Colchester Market

Colchester Market offers a trail of trades throughout the city centre. Traders operate up to 7 days a week
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29/05/2026

โš”๏ธ๐Ÿฐ ๐‚๐Ž๐’๐๐‹๐€๐˜, ๐…๐€๐๐“๐€๐’๐˜, ๐‘๐Ž๐Œ๐€๐, ๐•๐ˆ๐Š๐ˆ๐๐† ๐Ž๐‘ ๐Œ๐„๐ƒ๐ˆ๐„๐•๐€๐‹โ€ฆ ๐€๐‹๐‹ ๐€๐‘๐„ ๐–๐„๐‹๐‚๐Ž๐Œ๐„! ๐Ÿฐโš”๏ธ

โœจ This year at the ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐‘๐จ๐ฆ๐š๐ง & ๐Œ๐ž๐๐ข๐ž๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ ๐…๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ, we want YOU to help bring Lower Castle Park to life with amazing costumes, incredible characters and unforgettable atmosphere!

๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ ๐…๐”๐‹๐‹ ๐‚๐Ž๐’๐“๐”๐Œ๐„ = ๐…๐‘๐„๐„ ๐„๐๐“๐‘๐˜! ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ

Whether youโ€™re:
โš”๏ธ Roman
๐Ÿช“ Viking
๐Ÿฐ Medieval
๐Ÿง™ Fantasy
โœจ Cosplay
๐Ÿ‰ Adventurer
๐Ÿ‘‘ Hero, villain or mythical characterโ€ฆ

๐‚๐Ž๐Œ๐„ ๐€๐๐ƒ ๐๐„ ๐๐€๐‘๐“ ๐Ž๐… ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐€๐ƒ๐•๐„๐๐“๐”๐‘๐„!

๐Ÿ”ฅ This isnโ€™t just about watching the festivalโ€ฆ
โœจ ๐ˆ๐“โ€™๐’ ๐˜๐Ž๐” ๐“๐‡๐€๐“ ๐๐‘๐ˆ๐๐†๐’ ๐ˆ๐“ ๐“๐Ž ๐‹๐ˆ๐…๐„! โœจ

โš ๏ธ TO KEEP THE FESTIVAL SAFE & FAMILY FRIENDLY:
โœ… Cosplay & fantasy costumes are absolutely welcome
โœ… Costumes must be suitable for a daytime public family event
โœ… Full costumes from head to toe (or close to it) qualify for free entry
โŒ NO sharp swords, knives, axes, weapons or dangerous cosplay props
โœ… Safe replica props may be permitted at the discretion of festival staff & security
๐Ÿšจ Entry remains at the discretion of festival staff & security

โš”๏ธ Expect:
๐Ÿฐ Gladiators & battle reenactments
๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Viking camps
๐Ÿน Archery
โš”๏ธ Knights & medieval combat
๐Ÿ”ฅ Living history
๐ŸŽญ Incredible costumes & cosplay
๐Ÿ” Amazing food & drink
๐Ÿบ Bars & entertainment
๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘งโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆ Family fun all weekend long!

๐Ÿ“ ๐‹๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ ๐‚๐š๐ฌ๐ฅ๐ž ๐๐š๐ซ๐ค, ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ
๐Ÿ“… ๐Ÿ”๐ญ๐ก & ๐Ÿ•๐ญ๐ก ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”
๐Ÿ•š ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฆ โ€“ ๐Ÿ”๐ฉ๐ฆ
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Adults ยฃ10
๐Ÿ‘ถ Under 16s FREE
๐Ÿš— FREE Parking

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ GET YOUR TICKETS HERE:
๐ŸŒ www.foodanddrinkfestivalsuk.co.uk

๐Ÿ“ Covering Essex, Suffolk, Colchester, Ipswich, Chelmsford, Southend & surrounding areas!

โš”๏ธ ๐’๐‡๐€๐‘๐„ ๐“๐‡๐ˆ๐’ ๐–๐ˆ๐“๐‡ ๐˜๐Ž๐”๐‘ ๐‚๐Ž๐’๐“๐”๐Œ๐„ ๐‚๐‘๐„๐–!
๐Ÿฐ Tag the friends youโ€™d bring with you!
โœจ Letโ€™s fill Castle Park with Romans, Vikings, knights, fantasy heroes & cosplay characters!

๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐‹๐„๐“โ€™๐’ ๐Œ๐€๐Š๐„ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐Œ๐Ž๐’๐“ ๐ˆ๐Œ๐Œ๐„๐‘๐’๐ˆ๐•๐„ ๐‘๐Ž๐Œ๐€๐ & ๐Œ๐„๐ƒ๐ˆ๐„๐•๐€๐‹ ๐…๐„๐’๐“๐ˆ๐•๐€๐‹ ๐˜๐„๐“! ๐Ÿ”ฅ

St Nicholas Square today In Colchester Colchester City Council Love Your Local Market Utility Warehouse Authorised ...
29/05/2026

St Nicholas Square today In Colchester Colchester City Council Love Your Local Market Utility Warehouse Authorised Partner

29/05/2026

Good morning! Itโ€™s going to be another glorious day! We have plenty of fish ready for the bbq! Look at these gorgeous fresh Suffolk sea bass ยฃ20 each !!! We also have these stunning fresh Suffolk mackerel going out today! Happy Thursday guys!

29/05/2026

We can't wait to welcome you all back into the garden of .cafe and

We are going to have a wonderful range of local, vegan vendors ready to serve you up alllllll the goods!

Stay tuned for the trader line up

๐Ÿ“…Thursday June 4th ๐Ÿ’ƒ
๐Ÿ•5-8pm FREE ENTRY
๐ŸŒฑFarmers market + streetfood + bar
๐Ÿ’กOutside
๐Ÿ‘ถ๐ŸฝKid friendly
๐Ÿ•Well behaved dogs welcome

Words.London are in St Nicholas Square today In Colchester Colchester City Council Love Your Local Market
29/05/2026

Words.London are in St Nicholas Square today In Colchester Colchester City Council Love Your Local Market

27/05/2026

๐Ÿ๐Ÿงผ COLCHESTER SOAPBOX IS BACK FOR 2027!

Yep, itโ€™s returning to North Hill and weโ€™re already counting down after how much fun 2025 was. Bigger crowds, louder cheers, wilder carts and that proper Colchester buzz all day long ๐Ÿ™Œ

And for 2027โ€ฆ weโ€™re adding two new thrills: a ring of fire ๐Ÿ”ฅ and swinging axes to dodge ๐Ÿช“ (our risk assessment is currently having a little lie down ๐Ÿ˜…)

๐Ÿ‘‰ Who are you bringing to watch and would you ever enter?

27/05/2026
Utility Warehouse Authorised Partner are in St Nicholas Square today through to Sunday. Have a chat with the super-fr...
27/05/2026

Utility Warehouse Authorised Partner are in St Nicholas Square today through to Sunday. Have a chat with the super-friendly team In Colchester Colchester City Council

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High Street, Culver St West And Culver St East
Colchester
CO11PJ

Opening Hours

Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 4pm
Friday 8am - 4pm
Saturday 8am - 4pm
Sunday 9am - 6pm

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