Nick Sharratt’s Halloween Drawalong at The Lowry

Step through the wardrobe and experience an icy, magic and mystical adventure.

Reckless Sleepers are back with a mind-bending piece of visual theatre where rooms mirror each other, logic unravels, and identities blur.

Let yourself be transported back to an ancient time with historian and author Mary Beard as she explores the secret histories of Rome.

An explosive new dance production heads to The Lowry, bringing a whole new dimension to The Who’s iconic rock album.

Learn from the masters with a dance day from company chameleon and the Lowry, aimed at secondary education educators.

Don’t miss James Graham’s Olivier Award-winning, big-hearted, ‘pitch-perfect’ celebration of football when it comes to Salford.

If ecopoetry is your bag, then this event – featuring Isabel Galleymore and Hannah Copley in conversation – will be right up your traffic-calmed, pedestrianised street.

North by Northeast is a regular short film night hosted by Milk Teeth Productions, set up to give local filmmakers a chance to showcase their work on the big screen.

Take Back Theatre bring a powerful new play exploring patriotism, identity and belonging, set in the intimate surroundings of Manchester’s 53Two.

Leeds International African Arts Festival partners with Hyde Park Picture House this summer, with a pair of films scheduled as part of the cinema’s ongoing Cinema Africa! strand.

10 emerging artists, 10 easels, 30 minutes on the clock. Brushes clash. The crowd decides. Stretford Mall goes out swinging.

Magic, music and surreal cabaret collide in Avanti Display’s latest show – a curious twilight performance that’s delightfully hard to define.

Spend some precious time with your baby in Manchester.

Get hands on with the decks in this funk and soul superstar DJ workshop from BBC Radio 6’s Ailsa.