manchester nightlife
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Our picks for teens after dark in Manchester.
The Urban Insider: Northern Quarter & Cathedral Gardens
Side by side: avant garde and (very) old school Manchester
Northern Quarter & Cathedral Quarter
It’d be just plain silly to try and list off all the bars and restaurants in the leisuretastic Northern Quarter, so we won’t try. But we’ll happily share our favourites (with the caveat that they’re lots of other people’s favourites too – it’s always good to have a plan B when heading out for an [...]
New Year’s Eve in Manchester: a survival guide
Make the most of New Year’s Eve in Manchester with our recommendations for a decent night out. Cab carnage, random kissing and declarations of undying love are all optional extras, of course…
Have yourself a merry New Year (minus the hangover)
Whether you’re off the booze long-term or just for the night, a grownup’s alcohol-free drink can be more interesting than lashings of pop. Sian Cummins is our sober judge of five of the best bars in Manchester for an alcohol-free beer.
Event radar_25 November
Grayson Perry at Manchester Art Gallery, Freitag at Common, Bureau Gallery’s latest exhibition, an arts market, 50 original prints for £50, a Victorian camera and anime at greenroom: just a few of the things to do in Manchester (and yes, Liverpool) this week
Castlefield, Deansgate & Spinningfields
Eating and drinking around and along the canal can be a real pleasure but, as a general rule, it’s best to steer clear of the brash signage and wipe-clean menus of the chain establishments along Deansgate Locks. Instead opt for Dukes 92, a former stable block with a great line in platters of cheeses, breads [...]
Salford and The Quays
Mark Addy was a Victorian hero who saved more than fifty souls from drowning in the Irwell. His memory is worthily honoured by the Salford pub that bears his name, The Mark Addy (below). Renovated from a passengers’ waiting room for the packet boat that departed from a nearby landing stage in the early 1800s, [...]
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Outsider art
Artists Ford Madox Brown and Adolphe Valette were two visitors to the city who made a lasting impression on Manchester. Jessica Lack investigates.... More -
Old traditions, new blood
A flurry of new arrivals, relocations, and enticing performances add up to an embarrassment of riches for classical music lovers in Manchester, Femke Colborne finds.... More -
Drawing outside the lines
Ben Luke gets a first look at Asia Triennial Manchester 2011 and the Whitworth’s Dark Matters, two exhibitions in which art does no less than transcend borders and conquer time.... More -
Fest in show
While the Weekender brings together the best of Manchester over three days, it wouldn’t exist without four of the amazing annual festivals that arrive in the city each October. Matthew Hull takes a closer look at their programmes... More
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