Frankenweenie Black and White Party at 70 Oxford Road

Possibly one of the city’s most mysterious art galleries, texture is a small and perfectly-formed independent space in Ardwick.

Foodie Food is a new food delivery service, bringing hand-stretched Neapolitan-style pizzas and high-end burgers to Manchester.

Manchester’s only dedicated craft lager brewery, round the corner from Mayfield Depot and the Star and Garter.

Exceptional chicken wings from one of Manchester’s premium food delivery outlets.

ABC Taproom is part of the Alphabet Brewing Co. Open Friday and Saturday nights, go here to enjoy some of Manchester’s very best beer.

Get upside down with Cloud Aerial. Their beginner classes are the perfect introduction to the addictively fun world of aerial arts.

These regular talks in both Manchester and Knutsford unpack the meaning and significance of Elizabeth Gaskell’s writing.

After serving two summers of temporary parties, Progress Centre was reinvented into a new permanent outdoor club in 2024, before adding two new permanent spaces – Square One and Cakebread…

Elizabeth Gaskell’s House has been lovingly restored; you can now sit at her desk, see where Charlotte Brontë hid behind the curtains, and have tea in the downstairs café. The Pankhurst Centre is also nearby.

Huge outside drinking space, designed for groups of people to enjoy that Irish pub atmosphere in the open air.

Manchester’s original vegan street food festival returns at the end of this month to celebrate Veganuary.

One of the largest schools of Chemistry in the UK.