Carmel Smickersgill

Create a piece of history and a piece of patchwork art with Manchester Jewish Museum’s time capsule workshop.

Step back 1000 years and experience the festive traditions of Britain’s most infamous invaders at the Royal Armouries in Leeds.

– new takes on famous songs about death
– featuring the lead singer of Suede, Brett Anderson
– songs will be reimagined in new and interesting compositions, often with unusual instruments (predominantly acoustic)
– Paraorchestra is a group of both disabled and non-disabled musicians, formed to create a platform for the top disabled musicians in the UK (they notably played the closing ceremony of the 2012 Paralympics)
– new musical arrangements by Charlotte Harding, an award-winning composer (winner of an Ivor Novello Award for composing)

Hear directly from the people powering the music industry in both Manchester and the UK, as well as witnessing some of the North’s upcoming talent at Beyond the Music.

A combined Roundhay park exhibition and shop in the tranquil surroundings of one of europe’s largest city parks.

Paint winter with a cosy, boozy creative workshop from PopUp painting at the Double Tree in Leeds.

Designed for intermediate players, Band on the Wall’s jazz workshops are a great way to take your playing to the next level.

Flow into the new year with an energising Vinyasa sequence and vegan brunch held in the stunning setting of Left Bank Leeds.

Eat your way through some of the best South Asian food in the North with Indian Food Tour Leeds.

Join PopUp painting for an evening of Parisian colour, painting and sipping as you create your own version of Gordon Bruce’s Paris Winter Walk. 

Sunrise Sauna Sessions are the perfect way to start a chilly December day, with sauna, yoga and a fully organic brekkie.

You can get the behind the bar and mix with the best of them in a cocktail making masterclass from The Botanist on Deansgate.