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