Six whole weeks? A family summer guide.

It’s summertime in Manchester, and there’s lots to do. From al fresco film to musical shipping containers, from a new Living Worlds gallery to a celebration of frogs, from tales of industrial life to building your own strand of DNA: this is your indispensable guide to the museums and galleries, the parks and gardens, the kid-friendly cafés, shops and hotels of Manchester.

Download the PDF guide now, or use the columns on the right to discover what’s on in Manchester, and learn about travel information, guided walks, maps,  hotels and more.

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    The Manchester Cultural Calendar 2011
    • History lesson.

      Visiting Manchester? Want to find out more about what makes Manchester (and Mancunians) tick? Look no further than our potted guide to Manchester past and present. Susie Stubbs and Jonathan Schofield tell all.

    • Curiouser and curiouser.

      Susie Stubbs gets confused and amused at Tate Liverpool’s latest exhibition, Alice in Wonderland

    • The Manchester Weekender 2011: The Story

      Using curation tool Storify, we’ve pulled together some of the highlights of a fantastic weekend. Tweets, photos, audioboos and blog posts.

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    The Manchester Weekender 2012
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