Castle Park Colchester.
Colchester’s first History Fayre of the modern era took place in 1989, and commemorated the 800th anniversary of the granting of
a Royal Charter to the town in 1189. Since then our Medieval
Fayres have become a tradition, and are now famous as
major public events in the Eastern Counties.

The first Oyster Fayre, as an annual, event was in 2003.
This has now grown so big that we feel that we can call it
The Colchester Medieval Festival formerly the Oyster Fayre.

Each June will stage a full medieval style fair,
with many of the peripheral activities that this major annual event
of the period would have offered. It remembers a time when folk
from the countryside and neighbouring villages
would travel to the ‘Big Fair’ in the town.