Always double check opening hours with the venue before making a special visit.
Featuring one fresco, one rainbow, gold dust, mp4, mp3, watercolour and more, Salford-based independent art label Caustic Coastal presents Couture Secession.
Part of Salford Makers, 7 Spot is a 360 square foot ceramics studio offering classes and workshops as well as studio space for members.
Salford Makers are a collective of artists, designers, educators and makers based at Islington Mill in Salford.
A former cotton spinning mill, Islington Mill in Manchester now houses artists’ studios, galleries, a recording studio, a nightclub, cafe and B&B.
This warehouse located behind Islington Mill is being brought into creative use by Manchester’s underground music scene.
Taste the ultimate in authentic Italian cuisine at Vero Moderno.
Middlewood Locks is a new 24 acre mixed use opportunity in an attractive waterside setting centred around 3 canal basins.
This Chapel Street gallery and tea room hosts 8-12 week long exhibitions giving emerging artists a chance to showcase their work.
One of Salford’s finest churches and also, unusually, a live music venue
This lively spot could be considered a jack of all trades – pub, restaurant, events space and live music venue.
A great little cafe where you’ll find good food and excellent Jazz.
Small, perfectly formed, the newly-reopened New Oxford packs a real-ale punch.
Hot Bed Press, based at the Casket Works in Salford, is a not-for-profit printmakers’ studio, is now the largest open-access print workshop in the region.
Commons is a programme of openly accessible, interactive events led by digital artists, showcasing the nuances of our interactions with tech.
Free entry
Join in the celebration of creative communities in the heart of Manchester with MCDC’s new exhibition ‘Connecting Spaces’.
Free entry
Artists and footballers come together in ‘Football City Art United’, a MIF25 exhibition that showcases the best of both worlds.
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Enjoy literary, creative fun with the family this summer.
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Batiks of Indonesia: Java and beyond is a celebration of the batik technique, with a display of beautifully intricate decorated fabrics.
Free entry
The Art Court presents an exhibition from Elpida Hadzi-Vasileva and Lorna Johnson at Eye Room, an independent opticians in Leeds city centre.
Free entry
From global dance and live music to storytelling, skateboarding and football, get ready for a dream summer on the banks of the River Irwell.
Free entry
August brings a huge LGBTQ+ film festival, plus a reggae classic and a spotlight on Japanese animation.
From outdoor shows to drama in the dark, our theatre guide celebrates genre-pushing work, new writing and contemporary performance.
From Lyra Pramuk’s sacred synths to the sugar rush of YAANG, our latest music picks bring ritual, rebellion and ridiculous levels of fun.
"Tours, tours, tours!" If this month's Tours and Activities guide were a sentient speaking person, this is what it would say.
Take some eating-out tips from our August guide to food and drink in Manchester and the North.
Our latest round-up features plenty of one-off live literature events to wrap your ears about, so get those diaries ticking over...
August and beyond brings all sorts of family joy - with a huge amount of science, creativity and more.
