Create your own ‘meme’ with CFCCA for Chinese New Year. Inspired by it’s current exhibition ‘Chinternet Ugly’ this workshop, led by experienced practitioners, will help you use traditional craft techniques such as printing and calligraphy to create a meme you can take home with you.
Adults and Families (ages 3+)
Keep the kids entertained while you do the Christmas shopping at Festive Sundays in Manchester City Centre.
free entry
Italian street food in the Arndale Centre’s new dining quarter.
The Stock Exchange is a brand new luxury hotel from celebrated Manchester United footballers Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville’s GG Hospitality brand.
A small music venue with a live music punch
A new addition to the Arndale’s Urban Playground, The Butcher serves up dishes made with the best quality meat available.
Headed up by Tom Kerridge, The Bull & Bear Manchester is the in-house restaurant at The Stock Exchange, the stunning hotel owned by Gary Neville and other famous faces.
Freshly cooked Japanese dishes to eat in or take away at this popular eat in or takeaway joint in the Manchester Arndale.
Exotic dishes meet British classics at this magnificent venue.
Habas is a modern Middle Eastern-influenced restaurant in the very centre of Manchester and the latest venture from El Gato Negro’s Simon Shaw.
63 Degrees is brings French cuisine to Manchester’s Northern Quarter; the Parisian Moreau family who run it pride themselves on cooking with fresh ingredients.
Upmarket Italian cusine in this beautiful historic building based in the Spring Gardens area of Manchester.
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.
Playing a powerful role in the community, this venue functions as a bookshop, café and place to meet and chat with likeminded individuals.
Enjoy fun and creative activities designed to encourage your little ones to play freely in the fresh air, while exploring nature and the outdoors with family and friends.
free entry
Find out how the first tourists to the Lake District (a time before mobile phones, specialist clothing and TripAdvisor reviews) experienced the area, in this fascinating new exhibition.
from £6.00
It’s the summer holidays and surprise surprise, there’s a lot of rain! A good excuse to travel back in time to a world of opulence and mystery at Manchester Museum.
free entry
Not only one of Britain’s most picturesque national parks, the Lake District is also brimming with culture. Here’s what’s on over the next few months.
free entry
Step inside a world of food and poo in this fascinating new exhibition at the Science and Industry Museum.
from £9.00
Step inside some of your favourite stories at this free exhibition celebrating author Julia Donaldson and illustrator Axel Scheffler.
free entry
Check out the autumn season at Z-arts, packed with magic, fun and stories.
free entry
Freight Island has transformed into Winter Island for the Christmas season, focusing on all things fun and festive.
free entry
We're unapologetically entering into the Christmas spirit here at Tours and Activities with some alternative festive fun.
Festive frolics, monstrous theatre and magical outdoor adventures all feature in our latest picks of things to do with the family.
Keep warm with festive feasts, Hollywood stars and 90s nostalgia across the North's cinemas this December.
Provocative new writing, glitzy burlesque and big budget shows, our theatre guide spans the festive season and beyond.
It might be curl-up-with-a-book season, but there's lots to get out and about for and plenty of events where you can stock up on new reads.
Spotlighting global artists who all, in one way or another, break the mould, we preview the best gigs happening this side of Christmas and beyond.
While rainy late autumn may not be the most energising of seasons, there is plenty of new art to see and inspire this month!
The best food and drink options in Manchester and the North for the upcoming winter months.