Midsummer Madness Family Fun
Sunday 14 June 2026
The Minories
74 High Street, Colchester, CO1 1UE
A day of other worldly storytelling and creative mayhem in the enchanted setting of The Minories, Colchester’s oldest art gallery and garden. Our Midsummer Madness Family Day is the perfect place to get crafty and messy with our delectable range of free hands-on drop-in workshops, and more.
Watch this space for more details of free family drop-in workshops, storytelling, and activities.
Trigger Bliss at Chelmsford Library
Prison event: This year, artist and facilitator Trigger Bliss will be returning following a fantastically successful workshop last year. TriggerBliss fuses spoken word with other art forms to inspire healing, conscious thought, and authentic expression andd facilitates accessible and inclusive intergenerational creative well-being activities that support the mental and emotional well-being of the wider community. Trigger Bliss leads a dynamic creative well-being workshop filled with colour, community and conversation providing a platform for prisoners to connect with the outside world.
.....Meanwhile over in Harlow
Photography exhibition: Throughout the festival month, photography students from Harlow college will host their work at Harlow library. The theme of “common grounds” will explore what brings people and communities together.