Creative Open Day

Join us at the Harwich Arts & Heritage Centre and discover some fantastic new exhibitions, workshops and what The Harwich Festival, Harwich Library, The Electric Palace & other local organisations have to offer..

Free

Mask Painting Workshop

Mask Painting Workshop with Catalina CarvajalJoin us on Saturday, 22nd March, from 11:00 PM to 12:30 PM for a fun and hands-on creative experience! Paint your own mask inspired by Colombian traditions.Catalina Carvajal is a Colombian illustrator and mural artist. She was born in Bogota, Colombia, and lived in Mexico City before moving to the...

Free

The Birthday Party

Dramatic Pause Productions Present... The Birthday Party by Harold Pinter.'Goldberg and McCann arrive at a seaside boarding house where Meg and Petey live with their guest Stanley. They inquire about Stanley: we soon find out that McCann and Goldberg have a job to do. Learning it is his birthday they give Stanley a party. It...

£5 – £10

The Scriptwriters Showcase

The Harwich Festival are pitching their exciting, new initiative: ‘The Scriptwriters’ Showcase’. Created for aspiring screenwriters and playwrights, from the Harwich and Tendring Area. The Scriptwriters’ Showcase is a programme of coursework-based workshops designed to equip and enable aspiring writers – at any stage of their writing journey – to write coherent, comprehensive and well-structured...

£3 – £20

Dan Sealey (ex Ocean Colour Scene)

Harwich Arts & Heritage Centre Main Road, Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom

The Harwich Festival & Essex Rocks present..Dan Sealey “Beware of Darkness" Tour 2025Support from Ronnie Thurlow---Dan started his career with folk rock band ‘Ocean Colour Scene’ and toured the world,...

£10

20×20 Exhibition Opening

Ebenezer Chapel 30 Kings Head Street, Harwich, Essex

It's that time of year again with our grand opening of our 20x20 Exhibition.Keep an eye out for a special guest!

Free

Shuff n Byng: A Celebration of two Drag Pioneers

The Electric Palace King’s Quay Street, Harwich

Harwich based Slaget Theatre is thrilled to announce its next production in development. Shuff & Byng is an exploration of the lives, work, and enduring legacy of Douglas Byng and Mrs. Shufflewick...

Free – £15

The Foraging Fan Club

Harwich Arts & Heritage Centre Main Road, Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom

Join Helen Wood as she heads into the great outdoors, with her trusty trug, on a quest to become an expert forager. In this quirky, feel-good comedy all aspects of...

£10

Harwich Festival @ The Artisan Market

Orwell Place Dovercourt Town Centre, Essex

Join us at the Artisan Market at Orwell Place for a fantastic day of music, arts and market stalls.Acts include Balkan Hill (Balkan music), She Brings the Rain, Sandalstick Theatre,...

Free

Teen Blackout Poetry Workshop

Harwich Arts & Heritage Centre Main Road, Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom

For all you budding authors and artists - Join us for a creative workshop transforming discarded book pages into poetry. Using the text already on the page and blacking out the...

Free