The Colchester Roman & Medieval Festival - Lower Castle Park, Colchester
Next: Saturday, 6 June 2026
Runs until Sunday, 7 June 2026 (See all dates)
- Time
- 11:00 - 17:00
- Venue
- Lower Castle Park, Colchester, CO1 1HL
- Price
- £10.00
A huge fun packed and educational event in Colchester’s Castle Park.
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- Re-enactors from the Viking, Roman, and Medieval periods showing fighting skills, cookery, and living history camps.
- A grand Market with all kinds of treasures for you to browse.
- One of Britain’s largest and most exciting longbow competitions.
- Ale bars, hog roast, excellent food outlets. Join in the archery and axe-throwing.
- Storytellers, puppeteers, traders, musicians, hawkers, wonderful sights and sounds
- Free dressing up and activities for children.
- Dogs welcome
Where: Lower Castle Park, St Peter's Street entrance (Ryegate), Colchester, C01 1HL.
Tickets: Adults £10.00, under 16s FREE
FREE parking: - K𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗼𝘄, 𝗘𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗽𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱, 𝗖𝗢𝟭 𝟭𝗫𝗡 - Walk along Pavilion View and cross at the Lower Castle Park footbridge - which is a 𝟱 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸 from the festival. The route will be signposted, and staff will be on hand to help with directions. 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 is available at Colchester Leisure Centre.
Venue
Lower Castle Park
St Peters Street
Colchester
CO1 1HL
Dates
The event runs from 11:00 to 17:00 on the following dates.
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