Colchester Eco Festival
Come to the second Colchester Eco-Festival and enjoy bands, music, street dance and much more!
Come to the second Colchester Eco-Festival and enjoy bands, music, street dance, goth-morris dance, an African drumming workshop for kids and adults, an upcycle art workshop, bush craft, archery, willow-weaving and many more fun activities. You will also find a large number of stalls offering eco-friendly advice and products.
This FREE Eco Festival in Lower Castle Park, Colchester has children's events and is sponsored by the Essex County Council Arts and Cultural Fund. There's also main stage acts, walkabout entertainers, children's area and tent, sustainable transport try out area, a healing tent and much, much more. www.eco-festival.org
Supported by the Essex County Council Arts and Cultural Fund.
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