Factory: Pride Stages at Aviva Studios

Marina Abramović brings her most ambitious work yet – a raw, ritualistic epic exploring desire, mortality and sacred eroticism.

What happens when the DIY underground collides with one of Manchester’s biggest, shiniest arts spaces?

Venture Arts sets up a pop-up studio at the Lab, with art-making takes place alongside collaborative experiments with dance and music.

Artists and footballers come together in ‘Football City Art United’, a MIF25 exhibition that showcases the best of both worlds.

Manchester will once again become the world’s stage this summer, with Manchester International Festival taking over venues and spaces across the city and beyond.

Festival Square is the beating heart of Manchester International Festival 2025.

Artist Social for all creatives at any stage for their career to network, mingle and connect with Factory International.

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The Hallé invites audiences to a year of classical masterpieces, world premieres and appearances by some electrifying artists and composers.

For the first time ever, MIF joins forces with The Royal Ballet to present a bold new adaptation of Christopher Isherwood’s seminal novel.

Join the electrifying musical ‘That Night in Manchester’. Immerse yourself in the vibrant Manchester indie scene. Step into the Madchester time machine as you hear a father recount the highs and lows of his life to his only son during the Madchester era spanning his life through the 70’s 80’s & 90’s as you experience the music performed live on stage.

What happens when the DIY underground collides with one of Manchester’s biggest, shiniest arts spaces?

Happening as part of MIF25, Blackhaine’s world premiere performance promises to be one of the most compelling and emotionally charged experiences of the festival.

Festival Square is the beating heart of Manchester International Festival 2025.

One of the most arresting offerings at MIF25 – a haunting, meditative journey through abstraction, perception and performance.

The White Hotel loads the booth with serious weight, as four of the scene’s most uncompromising figures bring a night of industrial techno, electro and scorched circuitry.

Still brilliant. Still weird. Still moving forward. Deerhoof return to Brudenell with their most abrasive album in years.

Back for 2025, Trafford’s flagship arts festival returns to Waterside for six days of experiential performance and cultural delight.