What's on in Colchester
66 live shows in Colchester over the next 60 days. Dates and prices come from venue websites; book direct with the venue.
- The Picture of Dorian Gray at Mercury Theatre Colchester – Tue 3 Nov
- Rave On - The Ultimate 50s and 60s Experience at Mercury Theatre Colchester – Tue 3 Nov
- Wonderful Wednesdays - Christopher Brett Bailey: I Saw Satan at the 7-Eleven at Colchester Arts Centre – Wed 4 Nov
- Forbidden Nights at Charter Hall Colchester – Fri 6 Nov
- Comedy Club on the Road (Nov 2026) at Mercury Theatre Colchester – Fri 6 Nov
- The Laughter Zone Comedy Club * at Colchester Arts Centre – Fri 6 Nov (14 dates)
- Booster Cushion Theatre: Old McDonald and the Three Pigs Plus... at Colchester Arts Centre – Sat 7 Nov
- Streisand - Woman In Love (2026) at Mercury Theatre Colchester – Sat 7 Nov
- Ghosts of Atlantis + Knocked for Six + Mixology DJ Set at Colchester Arts Centre – Sat 7 Nov
- Michael Spicer: Hope All's Well * at Colchester Arts Centre – Sun 8 Nov
- Kit Hawes & Aaron Catlow + The Umbrella Factory * at Colchester Arts Centre – Mon 9 Nov
- Milo Edwards: Catamaran at Colchester Arts Centre – Tue 10 Nov
- Wonderful Wednesdays - Action Hero: A Song and Dance at Colchester Arts Centre – Wed 11 Nov
- Classic Horror Nights: Satanic Rites of Dracula at Colchester Arts Centre – Thu 12 Nov
- Chai Lates * at Colchester Arts Centre – Fri 13 Nov (3 dates)
- Frock Swap * at Colchester Arts Centre – Sat 14 Nov
- Dismanibus - CANCELLED * at Colchester Arts Centre – Sat 14 Nov
- Vinyl Sessions: Jeff Buckley - Grace at Colchester Arts Centre – Sun 15 Nov
- Kim Cypher's Funky Latin Jazz Party * at Colchester Arts Centre – Sun 15 Nov
- Archie Moss, Toby Shaer & Jack Warnock + Sarah Graves * at Colchester Arts Centre – Mon 16 Nov
- Simon Yates of Touching the Void - My Mountain Life at Colchester Arts Centre – Tue 17 Nov
- Wonderful Wednesdays - SkelpieLimmer Productions & Brassneck Theatre Company: Anthem for Dissatisfaction at Colchester Arts Centre – Wed 18 Nov
- The Rabbitts + Evy Frearson at Colchester Arts Centre – Thu 19 Nov
- JATB Open Dress at Mercury Theatre Colchester – Fri 20 Nov
- Knightmare Live at Colchester Arts Centre – Fri 20 Nov
- Amazing Addrian - Three Boxes at Colchester Arts Centre – Sat 21 Nov
- Jack and the Beanstalk at Mercury Theatre Colchester – Sat 21 Nov
- The Specials Ltd. 'Ghost Town' 45th Anniversary * at Colchester Arts Centre – Sat 21 Nov
- David Ford: Songbook Tour at Colchester Arts Centre – Sun 22 Nov
- Katie Spencer * at Colchester Arts Centre – Mon 23 Nov
- Blue Rose Code at Colchester Arts Centre – Tue 24 Nov
- Wonderful Wednesdays - In Bed with My Brother: Philosophy of The World (BSL interpreted) at Colchester Arts Centre – Wed 25 Nov
- Frankenstein (1931) - with a live score performed by Jason Frederick at Colchester Arts Centre – Thu 26 Nov
- Keep Colchester Cool presents: Myopia + Charcoal + If Not Now at Colchester Arts Centre – Fri 27 Nov
- The Moot Hall Xmas Bash at Charter Hall Colchester – Sat 28 Nov
- Fleetwood Bac * at Colchester Arts Centre – Sat 28 Nov
- Sooz Kempner: Imposter at Colchester Arts Centre – Sun 29 Nov
- Mambo Jambo + Suzy Cramer * at Colchester Arts Centre – Mon 30 Nov
- Sheyla Bonnick's Boney M Experience - CANCELLED at Colchester Arts Centre – Tue 1 Dec
- The Wandering Hearts * at Colchester Arts Centre – Wed 2 Dec
- Emotional Madness with MaryAnn & Mates at Colchester Arts Centre – Thu 3 Dec (5 dates)
- Santa's Grotto (2026) at Mercury Theatre Colchester – Sat 5 Dec
- The Boy That Got Turned Into A Snowman at Mercury Theatre Colchester – Sat 5 Dec
- The Boy That Got Turned Into A Snowman - Hand Puppet at Mercury Theatre Colchester – Sat 5 Dec
- The Boy That Got Turned Into A Snowman - Ice Cream Vouchers at Mercury Theatre Colchester – Sat 5 Dec
- The Boy That Got Turned Into A Snowman - Kids Picnic Box at Mercury Theatre Colchester – Sat 5 Dec
- Mediaeval Baebes 30th Anniversary Tour * at Colchester Arts Centre – Sat 5 Dec
- The Total Stone Roses & Oaysis * at Colchester Arts Centre – Sun 6 Dec
- Winter Wonderband * at Colchester Arts Centre – Mon 7 Dec
- John Otway and Wild Willy Barrett - Alive and Gigging! * at Colchester Arts Centre – Tue 8 Dec
- Wonderful Wenesdays - John Osborne: Step Into Christmas at Colchester Arts Centre – Wed 9 Dec
- I Hear Voices Theatre Company presents… A Ghost Story for Christmas – "The Wrong Doctor" at Colchester Arts Centre – Thu 10 Dec
- Ignacio Lopez: Nada * at Colchester Arts Centre – Fri 11 Dec
- Colchester Arts Centre's Christmas Daytime Disco with DJs Ben Howard & Sam Leppard at Colchester Arts Centre – Sat 12 Dec
- Andy Zaltzman: 2026 – The Certifiable History at Colchester Arts Centre – Sat 12 Dec
- A Charlie Brown Christmas: The Movie... And the Music of Vince Guaraldi at Colchester Arts Centre – Sun 13 Dec
- Narthen: Icicles & Inglenooks * at Colchester Arts Centre – Mon 14 Dec
- Classic Horror Nights: From Beyond the Grave + The Classic Horror Christmas Quiz at Colchester Arts Centre – Tue 15 Dec
- A Very Merry Christmas Concert (2026) at Mercury Theatre Colchester – Thu 17 Dec
- Sh!t Theatre present: The Original Sing-A-Long-A Muppet Christmas Carol at Colchester Arts Centre – Thu 17 Dec (2 dates)
- Family Christmas Show! Theatre of Widdershins - The Elves and The Shoemaker at Colchester Arts Centre – Sat 19 Dec (11 dates)
- Christmas Poetry Bash featuring John Cooper Clarke, Martin Newell, Luke Wright & Ross Sutherland * at Colchester Arts Centre – Sat 19 Dec
- The 9075 + Fontaines C.D. * at Colchester Arts Centre – Sun 20 Dec
- Family Christmas Show! Theatre of Widdershins - The Elves and The Shoemaker Relaxed Performance at Colchester Arts Centre – Wed 23 Dec
- A Christmas Carol By Candlelight at Colchester Arts Centre – Wed 23 Dec (2 dates)
- The Laughter Zone New Year's Eve Special + After Show Club Night with DJ Sam Leppard * at Colchester Arts Centre – Thu 31 Dec