things to do in manchester
Nowt so queer as folk? Manchester Pride begs to differ.
Neil McQuillian discovers how Manchester Pride has evolved from protest to party
Ale and architecture.
Manchester’s best pubs, where architectural design packs as much punch as the booze
Something for the weekend? The Manchester Weekender, 1-3 October.
The Manchester Weekender, a new autumn event that wraps up the best of the city’s art, culture and festivals into a single weekend in October, sets its stall out
Shopping in Manchester. Best shops in the city.
From quirky boutiques to high-street glamour, vintage threads to handmade bling, read our top picks for shopping in the city this season
You dancin’? ‘Cos Urban Moves are askin’.
Neil McQuillian limbers up for this weekend’s contemporary dance festival as Urban Moves brings its third edition to Manchester
5 of the best… Manchester Jazz Festival.
Matthew Hull gives us his highlights for the 15th annual Manchester Jazz Festival – from Mr. Scruff to free jazz outfit The Golden Age of Steam
To bee, or not to be?
Photography with a buzz about it – Ed Swinden points a camera at those battling to sustain Britain’s bees
PacManchester! Hazard MMX reprogrammes the city centre.
As Manchester’s one-day festival of live art and gaming looms, Neil McQuillian dusts off his kazoo and gets ready to be flashmobbed

The temple of 1,000 bells.
The unrealised interviews.
A thoroughly modern woman.
Dark Horse. Simon Patterson Q&A.





