Nicola Rowlands: Fig and Sparrow Maker of the Month
In the first instalment of our Maker of the Month series, we join with Manchester design shop, Fig and Sparrow to celebrate contemporary craft and shine a spotlight on local...
Written by Phoebe Hurst
Float on: The Canal Festival 2013
Looking for interesting things to do in Manchester? The Northern Quarter mini-fest celebrates the 200-year old Rochdale Canal. Manchester doesn’t really do water, not unless you’re talking about the kind...
Turning over a new leaf: Manchester Literature Festival is back
The annual literary event returns this October with a brand new programme of talks, special commissions and exclusive readings. We have a thing about words in Manchester. The Manchester Writing...
Wu Chi-Tsung re-calibrates the Chinese Arts Centre
In his first show outside East Asia, the award-winning Taiwanese artist just can’t seem to stay still. It’s hard to explain why Wu Chi-Tsung’s Wrinkled Textures collection is so powerful....
It’s all a bit fringe-y: this month’s best independent arts events
Who says you need a festival to have a fringe? One-off performances, book readings and new theatre productions happen in Manchester all year round. The folks behind 24:7 Theatre Festival...
What's On: Listings for The Canal Festival 2013
Celebrate canal culture with a mini-fest in the Northern Quarter. Music, street art, good food, two marquees and a canal-side, pop-up cinema – all free, sponsored by Skiddle.com, and all...
Creating the Illusion
at MOSI brings animation to life
at MOSI brings animation to life
Children’s TV classics such as Chorlton and the Wheelies go centre stage at MOSI – and tell the TV story of the North West. The North West has long been...
Grand designs: Manchester Modernist Society celebrate David Mellor with a trip to Sheffield
All aboard for an architecture road trip: MMS gets special access to the designer’s cutlery factory and former home. Have you ever really thought about traffic lights? Not whilst cursing under your...
Today’s the day: Manchester Picnic
at Piccadilly Gardens
at Piccadilly Gardens
Local food, ice cream for grown-ups, gastro pop-ups and giant Jenga: the Manchester Picnic returns. Nothing beats a good picnic. There’s something about conquering an unmarked patch of land with...
Using your head: Brains: The Mind as Matter
at MOSI
at MOSI
With real human specimens and contemporary art, the museum’s latest exhibition explores the enduring mystery of the human brain. We often think about the brain in metaphorical terms. Our most...
Summercamp Festival launches in Liverpool
Who says festivals have to be in fields? Summercamp takes over the Baltic Triangle with a mud-free programme of music, food and fun. Utter the phrase “summer music festival” and...
Music in the Moors: Beacons Festival
The festival returns to Heslaker Farm next month for another weekend of music, food and film. It’s hard to argue with Beacon Festival‘s status as top dog in the North’s...