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Children & Families

Free

Holiday Fun: Summer 2025 – Make

Thursday 28 August 2025

10:00 am - 2:30 pm

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Get making during our Holiday Fun: Make session with a variety of free creative activities at Firstsite this Summer.

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Children & Families

Free

Holiday Fun: Summer 2025 – Breakdancing

Thursday 28 August 2025

10:45 am

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Children can show off their best moves with Breakdance at Firstsite Holiday Fun this summer in Colchester!

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Children & Families

Free

Holiday Fun: Summer 2025 – Canteen (Early Afternoon)

Thursday 28 August 2025

11:45 am

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

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Holiday Fun

Free

Holiday Fun: Summer 2025 – Canteen (Late Afternoon)

Thursday 28 August 2025

1:00 pm

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

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Holiday Fun

Free

Holiday Fun: Summer 2025 – Athletics

Friday 29 August 2025

10:45 am

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On your marks, get set, go! Sprint, leap and throw this summer with our Holiday Fun: Athletics! Learn new skills in a playful sessions.

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Children & Families

Free

Holiday Fun: Summer 2025 – Circus

Saturday 30 August 2025

10:45 am

Step right up, step right up, for this Summer Holiday Fun session to learn some circus skills with Beef Wright! 

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Children & Families

Free

Holiday Fun: Summer 2025 – Football

Saturday 30 August 2025

12:00 pm

Run, jump and kick this Summer with Holiday Fun Football! Meet your heroes from Colchester Villa in a fun footfall coaching session.

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Children & Families

Invasion Colchester at Firstsite

Saturday 06 September 2025

10:00 am

Invasion Colchester at Firstsite – Your Mission Awaits! Calling all superheroes! Firstsite is proud to be part of Invasion Colchester 2025.

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Courses, Clubs & Classes

Free

MiniCLIP Colchester

Wednesday 10 September 2025

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MiniCLIP – a free weekly music club for young people age 11 to 14 at Firstsite Colchester, on term time Wednesdays from 4 – 5pm.

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Welcome area at Firstsite. 'Big Hello' (2018) Peter Liversidge. Photo by Jayne Lloyd.

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