Always double check opening hours with the venue before making a special visit.
Wholesome Ethiopian and Eritrean food courtesy of this fast-growing street food vendor.
Mighty food hall in Salford Quays, with around twenty street food vendors, serving a huge range of cuisines.
If you’re looking for quality coffee and a decadent brunch in a setting that nails the Northern Quarter brief, you’d struggle to do better than ASAP Coffee.
This beautifully restored former Independent Methodist Chapel in the heart of Oldham is as much a creative hub as a heritage landmark.
Upmarket family-run restaurant with an impressive Middle Eastern menu, plus an on-site barber.
Swithens Farm is a working farm. For many years now Ian and his wife Angela have built a following that they welcome in all year around.
The Chequers Inn is a 16th century, family-run, traditional country inn with an impressive dining space. The Peak District at its best.
Chinese inspired British food in the centre of Manchester, backed up by plenty of well-deserved local hype.
The in-house restaurant at the 17th-century Manor House farmhouse in Cheshire.
Morning Glory positions itself as a grab-and-go spot, with just 12 seats inside serving coffee, bagels and sweet treats.
Join this spine-tingling tour and discover ghostly goings on at the big house, past and present.
From £15.00
A little kindness goes a long way in this playful retelling of Little Red Riding Hood.
From £9.25
Halloween In The City is back to haunt Manchester with a monstrous programme happening across the city centre.
Free entry
Keep the kids busy and creative with colourful creepy-crawly art this half-term.
Free entry
Scarecrows take over Leeds Industrial Museum for family-friendly Halloween fun.
From £0.00
Manchester’s young people created a time capsule to capture the essence of their world today: on display now, to be reopened in 100 years.
Free entry
It's busy month across the cinemas of the north as Halloween programming leads into two of the region's biggest film festivals.
Theatre this month bursts with contrasts - from bold new writing and Black History Month highlights to contemporary arts and reimagined classics.
One to add to your TBR pile, our latest round-up is a bumper edition and features some amazing events in Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds and beyond...
Get ready for a suitably spooky October, with Pumpkin delight, theatre, workshops and all sorts of hair-raising fun!
From New York’s experimental underground to the most exciting sounds coming from local scenes, we're lining up a noisy autumn of gigs.
Galleries in the North are far from spooky this October - instead you'll find tactile sculptures, plant magic and curatorial experiments.
Take some eating-out tips from our October guide to food and drink in Manchester and the North.
