A powerful exhibition from photographer Cephas Williams uses 116 portraits of Black British people to explore what it means to be Black and living in the UK.
Free entry
LUNG turns real testimony into an unflinching piece of theatre about loss, accountability and the crisis facing Britain’s prisons.
From £13.00
David Threlfall, Matthew Dunster and Nadine Shah lead a major new King Lear for the Royal Exchange’s 50th anniversary season.
From £12.00
A major new exhibition by Manchester-based artist Conor Collins is on display at HOME, responding to the newly created Queer Up North archive.
Catholic guilt collides with unrepentant queerness in the acclaimed musical from award-winning migrant-led company, Alpaqa.
Manchester’s debut sound art festival brings three days of installation, performance and soundwalks across the city centre.
From £12.50
An absurdist comedy the Guardian dubbed ‘waitering for Godot’ takes a single scene and fractures it into a kaleidoscope of perspectives.
Lowry stages are where you’ll catch much of this autumn’s most forward-thinking performance. Here are our top picks.
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Pentonbridge Inn is a Michelin-starred restaurant with rooms in north Cumbria. Eight courses of bunkum-free fine dining from head chef Chris Archer.
Dahlia Stereo is a Latin American-inspired open-fire kitchen and bar off the Northern Quarter’s Stevenson Square, with a pitch perfect soundsystem.
Manchester has a glut of taprooms, and Balance Brewing’s is far and away the best. Drinks, decor, service – all a cut above.
1863 offers a seven-course Lake District tasting menu that overdelivers at every turn. Cumbrian ingredients, clever ideas and classical cooking techniques.
Sampa’s underground space is the perfect place to learn about both her new mind-expanding dishes and vintage sherries, reimagined for the late 2020s.
An Ai Weiwei-inspired menu at Aviva Studios’ dining space The Social, balancing East Asian small plates with a teahouse-style atmosphere.
Busy backstreet Sicilian restaurant in the Northern Quarter, serving up traditional dishes with well-executed vegan versions that more than match up.
Japanese sushi and ramen restaurant on High Street, Northern Quarter, founded by Teddy Lee. House-made noodles, eight-hour broths, plus sushi, donburi and vegan options.
Explore Manchester’s Medieval Quarter on an architect-led walking tour uncovering the city’s...
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Stagger across three hundred years of Manchester's drinking history in one of...
Silenced for 157 years after scandalising Paris, Offenbach’s political satire Barkouf finally gets its UK premiere in Manchester.
From £18.00
This Irish folk six-piece released a stark and often beautiful debut EP that gives little hint of their “feral, snarling” live show.
From £21.00
West African folksong and storytelling meet British classical and folk music as percussionist Sidiki Dembélé joins Manchester Collective.
From £10.00
Manchester’s debut sound art festival brings three days of installation, performance and soundwalks across the city centre.
From £12.50
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Box of Tricks bring mates, music and Manchester spirit to Lowry with a new indie musical about friendship, hope and finding your people.
From £13.50
Live video puts the audience right on stage in this Ontroerend Goed show, creating a self-generating game of perspective at Lowry.
Two Berlin circus artists turn years of discarded ideas into one gloriously unclassifiable hour of live performance.
Satire, hope and political commentary come together in a bold new drama imagining Gaza as host of the 2048 Olympic Games.
From £10.00
Paintings, installations and 500 years of Sikh wisdom are brought together in the service of personal and collective healing.
Take me there
A powerful exhibition from photographer Cephas Williams uses 116 portraits of Black British people to explore what it means to be Black and living in the UK.
Free entry
Paintings, installations and 500 years of Sikh wisdom are brought together in the service of personal and collective healing.
Free entry
A lost recording of the opening moments of the Strangeways Protest sits at the centre of Richard Hards’ exhibition at Moon Grove.
Free entry
Travel back 66 million years to a time when dinosaurs roamed the earth, ruled the skies and traversed the ocean depths with a new immersive Lightroom experience.
From £10.00
Ancoats, just off the Northern Quarter in Manchester, is one of the city's most increasingly desirable neighbourhoods. Find out why.
Chorlton is a left-leaning suburb a few miles south of Manchester’s city centre (and only 10-odd minutes away by tram). A sprawling hive of artisan coffee shops, boutique clothing stores,...
The heart of Manchester is packed full with history and stories. This industriousness is evident across the city centre, where proud heritage meets contemporary ambition, and a forward-looking mix of...
When you think of Deansgate, you might think about the long (seemingly endless) street that runs from the Manchester Cathedral all the way down to the Deansgate Towers. And you...
Didsbury has the perfect split between big brands and independent businesses, welcoming all from far and wide.
Manchester’s most characterful, independent district is a jumbled network of streets to one side of Piccadilly Gardens. Here are the places you need to check out.
We cherrypick our favourite spots on Oxford Road, taking in unique theatres, characterful gig venues and fascinating museums.
Cross over the River Irwell, and you’ll find yourself in another city entirely – Salford, which is enjoying something of a regeneration.
