Minute Taker: Wolf Hours at Waterside

Celebrate love, laughter and self-expression at Waterside’s Family Block Party – a free afternoon of fun on the Plaza for all ages.

Step into Holly Redford-Jones’ bold, award-winning Lesbian Bar – a wild, witty celebration of queer nightlife and the women who shaped it.

Join Hunter King, on his gender journey of self discovery in his brand new uplifting queer parody musical, A Northern Tr*nny Hootenanny.

Celebrated poet and musician John Hegley is back at Waterside Arts with his latest show, An American In Luton.

Trafford’s six-day celebration of LGBTQ+ arts is back with performance, comedy, conversation and family fun across Sale and Altrincham.

Bradford celebrates its rich musical landscape with a two-day sonic journey led by Turner Prize winner Jeremy Deller, Charles Hazlewood and Paraorchestra.

The Bridgewater Hall’s flagship concert series brings the best international orchestras, celebrated recitalists and world-renowned choirs to Manchester.

Keeley Forsyth brings her haunting album The Hollow to the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic for a stripped-back show with pianist Matthew Bourne.

Slow Knife perform a brand new live score for Dario Argento’s iconic giallo as part of Leeds Jazz Festival.

After 27 years, the groundbreaking nightlife documentary Hang The DJ takes us back to the nineties dance scene.

manchester jazz festival 2025 culminates with a free celebration at Aviva Studios. Expect a triple bill of genre-pushing European jazz artists alongside the best local talent.

manchester jazz festival is back this May with 10 days of live music from some of the best northern, national and international musicians operating in the world of contemporary jazz.

From sunny Los Angeles to deepest darkest Salford, electronic punk duo Sextile head to their spiritual home of The White Hotel.