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
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
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
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