Fragers and Colchester Events are delighted to announce that the Rapture Gaming Festival will be returning home to Charter Hall in Colchester on Saturday 2 and Sunday, 3 August 2025.
The gaming extravaganza will feature a brand-new outdoor event arena with much expanded content delivered in partnership with Colchester Fibre, Colchester City Council’s (CCC’s) wholly owned fibre broadband provider.
Rapture Gaming Festival was launched in Colchester by Fragers Ltd, a European-wide events business based in Colchester, which then went on to expand across the UK. Most recently, the show was based in Medway, Kent, where the festival increased in size and popularity over the past few years.
The event will take over Charter Hall and the adjoining multi-use hall, along with an additional range of exciting activities and pop-up gaming experiences taking place on the outdoor sports pitch, situated next to the skate park.
The show offers an unparalleled range of attractions, including massive gaming arenas featuring hundreds of gaming stations and tournaments offering thousands of pounds in prizes across titles like Valorant, Fortnite, and Mario Kart.
Visitors can enjoy retro gaming at Retroland, meet indie developers in Devland, watch live wrestling from SOS Wrestling, and witness robot battles in the Robot Arena. The event also includes the award-winning life-size Dungeons and Dragon experience, a bustling Cosplay Village, exciting military esports activities, live music stages, a huge merch market, and family-friendly attractions for all ages.
Gary Kirby, CEO of Fragers LTD and Rapture Gaming Festival, said: “Bringing Rapture Gaming Festival back to Colchester is a dream come true. After launching here in 2017 the show went on to some amazing locations in England, Scotland and Wales, and following the pandemic, the Medway Rapture Gaming Festival went from strength to strength.
“Rapture has grown so much since our last Colchester event, and I am excited to show my hometown how incredible it really has become.”
Simon Coward, Managing Director of Colchester Amphora, CCC’s wholly owned company operating Colchester Fibre, added: “We’re thrilled to welcome Rapture Gaming Festival back to Colchester, bigger and better than ever. With Colchester Fibre powering the event connectivity, visitors and participants will benefit from ultrafast, reliable connectivity – essential for modern gaming, streaming, and digital experiences. It’s a fantastic opportunity to showcase not only the strength of our Events team but the cutting-edge digital infrastructure that Colchester Fibre are delivering across the city.”
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