A six-week initiative starting 11th March – 22nd April 2026 called Beat the Street. Colchester is being transformed into a giant game, ...
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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, ...
How to Become a Peregrine
Join the Cabinet of Living Cinema for the world premiere of its new film How to Become a Peregrine inspired by J.A. Baker's The Peregrine, and ...
An epic tale of love, tragedy and loss – A Musical Iliad at The Minories
A Musical Iliad 30% discount code available below. Friday 10 October 20257pm (doors at 6.30pm)The Minors, 74 High Street, Colchester, CO1 1UE Tickets: ...
What it takes to Make a Book
Identity, class and female rage are recurring themes in Eva Verde’s work. She has published three novels including Them Girls, and will be discussing ...
Glorious Venues
One of the things we pride ourselves on at Essex Book Festival HQ is the range of venues we travel to over the festival month, and beyond that the ...
Walk With Words Competition officially launched!
Walk with Words is an interactive walking route connecting Colchester City Centre, the University of Essex, and Greenstead. Arranged on 16 posts, a QR ...
New Event Series in Partnership With EA Festival and The Minories
On 20 May, we will kick off a new event series in partnership with EA Festival and The Minories, with all the talks taking place at The Minories in ...
Electrifying Stage Adaptation of Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code coming to Colchester’s Mercury Theatre
Dan Brown’s bestselling thriller novel comes alive in a way you’ve never seen before, in this electrifying stage adaptation written by Rachel Wagstaff ...
Manifesto for Essex Climate Action Youth Summit
We were delighted to welcome over 40 young people to Headgate Theatre on Saturday 25th January for our 4th Manifesto for Essex Youth Action Climate ...