This month’s live music picks move between ambitious new work, grassroots celebrations and a few memorable settings.

Spring has arrived, bringing with it al fresco dining and a rush of high-profile food and drink-related events in Manchester.

This month’s theatre highlights span dystopian classics, political thrillers and bold new opera.

Across Manchester and Salford, exhibitions are thinking hard about how things are made – and how materials carry stories.

Step away from the usual. Tours and activities that spark curiosity, inspire creativity and offer something refreshingly different.

Whether you’re after storybook theatre, museum wanderings or illusion-bending play spaces, there’s plenty to keep curiosity ticking through winter and beyond.

There's no shortage of great films out at the moment, whether you're looking for the latest blockbuster, that hot arthouse flick fresh from Cannes or a cosy classic.