Events in April

Forthcoming Events

Sun 19th April

Green Thumbs Regular Project: 11am - 3pm; Meet outside Silberrad; Restoring the campus allotment and planting student-selected produce! Sessions run weekly.

Man City v Arsenal: 4:30pm - 6pm; SU Bar

Mon 20th April

Wellbeing Ambassador Therapy Dog Sessions: noon - 2pm; Silberrad; Weekly on-campus sessions to unwind, meet new people and (most importantly) cuddle a dog!

Society meeting: 6pm - 8pm; Join Bookish Society for our weekly socials!

SU Reads: 6pm - 8pm; The Atrium; Welcome to SU Reads - your low-commitment book club.

Crystal Palace VS West Ham: 7:45pm - 9:45pm; SU Bar

Karaoke + Milk-it: 9pm - 2am; SU Bar; The cheesiest moosic night of campus!

Tue 21st April

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.

Derby Day Banner Making: 11am - 4pm; The Atrium; 🏆 Bring the noise, bring the colour, back your team. 🎨

SLT employability event: 4pm - 9pm; TBD; Krsity Mackpeace from the careers team has set up a workshop for SLT students - this is a chance to bring your CV, Cover letter and learn some interview techniques to make your job search easier!!!

LGBTQ+ Social: 5:30pm - 7:30pm; The Atrium; Come and meet some of the students that belong to the same community as you.

TAS Weekly Workshop: 6:30pm - 8:30pm; 5S.4.5

SU Makes Herb/Flower Garden: 7pm - 8:30pm; SU Lounge; Add some green to your space

A Two Woman Hamlet: 7:30pm - 9pm; Lakeside Theatre; It’s Hamlet, but not as you know it. Two women (and a skull) take on 23 roles between them in 60 minutes,

Wed 22nd April

Volunteers Needed for Derby Day: 8am - 8pm; Colchester Campus; Help us run the biggest sports event of the year!

Derby Day 2026: 9am - 8pm; University of Essex; One Epic Day. Two Rival Unis. Essex vs East Anglia 🏆💪

Spinoza and Conatus: Antonio Negri on Spinoza and Spontaneity: 6pm - 8pm; 5A.118; We will be starting off the term by reading the section Spontaneity and the Subject from Ch.7 of Negri’s book on Spinoza, The Savage Anomaly.

JAF Campus Fellowship: 7pm - 9pm; CTC 1.05; A time of Worship, Fellowship, Bible study and Prayer for all! Jesus Alive Fellowship is a family of believers based in The University of Essex, Colchester. We gather every Wednesday from 7pm-9pm in CTC 1.05.

A Two Woman Hamlet: 7:30pm - 9pm; Lakeside Theatre; It’s Hamlet, but not as you know it. Two women (and a skull) take on 23 roles between them in 60 minutes,

Derby Day Pre-FED: 9pm - midnight; SU Bar; The SU Bar warming you up for FED on Darby Day!

Derby Day FED: 11:59pm - 4am; Sub Zero; Sub Zero is home of the Blades #backtheblades

Thu 23rd April

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

SU MAKES: Woven Wall Art: noon - 5pm; The Atrium; Easy, aesthetic, artsy ✨

Science Club Regular Project: 2:20pm - 4:30pm; Travel from Colchester campus; Making science exciting for kids through interactive lessons and experiments.

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

St. George's Day: 7:30pm - 9pm; Faith Centre (3.305, Square 2); Join us for free drinks and make new friends with international students and people from Colchester

ACS Takeover: 9pm - 11:59pm; SU Bar

AFROBEATS/AMAPIANO vs BASHMENT/SOCA: 9pm - 11:59pm; SU Bar; Come dripped in Denim and PICK A SIDE

Fri 24th April

Mature Students Social: 6pm - 8pm; The Atrium; 18:00 - 20:00 | Join your mature students community for a social

Wuthering Heights: 7pm - 10:30pm; Cine10; Cine10 Presents Wuthering Heights

Sunderland VS Nottingham Forest: 7:45pm - 9:45pm; SU Bar

Latin Night: 9pm - 2am; SU Bar; Feel la Vibra Latina!

Sat 25th April

🥾 Seven Sisters Hiking Day!: 7:30am - 6pm; seven sisters; Travel Society x Hiking Society - Explore the iconic Seven Sisters cliffs, coastal views, scenic walks & the perfect spring day out!

Animal Protection Regular Project: 9:20am - 2pm; Travel from Colchester campus; Weekly sessions at an animal sanctuary, offering hands-on help to care for animals and their homes.

Protest Against Southend Closure: 1pm - 4pm; Pier Hill, Southend-on-Sea; A protest led by UNISON and UCU against the Southend campus closure

Arsenal VS Newcastle: 5:15pm - 7:15pm; SU Bar

Music Bingo: 9pm - 11:59pm; SU Bar; Where the beat meets the bingo sheet

Sun 26th April

Green Thumbs Regular Project: 11am - 3pm; Meet outside Silberrad; Restoring the campus allotment and planting student-selected produce! Sessions run weekly.

Sports Sunday: 4pm - 11pm; SU Bar; Big games, cold pints. Every Sunday.

Brighton VS Chelsea: 4:15pm - 6:15pm; SU Bar

Mon 27th April

Refugee Teaching Programme (RTP) Regular Project: 11am - 1:20pm; Travel from Colchester campus; Weekly sessions teaching English to refugees and asylum seekers in the local community.

Wellbeing Ambassador Therapy Dog Sessions: noon - 2pm; Atrium; Weekly on-campus sessions to unwind, meet new people and (most importantly) cuddle a dog!

Study/chill session: 6pm - 8pm; Join Bookish Society for our weekly socials!

Man Utd v Brentford: 7:45pm - 9:45pm; SU Bar

Karaoke + Milk-it: 9pm - 2am; SU Bar; The cheesiest moosic night of campus!

Tue 28th April

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.

Holi 2026 *Southend Students*: 10:30am - 7pm; The Sports Fields (Colchester); Holi 2026: Dance, Celebrate, and Get Drenched in Colour🌈🎶 - We'll be running a minibus from Southend campus for this event!

Making Stress-Relief Kits with VTeam's Wellbeing Ambassadors: 11am - 3pm; Atrium; Volunteer to create stress-relief kits for students on campus!

VOLUNTEER AT HOLI FESTIVAL 2026!: 12:15pm - 4:30pm; The Sports Fields; Marshal for Holi, enjoy the celebration, get a free pizza

Holi 2026: 1pm - 4pm; The Sports Fields; Holi 2026: Dance, Celebrate, and Get Drenched in Colour🌈🎶

Essex Libraries Mobile Library: 3pm - 3:30pm; Valley Car Park; Your Library Services team have partnered with Essex Libraries to bring their mobile library onto campus!

5th SU Council: 6:30pm - 8:30pm; TBA

5th SU Council: 6:30pm - 8:30pm; TBD; Elected representatives from the three campuses meet to vote on policies and shape the direction of the SU. SU Council meets once a month. At these meetings, the representatives also hold the elected officers, to account.

5th SU Council: 6:30pm - 8:30pm; TBD; Elected representatives from the three campuses meet to vote on policies and shape the direction of the SU. SU Council meets once a month. At these meetings, the representatives also hold the elected officers, to account.

TAS Weekly Workshop: 6:30pm - 8:30pm; 5S.4.5

SU Sip and Paint: 7pm - 8:30pm; SU Lounge; Sip, Paint, Repeat

Wed 29th April

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.

Study Buddy session: noon - 4pm; The Atrium

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

Women's Group: Cross stitch bookmark: 5pm - 6:30pm; Faith Centre (3.305, Square 2); Join us for free drinks and make new friends with international students and people from Colchester

Crime 101: 7pm - 10:30pm; Cine10; Cine10 Presents Crime 101

Pre-FED: 9pm - midnight; SU Bar; The SU Bar warming you up for FED!

FED: 11:59pm - 4am; Sub Zero; Sub Zero is home of the Blades #backtheblades

Thu 30th April

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.

SU Makes: Journals: noon - 5pm; The Atrium; Start or continue your own journal

Science Club Regular Project: 2:20pm - 4:30pm; Travel from Colchester campus; Making science exciting for kids through interactive lessons and experiments.

Fri 1st May

Body Doubling study session: noon - 1pm; The Atrium; Study with othes to help focus

Advanced Rep Training - The Art of Communication: 1pm - 2pm; 4.204; Communication is a key skill that reps need! Take your repping to the next level and join us for this interactive session!

Body Doubling study session 2: 2pm - 3pm; The Atrium; Study with othes to help focus

Scream 7: 7pm - 10:30pm; Cine10; Cine10 Presents Scream 7

Leeds United VS Burnley: 7:45pm - 9:45pm; SU Bar

Breaking Curfew: 11:59pm - 4am; Inbetween; The Inbetween is rewinding the clocks for one night only!

Sat 2nd May

Animal Protection Regular Project: 9:20am - 2pm; 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.

Arsenal VS Fulham: 5:15pm - 7:15pm; SU Bar

Sun 3rd May

Green Thumbs Regular Project: 11am - 3pm; Meet outside Silberrad; Restoring the campus allotment and planting student-selected produce! Sessions run weekly.

Man Utd VS Liverpool: 3:15pm - 5:15pm; SU Bar

Sports Sunday: 4pm - 11pm; SU Bar; Big games, cold pints. Every Sunday.

Miami GP: 7:30pm - 10:30pm; SU Bar

Mon 4th May

Refugee Teaching Programme (RTP) Regular Project: 11am - 1:20pm; Travel from Colchester campus; Weekly sessions teaching English to refugees and asylum seekers in the local community.

Chelsea VS Nottingham Forest: 3pm - 5pm; SU Bar

Society meeting: 6pm - 8pm; Join Bookish Society for our weekly socials!

Everton VS Man City: 7:45pm - 9:45pm; SU Bar

Karaoke + Milk-it: 9pm - 2am; SU Bar; The cheesiest moosic night of campus!

Tue 5th May

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.

Making Stress-Relief Kits with VTeam's Wellbeing Ambassadors: 11am - 3pm; Atrium; Volunteer to create stress-relief kits for students on campus!

TAS Weekly Workshop: 6:30pm - 8:30pm; 5S.4.5

Society Awards 2026: 7pm - 10:30pm; Ivor Crewe; Come and celebrate the success of Societies at Essex at our annual Societies Awards!

SU Makes: Mug and Glass Decorating: 7pm - 8:30pm; SU Lounge; Design Your Own Mug and Glass Your Way!

Wed 6th May

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.

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

SU Makes : Pages: 4:30pm - 6pm; The Atrium; Come and spend some time with your SU journal

SU MAKES...Your Best Year Yet: 4:30pm - 6pm; The Atrium; Make 2026 your Best Year Yet

Sports Awards 2026: 6pm - 10pm; Ivor Crewe; Celebrating Every Club, Every Team, Every Triumph 🏆

The Drama: 7pm - 10:30pm; Cine10; Cine10 Presents The Drama

Pre-FED: 9pm - midnight; SU Bar; The SU Bar warming you up for FED!

FED: 11:59pm - 4am; Sub Zero; Sub Zero is home of the Blades #backtheblades

Thu 7th May

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.

SU Makes… Nature-Inspired Mixed-Media Easy Embroidery: noon - 5pm; The Atrium; Create a little bit of nature to keep 🌿

Science Club Regular Project: 2:20pm - 4:30pm; Travel from Colchester campus; Making science exciting for kids through interactive lessons and experiments.

Fri 8th May

Study Buddy session: noon - 3pm; The Atrium

The Super Mario Galaxy: 7pm - 10:30pm; Cine10; Cine10 Presents Super Mario Galaxy

Latin Night: 9pm - 2am; SU Bar; Feel la Vibra Latina!

Sat 9th May

Brighton: 7:30am - 7pm; Brighton; 🌊 Travel Society Day Trip to Brighton –Seaside, Sun & Good Vibes!

Colchester Castle Park: Park Run: 8am - 10am; Meet at SU Reception; Come and Join in with Park Run!

Animal Protection Regular Project: 9:20am - 2pm; 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.

Music Quiz: 9pm - 11:59pm; SU Bar; Quiz the hits

Sun 10th May

Green Thumbs Regular Project: 11am - 3pm; Meet outside Silberrad; Restoring the campus allotment and planting student-selected produce! Sessions run weekly.

Sports Sunday: 4pm - 11pm; SU Bar; Big games, cold pints. Every Sunday.

Mon 11th May

Refugee Teaching Programme (RTP) Regular Project: 11am - 1:20pm; Travel from Colchester campus; Weekly sessions teaching English to refugees and asylum seekers in the local community.

Study/chill session: 6pm - 8pm; Join Bookish Society for our weekly socials!

Karaoke + Milk-it: 9pm - 2am; SU Bar; The cheesiest moosic night of campus!

Tue 12th May

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.

Making Stress-Relief Kits - Wellbeing Ambassadors X Creative Community Project: 10:30am - 3:30pm; Atrium; Volunteer to create stress-relief kits for students on campus!

TAS Weekly Workshop: 6:30pm - 8:30pm; 5S.4.5

SU Bingo: 7pm - 8:30pm; SU Lounge; Dabbers ready… let’s go!

Wed 13th May

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.

SU Makes… Butterfly Terrariums: noon - 5pm; The Atrium; Back by popular demand! 🦋

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

No Bake 15's: 5pm - 6:30pm; Faith Centre (3.305, Square 2); Come along, build community with international students, and take a well-earned break from the exam

Pre-FED: 9pm - midnight; SU Bar; The SU Bar warming you up for FED!

FED: 11:59pm - 4am; Sub Zero; Sub Zero is home of the Blades #backtheblades

Thu 14th May

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.

Repair Café - Regular Project: 10am - 4pm; The Atrium; Our newest project focusing on repairing and restoring devices!

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

Science Club Regular Project: 2:20pm - 4:30pm; Travel from Colchester campus; Making science exciting for kids through interactive lessons and experiments.

SU Makes : Pages: 4:30pm - 6pm; The Atrium; Come and spend some time with your SU Journal

SU MAKES...Your Best Year Yet: 4:30pm - 6pm; The Atrium; Make 2026 your Best Year Yet

TAS Summer Show: TBC: 7pm - 9:30pm; Lakeside Theatre; TAS Returns to the Lakeside Stage with another exciting show!

Women, Power, and the Spaces We Inhabit: 7pm - 9pm; The Minories, Colchester; How does architecture shape the way we live, behave, and relate to each other?

Fri 15th May

Social Sport - AirHop Colchester: 11am - 5pm; Meet at SU Reception; Jump up, jump up, and get down. (admin mode)

Project Hail Mary: 7pm - 10:30pm; Cine10; Cine10 Presents Project Hail Mary

TAS Summer Show: TBC: 7pm - 9:30pm; Lakeside Theatre; TAS Returns to the Lakeside Stage with another exciting show!

Sat 16th May

Colchester Castle Park: Park Run: 8am - 10am; Meet at SU Reception; Be runnin' up that road Be runnin' up that hill....

Animal Protection Regular Project: 9:20am - 2pm; 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.

Sun 17th May

Green Thumbs Regular Project: 11am - 3pm; Meet outside Silberrad; Restoring the campus allotment and planting student-selected produce! Sessions run weekly.

Sports Sunday: 4pm - 11pm; SU Bar; Big games, cold pints. Every Sunday.

Mon 18th May

SU Makes… Lino Prints WORKSHOP 1: 10am - 1pm; The Atrium; Ink outside the box. 🫟

Refugee Teaching Programme (RTP) Regular Project: 11am - 1:20pm; Travel from Colchester campus; Weekly sessions teaching English to refugees and asylum seekers in the local community.

SU Makes… Lino Prints WORKSHOP 2: 2pm - 5pm; The Atrium; Ink outside the box. 🫟

Society meeting: 6pm - 8pm; Join Bookish Society for our weekly socials!

Karaoke + Milk-it: 9pm - 2am; SU Bar; The cheesiest moosic night of campus!

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