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MARCH

THU 1	Shazia Mirza: With Love From St.Tropez	COMEDY
FRI 2	Farmers Market *	MARKET
FRI 2	The Laughter Zone Comedy Club *	COMEDY
SAT 3	Majestic Kids Events presents: EPIC	KIDS
SAT 3	Dingus Khan's Big Red Baseball Cap Sale + Big Slammu + Jack Rundell	GIGS
SUN 4	Chris Ingham Quartet: The Jazz of Dudley Moore	JAZZ
MON 5	Knight & Spiers *	FOLK
TUE 6	Tiff Stevenson: Bombshell	COMEDY
WED 7	Simon Evans: Genius *	COMEDY
THU 8	Itch (The King Blues Unplugged)	GIGS
SAT 10	The LipSinkers	CABARET
SUN 11	Colchester Heritage Tour with High Steward Sir Bob Russell - Tour A *	WALKING TOUR
SUN 11	Raghu Dixit	WORLD MUSIC
MON 12	Kitty MacFarlane *	FOLK
TUE 13	The Temperance Movement * 5 TICKETS LEFT	GIGS
WED 14	Tom Gill: Growing Pains	PERFORMANCE
THU 15	Iain Sinclair + MacGillivray + Harpoon Group & Holkham	LITERATURE
FRI 16	Whole Lotta Led *	GIGS
SAT 17	On For 2018	GIGS
SAT 17	Lyngo Theatre Presents "Tom Thumb"	KIDS
SUN 18	Jazz, Funk, Soul with BASSISTRY	JAZZ
MON 19	Granny's Attic *	FOLK
WED 21	Timberlina presents FFS!!	PERFORMANCE
THU 22	Rob Auton: The Hair Show	COMEDY
FRI 23	The Guns 'N Roses Experience + Wrong Jovi + Hotter Than Hell (Kiss Tribute) * 6 TICKETS LEFT	GIGS
SAT 24	Undiscovered Live Music Contest: The Final *	GIGS
SUN 25	Vinyl Sessions: DJ Shadow - Endtroducing	MUSIC
MON 26	Twelfth Day *	FOLK
TUE 27	John Robins: The Darkness of Robins * 1 TICKET LEFT	COMEDY
WED 28	Doctor Zeemans Catastrophe Machine	PERFORMANCE
THU 29	Stick In The Wheel	FOLK
FRI 30	Under The Sea *	PARTY
SAT 31	Theatrerotto Productions: The Walrus & The Carpenter: Get Making Workshop!	KIDS
SAT 31	Theatrerotto Productions: The Walrus & The Carpenter	KIDS
SAT 31	Geoff Achison & The Souldiggers + Tim Aves & Wolfpack + Martin McNeill *	GIGS

FEBRUARY

THU 1	Sixth Form College Battle of the Bands 2018 *	GIGS
FRI 2	Farmers Market *	MARKET
FRI 2	The Laughter Zone Comedy Club *	COMEDY
SAT 3	THEATRE OF WIDDERSHINS: THREE BILLY GOATS GRUFF & OTHER FURRY TALES 3 TICKETS LEFT	KIDS
SAT 3	Iain Stirling: U OK HUN?X SOLD OUT	COMEDY
SUN 4	Teddy Bears Concert	KIDS
SUN 4	ALCYONA MICK & TORI FREESTONE + ESSEX YOUTH JAZZ SEXTET	JAZZ
MON 5	Sunjay *	FOLK
WED 7	11th Colchester Winter Beer Festival *	BEER
THU 8	11th Colchester Winter Beer Festival *	BEER
FRI 9	11th Colchester Winter Beer Festival *	BEER
SAT 10	11th Colchester Winter Beer Festival *	BEER
MON 12	Fara *	FOLK
TUE 13	Compassion - An Alternative Valentine's Party *	GIGS
WED 14	Tom Allen: Absolutely - POSTPONED	COMEDY
THU 15	Paradise Lost + Outshine + Goat Monsoon *	GIGS
FRI 16	Lucy Porter: Choose Your Battles	COMEDY
SAT 17	HALF A STRING: A HEART AT SEA - RELAXED PERFORMANCE	KIDS
SAT 17	HALF A STRING: A HEART AT SEA	KIDS
SAT 17	Space + Bessie Turner + Dominic Benjamin	GIGS
SUN 18	Colchester Heritage Tour with High Steward Sir Bob Russell - Tour B *	WALKING TOUR
SUN 18	Zoe Francis/Jim Mullen Quartet: Blossom Time	JAZZ
MON 19	Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar *	FOLK
TUE 20	Schools Rock Prom 2018	GIGS
WED 21	Rob Newman: A Total Eclipse of Descartes	COMEDY
THU 22	Ellie Taylor: This Guy	COMEDY
FRI 23	Big Country + The Occupants *	GIGS
SAT 24	Viva La Camp! *	CABARET
SUN 25	PARTY LIKE IT'S 1599	GIGS
SUN 25	Patrick Monahan: Rewind Selector 90s	COMEDY
MON 26	Kit Hawes & Aaron Catlow - CANCELLED *	FOLK
TUE 27	Stephen Bailey: Cant Think Straight	COMEDY

JANUARY

FRI 5	The Laughter Zone Comedy Club *	COMEDY
SAT 6	Keith James in concert The Songs of Leonard Cohen	GIGS
SUN 7	The Joe Allard Commission: Lou Terry	GIGS
SUN 7	Brubecks Play Brubeck 4 TICKETS LEFT	JAZZ
SAT 13	The Prettiest Starman *	GIGS
SUN 14	DEREK NASH FUNK EXPERIENCE featuring Noel McCalla	JAZZ
THU 18	An Evening with Michael Wood * 30 TICKETS LEFT	LIVE LITERATURE
FRI 19	Sofie Hagen: Dead Baby Frog 26 TICKETS LEFT	COMEDY
SAT 20	Bhangra Chef: Bolly Masala	WORKSHOP
SAT 20	SEALEGS PUPPET THEATRE: THE SELFISH GIANT	KIDS
SUN 21	Lee Hurst: Mucking About *	COMEDY
MON 22	Steve Tilston *	FOLK
TUE 23	Modern Ritual featuring Charles Hayward & Laura Cannell	GIGS
FRI 26	F.O.X + Dead Cannons + Amethysts	GIGS
SAT 27	Stephen K Amos: Bread and Circuses 1 TICKET LEFT	COMEDY
SUN 28	And I: A Film by Reynir Hutber with Marcia Farquhar	FILM
MON 29	Sarah McQuaid *	FOLK
TUE 30	John Smith	GIGS
WED 31	Mark Thomas: Showtime From the Frontline * SOLD OUT	THEATRE

DECEMBER

FRI 1	The Laughter Zone Comedy Club *	COMEDY
FRI 1	Farmers Market	MARKET
SAT 2	Made In Colchester Christmas Fair	AIR FAIR
SAT 2	Harry & Chris	COMEDY
SUN 3	The Oxley/Meier Guitar Project	JAZZ
MON 4	Jackie Oates & Mike Cosgrave *	FOLK
TUE 5	The Ballad of Shirley Collins	FILM
WED 6	Omid Djalili: Schmuck For A Night * 1 TICKET LEFT	COMEDY
THU 7	Ahir Shah: Control	COMEDY
FRI 8	The Thinking Drinkers History of Alcohol 9 TICKETS LEFT	COMEDY
SAT 9	Nick Copes Christmas Concert! SOLD OUT	KIDS
SAT 9	The Blockheads: The 40th Anniversary Tour * 3 TICKETS LEFT	GIGS
SUN 10	The Blockheads: The 40th Anniversary Tour *	GIGS
SUN 10	The Vinyl Sessions - Scott Walker: Tilt	MUSIC
SUN 10	Colchester Heritage Tour with High Steward Sir Bob Russell - Tour A *	WALKING TOUR
MON 11	A Christmas Carol At Colchester Town Hall	XMAS STORY
MON 11	Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer Winter Warmer Pick & Mix *	FOLK
TUE 12	Singing & Stage School: Live Showcase *	SHOWCASE
WED 13	Last Orders At The Dog & Dumplings	PERFORMANCE
FRI 15	Eliza Carthy & The Wayward Band + Duotone *	GIGS
SAT 16	Christmas Poetry Bash 2017 with John Cooper Clarke, Martin Newell, Luke Wright & Ross Sutherland SOLD OUT	POETRY
SUN 17	Goblins Peter and the Wolf 10:30am	XMAS KIDS
SUN 17	Goblins Peter and the Wolf 1:30pm	XMAS KIDS
SUN 17	Jason Frederick Cinematic Trio - A Charlie Brown Christmas: The Music of Vince Guaraldi	JAZZ
MON 18	The Churchfitters Christmas Cracker * SOLD OUT	FOLK
TUE 19	Goblins Peter and the Wolf 10am	XMAS KIDS
TUE 19	Goblins Peter and the Wolf 1:30pm	XMAS KIDS
WED 20	Goblins Peter and the Wolf 10am	XMAS KIDS
WED 20	Sh!t Theatre: Sing-a-long-a Muppet Christmas Carol SOLD OUT	FILM
WED 20	Goblins Peter and the Wolf 1:30pm	XMAS KIDS
THU 21	Goblins Peter and the Wolf 10am	XMAS KIDS
THU 21	Goblins Peter and the Wolf 1:30pm	XMAS KIDS
THU 21	Classic Horror At Christmas: Tales From The Crypt	FILM
FRI 22	Goblins Peter and the Wolf 10am	XMAS KIDS
FRI 22	Goblins Peter and the Wolf 1:30pm	XMAS KIDS
FRI 22	Goodiepal + The Dead Rat Orchestra + Lee Ashcroft + The Valhallans	GIGS
SAT 23	Goblins Peter and the Wolf 10:30am	XMAS KIDS
SAT 23	Goblins Peter and the Wolf 1:30pm [BSL Interpreted, Relaxed Performance]	XMAS KIDS
SAT 23	A Christmas Carol By Candlelight SOLD OUT	XMAS STORY
SUN 24	A Christmas Carol By Candlelight SOLD OUT	XMAS STORY
SUN 24	Goblins Peter and the Wolf 1:30pm	XMAS KIDS
SUN 24	Goblins Peter and the Wolf 10:30am	XMAS KIDS
MON 25	STREET PHOTOGRAPHY CALENDAR - PURCHASE HERE	HOMELESS
WED 27	Goblins Peter and the Wolf 10:30am	XMAS KIDS
WED 27	Goblins Peter and the Wolf 1:30pm	XMAS KIDS
THU 28	Goblins Peter and the Wolf 10:30am	XMAS KIDS
THU 28	Goblins Peter and the Wolf 1:30pm	XMAS KIDS
FRI 29	Goblins Peter and the Wolf 10:30am	XMAS KIDS
FRI 29	Goblins Peter and the Wolf 1:30pm	XMAS KIDS
FRI 29	The Fabs + Short People + The Judith Charmers * SOLD OUT	GIGS
SAT 30	Goblins Peter and the Wolf 10:30am [BSL Interpreted, Relaxed Performance]	XMAS KIDS
SAT 30	Goblins Peter and the Wolf 1:30pm	XMAS KIDS
SUN 31	Goblins Peter and the Wolf 10:30am	XMAS KIDS
SUN 31	New Town Kings New Years Eve Party * 6 TICKETS LEFT	GIGS

NOVEMBER

WED 1	Tom Marshman: Kings Cross (Remix)	PERFORMANCE
THU 2	Dingus Khan + Rubber Jaw + Tr-33n	GIGS
FRI 3	The Laughter Zone Comedy Club *	COMEDY
FRI 3	Farmers Market	MARKET
SAT 4	Hugh Cornwell *	GIGS
SUN 5	Pete Kennedy Book Launch	LIVE LITERATURE
SUN 5	MONK MISTERIOSO: A Journey into the Silence of Thelonious Monk	JAZZ
MON 6	Cardboard Fox *	FOLK
TUE 7	Danny Bhoy: Make Something Great Again For Stronger Better Future Tomorrow Together 20 TICKETS LEFT	COMEDY
WED 8	Franko B: Milk + Blood	PERFORMANCE
THU 9	INDIGO MOON THEATRE & COMPAGNIE VIA CANE present Shakespeare versus Moliere	THEATRE
FRI 10	The Paul Francis Band *	GIGS
SAT 11	Daryl Beeton Presents: A Square World - Relaxed Performance	KIDS
SAT 11	Daryl Beeton Presents: A Square World	KIDS
SAT 11	Not the Rolling Stones *	GIGS
SUN 12	Ella Fitzgerald at 100 with Martin Taylor & Alison Burns	JAZZ
MON 13	Gigspanner *	FOLK
TUE 14	Dalek + (((((Palindromes)))))	GIGS
WED 15	Jo Bannon: Alba	PERFORMANCE
THU 16	Afro Celt Sound System with guests The Dhol Foundation * 20 TICKETS LEFT	GIGS
FRI 17	The Temperance Movement	GIGS
SAT 18	Frock Swap!	MARKET
SAT 18	Snapped Ankles + Ghosts of Men + The Valhallans	GIGS
SUN 19	COLCHESTER HERITAGE TOUR WITH SIR BOB RUSSELL - TOUR B *	WALKING TOUR
SUN 19	The Vinyl Sessions - Pink Floyd: Piper At The Gates of Dawn + Q&A WITH 'TWINK'	MUSIC
SUN 19	TOMMY SMITH & BRIAN KELLOCK	JAZZ
MON 20	Megson *	FOLK
TUE 21	Banner Theatre: Rise, Like Lions! *	THEATRE
WED 22	Luke Wright: The Toll	PERFORMANCE
THU 23	James Acaster: Classic Scrapes Book Tour * SOLD OUT	COMEDY
FRI 24	Matt Richardson	COMEDY
SAT 25	Dreadzone * 2 TICKETS LEFT	GIGS
SUN 26	INDIGO MOON THEATRE Presents ALADDIN SOLD OUT	KIDS
SUN 26	The Magic Band Play the Music of Captain Beefheart: Farewell Tour *	GIGS
MON 27	Chris Wood *	FOLK
TUE 28	The Vaudevillians: Jinkx Monsoon & Major Scales SOLD OUT	COMEDY
WED 29	Danielle Imara: Get Therapy	PERFORMANCE
THU 30	Paul Chowdhry: Live innit * SOLD OUT	COMEDY

OCTOBER

SUN 1	Matt Ridley Quartet	JAZZ
MON 2	Alden, Patterson & Dashwood *	FOLK
TUE 3	Robin Ince: Pragmatic Insanity	COMEDY
WED 4	Jenny Lee: Heartbeats & Algorithms	PERFORMANCE
THU 5	Sharon Shannon *	FOLK
FRI 6	Farmers Market	MARKET
FRI 6	The Laughter Zone Comedy Club *	COMEDY
SAT 7	Colchester Games Fair	FAIR
SAT 7	Simon Day, In Character 36 TICKETS LEFT	COMEDY
SUN 8	Kills On Wheels	FILM
MON 9	The Young'uns - Strangers Album Tour *	FOLK
TUE 10	Mark Thomas: A Show That Gambles On The Future	COMEDY
WED 11	Figs In Wigs: Often Onstage	PERFORMANCE
THU 12	Kevin Pearce: Album Launch	GIGS
SAT 14	Comedy Club 4 Kids with BSL interpretation	KIDS
SAT 14	Jeremy Hardy Live 2017 * SOLD OUT	COMEDY
SUN 15	COLCHESTER HERITAGE TOUR WITH SIR BOB RUSSELL - TOUR A *	WALKING TOUR
SUN 15	Black History Month celebrates The Origins of Black Music *	GIGS
MON 16	The Sam Kelly Duo *	FOLK
TUE 17	FRANK IERO and the PATIENCE *	GIGS
WED 18	H2 Dance: Strangers & Others (Doors open 5.30pm) 29 TICKETS LEFT	PERFORMANCE
WED 18	H2 Dance: Strangers & Others (Doors open 7.45pm) 19 TICKETS LEFT	PERFORMANCE
THU 19	Laurence Clark: Independence	COMEDY
FRI 20	Phill Jupitus: Juplicity * SOLD OUT	COMEDY
SAT 21	The Great British Take Off featuring Jon Culshaw & Bill Dare * SOLD OUT	COMEDY
SUN 22	Charlie Wood Band	JAZZ
MON 23	Martin Simpson: Trails & Tribulations Tour *	FOLK
TUE 24	Jimeoin: Ridiculous * 5 TICKETS LEFT	COMEDY
WED 25	Reverend Billy & The Church of Stop Shopping Choir: Trump Depression Hotline Tour	PERFORMANCE
THU 26	AKDK + Artificially Yours + Nothing.Existed	GIGS
FRI 27	Latin Rhythm Salsaween Party *	SALSA
SAT 28	Lyngo Theatre Presents "There And Back Again- An Odyssey"	KIDS
SAT 28	Pet Shop Boys Tribute	GIGS
SUN 29	The Vinyl Sessions - Bjork: Homogenic	MUSIC
SUN 29	Akercocke + Hecate Enthroned + Terra	GIGS
MON 30	4Square *	FOLK
TUE 31	Justin Currie & The Pallbearers *	GIGS

SEPTEMBER

FRI 1	A Midsummer Nights Scream * SOLD OUT	THEATRE
FRI 1	Farmers Market	MARKET
FRI 1	The Laughter Zone Comedy Club *	COMEDY
SAT 2	Sustainable Colchester: Urban Environmentalism with Pam Nelson	STREET TOURS
SAT 2	Street Photography with Jonathan Doyle	STREET TOURS
SAT 2	A Midsummer Nights Scream * SOLD OUT	THEATRE
SAT 2	Street Cinema: Nightcrawler (At The Old Bus Depot, Queen Street)	FILM
SUN 3	Riots, Rebellions & Protests with Dorian Kelly	STREET TOURS
SUN 3	An (In)spire-rational Tour with Richard Dedomenici	STREET TOURS
THU 7	Citizen Journalism	WORKSHOP
SAT 9	Living With Luke (Doors 7.30pm)	THEATRE
SAT 9	Street Cinema: Locke (At the Old Bus Depot, Queen Street)	FILM
SAT 9	Concrete Legacy with Katherine Wood	STREET TOURS
SAT 9	Living With Luke (Doors 2.30pm)	THEATRE
SAT 9	7am with Ant Roberts	STREET TOURS
SUN 10	Colchester Heritage Tour with Sir Bob Russell - Tour A *	WALKING TOUR
SUN 10	Heritage Open Day	HERITAGE
SUN 10	Tom Stade: I Swear 25 TICKETS LEFT	COMEDY
SUN 10	Haunted Colchester with Rob Brown	STREET TOURS
MON 11	Pons Aelius *	FOLK
TUE 12	Dispossession: The Great Social Housing Swindle	FILM
WED 13	Simon Finn + The Doomed Bird of Providence + Harpoon Group	GIGS
THU 14	Nathan Caton: The Pursuit of Happiness	COMEDY
FRI 15	Maya Youssef Trio *	CLASSICAL
SAT 16	Place Story Artefact: Exploring the Walk as Art with Sara Hayes	STREET TOURS
SAT 16	Street Cinema: The Motorcycle Diaries (At The Old Bus Depot, Queen Street)	FILM
SAT 16	Jessica Walker Cabaret Songs *	CLASSICAL
SAT 16	Sustainable Colchester: Green Living and Learning with Emily Harrup	STREET TOURS
SUN 17	Lost Theatres Of Colchester With Dorian Kelly	STREET TOURS
SUN 17	Natalie Clein *	CLASSICAL
MON 18	Greg Russell & Jack Rutter *	FOLK
TUE 19	The End of St Petersburg with a live score by Harmonieband	FILM
THU 21	Paul Foot: 'Tis A Pity She's A Piglet	COMEDY
FRI 22	Il Sogno Del Marinaio (Featuring Mike Watt) + Mother Sky + iAlpha	GIGS
SAT 23	Street Cinema: Thelma & Louise (At the Old Bus Depot, Queen Street)	FILM
SAT 23	Street Cinema: The Wizard Of Oz	FILM
SUN 24	Colchester Heritage Tour with Sir Bob Russell - Tour B *	WALKING TOUR
SUN 24	The Vinyl Sessions - Ride: Nowhere	MUSIC
SUN 24	Lekan Babalola's Sacred Funk Project	WORLD MUSIC
MON 25	Boo Hewerdine & Brooks Williams State of the Union *	FOLK
WED 27	Gwyneth Herbert & her band *	FOLK
THU 28	Alan Moore & MacGillivray *	LIVE LITERATURE
FRI 29	Street Hunt	STREET HUNT
FRI 29	John Otway	GIGS
SAT 30	RHYTHM AND TASTE! BHANGRA MASALA BY INDI SANDHU - BHANGRA CHEF PRESENTS: BOLLYMASALA	KIDS
SAT 30	Paul Zerdin: All Mouth * 2 TICKETS LEFT	COMEDY

AUGUST

THU 3	Trembling Bells, Mike Heron & Ed Askew - The Summer of Love Anniversary Tour	GIGS
FRI 4	Farmers Market *	MARKET
FRI 4	The Laughter Zone Comedy Club *	COMEDY
SAT 5	King Ayisoba + Hobo Chang	GIGS
SUN 6	Vinyl Sessions Jazz Open House	MUSIC
TUE 8	Kids Summer Arts Festival: Majestic Kids - It's A Small World	KIDS
WED 9	Kids Summer Arts Festival: Majestic Kids - It's A Small World	KIDS
THU 10	Kids Summer Arts Festival: Majestic Kids - It's A Small World	KIDS
FRI 11	Kids Summer Arts Festival: Majestic Kids - It's A Small World	KIDS
SUN 13	Colchester Heritage Tour with Sir Bob Russell - Tour A *	WALKING TOUR
SAT 19	Cryptopsy + Jotnarr + A Bribe For The Ferryman	GIGS
WED 23	Milton Jones Is Nearly Out There: Work In Progress * SOLD OUT	COMEDY
THU 24	65daysofstatic + Meemo Comma	GIGS
SAT 26	Street Cinema: A Streetcat Named Bob (At The Old Bus Depot, Queen Street)	FILM
SAT 26	Steemy Dan	GIGS
SAT 26	Street Cinema: Mad Max: Fury Road (At the Old Bus Depot, Queen Street)	FILM
SUN 27	Colchester Heritage Tour with Sir Bob Russell - Tour B *	WALKING TOUR
SUN 27	Colchester Vegan Fair	VEGAN FAIR
TUE 29	Essex Book Festival presents Putrid Potion Workshop *	KIDS
TUE 29	Essex Book Festival presents The Super Stinky Pongorific Gameshow *	KIDS
WED 30	A Midsummer Nights Scream * SOLD OUT	THEATRE
WED 30	Vaudou Game	WORLD MUSIC
THU 31	A Midsummer Nights Scream * SOLD OUT	THEATRE

JULY

SUN 2	Darius Brubeck Quartet	JAZZ
SUN 2	Colchester Heritage Tour with Sir Bob Russell - Tour A *	WALKING TOUR
TUE 4	VIBE PRESENTS	GIGS
WED 5	Sabar Drumming Workshop with Modou Diouf	WORLD MUSIC
WED 5	An Evening of African Kora & Sabar Drumming with Modou Diouf & Sefo Kanuteh	WORLD MUSIC
THU 6	Industrial Soundtrack for the Urban Decay + Paris/Berlin: 20 Years of Underground Techno	FILM
FRI 7	Farmers Market *	MARKET
FRI 7	The Laughter Zone Comedy Club *	COMEDY
SAT 8	D'Ukes Fest 2017	GIGS
SAT 8	D'Ukes	GIGS
TUE 11	Aspergers Are Us	COMEDY
THU 13	Classic Horror Nights Double Bill! Satanic Rites of Dracula + The Abominable Dr Phibes	FILM
FRI 14	The Latin Rhythm presents Son Yambu	SALSA
SAT 15	New Town Kings + Drive + (((Palindromes))) + Stitch & Bitch DJs: A John Ball Day Special	GIGS
FRI 21	Mammalian Diving Reflex, Darren O'Donnell: All The Sex I've Ever Had	PERFORMANCE
SAT 22	Mammalian Diving Reflex, Darren O'Donnell: All The Sex I've Ever Had	PERFORMANCE
MON 24	Tunde Jegede & The Art Ensemble of Lagos	WORLD MUSIC
TUE 25	Colne Valley Youth Orchestra Fundraising Concert	CLASSICAL
THU 27	Steve Harris British Lion * SOLD OUT	GIGS
FRI 28	Shitmat + An Unnecessarily Justified With + Sam Fez	GIGS
SAT 29	Sesh For Luke *	GIGS
SUN 30	Colchester Heritage Tour with Sir Bob Russell - Tour B *	WALKING TOUR
SUN 30	The African Salsa Orchestra	WORLD MUSIC

JUNE

THU 1	32nd Colchester Real Ale & Cider Festival *	BEER
FRI 2	32nd Colchester Real Ale & Cider Festival *	BEER
SAT 3	32nd Colchester Real Ale & Cider Festival *	BEER
SUN 4	Colchester Heritage Tour with Sir Bob Russell - Tour A *	WALKING TOUR
SUN 4	Solstice	JAZZ
FRI 9	Farmers Market *	MARKET
FRI 9	The Laughter Zone Comedy Club *	COMEDY
SAT 10	Frock Swap!	FASHION
SAT 10	Terry Alderton	COMEDY
SUN 11	Virtuosity - In Aid Of MS-UK *	GIGS
MON 12	Solstafir + Tropic of Xhao	GIGS
TUE 13	Zu + Earthmass + Meadows	GIGS
WED 14	Ursula Martinez: Free Admission	PERFORMANCE
THU 15	Steve Ashley	FOLK
FRI 16	Limehouse Lizzy *	GIGS
SUN 18	Colchester Heritage Tour with Sir Bob Russell - Tour B *	WALKING TOUR
SUN 18	Torus	JAZZ
TUE 20	James Veitch: Game Face	COMEDY
WED 21	Summer Solstice Celebration: A Midsummer Night's Dream *	GIGS
THU 22	Acoustic Strawbs *	FOLK
FRI 23	Katy Brand - I Was a Teenage Christian	COMEDY
SAT 24	Compagnie Animotion: Watch your feet! And your hands! Workshop	KIDS
SAT 24	Compagnie Animotion presents The War Of The Buttons (With Integrated BSL)	KIDS
SAT 24	Monster Florence *	GIGS
SUN 25	The Vinyl Sessions - Jimi Hendrix Experience: Electric Ladyland	MUSIC
TUE 27	Laniakea + Thighpaulsandra (Ex Coil) + Jessica Moss (Thee Silver Mt Zion)	GIGS
WED 28	An Audience With Author Sarah Perry *	LITERATURE
THU 29	Classic Horror Nights! Theatre of Blood + Q&A with Madeline Smith	FILM
FRI 30	The Noise Next Door: Uproar!	COMEDY

MAY

TUE 2	Lance Corporal Richard Jones * SOLD OUT	MAGIC
WED 3	Peter McMaster: 27	PERFORMANCE
THU 4	Illuminating Alice	THEATRE
FRI 5	Farmers Market Plus	MARKET
FRI 5	The Laughter Zone Comedy Club *	COMEDY
SAT 6	Committed To The Blues Brothers *	GIGS
SUN 7	Colchester Heritage Tour with Sir Bob Russell - Tour A *	WALKING TOUR
SUN 7	Partikel	JAZZ
MON 8	Jon Boden * 23 TICKETS LEFT	FOLK
WED 10	Stefanie Mueller: Prelude to a Coat	PERFORMANCE
THU 11	Theatre at Breakfast Time! Stefanie Mueller: Prelude to a Coat	PERFORMANCE
THU 11	Anna & Elizabeth + East Creek Union	FOLK
FRI 12	Classic Horror Nights! Dracula AD 1972	FILM
SAT 13	Three Half Pints presents The Three Musketeers	KIDS
SAT 13	Three Half Pints presents The Three Musketeers (Relaxed Performance)	KIDS
SAT 13	The Swing Spectacular * 31 TICKETS LEFT	SWING
MON 15	Benji Kirkpatrick (ex Bellowhead) *	FOLK
TUE 16	Brian Conley: The Greatest Entertainer (In His Price Range) * 8 TICKETS LEFT	COMEDY
WED 17	Old Trunk: Fran & Leni	PERFORMANCE
THU 18	Vein	JAZZ
FRI 19	John Callaghan + USOL + Jotnarr + The Abominable Mr Tinkler + DJGram	GIGS
SAT 20	CKY SOLD OUT	GIGS
SUN 21	Colchester Heritage Tour with Sir Bob Russell - Tour B *	WALKING TOUR
SUN 21	The Vinyl Sessions - Miles Davis: Kind of Blue	MUSIC
SUN 21	Cara Dillon *	FOLK
MON 22	Emily Smith & Jamie McClennan *	FOLK
WED 24	Francesca Beard: How To Survive A Post-Truth Apocalypse	PERFORMANCE
FRI 26	Cut Hands + Possession Trance + The Fez!	GIGS
SAT 27	Sea Legs Puppet Theatre presents The Musicians of Bremen	KIDS
SAT 27	Sea Legs Puppet Theatre presents The Musicians of Bremen (Relaxed Performance with BSL)	KIDS
SUN 28	The Warm & Toasty Club... Goes Coast To Coast	GIGS
SUN 28	Ayesha Hazarika: The State of the Nation	COMEDY
TUE 30	32nd Colchester Real Ale & Cider Festival *	BEER
WED 31	32nd Colchester Real Ale & Cider Festival *	BEER

APRIL

SAT 1	Variety Night 2 TICKETS LEFT	VARIETY
SUN 2	Alison Rayner Quintet	JAZZ
MON 3	Rag Mama Rag *	FOLK
WED 5	Greg Wohead: Celebration, Florida + Lucy Hutson: Bi-Curious George and Other Side Kicks	PERFORMANCE
THU 6	Rob Rouse: Are You Sitting Comfortably?	COMEDY
FRI 7	Farmers Market	MARKET
FRI 7	The Laughter Zone Comedy Club *	COMEDY
SAT 8	David Bowie - All Golden Years *	GIGS
SUN 9	Colchester Heritage Tour with High Steward Sir Bob Russell - Tour A *	WALKING TOUR
SUN 9	Free Djembe Drumming Workshops all day	WORKSHOP
SUN 9	Fin Taylor + Mat Ewins - POSTPONED	COMEDY
MON 10	Mairearad Green & Anna Massie *	FOLK
TUE 11	Steve Ignorant's Slice Of Life + Pet Needs	GIGS
WED 12	Nigel Barrett & Louise Mari: Margate/Dreamland	PERFORMANCE
THU 13	Dr Phil Hammond: Dr Phil's Health Revolution 17 TICKETS LEFT	COMEDY
FRI 14	Superglu + Ordinary Noise + Gaffa Tape Sandy	GIGS
SAT 15	Roving Crows	GIGS
SAT 15	Paper Balloon presents The Boy and The Mermaid - Relaxed Performance with BSL interpretation	KIDS
SAT 15	Paper Balloon presents The Boy and The Mermaid	KIDS
SUN 16	Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker + Matt Buckle	GIGS
TUE 18	Trans Am + Mother Sky + Nothing.Existed	GIGS
WED 19	Tim Bromage	PERFORMANCE
THU 20	Zoe Lyons: Little Misfit	COMEDY
FRI 21	Bang Said The Gun	POETRY
SUN 23	The Vinyl Sessions - Television: Marquee Moon	MUSIC
SUN 23	Colchester Heritage Tour with High Steward Sir Bob Russell - Tour B *	WALKING TOUR
SUN 23	Kiri Pritchard-McLean	COMEDY
MON 24	Moore, Moss & Rutter *	FOLK
TUE 25	Hayseed Dixie + Datcha Mandala *	GIGS
WED 26	Catherine Hoffmann: Free Lunch with the StenchWench	PERFORMANCE
THU 27	Tony Law: A Law Unto His-Elf What Welcome	COMEDY
FRI 28	An Evening With Ian McCulloch * 25 TICKETS LEFT	GIGS
SAT 29	Comedy Club 4 Kids (with BSL Sign Language Interpretation) SOLD OUT	KIDS
SAT 29	The Floyd Effect: Dark Side of the Moon & Beyond * 2 TICKETS LEFT	GIGS