Forthcoming events in and around the area
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Local Theatres
We are lucky enough to have three local theatres within the Tendring district. For further information about what's on at each theatre please follow the links belowPrinces Theatre, Clacton
West Cliff Theatre, Clacton
Electric Palace, Harwich
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Easter Spring Fayre Sat, 04/04/2020 - 10:00 YMCA Hall Brightlingsea Easter Spring fayre by Brightlingsea Hospice Support Group |
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Point Clear & St Osyth Horticultural Society Spring Show - CANCELLED Sat, 04/04/2020 - 14:00 to 16:00 St Osyth Village Hall Horticultural Show with plants and refreshments for sale and a raffle. |
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Handel's Messiah Sat, 04/04/2020 - 19:30 to 21:30 St Pauls Church Clacton Choral accompanied by the Kingfisher Sinfonietta from Halesworth Suffolk and with four professional soloists sing parts 11 and 111 of Handel's Messiah. |
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Mayflower 400 Harwich Half Marathon Sun, 05/04/2020 - 10:30 Adjacent to Old Harwich Lighthouse As part of the Mayflower 2020 celebrations, the Harwich Half Marathon will return on Sunday 5th April 2020. |
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Bumper Spring Coffee Morning Sat, 18/04/2020 - 09:30 to 12:00 YMCA Hall Raising funds for the town's renowned floral displays. |
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Murder Mystery Evening and Supper Sat, 18/04/2020 - 19:00 to 23:00 Bradfield Village Hall Friends of St Lawrence's Church. A play called The Allotment Plot by Emma Northcott. Baldock Allotment growers meet in their shed prior to their annual competition. |
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Charity Quiz Night Sat, 18/04/2020 - 19:30 to 22:30 Thorpe-Le-Soken Sports and Social Club Charity for Crescent Cat Rescue |
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The Corbeau Seats Rally Tendring & Clacton - CANCELLED Sat, 25/04/2020 - 00:00 to Sun, 26/04/2020 - 11:59 Clacton Seafront CANCELLED - The Corbeau Seats Rally Tendring & Clacton will be joining the prestigious British Rally Championship for their third running on 25th & 26th April 2020. |
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Harwich Ale Trail Thu, 30/04/2020 - 17:00 to Mon, 04/05/2020 - 23:00 Various The 2020 Ale Trail will be the fifth in its Springtime slot and happily coincides with the Mayflower 400 celebrations. |
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Diamonds-20th Year Anniversary Show- The Mad About The Theatre Co Sat, 02/05/2020 - 14:30 to 19:30 Clacton County High school An original musical theatre story. |
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Tour de Tendring Bike Ride Sun, 24/05/2020 - 08:30 to 17:00 Dovercourt Swimming Pool Come and join us on the hugely popular Tour de Tendring bike ride. |
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Craft Fair June Sat, 20/06/2020 - 10:00 Tendring District Scout Centre Tendring District Scouts - Craft Fair |
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The Harwich Festival Thu, 25/06/2020 - 10:00 to Sun, 05/07/2020 - 16:00 Harwich (various venues) An annual combined arts festival with a strong visual arts strand. |
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Octopus Ahoy - Sculpture Trail (CANCELLED) Sat, 04/07/2020 - 10:00 to Sat, 12/09/2020 - 16:00 Tendring (various) Octopus Ahoy is a large-scale public art and charity project to celebrate the 400th anniversary since the birth of the Mayflower Ship in Harwich. |
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Charity Cycle Ride for Clacton MS Society Sun, 05/07/2020 - 10:30 to 12:00 Clacton Pier and Walton Pier Starting and ending at Kingscliff Hotel, cycling between piers for charity. |
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Harwich Sing Tendring Voices Summer Concert Sat, 11/07/2020 - 18:00 St Nicholas Church Harwich Sing Tendring Voices modern community choir |
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Harwich Maritime Festival (Cancelled) Sat, 08/08/2020 - 11:00 Harwich Quay and Ha’penny Pier The annual Maritime Festival returns on Saturday 8 August, from 11am transforming Harwich Quay and Harwich’s iconic Ha’penny Pier into an exciting hive of activity. |
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Walton Carnival Sat, 15/08/2020 - 12:00 to Sun, 16/08/2020 - 20:00 Walton (various) A family fun procession that is to be enjoyed by all who attend. Promoting Walton-on-the-Naze and raising funds for the local community. |
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Clacton Airshow Thu, 27/08/2020 - 11:00 to Fri, 28/08/2020 - 17:00 Clacton-on-Sea Seafront 2020 will once again see our award winning seafronts and west greensward be transformed over two days into a fun filled display/event site and flight viewing area. The event site will welcome in the region of 250,000 visitors wowing the crowds with Impressive aerobatic displays whilst a whole host of exhibition stands, food court and on-site entertainment are available at ground level. |
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Motorcycle Run & Harwich Family Fun Day Sun, 13/09/2020 - 08:30 to 16:00 Ford Dunton Essex & Herts Air Ambulance (EHAAT) Motorcycle Run and Family Fun Day from Ford Dunton to Harwich! |
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Harwich Shanty Festival Thu, 08/10/2020 - 10:00 to Sun, 11/10/2020 - 16:00 Harwich (various venues) Harwich International Shanty Festival takes place at a number of venues throughout the old town of Harwich, Essex. |
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Craft Fair October Sat, 17/10/2020 - 10:00 Tendring District Scout Centre Tendring District Scouts - Craft fair |
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Harwich Sausage Festival Sat, 07/11/2020 - 11:00 Harwich (various venues) Come hither to the historic seaport of Harwich and witness the medieval* spectacle of sausage throwing, as grown men and women try to hurl seasoned pork projectiles as far as they can. Following on from this fabulous frivolity, three fantastic local inns throw open their doors for the gathered masses to test the wares of the finest butchers of the Tendring Hundred and determine the public's favourite sausage, all washed down with the choicest real ales and ciders. |
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Harwich Illuminate Festival Fri, 27/11/2020 - 16:00 to Sat, 28/11/2020 - 20:00 The Quay, Harwich Part of the spectacular worldwide launch of Mayflower 400 commemorations alongside 11 other destinations! |
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Craft Fair November Sat, 28/11/2020 - 10:00 Tendring District Scout Centre Craft fair with an amazing selection of crafts. |