Manchester City Guide

Welcome to Manchester’s guide for the creative tourist: our pick of the best things to do in Manchester.

Discover the insider’s guide to Manchester with our free city guide, where we handpick the finest sights and attractions alongside the bars, shops, restaurants and cafes that make a visit to Manchester complete.

Let our travel writers help you make the most of a visit to Manchester. This month, food critic Emma Sturgess takes a gastronomic tour of the city’s boho quarter; Ben East rounds up the best of Manchester’s festivals (picking from a feast of food, literature, comedy, science and music); and we publish the ultimate guide to vintage shopping (with the top retro cafes and bars thrown in for good measure).

Elsewhere, allow our critics to guide you through Manchester’s exhibitions, cultural events, contemporary art and museums.

This month, author Jeanette Winterson, sitting amongst the art of the female Surrealists, describes the ‘moment where women have to fight again’ in our exclusive vodcast; The Guardian’s Jessica Lack interviews Maggi Hambling (together, they describe a little known passion of LS Lowry – the sea); and Vogue’s Louisa Buck casts a critical eye over Manchester Art Gallery’s Angels of Anarchy.

Find out what’s happening in art, culture and more in Manchester this month here. Download our free tourism guide to the best events, exhibitions, bars and sights here. Or see what the locals have got to say about Manchester in our new Word of Mouth section.

So, what are you waiting for?