Always double check opening hours with the venue before making a special visit.
FREE screening of ‘Sightseers’ presented by Dr Sorcha Ní Fhlainn with EXCLUSIVE video intro from writer/stars Alice Lowe and Steve Oram.
Possibly one of the city’s most mysterious art galleries, texture is a small and perfectly-formed independent space in Ardwick.
Foodie Food is a new food delivery service, bringing hand-stretched Neapolitan-style pizzas and high-end burgers to Manchester.
Manchester’s only dedicated craft lager brewery, round the corner from Mayfield Depot and the Star and Garter.
Exceptional chicken wings from one of Manchester’s premium food delivery outlets.
ABC Taproom is part of the Alphabet Brewing Co. Open Friday and Saturday nights, go here to enjoy some of Manchester’s very best beer.
Get upside down with Cloud Aerial. Their beginner classes are the perfect introduction to the addictively fun world of aerial arts.
These regular talks in both Manchester and Knutsford unpack the meaning and significance of Elizabeth Gaskell’s writing.
After serving two summers of temporary parties, Progress Centre was reinvented into a new permanent outdoor club in 2024, before adding two new permanent spaces – Square One and Cakebread…
Elizabeth Gaskell’s House has been lovingly restored; you can now sit at her desk, see where Charlotte Brontë hid behind the curtains, and have tea in the downstairs café. The Pankhurst Centre is also nearby.
Huge outside drinking space, designed for groups of people to enjoy that Irish pub atmosphere in the open air.
A three-day send-off for Manchester’s original independent street food destination.
One of the largest schools of Chemistry in the UK.
Named as one of the ‘Best Horror Film Festivals in the World’ by Dread Central in 2022, Out For Blood is a Film Festival dedicated to all things Queer Horror.
From £13.00
A thoughtfully-curated season of Queer British Gems courtesy of Paraphysis Cinema.
From £1.00
Seven classic Stephen King adaptations back on the big screen at Vue.
From £7.99
This Christmas, A Christmas Carol gets a spine-tingling makeover at HOME Manchester. See The Book of Darkness & Light and their ghostly adaption.
Picks this month include bold visual art, wondrous opera and cinematic dance - plus a touch of ghostly storytelling for the Halloween season.
In galleries around the North this autumn, you'll find tactile sculptures, Treasures with a capital 'T' and plant magic.
Get ready for a suitably spooky October, with Pumpkin delight, theatre, workshops and all sorts of hair-raising fun!
It's busy month across the cinemas of the north as Halloween programming leads into two of the region's biggest film festivals.
Step away from the usual. Tours and activities that spark curiosity, inspire creativity and offer something refreshingly different.
From New York’s experimental underground to the most exciting sounds coming from local scenes, we're lining up a noisy autumn of gigs.
One to add to your TBR pile, our latest round-up is a bumper edition and features some amazing events in Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds and beyond...