The big C promotions

21/03/2026

the big C is “back” — figuratively — officially 5 years of remission 🥹

So this Easter Bank Holiday Saturday, we’re celebrating the only way we know how: by bringing people together in the hidden garden of — Colchester’s oldest art gallery — for a night of jazz, soul and global grooves.

Saturday 4th April✨
in the garden 🌼

14/03/2026

Got your tickets ready? 250 spring edition wristbands are waiting, who will be taking one home? 🌼✨

09/03/2026

spring has sprung 🌼 APRIL 4TH, BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND, ‘in the garden: spring edition’ is only a few weeks away.

Bringing brass beneath the flowers, summer to spring time, your Easter Bank Holiday Saturday soundtrack.
An evening exploring the realms of jazz.

We’re furnishing the garden for comfort and connection — sofas, blankets and soft lighting — creating a space that holds audience and artists with equal care.

Come for golden hour.
Stay for the ceremony.
Leave feeling lighter.

Homegrown talent.
Brighton returns.
Global influence.
Historic walls.
Spring air.

Saturday 4th April
in the garden 🌼

16/05/2025

Introducing ‘Sunset Sounds: secret garden series’ with 🌼

Maximilian has been a steady force in Brighton’s scene since 2021, cultivating a fanbase that proudly sing along with their favourite songs. Blending raw 90s alt textures with introspective, minimalist songwriting, his sound sits somewhere between Elliott Smith and Big Thief.

04/08/2024

what an evening 🌼

can’t believe its been 2 weeks already, big love to Yan for capturing ‘in the garden’; couldn’t be more grateful for my little team 🥹

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14/07/2024

Featuring Stretch Soul Gang The VV Experience Goostavo Gabriela Eva 🌼

TICKETS: https://app.promotix.com/events/details/in-the-garden-tickets

A NIGHT of music is set to take place at a museum in Colchester's city centre.

11/07/2024

🌼in the garden🌼Colchester's newest outdoor Summer event

Featuring Stretch Soul Gang, The VV Experience, Goostavo and Gabriela Eva

📍The Minories | The Commons Garden
⏰JULY 20TH | 6PM

🎟ADV £15 + booking fee or OTD £18
https://app.promotix.com/events/details/in-the-garden-tickets

✨A one-off unmissable event of live Jazz, Soul, Hip Hop, dancing with ethically-sourced food and drink from The Commons Cafe & Community Kitchen. We shall watch the sunset, the stars come out for a truly rare evening in one of Colchester's most beautiful spaces.

the big C presents in the garden yet another 4 act evening of music but this time 'in the garden'.Expect brass beneath the flowers; exploring jazz, soul and a sprinkle of hip hop.Stretch Soul GangStretch Soul Gang is a five-piece powerhouse that fuses Funk, Soul, and Hip Hop into an electrifying son...