Poets & Players with Michael Symmons Roberts at The Whitworth

MIF23’s ‘Economics The Blockbuster – It’s not Business as Usual’ at the Whitworth brings together business, art and community needs.

Tino Sehgal presents ‘This entry’, a brand new work in the form of a constructed situation for MIF23, that celebrates the connections between different professional worlds.

See ‘Traces of Displacement’, the Whitworth’s major new exhibition which uses the gallery’s collection to explore the issue of forced displacement.

Through a fantastic collection of classical and contemporary artists’ work, ‘(Un)Defining Queer’ examines the use of language, histories and narratives to explore what ‘queer’ really means today. free entry

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.

Running daily from 2pm, take a closer look at some of the Whitworth Art Gallery’s collection while gaining a better understanding of the context in which the pieces were created.

Take your pick from The Little Library’s carefully curated collection of classics and new releases, adding a recently read book of your own as a replacement.

Elizabeth Gaskell’s House and award-winning garden is a must-see for literature lovers, with a book sale on the second Sunday of the month.

Elizabeth Gaskell’s House has already celebrated the author’s novels Cranford and North And South, and in 2023 it’s the turn of Mary Barton.

Join the Radical Reading Book Group every six weeks to discuss a book from The Reading Room Library – which you can find at Left Bank Leeds in collaboration with London-based independent radical publishers Pluto Press.

Every Thursday morning you’re invited to join the Poetry Walk with The Reader in Calderstones Park. Get into the great outdoors and escape the everyday, while exploring poetry and making the most of the beautiful surroundings in a safe and socially distanced way.

The Portico Library is running a series of Walk Write Workshops with its Rambler in Residence Anita Sethi.

Instituto Cervantes in Manchester is launching a new edition of its Latin American Literature Reading Club led by Dr Mariana Casale.

Join Manchester Cathedral’s new Writer-In-Residence Tom Branfoot for a six-week series of poetry workshops, entitled Doubt Wisely.