Poets & Players Workshop with Steve Ely at The Whitworth

The Whitworth presents the vibrant textile works of Małgorzata Mirga-Tas, which capture the history and daily lives of Roma communities.

Enjoy fun and creative activities designed to encourage your little ones to play in nature.

Join Manchester Sacred Harp for an afternoon of uplifting four-part harmony social singing at Whitworth Art Gallery.

The Whitworth celebrates the 250th anniversary of Turner’s birth with ‘JMW Turner: In Light and Shade’, showcasing his works on paper.

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.

The award-winning Leeds Lit Fest is back, this year running from 14 to 22 June 2025, and bringing together local talent and big-name authors for a lively programme.

This June, Manchester welcomes the launch of SLAMCHESTER, a one-night-only spoken word slam featuring a a special performance by Jardel Rodrigues.

Award-winning poet David Morley is launching his latest collection, Passion, giving us extracts from the new book and chatting about it with another great Carcanet Press-published poet, Sinéad Morrissey.

World Poetry Slam Champion Harry Baker is celebrating all things wonderful in his critically acclaimed show Wonderful 2.0, brought to The Crescent by regular York spoken word promoter Say Owt.

Verbose is one of Manchester’s longest-running spoken word events, and welcomes Tom Sastry and Molly Naylor for June.

The unique European Poetry Festival European Camarade is back, bringing together poets to create brand-new work.

Now in its 20th year, Manchester Literature Festival is presenting a special programme of spring events.