Events

Ian Brown signed copies of his Albert the tortoise books at Waterstones to mark Bishop's Stortford College Festival of Literature.

The 81-year-old will be performing on the green, green grass of the stately home near Saffron Walden as part of the Heritage Live concert series.

The historic house owned by English Heritage is welcoming visitors to its spectacular lights display over the festive season.

Thursday bill includes Gabrielle, The Subways, The Skints, Nadia Rose, King Charles, Lucy Blue, The Cuban Brothers and Uncle Funk's Disco Inferno.

Shakila Karim, 24, who performs as Shakila K, aims to be the first pop star of Bangladeshi origin to top the music charts.

Artists' collective Island Art, a community of boat-dwellers moored around April Island on the River Stort, to showcase arts and crafts.

Fossilisation: A Slice of the Anthropocene combines artist's bronze sculptures with objects from Saffron Walden Museum’s collections.

Bonfire Night displays return after an enforced absence in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Some 35 stallholders will be showcasing hand-crafted wares including jewellery, watercolours and woollens.

The Silver Leys club's 18th annual display, in conjunction with Essex Pyrotechnics, takes place on Saturday.

Give the kids pumpkin to talk about this half term, says Olivia Vandyk, after visiting the fruit and veg farm near Hatfield Broad Oak.

A performance of Lear’s The Dong with a Luminous Nose, an all-singing, all-dancing tribute to Moulin Rouge, craft workshop tricks and cinema treats.

Pumpkins ripen and trees turn to their autumn hues – and there will be lots of fun for visitors to the gardens near Dunmow on Sunday October 17.

The David Hockney poster and an oil painting by Egyptian artist Ahmed Moustafa were donated to help boost the coffers of the Dogs Trust.

Award-winning documentary at South Mill Arts on October 9 precursor to Community Climate Gathering at Thorley during UN's COP26 summit in Scotland.

The historic house and gardens will be transformed with a fairy-tale display of light, colours and sound for all the family.

Stort Valley RSPB group to resume programme of weekend and midweek walks and indoor meetings in Bishop's Stortford.

Stortford's Elliot Porter and Isolation Artists gathered on stage to perform Frank Turner's Be More Kind that they recorded separately online in 2020.

The free family event organised and hosted by Mantle Business Centres at Thremhall Park returns on Sunday (Sept 26) for its autumn outing.

Ex-Dunmow Square 1 chef Alex Webb plus fellow MasterChef and Great British Bake Off champs and singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor headline Chelmsford event.