ESSEX FESTIVALS 2019
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Here are the confirmed dates for Essex Festivals this year (146 so far):
| DATES | FESTIVAL | VENUE |
| 11-20 Jan 2019 | Horror on Sea Film Festival | Park Inn Palace Hotel, Southend |
| 26 Jan 2019 | CALMival | Wheatsheaf, Chelmsford |
| 30 Jan – 2 Feb 2019 | Colchester Winter Beer Festival (CAMRA) | Colchester Arts Centre |
| 20-23 Feb 2019 | Chelmsford Winter Beer & Cider Festival
|
King Edward VI Grammar School |
| 1-31 Mar 2019 | Essex Book Festival | Various locations across Essex |
| 2 Mar 2019 | Cheesefest Colchester | Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts Colchester – Five Lakes |
| 11-15 Mar 2019 | Chelmsford Science Festival | ARU Chelmsford |
| 16-17 Mar 2019 | Essex Spring Food Home & Craft Fair | Cressing Temple Barns
|
| 12-13 Apr 2019 | The Gin & Rum Festival – Chelmsford
|
Chelmsford Cathedral |
| 13-14 Apr 2019 | Folk and Ale Festival | Royal Pavilion, Southend |
| 20-21 Apr 2019 | Life Arts Wellbeing Festival Woodbridge (EAFN Member) | Woodbridge Community Hall |
| 19-22 Apr 2019 | East Mersea Easter Beer Festival | Mersea Island Brewery, East Mersea |
| 22 Apr 2019 | Southend Shakedown Resurrection | Southend Western Esplanade |
| 26-28 Apr 2019 | Bum In The Mud Rally
|
East Mersea Youth Camp |
| 2-6 May 2019 | Spring Real Ale & Cider Festival | South Benfleet Social Club, 8 Vicarage Hill, Benfleet SS7 1PB |
| 3-4 May 2019 | Leigh Rock & Real Ale Festival
|
Leigh Community Centre |
| 3-6 May 2019 | Essex Craft and Design Fair | Hyde Hall, Chelmsford |
| 3-6 May 2019 | Cosmic Puffin Festival | Mersea Youth Camp |
| 5 May 2019 | Ongar Town Festival | Chipping Ongar |
| 5 May 2019 | Blues at the Barns
|
Creeksea Place Farm |
| 5-6 May 2019 | The Weald Park Country Show | Weald Country Park, Brentwood |
| 5-6 May 2019 | All About Dogs Show (Essex) | Brentwood Centre |
| 11-12 May 2019 | Spring Essex Festival of Food and Drink | Chelmsford City Racecourse |
| 11-12 May 2019 | Colchester Town & Country Fair
|
Castle Lower Park |
| 17-19 May 2019 | The National Flower Show | Hylands House, Chelmsford |
| 19 May 2019 | Wings & Wheels | |
| 19 May 2019 | Trinity Street Festival | Trinity St, Colchester |
| 25 May 2019 | Chelmsford Prosecco Festival & Gin
|
Chelmsford City Racecourse |
| 25-26 May 2019 | Mersea Island Food, Drink & Leisure Festival | Essex Outdoors, Mersea |
| 25-26 May 2019 | Greystock Festival | Wivenhoe Tempest FC |
| 25-26 May 2019 | Kings Arms Frating Charity Beer and Music Festival | Kings Arms Frating |
| 26 May 2019 | Clacton Seaside Revival Day | Clacton |
| 26 May 2019 | Red Cow Moosic Festival | Red Cow, Chrishall |
| 26-27 May 2019 | All About Dogs Show (Hylands) | Hylands Park, Chelmsford |
| 27 May 2019 | Raver Tots Outdoor Festival (May) | Garon Park, Southend-on-Sea |
| 1 Jun 2019 | Southend Yoga Festival | Thorpe Hall School |
| 1 Jun 2019 | Sunnyfest | The Sunny Sailor, Malden |
| 8 Jun 2019 | Braintree Carnival | Braintree |
| 8 Jun 2019 | Helen Rollason Vintage Fair | Cressing Temple Barns |
| 8 Jun 2019 | Heditude | Hedinghams United FC ground, Lawn Meadow |
| 15 Jun 2019 | Essex Pride 2018 | Central Park, Chelmsford |
| 15 Jun 2019 | Colchester Young Children’s Festival | Castle Park, Colchester |
| 15-16 Jun 2019 | Colchester Medieval Fayre Food and Drink Festivals UK (EAFN Member) | Lower Castle Park, Colchester |
| 15-16 Jun 2019 | Life Arts Wellbeing Festival Chelmsford (EAFN Member) | Chelmsford City Racecourse |
| 20-23 Jun and 27-29 Jun 2019 | Leigh-on-Sea Competitive Festival of Music & Drama
|
Highlands Methodist Church and Leigh Road Baptist Church |
| 20-30 Jun 2019 | Harwich Festival of the Arts | various locations in Harwich |
| 21 Jun-14 Jul 2019 | Thaxted Festival | Thaxted Parish Church |
| 22 Jun 2019 | Mersea Carnival | Mersea |
| 22 Jun 2019 | Clockstock | Chelmsford Racecourse |
| 22 Jun 2019 | Planet Essex | Cressing Temple Barns |
| 22-23 Jun 2019 | Channel’s Summerfest | Channels Bar & Brasserie, Chelmsford. |
| 27-30 Jun 2019 | Leigh Folk Festival
|
Southend/Leigh on Sea |
| 29 Jun 2019 | Wethersfield Music Festival | Wethersfield Playing Frelds |
| 29-30 Jun 2019 | Colchester Food and Drink Festival Food and Drink Festivals UK (EAFN Member) | Lower Castle Park, Colchester |
| 30 Jun 2019 | Harlow Carnival | Harlow |
| 30 Jun 2019 | Sunborn Festival x Moondance Festival
|
Hainault Forest Country Park, Romford
|
| 2-4 Jul 2019 | 3foot People Festival | Hylands Park, Chelmsford |
| 2-6 Jul 2019 | Chelmsford Summer Beer and Ale Festival | Admiral’s Park, Chelmsford |
| 6 Jul 2019 | Canvey Island Carnival | Canvey Island |
| 6 Jul 2019 | Fake Festival (Chelmsford) | Central Park, Chelmsford |
| 6 Jul 2019 | Fling Festival | Hylands Park, Chelmsford |
| 6 Jul 2019 | Stanford Music Festival | Stanford le hope |
| 10-14 Jul 2019 | Bures Music Festival | Bures |
| 11-14 Jul 2019 | South Essex Bluegrass Festival | Bulphan Village Hall, Upminster, Havering
|
| 11-14 Jul 2019 | Roman River Festival | Colchester |
| 12 Jul 2019 | Nelliefest | The Lord Nelson, Brentford |
| 12-14 Jul 2019 | Brentwood Festival | Brentwood Centre |
| 13 Jul 2019 | Basildon Street Science Festival | Basildon |
| 13 Jul 2019 | The Tendring Hundred Show | Lawford House Park |
| 13 Jul 2019 | Kelvedon Music Festival | Kelvedon Recreation Ground |
| 13 Jul 2019 | Village Green Arts & Music Festival, Southend | Chalkwell Hall, Southend |
| 13-14 Jul 2019 | Dixiefields | Farmland bordering Hylands Park, Chelmsford |
| 13-14 July | Summer Essex Festival of Food and Drink | Cressing Temple Barns |
| 13-20 Jul 2019 | Southend on Sea Pride | Southend |
| 19-20 Jul 2019 | Eight Ash Green Music Festival | Fordham Heath Football Field |
| 20 Jul 2019 | Farm Fest | Herts & Essex Community Farm, Harlow |
| 20-21 Jul 2019 | Manningtree Regatta | Stour Sailing Club |
| 21 Jul 2019 | Classic Vehicle Show & 60th Anniversary of the Mini Celebration
|
Museum of Power, Maldon |
| 25-28 Jul 2019 | Colchester Summer Real Ale, Cider and Craft Gin Festival | Cricket Ground, Lower Castle Park |
| 27 Jul 2019 | Basildon and Pitsea Carnival | Basildon and Pitsea |
| 27 Jul 2019 | Harwich Maritime Festival | Harwich |
| 1-4 Aug 2019 | Life’s a Beach | Waldegraves, Family Holiday Park, Mersea Island |
| 2-4 Aug 2019 | Brightlingsea Free Music Festival | Hurst Green, Brightlingsea |
| 3 Aug 2019 | Nearly Festival (Colchester) | Colchester Castle Park |
| 3 Aug 2019 | Wrabfest | Shore Lane, Wrabness |
| 16-18 AUG 2019 | MALDON SMOKE AND FIRE FESTIVAL (EAFN MEMBER) |
MALDON PROMENADE PARK |
| 17 Aug 2019 | Charity Ukefest | South Woodham Ferrers Village Hall |
| 17 Aug 2019 | Southend Carnival | Southend |
| 17-18 Aug 2019 | Walton-on-the-Naze Carnival | Walton on the Naze |
| 18 Aug 2019 | Saffron Walden Motor Show | The Common, Saffron Walden |
| 18 Aug 2019 | Dovercourt Beside the Seaside Festival
|
Dovercourt |
| 22-23 Aug 2019 | Clacton Air Show | Clacton |
| 23-24 Aug 2019 | Dedham Vale Vineyard Wine and Cider Festival | Dedham Vale Vineyard, Colchester |
| 24 Aug 2019 | South East Dance Festival | Garon Park, Southend |
| 24 Aug 2019 | Lamarsh Lion Festival | The Lamarsh Lion |
| 24-25 Aug 2019 | Brightlingsea Food & Drink Festival | Promenade Way, Brightlingsea |
| 24-25 Aug 2019 | Linkfest | Harlow Town Park |
| 24-25 Aug 2019 | Essex Sausage, Cider and Music Festival | Barleylands Farm, Billericay |
| 24-31 Aug 2019 | Burnham Week(Regatta) | Burnham on Crouch |
| 25 Aug 2019 | Raver Tots Outdoor Festival (August) | Garon Park, Southend-on-Sea |
| 25 Aug 2019 | SWFest | South Woodham Ferrers |
| 31 Aug-1 Sep 2019 | Cressing Temple Barns Joust & Medieval Fayre Food and Drink Festivals UK (EAFN Member)
|
Cressing Temple Barns |
| 31 Aug-1 Sep 2019 | New Hall Vineyard English Wine Festival & Fun Day
|
New Hall Vineyard,Purleigh |
| 4-6 Sep 2019 | Woodfest | Hatfield Park, Takely |
| 7 Sep 2019 | Let’s Rock Essex | Hainault Forest Country Park, Romford |
| 8 Sep 2019 | The Maldon Oyster and Seafood Festival | Maldon Promenade Park |
| 12-26 Sep 2019 | Rochford Arts Festival | Rochford |
| 14 Sep 2019 | Wickford Town Carnival (100 Year Anniversary!) | Wickford |
| 14 Sep 2019 | Defected London FSTVL 2019
|
Dagenham Central Park |
| 15 Sep 2019 | Cressing Folk Festival | Cressing Temple Barns |
| 20 Sep 2019 | Speakeasy Festival | Colchester Charter Hall |
| 21 Sep 2019 | Colchester Prosecco Festival & Gin
|
Colchester |
| 21 Sep 2019 | Shotgate Park Music Festival | Shotgate |
| 21 Sep 2019 | Great Dunmow Carnival | Great Dunmow Recreation Ground |
| 21-22 Sep 2019 | The National Country Show | Hylands Park, Chelmsford |
| 22 Sep 2019 | Helen Rollason Family Fun Day and Dog Show | The Essex Training Centre in Brentwood |
| 28 Sep 2019 | SlackFolk Autumn Acoustic Mini Festival
|
Firstsite Colchester |
| 28 Sep 2019 | Essex Faery Fayre
|
Museum of Power, Langford |
| 28 Sep 2019 | Burnham on Crouch Carnival | Burnham on Crouch |
| 28-29 Sep 2019 | Essex Autumn Food Home & Craft Fair
|
Cressing Temple Barns |
| 28-29 Sep 2019 | Essex Country Show | Weald Country Park, Brentwood |
| 4 Oct 2019 | The Big 90s Festival (Chelmsford) | Central Park, Chelmsford |
| 5 Oct 2019 | Oktoberfest Essex
|
Central Park, Chelmsford |
| 7-12 Oct 2019 | Southend Jazz Festival | Southend |
| 11-13 Oct 2019 | Harwich International Shanty Festival | Harwich |
| 17-19, 24-26, 30/31 Oct, 1-2 Nov 2019 | Cursed Fright Fest | Wat Tyler Centre, Country Park, Basildon |
| 18 Oct 2019 | The Big 90s Festival (Southend) | Priory Park, Southend |
| 19 Oct 2019 | Oktoberfest Southend
|
Priory Park, Southend |
| 19-20 Oct 2019 | Life Arts Mind Body Spirit Festival Colchester
(EAFN Member) |
Marks Tey Parish Hall |
| 25 Oct 2019 | The Big 90s Festival (Colchester) | Lower Castle Park, Colchester |
| 26 Oct 2019 | Oktoberfest Colchester | Lower Castle Park, Colchester |
| 2 Nov 2019 | Clacton Pier Fireworks | Clacton Pier |
| 2 Nov 2019 | Maldon Fireworks | Promenade Park, Maldon |
| 2 Nov 2019 | Saffron Walden Fireworks | Saffron Walden Common |
| 2-3 Nov 2019 | Essex Festive Gift and Food Show | Brentwood Centre |
| 3 Nov 2019 | Chelmsford City Racecourse Fireworks Spectacular | Chelmsford City Racecourse |
| 5 Nov 2019 | Braintree Rugby Club Grand Fireworks Display | Braintree Rugby Club |
| 5 Nov 2019 | Colchester Castle Park Fireworks | Colchester Castle Park |
| 16-17 Nov 2019 | East Anglian Winter Fair | Chelmsford City Racecourse |
| 17 Nov 2019 | Black Frog Mini Festival
|
Chelmsford City FC |
| 28 Nov 2019 | Maldon Vintage Christmas Fayre
|
Maldon High St |
| 29-30 Nov 2019 | Harwich Illuminate Festival | The Quay, Harwich |
| 30 Nov 2019 | Halstead Christmas Fayre | Halstead |
| 1 Dec 2019 | Rochford Christmas Festival | Rochford |
| 7 Dec 2019 | Burnham Festive Fayre | Burnham on Crouch |
| 14 Dec 2019 | Essex Vegan Winter Festival | Charter Hall, Colchester |