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Holiday Fun: Summer 2025 – Canteen (Late Afternoon)

Children & Families: FREE

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Holiday Fun: Summer 2025 – Canteen (Late Afternoon)

Tuesday 29 July - Saturday 30 August 2025

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Enjoy freshly made hot meals for all the family at Firstsite’s Holiday Fun Canteen in Colchester town centre.

Meals are available for children and their caregivers; we ask that caregivers stay on site throughout the meals.

This session is for our late afternoon seating. Please click here if you would like to book our early afternoon seating.

Our Holiday Fun activities are for families facing economic challenges or who require additional support during the school holidays, including those that qualify for benefits-based free school meals.

Holiday Fun is designed in partnership with African Families in the UK, Bangladeshi Women’s Association Essex, and Level Best Enterprises.

Find out more about Holiday Fun.

 

How to book Holiday Fun Canteen

Scroll down to book your spaces.

Early bird tickets are on sale from 9am on Tuesday 22 Jul 2025. More tickets will be released three days in advance of each session.

Bookings can be made by selecting a date at the bottom of this page, or by calling 01206 713 700. Spaces are limited, offered on a first come, first served basis.

 

How to get to Firstsite Canteen

Please note there is no parking available at Firstsite, however there are car parks nearby, and Colchester Town Centre is well serviced by public transport. How to get here

 

If you can no longer attend your booking…

Please let us know as soon as possible if you can’t attend your booking by emailing [email protected] or by calling 01206 713 700. If you or your child feels unwell on the day of an event, we ask that you please don’t attend.

If you contact us 24 hours before the event your space can be made available for another family. Thank you!

 

Explore more of Holiday Fun

Get creative with all the family in our art drop-in activities, plus children can take part in our Holiday Fun movement activities – find out more and book here 

 

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Dates and times

Tuesday 29 July 2025 | 1:00 pm

Wednesday 30 July 2025 | 1:00 pm

Thursday 31 July 2025 | 1:00 pm

Friday 01 August 2025 | 1:00 pm

Saturday 02 August 2025 | 1:00 pm

Tuesday 05 August 2025 | 1:00 pm

Wednesday 06 August 2025 | 1:00 pm

Thursday 07 August 2025 | 1:00 pm

Friday 08 August 2025 | 1:00 pm

Saturday 09 August 2025 | 1:00 pm

Tuesday 12 August 2025 | 1:00 pm

Wednesday 13 August 2025 | 1:00 pm

Thursday 14 August 2025 | 1:00 pm

Friday 15 August 2025 | 1:00 pm

Saturday 16 August 2025 | 1:00 pm

Tuesday 19 August 2025 | 1:00 pm

Wednesday 20 August 2025 | 1:00 pm

Thursday 21 August 2025 | 1:00 pm

Friday 22 August 2025 | 1:00 pm

Saturday 23 August 2025 | 1:00 pm

Tuesday 26 August 2025 | 1:00 pm

Wednesday 27 August 2025 | 1:00 pm

Thursday 28 August 2025 | 1:00 pm

Friday 29 August 2025 | 1:00 pm

Saturday 30 August 2025 | 1:00 pm

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