JANUARY

2nd Dec - 7th Jan
REINDEER TRAIL
Fingringhoe Wick Nature Discovery Park

3rd - 14th
SLEEPING BEAUTY
Mercury Theatre, Colchester

14th
AN EVENING OF BURLESQUE
Cliffs Pavilion, Westcliff-on-Sea

31st Jan - 3rd Feb
CAMRA WINTER ALE FESTIVAL
Colchester Arts Centre


FEBRUARY

4th
BEAUTY & THE BIG BEAST - ADULT PANTO
Princes Theatre, Clacton-on-Sea

13th
PANCAKE DAY QUIZ NIGHT
Fingringhoe Wick Nature Discovery Park

17th
THE ULTIMATE CLASSIC ROCK SHOW
West Cliff Theatre, Clacton-on-Sea

29th Feb - 2nd Mar
CHAPPEL BEER FESTIVAL
East Anglian Railway Museum, Colchester

Chappel Beer Festival - Matthew Black / CC BY-SA 2.0


MARCH

1st
EMILIO SANTORO AS ELVIS
West Cliff Theatre, Clacton-on-Sea

13th
THE "SECRET" HISTORY OF THE NAZE
Essex Wildlife Trust Naze Nature Discovery Centre, Walton-on-the-Naze

5th - 9th
THE MOUSETRAP
Palace Theatre, Southend-on-Sea

27th
SPRING OPEN DAY
Layer Marney Tower, Nr Colchester

28th
PROFESSOR BRIAN COX
Cliffs Pavilion, Westcliff-on-Sea


APRIL

11th - 13th
THE ADDAMS FAMILY
Princes Theatre, Clacton-on-Sea

28th
STAMPEDE 10K
Colchester Zoo

28th
ANTIQUE & VINTAGE OUTDOOR MARKET
Museum of Power, Langford

MAY

2nd
JIMMY CARR
Princes Theatre, Clacton-on-Sea

4th
MUSIK IN THE PARK
Castle Park, Colchester

14th
ALL ABOUT DOGS
Hylands Park, Chelmsford

Hylands House - Tom Curtis / CC BY-SA 2.0

17th - 19th
NATIONAL FLOWER SHOW
Hylands House, Chelmsford

29th May - 1st June
SUMMER BEER & CIDER FESTIVAL
Colchester Arts Centre


JUNE

2nd
MALDON MUD RACE
Promenade Park, Maldon

9th
ESSEX FAERY FAYRE
Museum of Power, Langford

15th - 16th
FATHERS DAY MOTORFEST
King’s Farm, Chelmsford

28th
THE COUNTERFEIT 60s
West Cliff Theatre, Clacton-on-Sea

29th - 30th
COLCHESTER FOOD & DRINK FESTIVAL
Castle Park, Colchester


JULY

5th - 7th
CIRQUE: THE GREATEST SHOW
Cliffs Pavilion, Westcliff-on-Sea

13th
SAUSAGE & CIDER FESTIVAL
Lower
Castle Park, Colchester

21st
COUNTRY FAYRE & CLASSIC CAR SHOW
Museum of Power, Langford


AUGUST

10th - 18th
CLACTON CARNIVAL
Clacton-on-Sea

17th - 18th
SMOKE AND FIRE
Promenade Park, Maldon

22nd - 23rd
CLACTON AIR SHOW
Clacton Seafront

24th
WEELEY TRIBUTE FESTIVAL
Hawk Fruit Farm, Clacton-on-Sea

25th
PROPER FEST
Hawk Fruit Farm, Clacton-on-Sea

31st
MINISTRY OF SOUND
Chelmsford City Racecourse

SEPTEMBER

1st
AMERICAN CAR SHOW
Museum of Power, Langford

19th
BEN ELTON: AUTHENTIC STUPIDITY
Charter Hall, Colchester

21st
GREAT DUNMOW CARNIVAL
The Causeway, Dunmow


OCTOBER

11th
JIMMY CARR
Charter Hall, Colchester

Walton-on-the-Naze - Hornbeam Arts / CC BY-NC 2.0 DEED

13th
SEA AND SHORE' PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP
Essex Wildlife Trust Naze Nature Discovery Centre, Walton-on-the-Naze

26th
SQUEEZE 50TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR
Cliffs Pavilion, Westcliff-on-Sea


NOVEMBER

1st
MUSICALS: THE ULTIMATE LIVE BAND SING-ALONG
West Cliff Theatre, Clacton-on-Sea

27th
SIMON REEVE - TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH
Charter Hall, Colchester

25th - 27th
DICKENS THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Palace Theatre, Southend-on-Sea


DECEMBER

14th
ELF THE MUSICAL
Charter Hall, Colchester

14th Dec - 5th Jan
BEAUTY & THE BEAST
Cliffs Pavilion, Westcliff-on-Sea