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Where available there are direct links and contact details for the event organisers who we recommend should be contacted directly for further information on any particular event before travelling.
Although accurate at the time of being entered, the information contained within maybe subject to change and as such Essex Tourist Guide does not accept responsibility for any omissions or errors to this content.



- JANUARY -

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- FEBRUARY -

Thursday 4th to Saturday 6th February 2010
11th Chelmsford Winter Beer Festival
120+ real ales including winter brews; also cider + Belgian beers. Souvenir glass. Hot & cold food available all sessions.
Opening times:
Thursday 4th February 12 noon - 11pm
Friday 5th February 12 noon - 11pm
Saturday 6th February 12 noon - 11pm
Admission:
Card-carrying CAMRA and Triangle Club members free entry
Non-members:
Thursday free entry before 7pm £3 thereafter
Friday free entry before 7pm £5 thereafter
Saturday free entry before 7pm £2 thereafter
Refundable glass deposit £3
Please click here for more information.
Essex County Council Social Club (Triangle Club), Duke Street, Chelmsford, Essex CM1 1LX

Friday 26th & Sunday 27th February 2010
1st Chappel Winter Ale Festival - East Anglian Railway Museum
This is a Ticket Only Event in the Goods Shed. Please book your ticket BEFORE setting out, ticket numbers are limited and will NOT be available on the door.
There are four sessions:
Friday - 11am to 5pm & 6pm to 11pm
Saturday - 11am to 5pm & 6pm to 11pm
Admission: All Tickets £5 (Prebook only)
Please click here for more information and to book tickets.
We are unable to take bookings via phone or post.
East Anglian Railway Museum, Chappel and Wakes Colne Station, Wakes Colne, Essex CO6 2DS
Tel: 01206 242524

- MARCH -

March 2010
Essex Book Festival
The annual festival, jam-packed full of well-known authors and themes ranging from history to health and creative writing to crime, is always a popular event and its eleventh year is no exception.
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Saturday 13th March to Monday 3rd May 2010
The Loughton Festival
The Loughton Festival 2010 will include all of the talks, walks, concerts and other events that Loughton’s residents have now come to expect. The theme in 2010 will be: ‘Creativity and Epping Forest’.
Talks in previous years have shown how famous artists and authors were inspired by Epping Forest. This year's main author will be Charles Dickens but we will also be highlighting the work of Hesba Stretton, Arthur Morrison and WW Jacobs who all had connections to the Loughton area.
The 2010 Loughton Festival will provide plenty of inspiration for anyone wanting to have a go at writing or sketching themselves. There will be readings, three art exhibitions and a drop-in art workshop, facilitated by the Loughton Art Group, in association with the City of London Corporation.
Last year the Loughton Festival raised around £2,000 for local charities, including Save the Children, the Loughton branches of the RBL and the RNLI, and the Loughton Resource Centre. In 2010, the recipients of the festival fundraising will be the pupils of Oak View Special School, and Dream Factory, a charity that makes dreams come true for children who are seriously ill.
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- APRIL -

Sunday 10th April 2011
Rock for Havens Sake Music Festival
The third ''Rock for Havens Sake Music Festival'' in aid of Havens Hospices will be held on Sunday 10th April 2011 at The Mill Arts & Events Centre, Rayleigh, Essex.
Doors open at 11.30am - Licensed bar, food, raffle etc.
All proceeds in aid of the Hospices. 12 live bands, different genres of music. All ages welcome. £10 per all day ticket per person.
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Registered Charity No. 1022119

- MAY -


Saturday 13th March to Monday 3rd May 2010
The Loughton Festival
The Loughton Festival 2010 will include all of the talks, walks, concerts and other events that Loughton’s residents have now come to expect. The theme in 2010 will be: ‘Creativity and Epping Forest’.
Talks in previous years have shown how famous artists and authors were inspired by Epping Forest. This year's main author will be Charles Dickens but we will also be highlighting the work of Hesba Stretton, Arthur Morrison and WW Jacobs who all had connections to the Loughton area.
The 2010 Loughton Festival will provide plenty of inspiration for anyone wanting to have a go at writing or sketching themselves. There will be readings, three art exhibitions and a drop-in art workshop, facilitated by the Loughton Art Group, in association with the City of London Corporation.
Last year the Loughton Festival raised around £2,000 for local charities, including Save the Children, the Loughton branches of the RBL and the RNLI, and the Loughton Resource Centre. In 2010, the recipients of the festival fundraising will be the pupils of Oak View Special School, and Dream Factory, a charity that makes dreams come true for children who are seriously ill.
Please click here for details of the many events taking place at the Festival...

Tuesday 20th April 2010 for six weeks 11am-1pm (no talk on 11th May)
Essex Buildings and Landscapes: Prehistoric to Plantagenet Class by Alan Bayford
Alan Bayford is an experienced adult education lecturer, a previous Chairman of the Herts. & Essex Architectural Society and a Committee member of the Essex Historical Buildings Group.
Venue: St. Mary's Church, Loughton High Road.
Presented jointly by the Loughton Festival and the Herts & Essex Architectural Research Society.
£35 (or £7.50 for a single talk). Pay on first day.
Also, Saturday 8th May 10.00am - 4.30pm HEARS Day School: Traditional Buildings of England: North, South, East, and West. Alan Bayford and Anne Padfield. The Village Hall, Hatfield Broad Oak.
Book in advance. Phone 0208 508 2512
£10, lunch not included. May be purchased locally or bring a packed lunch.



- JUNE -

Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th June 2010
The Colchester Medieval Festival & Oyster Fayre
Each June we will stage a full medieval style fair, with many of the peripheral activities that this major annual event of the period would have offered. It remembers a time when folk from the countryside and neighbouring villages would travel to the ‘Big Fair’ in the town.
See website for further details: www.oysterfayre.flyer.co.uk
Opening time: 10.30am - 5.30pm
Location: Lower Castle Park, Colchester, Essex

Friday 11th, Saturday 12th & Sunday 13th June 2010
11th Chappel Cider Festival - East Anglian Railway Museum
The Chappel Cider Festival celebrates its 11th year at Chappel in 2010, growing in popularity each year, it is expected to have around 70 different Ciders, Wines and Perrys available.
Food will be available at all times.
Please click here for more information and to book tickets.
East Anglian Railway Museum, Chappel and Wakes Colne Station, Wakes Colne, Essex CO6 2DS
Tel: 01206 242524


Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th June 2010
Colchester Food & Drink Festival
Details to follow soon.
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- JULY -


Thursday 1st to Sunday 11th July 2010
2010 Harwich Festival of the Arts
Commemorating the Evacuation of Harwich Children in 1940.
Recitals, jazz, drama, film, art exhibitions, museums, embroidery, children''s carnival and more! Festival Concert 11th July 7pm at St. Nicholas'' Church, Harwich. ''Last Night of the New World Proms'' featuring Tracey Simmons (violin) Bruch: Violin Concerto and Dovercourt Choral Society singing "Hiawatha''s Wedding Feast".
For more information please telephone 01255 503571 or email anna@rendell-knights.freeserve.co.uk


Saturday 3rd July 2010
Celebrate! Diverse Cultures Festival returns to Colchester
The TACMEP Celebrate! Diverse Cultures Festival will take place in Lower Castle Park, Colchester, on the 3rd July 2010 from 12pm until 5pm. This free family event, now in its third year, celebrates the rich cultures and diversity in Colchester. The annual event is staged by the Tendring and Colchester Minority Ethnic Partnership (TACMEP), who are a unique organisation promoting equality across the district. The day’s celebrations will feature music, dance, visual arts, market stalls and cuisine from around the world. Workshops will also take place, featuring several of the artists performing at the event, allowing visitors to participate and learn new songs, instruments, dances and stories.
The event will be followed by an Eastern Roots concert - a performance by salsa band Sexteto Café at Colchester Arts Centre. With a reputation as one of the best Latin bands in the UK, they will be promoting their new release '10 years of Salsa'.
Tickets available from 01206 500 900
Many thanks to Explore Culture One World Festival, Essex County Council, Arts Council East and Colchester Borough Council for supporting Celebrate! Diverse Cultures Festival 2010.
Daisy Lees Festival Co-ordinator TACMEP Arts La'Olam 01473 822055 daisy@la-olam.com
This is a community-led event: Artists, Traders, Performers or Prospective Volunteers please call 07990 802 776 for your involvement. Thanks, Celebrate!

Thursday 22nd to Sunday 25th July 2010
Summer Beer Festival at The White Hart Inn
40 Real Ales and Ciders, Champagne and Pimms tent for the ladies, BBQ and live music most sessions. All laid out in marquees in the grounds of The White Hart.
The White Hart Inn, Swan Lane, Margaretting Tye, Ingatestone, Essex CM4 9JX
Tel: 01277 840478
Website: http://WhiteHartMargarettingTye.com

Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th July 2010
Georgian Military Festival at the Royal Gunpowder Mills
On the weekend of July 24/25th the Royal Gunpowder Mills at Waltham Abbey will witness the rarest of sights – The military forces of the Duke of Wellington and Napoleon Bonaparte together, representing the military life of the 19th century conflict known as the Napoleonic Wars.
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Royal Gunpowder Mills, Beaulieu Drive, Waltham Abbey, Essex EN9 1JY



Sunday 25th July 2010
Harwich Sea Festival 2010
The Rotary Harwich Sea Festival will be held on the Quay at Harwich on Sunday 25th July from 11:00 to 17:00. The event celebrates the town and region’s seafaring past with an exciting mix of maritime and music with the Quay lined with stalls offering a wide selection of goods to purchase, whilst a full entertainment program is offered outside of the Lifeboat station including a theatre group, jazz band, rock groups and a brass band.
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- AUGUST -

Saturday 21st & Sunday 22nd August 2010
V Festival – Hylands Park, Chelmsford
The V Festival returns to Hylands Park on Saturday 21st & Sunday 22nd August 2010.
Please click here for a list of the official ticket outlets. (2010 tickets now sold out!)

- SEPTEMBER -

Tuesday 7th through to Saturday 11th September 2010
24th Chappel Beer Festival - East Anglian Railway Museum
The Famous Chappel Beer Festival returns for the twenty-third year at Chappel in September 2009, jointly organised by the East Anglian Railway Museum and our friends from the Campaign for Real Ale.
Over 400 beers will be available, with beers from small local breweries and rare beers not normally available in Essex. Real Ciders and Soft Drinks will also be available as will Hot and Cold Food.
Please click here for more information and to book tickets.
East Anglian Railway Museum, Chappel and Wakes Colne Station, Wakes Colne, Essex CO6 2DS
Tel: 01206 242524

Thursday 23rd September to Friday 9th October 2010
Essex Poetry Festival
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Website: www.essex-poetry-festival.co.uk

Friday 24th to Sunday 26th September 2010
Harvest Flower Festival at St. Mary's Church, Theydon Bois
Friday 24th September, 7pm-9pm: Songs before Supper, a concert of varied and popular music on the theme of flowers by the Crofton Singers followed by a reception giving the opportunity to view the flower arrangements over a glass of wine and canapés. Tickets £10.
Saturday 25th September, 10am-4pm: The church will be open to view the flowers, along with stalls and refreshments, all in the church grounds.
Sunday 26th September, 12pm-4pm: The church will be open to view the flowers, with tea and cakes being served. The day will finish with Festival Choral Evensong at 6pm.
For further details please contact Phil Simmance on 01992 813732

Friday 24th to Sunday 26th September 2010
The 9th Frinton Literary Festival
This year all events will take place at the Frinton Golf Club
Confirmed to date:
For the Philomena Dwyer Lunch on Saturday 25th we will be joined by Carol Drinkwater, actress and bestselling author, who will be talking about her new book ‘Return to the Olive Farm’.
Published in July, this will be the sixth of her much-loved memoirs, based on her life on a Provençal olive farm.
Afternoon Tea with novelist Barbara Trapido who will be talking about her latest best seller ‘Sex and Stravisnksy’ Sunday 26th September at 3pm.
Friday and Saturday evening events to be confirmed
Schools’ Programme
The Frinton Literary Festival is committed to working with the whole community. Last year we took authors into three local primary schools. This year we are delighted to confirm that we have secured authors for all 5 local primary schools and Tendring Technology College.
Our Annual Fundraising Quiz Night will be held on 11th September at the McGrigor Hall.
For details of all events please contact Sally or Judith at Caxton Books & Gallery, 37 Connaught Avenue, Frinton-on-sea, Essex CO13 9PN
Tel: 01255 851505
Email: books@caxtons37.wanadoo.co.uk
Website: www.caxton-books.co.uk

- OCTOBER -

Thursday 23rd September to Friday 9th October 2010
Essex Poetry Festival
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Website: www.essex-poetry-festival.co.uk

Saturday 2nd October to Saturday 6th November 2010
Festival of Fireworks at Southend Seafront
The skies over Southend seafront dazzle, shimmer and explode with colour every Saturday night at this time of year as a fabulous array of fireworks are launched from a barge at sea just off Jubilee Beach about 100m east of the Pier.
FREE EVENT
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- NOVEMBER -

Saturday 2nd October to Saturday 6th November 2010
Festival of Fireworks at Southend Seafront
The skies over Southend seafront dazzle, shimmer and explode with colour every Saturday night at this time of year as a fabulous array of fireworks are launched from a barge at sea just off Jubilee Beach about 100m east of the Pier.
FREE EVENT
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- DECEMBER -

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