Colchester Arts Centre offers an astonishing choice of entertainment, ranging from films to farmers markets. The Centre also hosts club nights, poetry, salsa, theatre, world music and gigs, with big-name bands sometimes appearing here. For children, there’s an annual kid’s festival as well as other events. Other attractions include a licensed bar and the Art Centre’s home, a sympathetically converted church which still has its stained glass windows. Colchester Arts Centre is run by Colchester Borough Council.