Always double check opening hours with the venue before making a special visit.
Jane Weaver’s Loops in the Secret Society is a sense-stimulating journey that reimagines and combines elements of 2014’s The Silver Globe with 2017’s Modern Kosmology.
Long-established Manchester bar and nightclub, Joshua Brooks is just off student hotspot Oxford Road. Open until 4am on the weekends with regular DJ-led club nights.
Beer, cocktails and Asian street food at one of Manchester’s friendliest bars.
A budget hotel in central Manchester
Manchester Wine Tours is a relaxed, fun wine tour, full of the city’s best food and drink, led by an effortlessly engaging host.
SEESAW is a co-working space, events venue and café.
From its charming Art Deco interiors to a quirky, highly original creative arts output, our theatre is firmly established within the city’s famously vibrant cultural scene.
Independent Leeds-based brewery North has opened its first Manchester taproom, in Oxford Road’s Circle Square neighbourhood.
Friendly pub under a railway arch serving vegetarian and vegan pub food, as well as hosting regular live music.
Glass House is the place to go for floral themed workshops, with expert and innovative florists in an idyllic building.
This residency restaurant opened in summer 2019, at Locke Hotels’ Whitworth Locke. The first residency comes courtesy of Mexican specialists El Camino.
Peru Perdu has an all-new food and drink menu, with some of the best-looking dishes in the city.
Buxton International Festival rips up the rulebook with Shorts, a punchy programme of 4 brand-new 20-minute operas.
From £10.00
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.
From £27.60
Still brilliant. Still weird. Still moving forward. Deerhoof return to Brudenell with their most abrasive album in years.
From £17.50
Back for 2025, Trafford’s flagship arts festival returns to Waterside for six days of experiential performance and cultural delight.
Refract returns to Waterside this July with a genre-spanning music programme that’s as playful and unpredictable as the festival itself – and much of it is completely free.
From £0.00
The North West’s most fun new band rolls into Jacaranda this July, fresh off the back of their debut EP No and a place on the NME 100 list.
From £11.00
A quietly radical force in contemporary club culture, John Talabot returns to The White Hotel for one of his signature all-night sessions.
From £13.00
Somewhere in Trafford, behind an unmarked gate, a former garden centre hosts one of Greater Manchester’s most original festivals.
From £20
July's cinema highlights include spotlights on international cinema, a new cult classic, plus a visit from one of our favourite directors.
From Lyra Pramuk’s sacred synths to the sugar rush of YAANG, our latest music picks bring ritual, rebellion and ridiculous levels of fun.
Monumental sculptures, charcoal confessions and a show of two paintings only - all this and more in this month's exhibition picks.
Summer signals theatre festivals, world premieres and open-air spectacle - from MIF25 to comedy, outdoor circus and beyond, here’s what we’re looking forward to.
The summer holidays are here and what a packed programme of events we have in store for you!
Here’s our summertime guide to great food and drinks across the North.
Get stuck into some talking, baking and walking in this months top picks of Tours and Activities in the North.
