What's On

Freshers Warm Up: 29th September 11pm - 2:30am; Base; Come down to Base with your friends for the latest and freshest music and get a head start on Fresher's 2018!

Arrivals Day Terrace Party - SU BAR: 30th September 6pm - 2am; SU Bar; Freshers you've landed! Find the SU bar on square 3 for the biggest welcome party, FREE entry, LIVE music, and a BBQ!

Postgraduate Taught Welcome Event: 30th September 6pm - 8pm; Top Bar; Have a drink, have a chat and meet other Postgraduate Taught students

Arrivals Party - Opening night of Freshers 18 - LESS THAN 150 ADV TICKETS REMAINING: 30th September 11pm - 3am; Sub Zero; It's official - you've landed here at Essex and it's the first night of Freshers! Head down to our 1,200 capacity, amazing nightclub, Sub Zero, for the annual ARRIVALS PARTY!

Welcome Party - Base Club - First night of Freshers - 1/3 OF ADV TICKETS NOW SOLD: 30th September 11pm - 3am; Base Club; It's the first night of Freshers Fortnight and Base is ready for you. Resident DJs will be dropping all the biggest R&B, Dance and Chart music. Get down to Base and make some new friends and memories. Limited number of £1 Tickets

International Students Welcome Event: 1st October noon - 2pm; Secret Garden; Music, activities and an introduction to international student groups.

Postgraduate Research Welcome Event: 1st October 6pm - 8pm; Top Bar; Have a drink, have a chat and meet other Postgraduate Research students.

Cine10 Presents: Deadpool 2.: 1st October 6:30pm - 9pm; Cine10; Foul-mouthed mutant mercenary Wade Wilson (AKA. Deadpool), brings together a team of fellow mutant rogues to protect a young boy with supernatural abilities from the brutal, time-travelling cyborg, Cable.

Bandioke!: 1st October 8:30pm - 11pm; SU Bar; Bandioke is the ULTIMATE karaoke experience, your favourite tunes with a real live band!

The Freshers BIG Beach Ball - Triple Room Event - 1/3 of ADV Tickets now sold - This will sell out, get your ticket early: 1st October 11pm - 3am; Sub Zero, Base, MOA; The BIGGEST Freshers Ball in years heads for the Beach. With 3 Rooms, Georgia from Love Island, The Stickmen, Showhawk Duo, Headphone Disco and so much more you won't want to miss this one.

Cine10 Presents: The Greatest Showman.: 2nd October 6:30pm - 9pm; Cine10; Celebrates the birth of show business, and tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation.

Live Music - City Glow: 2nd October 9:30pm - midnight; SU Bar; Catch City Glow, live at the SU bar!

Coko - Freshers Special with Steel Banglez - SOLD OUT - GRAB A FRESHERS PASS IF YOU WANT TO GET IN: 2nd October 11pm - 3am; Sub Zero; You can still get in - grab a FRESHERS PASS Coko is Essex SU's premier R&B, Hip Hop, Grime, Afrobeats and Bashment night. We have a huge Freshers Special with Steel Banglez Current University of Essex Students only.

Coffee and Cake Morning: 3rd October 11am - noon; Lakeview Room; Come and meet other mature students and student parents over coffee and cake.

Tequila Festival: 3rd October 11am - 4th October 1am; SU Bar; Everyone knows a great night starts (and sometimes ends) with a round of tequila's - so why not dedicate an entire day to the stuff?

Soft Play and Caffeine: 3rd October 1pm - 3pm; Colloquium Room (5.300A); Meet other student parents and bring your children along for soft play and coffee.

Cine10 Presents: Mean Girls - Free Screening!: 3rd October 6:30pm - 8:30pm; Cine10; Cady Heron is a hit with The Plastics, the A-list girl clique at her new school, until she makes the mistake of falling for Aaron Samuels, the ex-boyfriend of alpha Plastic Regina George.

PostGrad Special Screening: Ant-Man and the Wasp.: 3rd October 8:30pm - 11pm; Cine10; As Scott Lang balances being both a Super Hero and a father, Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym present an urgent new mission that finds the Ant-Man fighting alongside The Wasp to uncover secrets from their past.

AFROBEATS X COKO CLASSICS - ADV TICKETS SOLD OUT - GRAB A FRESHERS PASS IF YOU WANT TO GET IN: 3rd October 11pm - 3am; Base Club; ADV TICKETS SOLD OUT. THERE IS NO GUARANTEE ANY MORE TICKETS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE. WANT TO ATTEND? GRAB A FRESHERS PASS OR YELLOW CARD - ESSEX.SU/PASSES. This event is for current University of Essex students only. Valid Reg cards will be required.

DICK AND DOM IN DA CLUB - 1/3 of ADV TICKETS NOW SOLD: 3rd October 11pm - 3am; Sub Zero; They were one of the biggest hits of the 2018 Summer Ball and we had demand to bring them back so we're please to bring TV superstars DICK AND DOM IN DA CLUB. This will be a full on party with the duo on the decks playing big party anthems

Students with Disabilities Tea Party: 4th October 2pm - 4pm; Find out more about what support is available over a slice of cake

Womens Tea Party: 4th October 3pm - 5pm; The Hex; Find out more about the Womens Network, meet new people and enjoy some tea and cake!

Cine10 Presents: Ant-Man and the Wasp.: 4th October 6:30pm - 9pm; Cine10; As Scott Lang balances being both a Super Hero and a father, Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym present an urgent new mission that finds the Ant-Man fighting alongside The Wasp to uncover secrets from their past.

Mega Quiz - Guaranteed £200 Jackpot!: 4th October 9pm - 11:59pm; SU Bar; The SU Bar Quiz is here! Every Thursday the SU Bar Quiz will be happening with a cash prize up for grabs! Come on down to the bar with your mates and test your brains.. are you the smartest on campus?

IGNITE (The Premier LGBTQ+ Night on campus) - 80'S EDITION: 4th October 11pm - 3am; Base Club; Ignite is the premier LGBTQ+ night out on campus, that plays great music in a safe space with an exciting atmosphere that welcomes EVERYONE. For our Freshers Launch Party we're going back to the 80's!

SUBSONIC WITH SPECIAL GUEST DJ - MACKY GEE - 50% OF ADV TICKETS NOW SOLD: 4th October 11pm - 3am; Sub Zero; Subsonic is a night of pure jump up dance music. Resident DJs will be dropping House, Drum and Bass and dance anthems and we're bringing D&B superstar DJ Macky Gee to the rave.

Cine10 Presents: Mission: Impossible - Fallout.: 5th October 6:30pm - 9pm; Cine10; Ethan Hunt and his IMF team, along with some familiar allies, race against time after a mission gone wrong.

Post Graduate and Mature Student Live Music Night: 5th October 6:30pm - 8:30pm; Square 5; Live music from local musicians Matt Buckle, Rosalind A Whyte, and Jack Horscraft.

Stock Xchange - Will you get your drink before the market crashes?: 5th October 7pm - 1am; SU Bar; Quick! Order that drink before the price increases. It’s a numbers game at SU Bar tonight as we take the drinks onto an interactive Stock Exchange. Drinks prices can rise and fall depending on what you "Invest In", will you beat the market?

Bounce - VK Electric Freshers Launch - EARLY BIRD TICKETS SOLD OUT: 5th October 11pm - 3am; Sub Zero; Special Guests M-22, Martin 2 Smoove, plus Giveaways. BOUNCE IS THE BIG FRI NIGHT OUT. Dropping COKO ANTHEMS, DANCE MUSIC and CHART HITS. For our Freshers Launch we have teamed up with VK - First 500 people in get a FREE VK FLAVOUR

Mixology: 6th October 11am - 7th October 1am; SU Bar; The perfect mix of fresh cocktails and cool sounds. Come down to SU Bar and try all of our expertly made cocktails!

Freshers Fair: 6th October noon - 4pm; Squares; Freshers' Fair is huge. Really, really huge. It's when hundreds of sports clubs, societies, volunteering organisations and companies who love students meet the thousands of students who want to see all the great stuff they can do this year.

International Fiesta x Reggaeton - OVER 50% of ADV TICKETS NOW SOLD: 6th October 11pm - 3am; Base Club; We've got a fantastic Freshers Event bringing together world music and reggaeton in a FRESHERS SPECIAL. Expect flavours of music from around the globe all night long crossed with those reggaeton beats.

Neon Rave with special guest dj Mistajam (BBC Radio 1/Creamfields) - OVER 60% ADV TICKETS NOW SOLD: 6th October 11pm - 3am; Sub Zero; We're bringing Creamfields and BBC Radio 1 legend Mistajam to a huge NEON RAVE. The last night of FRESHERS will be a massive club night with Glow Giveaways, Neon Facepainting and more...

Rock & Roll Bingo: 7th October 7pm - midnight; SU Bar; We've combined two things that people love... great music with the excitement of bingo!

Pound Party - ADV TICKETS SOLD OUT - GRAB A FRESHERS PASS IF YOU WANT TO GET IN: 7th October 11pm - 3am; Sub Zero; ADV TICKETS SOLD OUT. THERE IS NO GUARANTEE ANY MORE TICKETS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE. WANT TO ATTEND? GRAB A FRESHERS PASS OR YELLOW CARD - ESSEX.SU/PASSES

Cine10 Presents: Mamma Mia - Here We Go Again.: 8th October 6:30pm - 9pm; Cine10; Five years after the events of Mamma Mia!, Sophie prepares for the grand reopening of the Hotel Bella Donna as she learns more about her mother's past.

Mega Milk It 10th Birthday Karaoke Special!: 8th October 8pm - 2am; SU Bar; It's Milk It's 10th Birthday and we have an amazing Birthday Party lined up for you! The cheesiest night on campus starts in SU Bar where we will have karaoke before you head down to Subby Z to celebrate that Milk It is 10 years old!

Mega Milk It 10th Birthday - Freshers Special - 60% OF ADV TICKETS NOW SOLD: 8th October 11pm - 3am; Sub Zero; It's Milk It's 10th Birthday and we have an amazing Birthday Party lined up for you! The cheesiest night on campus is here and tonight Milk It will be celebrating its Birthday down in Subby Z.

Gin Appreciation Day: 9th October 11am - 10th October 1am; SU Bar; The idea is simple: come down to SU Bar and enjoy the fantastic range of gins we have on offer for you! Whether its in a cocktail, a G&T or neat - Gin lovers rejoice!

LGBQ+ Welcome Event: 9th October noon - 3pm; The Hex; Find out more about the LGBQ+ Network, meet new people and Vinny the LGBQ+ Officer - soft drinks on us!

Coko Freshers Special with ZieZie - OVER 50% OF ADV TICKETS NOW SOLD: 9th October 11pm - 3am; Sub Zero; Coko is Essex SU's premier R&B, Hip Hop, Grime, Afrobeats and Bashment night. We have a huge Freshers Special with ZIEZIE Current University of Essex Students only.

Cine10 Presents: The Festival.: 10th October 6:30pm - 9pm; Cine10; After Nick's girlfriend dumps him, his best mate Shane has the perfect antidote to his break-up blues: three days at an epic music festival.

Black and Red Blades Ball - ADV TICKETS SOLD OUT - GRAB A FRESHERS PASS IF YOU WANT TO GET IN: 10th October 11pm - 3am; Sub Zero; ADV TICKETS SOLD OUT. THERE IS NO GUARANTEE ANY MORE TICKETS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE. WANT TO ATTEND? GRAB A FRESHERS PASS OR YELLOW CARD - ESSEX.SU/PASSES

Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Students Welcome Event: 11th October 4pm - 6pm; Base; Find out more about the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Network and meet new people.

SU Bar Quiz: 11th October 9pm - 11:59pm; SU Bar; The SU Bar Quiz is here! Every Thursday the SU Bar Quiz will be happening with a cash prize up for grabs! Come on down to the bar with your mates and test your brains.. are you the smartest on campus?

Freshers UV Paint Party - The Messiest night of the year - OVER 50% OF ADV TICKETS NOW SOLD: 11th October 11pm - 3am; Sub Zero; Our Epic Paint Parties are guaranteed to be the messiest nights on Campus. We'll be spraying out Gallons of Paint while playing the biggest club tunes. Please don't wear anything you don't want to get paint on!

Cine10 Presents: The Spy Who Dumped Me.: 12th October 6:30pm - 9pm; Cine10; Audrey and Morgan are best friends who unwittingly become entangled in an international conspiracy when one of the women discovers the boyfriend who dumped her was actually a spy.

$KINT! - BRINGING YOU GREAT VALUE EVERYTIME: 12th October 7pm - 1am; SU Bar; Presenting $KINT! - the newest and best student party catering to all your needs! GREAT VALUE DRINKS, BANGING TUNES, THE PERFECT PRE SESH PARTY

Bounce Freshers Special - SPECIAL GUEST TO BE ANNOUNCED + OVER £3,000 OF GIVEAWAYS TO BE WON: 12th October 11pm - 3am; Sub Zero; We're rebooting Friday nights with Bounce. Bounce will be the only place to be every Friday night. Dropping Coko Anthems, Dance Music bangers and Chart Hits every Friday with our BIG 5 DRINKS OFFERS don't miss out.

Mixology: 13th October 11am - 14th October 1am; SU Bar; The perfect mix of fresh cocktails and cool sounds. Come down to SU Bar and try all of our expertly made cocktails!

Ministry of Sound Takeover with guest DJ - Barely Legal - LAST NIGHT OF FRESHERS - 60% ADV TICKETS NOW SOLD: 13th October 11pm - 3am; Sub Zero; It's the last night of Freshers18 and you better not miss out on the world's biggest clubbing brand taking over - MINISTRY OF SOUND. They're bringing along DJ BARELY LEGAL to drop some bangers. It's a huge end to a huge fortnight.

Trans+ and Non-Binary Students' Welcome Event: 16th October 1pm - 2pm; TC1.10; Come meet Jestin, the Trans+ Officer and other students that define as Trans+ or Non-Binary

The First FED - The biggest weekly social on campus: 17th October 11pm - 2:30am; Sub Zero; Join us for the weekly Sports Social! Fed is one of the biggest nights out on campus. Come and help celebrate all those famous Essex Blades wins with your team or just come down for an amazing night out with loads of fancy dress! Last Entry 12:30am

SU Bar Quiz: 18th October 9pm - 11:59pm; SU Bar; The SU Bar Quiz is here! Every Thursday the SU Bar Quiz will be happening with a cash prize up for grabs! Come on down to the bar with your mates and test your brains.. are you the smartest on campus?

Mixology: 20th October 11am - 21st October 1am; SU Bar; The perfect mix of fresh cocktails and cool sounds. Come down to SU Bar and try all of our expertly made cocktails!

Harry Potter Quiz: 25th October 9pm - 11:59pm; SU Bar; The SU Bar Quiz is here! Every Thursday the SU Bar Quiz will be happening with a cash prize up for grabs! Come on down to the bar with your mates and test your brains.. are you the smartest on campus?

Mixology: 27th October 11am - 28th October 1am; SU Bar; The perfect mix of fresh cocktails and cool sounds. Come down to SU Bar and try all of our expertly made cocktails!

The Epic Full Moon Rave - Can you survive till 6am? - TICKETS WILL SELL OUT!: 27th October 11pm - 6am; SUB ZERO; Will you Survive till 6am and claim your Full Moon Rave Survivors T Shirt? Many have tried, few succeed! Our resident DJ will be dropping the best in House, Techno, Drum and Bass bangers from start till finish. This is an Essex Institution.

The Big Movie Quiz - Guaranteed £100 Prize!: 1st November 9pm - 11:59pm; SU Bar; The SU Bar Quiz is here! Every Thursday the SU Bar Quiz will be happening with a cash prize up for grabs! Come on down to the bar with your mates and test your brains.. are you the smartest on campus?

FINAL FED - The biggest weekly social on campus: 12th December 11pm - 2:30am; Sub Zero; Join us for the weekly Sports Social! Fed is one of the biggest nights out on campus. Come and help celebrate all those famous Essex Blades wins with your team or just come down for an amazing night out with loads of fancy dress! Last Entry 12:30am