1 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Mercury Theatre, Balkerne Gate, Colchester, until January 14, various times. £11.50 to £28 with discounts available. 01206 573948.

WITH tickets going like the proverbial hot mince pies, you better be quick if you want to get your hands on the hottest ticket in town. With laughs aplenty and super slick sets and dance routines, don’t miss this festive treat.

2 Eliza Carthy and the Wayward Band plus Duotone, Colchester Arts Centre, Church Street, Colchester, tonight, doors 7.30pm. £20. 01206 500900.

One of the brightest stars of the current UK folk circuit, Eliza brings her most ambitious musical project to date to one of the venues where it all started for her more than 20 years ago.

3 Christmas Concert and Carols with West Bergholt Concert Band, St Peter ad Vincula Church, Church Green, Coggeshall, tomorrow, 7.30pm. £6 adults, £5 concessions. 07941 947541.

Raising money for the Motor Neurone Disease Association, the popular band return with their Christmas Cracker concert packed with festive tunes old and new including Winter Wonderland, Silver Bells and A Holst Christmas.

4 DemonXtreme Ice Slider, Colchester Castle Park, High Street, Colchester, until January 3, from 10am. Prices from £8. 01206 625423.

It’s the one activity everyone wants to do this Christmas and although the recent snow flurries provided a little bit of competition, now it’s gone there’s just one place to get sliding this year.

5 Jason Frederick Cinematic Trio - A Charlie Brown Christmas: The Music of Vince Guaraldi, Colchester Arts Centre, Church Street, Colchester, Sunday, doors 7pm. £14, £12 concessions, £10 family ticket. 01206 500900.

Fed up with the same old Christmassy tunes and shows? Then take a leaf out of the North Americans who have been delighting in the antics of Charlie Brown every Christmas since 1965, complete with an uber cool jazz soundtrack to accompany it. So let Colchester’s own film composer introduce you to the Christmas treat you’ve been waiting for.