colchester United FC 28 May 2026

Colchester Brick Festival May 2026

Charter Hall 30 May 2026

Community Sports Day

Old Heath Recreation Ground, Colchester 15 Aug 2026

Colchester 6th Indepedent Short Film Festival

Firstsite 23 May 2026

Cider and Cheese Festival

10 North Station Rd, Colchester 19 Jun 2026

Oktoberfest Colchester 2026

Lower Castle Park 2 Oct 2026

COMMOTION FEST 2026

Three Wise Monkeys Colchester 10 Oct 2026

InColchester Connect - Networking Event

The Old Library 28 Apr 2026

Colchester Morris Centenary Celebration

Colchester Town Centre 27 Jun 2026

St. George’s Day

The Flag, Colchester Road, Wivenhoe, , CO7 9HS Colchester, United Kingdom 23 Apr 2026

Belle Chen

Church St, CO1 1NF Colchester, United Kingdom 5 May 2026

Beltane Women's Circle Celebration

The Tree Room 2 May 2026

The Writers Room Day Pass

Lakeside Theatre 13 Jun 2026

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

Lakeside Theatre 13 Jun 2026

Freedom to Read, Freedom to Write, Freedom to Move

Lakeside Theatre 13 Jun 2026

Breaking the Mould - Granta panel

Lakeside Theatre 13 Jun 2026

🔥 BEAUTIFUL DANGEROUS 🔥

Main Road, Colchester 23 May 2026

All about kids festival

First Site Colchester Art Gallery 13 Jun 2026

BigDaySmallCountry Festival

Nayland Village Hall 30 Aug 2026

John Robb

Church St, CO1 1NF Colchester, United Kingdom 1 Jun 2026

A Celebration of Dave Monk with Brian Southall

Colchester Samaritans 6 Jun 2026

Rowhedge Strawberry Fayre

Rowhedge Skate Park 27 Jun 2026

First Thursdays: Relaxed Opening

Colchester Castle 2 Jul 2026

Reiki Level 1 (Usui) - Colchester, Essex

Colchester, Essex 10 May 2026

A Celebration of Dave Monk

The Samaritans 6 Jun 2026

Screen Printing - Exposing Screens, Registration & Repeats

Colchester Makerspace 16 May 2026

How to Become a Peregrine - The Cabinet of Living Cinema

Lakeside Theatre 13 Jun 2026

MEFF-FEST 2026

Charter Hall 2 May 2026

An Introduction to Screen Printing

Colchester Makerspace 11 Apr 2026

Roman and Medieval Festival 2026

Lower Castle Park Footbridge 6 Jun 2026

Screen Printing - Upcycling

Colchester Makerspace 21 Jun 2026

Country & Western Weekend

Harrow Street, Leavenheath, CO6 4PW Sudbury, Suffolk, United Kingdom 11 Jul 2026

Summer Beer Festival

Harrow Street, Leavenheath, CO6 4PW Sudbury, Suffolk, United Kingdom 30 Jul 2026