A rainy local street scene with umbrellas, warm lights, and cosy indoor plans

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Rainy Day Picks This Weekend

11–12 July Near Little Dunmow

Not every listing gets a golden ticket

We check the usual frankly silly number of local websites, then look for events that feel rainy-day friendly: cinemas, theatres, talks, workshops, galleries, concerts, cosy venues, and anything less likely to involve standing in a muddy field making brave weather noises.

Happening Saturday 11 July to Sunday 12 July.
Picked for Little Dunmow, not somewhere halfway across the county.
Only Local Gems and Curated venues make the cut, because standards are still a thing.
Listings with proper descriptions get bumped up the list. Three words and a shrug will not do.

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2026 Visionary Art Intensive with Alex Grey & Allyson Grey9

2026 Visionary Art Intensive with Alex Grey & Allyson Grey

at City of Solution Ministries

ABOUT THE PROGRAM: Applications are now CLOSED for the 2026 Visionary Art Intensive. Thank you to all who applied! Applications for the 2027 Visionary Art Intensive will open in the fall of 2026. We look forward to seeing your application. Stay connected on the CoSM Newsletter for premier updates. Visionary artists Alex Grey & Allyson Grey teach painting and drawing from the wellspring of divine imagination. In this workshop, artists create from the sacred ground and the mystic eye. Alex & Allyson led The Visionary Art Intensive for 28 years at Omega Institute. Beginning this past summer of 2025, the Visionary Art Intensive is now being offered at CoSM’s charming classroom, the MAGI Art Lab (Mystic Artists Guild International.) Visionary Art Intensive at CoSM, class of 2025 Throughout this seven-day workshop, all participants will have the opportunity to share sketches and works in progress emerging from daily vision practices, and access funnels toward vision-manifestation. APPLY NOW: VISIONARY ART INTENSIVE Tuition & Meals: $1400.00 —Accommodations additional & recommended to stay onsite. Through illustrated talks, vision practices, and group interaction, we empower the process of bringing our heart’s iconography to outer form and examine the global & venerable Visionary Art tradition. Using guided imagery, meditation, shamanic ascent, and practices to envision body, mind & soul, we open the doors of the imagination to the theater of revelation.

24.9 milesSun 12 Jul18:00
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Crystal Chakra Wand Workshop10

Crystal Chakra Wand Workshop

at Soulful Creations

Step into the world of energy healing and crystal wisdom with this hands-on, heart centered Crystal Chakra Wand Workshop. Whether you're new to crystals or looking to deepen your spiritual practice, this unique experience will guide you in crafting your own personalised chakra wand—a powerful energetic tool to align,

18.9 milesSun 12 Jul£45.00
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