Always double check opening hours with the venue before making a special visit.
In the dark and cosy surroundings of the Portico Library, Little Sparrow will perform her songs which are beautifully vulnerable, combining delicate lyrics and a mystical ambience.
Join Barry Clark at the Portico Library for a mindful day of book binding, meeting new people and sharing a heritage craft.
From £80.00
‘The Songs The Morning Sang’ is the result of a creative collaboration between poet Ian McMillan and photographer Andrew Brooks.
Free entry
Premium steak and cocktails in one of Manchester’s most striking venues.
Elegant cocktail bar in the centre of Manchester, with a relaxed atmosphere and wonderfully friendly staff.
The Alchemist New York Street has a menu packed with inventive and far-out ideas.
Tartuffe serve up top-notch rotisserie chicken and eye-catching small plates at their Side Street base.
A beautifully styled multi-purpose venue, including cafe, bar, kitchen and more.
Moose Coffee celebrates ‘the best meal of the day’ (brunch) in American style, with stack pancakes, potato hash, Huevos Rancheros and eggs any way. There’s always a queue.
Six By Nico has launched the Nostalgia Menu: trips down culinary memory lane, repurposed into unforgettable fine dining dishes.
Home-X is the online spin-off of renowned Scottish-Italian chef Nico Simeone’s Six By Nico restaurant. This is geared around kit meals to cook at home.
Pho does a fine line in pho, the noodle soup that’s a staple of Vietnamese street cuisine.
Now based at the Great Northern, Siam Smiles is a food stop that’s hot on everyone’s lips.
Summery bakes, seasonal salads and fresh light meals at Manchester Art Gallery’s in-house café, courtesy of highly-regarded Head Chef Matthew Taylor.
Hunan, a Chinese restaurant in Manchester’s Chinatown, may be a bit off the beaten track – but it’s all the better for that.
Friday night at Manchester Classical opens with a minimalist masterclass as the Hallé are joined by Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood on electric bass.
From £15.00
Sean Chandler leads a live Musical Storyland performance of Three Billy Goats Gruff with BBC Philharmonic.
Free entry
The Hallé Children’s Choir performs a selection of songs from Lin Marsh’s songscape, Stage and Screen, including songs from Beauty and the Beast.
From £9.00
Hallé Youth Training Choir is made up of young singers aged 13-15. In this uplifting event, they will perform a delightful selection of folk, traditional and spiritual songs.
Free entry
Part of Manchester Classical, The RNCM Symphony Orchestra tackles Mahler’s Second – a spiritual epic, colossal in scope and ambition.
From £9.00
Bharatiya Vrund Gaan (BVG), will be performing traditional Indian choral compositions includes Vedic hymns, folk songs, raga-based tarana, songs of the nature.
Free entry
Riot Ensemble bring a surrealist overload of sound and colour, from coral-encrusted chaos to the eerie calm of the ocean floor.
From £9.00
Part of Manchester Classical, the BBC Philharmonic returns with a cinematic, jazz-tinged blockbuster featuring Rhapsody in Blue.
From £9.00
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.
From environmental to experimental, our poetry and prose picks from around the North are focused on the unusual and the fun.
Captivating, urgent and intimate - we bring you our top exhibition picks, with even more art festivals, artist-led shows and new venues.
Shape-shifting bands, scorched-earth techno, and off-grid festivals. Our latest music picks catch the live scene at its most urgent, inventive and alive.
Go forth with wild abandon to dance the pavements, dabble with the paint and down the pints in this month's tours and activities guide.
This month's guide is truly eclectic - from free family festivals, to food events, circus school and more!
Read our latest highlights from the live classical music offer in Manchester and the North, taking in a number of the region's most cherished orchestral forces and venues.
Outdoor cinema announcements, a major retrospective at HOME, and the best of indie cinema.