Events in December

Forthcoming Events

Tue 1st December

Animal Protection Regular Project: 9am - 11:30am; Travel from Colchester campus; Weekly sessions at an animal sanctuary, offering hands-on help to care for animals and their homes.

Refugee Teaching Programme (RTP) Regular Project: 9:50am - 12:45pm; Travel from Colchester campus; Weekly sessions teaching English to refugees and asylum seekers in the local community.

SU MAKES... Journals: noon - 8pm; The Atrium; Look back on November, look forward to December

SU MAKES...Your Best Year Yet: noon - 8pm; The Atrium; Check in with your BYY book!

Social Sport: Gymnastics: 7:30pm - 9:05pm; Meet at SU Reception; Try it on us!

Wed 2nd December

Clothes Exchange Clothes Sale: 11am - 4pm; Square 3; Weekly pop-up charity shop on campus, collecting clothes donations and selling them AND we raise money for different charities each week.

BUCS Home Matches - 02/12/2026: 1pm - 10pm; Colchester Campus; 🏆Support Your Teams - Back the Blades!

Creative Community Project: 1pm - 3pm; Travel from Colchester campus; Beginner-friendly crafting sessions to support local adults with learning difficulties. Run weekly.

Top Bar Happy Hour: 5pm - 8pm; Top Bar; Delicious deals on your fave drinks!

Alt & About: 6pm - 8pm; SU Bar; A place for alt people by alt people

Dance Group: Ballet, Musical Theatre, Jazz: 6pm - 7:30pm; NB4; Everyone Welcome!

Tap Classes: 6pm - 8pm; NB2; Just Play Tap Classes!

Weekly Workshop: 6pm - 8pm; 5S.4.5 (Blackbox); Play theatre games, learn a new skill, have a fun evening!

Pre-FED: 9pm - 11:59pm; From pitch-side to dance floor! Vibe to our Student DJs!

FED: 11:59pm - 3:30am; Sub Zero; #backtheblades

Thu 3rd December

Refugee Teaching Programme (RTP) Regular Project: 9:50am - 12:45pm; Travel from Colchester campus; Weekly sessions teaching English to refugees and asylum seekers in the local community.

SU Market: 10am - 4pm; Square 3; A market full of goodies, all in one place.

Pizza with a Pro: 1:30pm - 3pm; Studio X, Innovation Centre; Talk from business owners with free pizza

Craft Session: 6pm - 9pm; CTC.1.01; Come learn medieval crafts with us. Make and improve your kit for shows and learn additional skills for fun such as leatherworking, shieldwrighting and embroidery.

Women's Football - Active Campus: 6pm - 7pm; STP; ⚽ Female only — kick a ball around, stay active, and have fun without the club commitment.

Rollover Quiz: 7pm - 10pm; Top Bar; Fancy winning up to £500? 💰 Play our rollover quiz - if nobody wins, the cash rolls over!

Fri 4th December

Repair Café - Regular Project: 11am - 4pm; The Atrium; Our newest project focusing on repairing and restoring devices!

Top Bar Happy Hour: 5pm - 8pm; Top Bar; Delicious deals on your fave drinks!

Mature Students Hangout: 5:15pm - 7:15pm; Communities Room; Build yourself a community!

Open Mic Night: 7pm - 11pm; Top Bar

Sat 5th December

Animal Protection Regular Project: 9:20am - 1:30pm; Travel from Colchester campus; Weekly sessions at an animal sanctuary, offering hands-on help to care for animals and their homes.

Community Learning Project: 10:05am - 2pm; Travel from Colchester campus; Award-winning weekly project supporting elderly and vulnerable adults with IT, smart phones and arts & crafts.

Combat Session: noon - 4pm; Car Park A; Join us and learn how to fight your friends medieval style. Bring a water bottle, gloves and close-toed shoes.

Sun 6th December

Sports Sunday: 4pm - 11pm; SU Bar; Football, F1, Cricket, Basketball, NFL. All in one place. Our place.

Mon 7th December

Snippets: Branding: 11am - 12:30pm; Studio X, Innovation Centre; Learn the basics of branding

SU Makes: Festive MegaMakes: noon - 5pm; The Atrium; 🎄mega festive mega makes⭐

Top Bar Happy Hour: 5pm - 8pm; Top Bar; Delicious deals on your fave drinks!

Milk It!: 9pm - 2am; SU Bar; The party doesn't stop at midnight around here, we must be on a different time-zone.

Tue 8th December

Animal Protection Regular Project: 9am - 11:30am; Travel from Colchester campus; Weekly sessions at an animal sanctuary, offering hands-on help to care for animals and their homes.

Refugee Teaching Programme (RTP) Regular Project: 9:50am - 12:45pm; Travel from Colchester campus; Weekly sessions teaching English to refugees and asylum seekers in the local community.

SU Makes... Pages: 4:30pm - 6pm; The Atrium; Spend some time with your SU Makes Journal each week 📖

SU MAKES...Your Best Year Yet: 4:30pm - 6pm; The Atrium; Check in with your BYY book!

SU Council: 6:30pm - 8:30pm; Senate Room (4.722 in Psychology Building); 2nd SU Council

Social Sport: Gymnastics: 7:30pm - 9:05pm; Meet at SU Reception; Try it on us!

Wed 9th December

Clothes Exchange Clothes Sale: 11am - 4pm; Square 3; Weekly pop-up charity shop on campus, collecting clothes donations and selling them AND we raise money for different charities each week.

Repair Café - Regular Project: 11am - 4pm; The Atrium; Our newest project focusing on repairing and restoring devices!

BUCS Home Matches - 09/12/2026: 1pm - 10pm; Colchester Campus; 🏆Support Your Teams - Back the Blades!

Creative Community Project: 1pm - 3pm; Travel from Colchester campus; Beginner-friendly crafting sessions to support local adults with learning difficulties. Run weekly.

Top Bar Happy Hour: 5pm - 8pm; Top Bar; Delicious deals on your fave drinks!

Alt & About: 6pm - 8pm; SU Bar; A place for alt people by alt people

Dance Group: Ballet, Musical Theatre, Jazz: 6pm - 7:30pm; NB4; Everyone Welcome!

Tap Classes: 6pm - 8pm; Dance Studio; Just Play Tap Classes!

Weekly Workshop: 6pm - 8pm; 5S.4.5 (Blackbox); Play theatre games, learn a new skill, have a fun evening!

Pre-FED: 9pm - 11:59pm; SU Bar; From pitch-side to dance floor! Vibe to our Student DJs!

Festive FED: 11:59pm - 4am; Sub Zero; #backtheblades

Thu 10th December

Refugee Teaching Programme (RTP) Regular Project: 9:50am - 12:45pm; Travel from Colchester campus; Weekly sessions teaching English to refugees and asylum seekers in the local community.

SU Market: 10am - 4pm; Square 3; A market full of goodies, all in one place.

Anti-Social & Introverts Social Club: 6pm - 8pm; The Atrium; A low-key hangout for low-key people

Craft Session: 6pm - 9pm; CTC.1.01; Come learn medieval crafts with us. Make and improve your kit for shows and learn additional skills for fun such as leatherworking, shieldwrighting and embroidery.

Women's Football - Active Campus: 6pm - 7pm; STP; ⚽ Female only — kick a ball around, stay active, and have fun without the club commitment.

Christmas Rollover Quiz: 7pm - 10pm; Top Bar; Fancy winning up to £500? 💰 Play our rollover quiz - if nobody wins, the cash rolls over!

Fri 11th December

Top Bar Happy Hour: 5pm - 8pm; Top Bar; Delicious deals on your fave drinks!

Mature Students Hangout: 5:15pm - 7:15pm; Communities Room; Build yourself a community!

Open Mic Night: 7pm - 11pm; Top Bar

Campus Karaoke: 9pm - 11:59pm; SU Bar; Your Campus. Your Stage. Your Song.

Sat 12th December

Animal Protection Regular Project: 9:20am - 1:30pm; Travel from Colchester campus; Weekly sessions at an animal sanctuary, offering hands-on help to care for animals and their homes.

Community Learning Project: 10:05am - 2pm; Travel from Colchester campus; Award-winning weekly project supporting elderly and vulnerable adults with IT, smart phones and arts & crafts.

Combat Session: noon - 4pm; Car Park A; Join us and learn how to fight your friends medieval style. Bring a water bottle, gloves and close-toed shoes.

Sun 13th December

SU Makes... A Carved Stamp: noon - 4pm; The Atrium; Make your mark!

Sports Sunday: 4pm - 11pm; SU Bar; Football, F1, Cricket, Basketball, NFL. All in one place. Our place.

Mon 14th December

Top Bar Happy Hour: 5pm - 8pm; Top Bar; Delicious deals on your fave drinks!

SU Makes… Exclusive Lino Prints Workshop: 6pm - 9pm; The Atrium; By invitation only 👀

Milk It!: 9pm - 2am; SU Bar; The party doesn't stop at midnight around here, we must be on a different time-zone.

Tue 15th December

Animal Protection Regular Project: 9am - 11:30am; Travel from Colchester campus; Weekly sessions at an animal sanctuary, offering hands-on help to care for animals and their homes.

Refugee Teaching Programme (RTP) Regular Project: 9:50am - 12:45pm; Travel from Colchester campus; Weekly sessions teaching English to refugees and asylum seekers in the local community.

Wed 16th December

Clothes Exchange Clothes Sale: 11am - 4pm; Square 3; Weekly pop-up charity shop on campus, collecting clothes donations and selling them AND we raise money for different charities each week.

Repair Café - Regular Project: 11am - 4pm; The Atrium; Our newest project focusing on repairing and restoring devices!

SU MAKES... Journals: noon - 8pm; The Atrium; The end of term wrap-up 📖

SU MAKES...Your Best Year Yet: noon - 8pm; The Atrium; Check in with your BYY book!

Creative Community Project: 1pm - 3pm; Travel from Colchester campus; Beginner-friendly crafting sessions to support local adults with learning difficulties. Run weekly.

Top Bar Happy Hour: 5pm - 8pm; Top Bar; Delicious deals on your fave drinks!

Alt & About: 6pm - 8pm; SU Bar; A place for alt people by alt people

Dance Group: Ballet, Musical Theatre, Jazz: 6pm - 7:30pm; NB4; Everyone Welcome!

Tap Classes: 6pm - 8pm; Dance Studio; Just Play Tap Classes!

Weekly Workshop: 6pm - 8pm; 5S.4.5 (Blackbox); Play theatre games, learn a new skill, have a fun evening!

Pre-FED: 9pm - 11:59pm; SU Bar; From pitch-side to dance floor! Vibe to our Student DJs!

Thu 17th December

Refugee Teaching Programme (RTP) Regular Project: 9:50am - 12:45pm; Travel from Colchester campus; Weekly sessions teaching English to refugees and asylum seekers in the local community.

End of Term Magic Wishing Fire: 4pm - 6pm; By the lakes; ✨ Make a magic wish ✨

Craft Session: 6pm - 9pm; CTC.1.01; Come learn medieval crafts with us. Make and improve your kit for shows and learn additional skills for fun such as leatherworking, shieldwrighting and embroidery.

Women's Football - Active Campus: 6pm - 7pm; STP; ⚽ Female only — kick a ball around, stay active, and have fun without the club commitment.

Fri 18th December

Top Bar Happy Hour: 5pm - 8pm; Top Bar; Delicious deals on your fave drinks!

Mature Students Hangout: 7pm - 9pm; Communities Room; Build yourself a community!

Sat 19th December

Combat Session: noon - 4pm; Car Park A; Join us and learn how to fight your friends medieval style. Bring a water bottle, gloves and close-toed shoes.

Sun 20th December

Sports Sunday: 4pm - 11pm; SU Bar; Football, F1, Cricket, Basketball, NFL. All in one place. Our place.

Thu 24th December

Craft Session: 6pm - 9pm; CTC.1.01; Come learn medieval crafts with us. Make and improve your kit for shows and learn additional skills for fun such as leatherworking, shieldwrighting and embroidery.

Sat 26th December

Combat Session: noon - 4pm; Car Park A; Join us and learn how to fight your friends medieval style. Bring a water bottle, gloves and close-toed shoes.

Thu 31st December

Craft Session: 6pm - 9pm; CTC.1.01; Come learn medieval crafts with us. Make and improve your kit for shows and learn additional skills for fun such as leatherworking, shieldwrighting and embroidery.

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