Summer of Sport – Archery Class at The Printworks
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Summer of Sport - Archery Class
Always double check opening hours with the venue before making a special visit.
					Always double check opening hours with the venue before making a special visit.
					
			Longstanding Italian restaurant in the snazzy bit of Manchester.
			Snazzy Manchester outpost of the globe-straddling Japanese-meets-Peruvian restaurant brand.
			Wholesome Ethiopian and Eritrean food courtesy of this fast-growing street food vendor.
			Mighty food hall in Salford Quays, with around twenty street food vendors, serving a huge range of cuisines.
			If you’re looking for quality coffee and a decadent brunch in a setting that nails the Northern Quarter brief, you’d struggle to do better than ASAP Coffee.
			This beautifully restored former Independent Methodist Chapel in the heart of Oldham is as much a creative hub as a heritage landmark.
			Upmarket family-run restaurant with an impressive Middle Eastern menu, plus an on-site barber.
			Swithens Farm is a working farm. For many years now Ian and his wife Angela have built a following that they welcome in all year around.
			The Chequers Inn is a 16th century, family-run, traditional country inn with an impressive dining space. The Peak District at its best.
			Chinese inspired British food in the centre of Manchester, backed up by plenty of well-deserved local hype.
			Manchester Animation Festival returns with a sprawling programme designed to appeal to animation professionals, enthusiasts and fans alike.
From £8
			Opera North invite families to don their detective hats and help catch an expert thief on the loose in this new musical adventure.
From £16.00
			Experience the magic of fairytale and ballet combined this autumn.
From £15.00
			Part interactive gallery, part surreal playground – SUPERMASSIVE crash lands on the rooftop of Depot Mayfield this summer.
From £16
			The Manchester Christmas Markets are back for 2025, with many dozens of stalls in front of the town hall, and hundreds of traders spread across city-centre squares.
Free entry
			Explore the People’s History Museum with your banner bingo card in hand as you navigate their galleries through the lens of craftivism.
Free entry
	
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