- 28 May -28 June 2026
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- Young Essex
Oi Chelmsford! Meet the Author
Join in this hilarious interactive event with the multi-award-winning Essex-born author behind the wildly popular 'Oi Frog' and 'Friends' series. Kes Gray eats Ideaflakes for breakfast, spreads silliness on his toast and loves to write books that will make children laugh out loud. He will be talking about his books, and how growing up in Chelmsford inspired them. Read more
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- Workshop
- Young Essex
Comic Art Masterclass – SOLD OUT
Comic Art Masterclass with Kev F Sutherland who writes and draws for Beano, Doctor Who and Marvel comics, and makes graphic novels adapted from Shakespeare. Now he’ll teach you how easy it is. Learn everything he knows, so you could leave school and steal his job! Read more
- FREE
- Manifesto For Essex
- Partner Event
- Young Essex
Sketching & Story Adventure
Join us at The Wild Space, where nature reminds us that everyone is a storyteller. Families will search for natural treasures and transform their finds into imaginative characters. A joyful, creative session for all ages set in a hidden community Foraging Garden in Maldon. Read more
- FREE
- Young Essex
Midsummer Madness Family Fun
A day of other worldly storytelling and creative mayhem in the enchanted setting of The Minories, Colchester’s oldest art gallery and garden. Our Midsummer Madness Family Day is the perfect place to get crafty and messy with our delectable range of free hands-on drop-in workshops, and more. Read more
- ONLY A FEW TICKETS LEFT!
- Young Essex
From Oi Frog! to Oi Dinosaurs!
Join in this hilarious interactive event with multi-award-winning author Kes Gray as he talks about the evolution of his Oi! picture book series, from Oi Frog! to Oi Dinosaurs! Guaranteed to get everyone giggling. Read more
