Where to go near Our City, Our Home
at Z-arts
A small theatre space run by Sustained Theatre Up North, housed within Z-arts in Hulme, Manchester.
Not-for-profit enterprise with shop and green space, and regular events.
Venture Arts is a progressive visual arts charity based in Hulme, Manchester, with a small exhibition space. It works alongside learning disabled artists to create and show exciting new collaborative visual artwork.
Clay studio was founded in 2016 to provide a dedicated workshop for new graduates, hobby ceramicists and experienced makers. The studio also offers a range of classes for students of all abilities.
The Playhouse Theatre, originally known as the Hulme Hippodrome opened its doors on 6 October 1902. In 2018, the historic venue was relaunched as a community arts centre by NIAMOS – a collective of artists, musicians and local residents.
Niamos is a co-operatively run exhibition, arts, and performance space with a micro bakery, music studio’s, a kitchen and a holistic well-being space in the midst of transformation.
The newest addition to Manchester’s First Street, House of Social is more than mere student accommodation.
New Jackson in Manchester is having a full scale seasonal takeover. Think curling lanes, lively bars and a packed line up of DJs and performances.
General Store Deansgate is a one-stop-shop for retail and food, based on Deansgate Square on Great Jackson Street.
Homeground is HOME’s brand new outdoor venue, providing an open-air space for theatre, food, film, music, comedy and more.
Food Sorcery is a popular cookery school now opening in the centre of Manchester after years of success in East Didsbury.
Medlock Canteen combines Parisian bistro style dining with a 50s diner look and feel.
What's on: Exhibitions
An exhibition uses an elusive creature from Chinese folklore to think about what it means to be an artist.
Free entry
Lowry celebrates its 25th anniversary with a spectacular splash of colour from internationally renowned French artist Camille Walala.
Free entry
This free exhibition brings 1980s posters that survived against the odds, from when Manchester was becoming a global music city.
Free entry
A fascinating archival exhibition uncovers the forgotten stories of people who have helped shape The Portico Library’s 220-year history.
Free entry
12 contemporary jewellers show new work across metal and glass, as part of Manchester’s very first Jewellery Week.
Free entry
A 1960s photography series that put people, not buildings, at the centre of Britain’s housing debate comes to Liverpool.
Free entry
200+ hand-picked makers transform the spectacular Victoria Baths into a shopping and cultural experience unlike any other in Manchester.
From £8.95
Michaela Yearwood-Dan’s first UK institutional exhibition layers painting, ceramics and sound to explore liberation across personal and institutional histories.
Free entryCulture Guides
Our latest exhibition picks include a lost recording of the Strangeways protest, Manchester's first sound art festival, and queer archives revisited.
Aphex Twin-endorsed electronica, an eight-hour organ marathon and the most exciting band in Ireland's current folk revival all feature this month.
Squeeze the most out of these final weeks of summer thanks to our mid-August guide to food and drink in Manchester and the North.
Contemporary performance, verbatim theatre, dark comedy and a bold vision of Gaza - an eclectic mix for the start of autumn.
Whether you’re after storybook theatre, museum wanderings or illusion-bending play spaces, there’s plenty to keep curiosity ticking through winter and beyond.
There's no shortage of great films out at the moment, whether you're looking for the latest blockbuster, that hot arthouse flick fresh from Cannes or a cosy classic.
Step away from the usual. Tours and activities that spark curiosity, inspire creativity and offer something refreshingly different.