Three Ravens Podcast hosts bring Friday 13th ghost stories, folklore and live music to Colchester Castle on 13 November, from 7pm. Tickets £15, ages 12+.

Colchester Castle stays open late on Friday 13 November for Three Ravens Live, an evening of ghost stories, folklore and live music built around the most superstitious date in the calendar. Eleanor Conlon and Martin Vaux, who make the Three Ravens Podcast, take the stage from 7pm. Doors open at 6.30pm and tickets are £15.

It is a one-night event, and it will be recorded for a future episode of the podcast, so the audience in the castle becomes part of the show.

What happens on the night

The show is about the darker traditions, myths and legends attached to Friday 13th. Colchester City Council, which runs the castle, promises ghost stories, folklore, live music and what it calls “an evening of immersive storytelling”.

Conlon and Vaux will read from Three Ravens Ghost Tales, their new book, and then take questions from the audience before a book signing. Copies of the book and Three Ravens merchandise will be on sale at the castle, and the bar will be open, with time to talk to other folklore fans in the interval and after the show.

The two hosts said: “Colchester Castle is one of our favourite museums and we’re thrilled to be haunting it on Friday 13th, surrounded by history and wonder.”

Why the castle

The council describes the castle as the largest Norman keep in Europe, and the evening is part of its run of after-hours events there.

Councillor Darius Laws, the council’s portfolio holder for culture, heritage and environment, said: “Colchester Castle has witnessed nearly 1,000 years of stories, so it’s the perfect setting for an evening celebrating folklore, mystery and the supernatural. We’re delighted to welcome Eleanor and Martin to the Castle for this special Friday 13th event and look forward to hosting another memorable after-hours experience.”

Tickets and who can go

  • When: Friday 13 November 2026, from 7pm; doors 6.30pm
  • Where: Colchester Castle
  • Price: £15 per person; the council recommends booking in advance
  • Ages: adults 18 and over, or 12 and over with an adult
  • Book: Three Ravens Live on the Colchester Museums website

Access and facilities information for the building is on the museum’s Access at Colchester Castle page, and the museum’s enquiries line is 01206 282931.

Three Ravens Live is one of the dates in our guide to what’s on in Colchester this month, alongside the Castle Park fireworks on 5 November.