Always double check opening hours with the venue before making a special visit.
Visit Bluecoat’s immersive pop-up space for Christmas tales from Gav Cross.
Make your own festive puppet and join in with the action in story sessions.
Learn through doing with a packed programme of hands-one workshops at Bluecoat, including crafts, family friendly arts and printing socials.
From £70.00
Please DO touch – Bluecoat’s new exhibition ‘Just Browsing’ allows audiences to get closer to the artworks and engage beyond looking.
Free entry
For more than 40 years, Probe Records has stocked an immense selection of music and provided a hangout for vinyl addicts and musicians alike.
The Bluecoat Display Centre in Liverpool is a contemporary craft shop – and it’s been doing its thing for over 50 years – despite funding cuts and recessions.
Bistro dining above the Bluecoat gallery
The ultimate destination for seasoned plant lovers and beginners alike, Root sell a wide selection of gorgeous houseplants.
A Catalan deli, tapas bar, restaurant and bar in Liverpool One.
Brass Monkey is a quirky bar with swings serving delicious drinks, tucked away down a quiet street in the centre of Liverpool.
Mamasan is a new three-floor South East Asian inspired restaurant and bar based in Liverpool One. It also has exciting cook-at-home options.
Stylish cocktail bar in Liverpool ONE, with a huge range of high-quality drinks.
Liverpool’s biggest bookshop.
The Epstein Theatre in Liverpool, formerly known as the Neptune Theatre, was renamed in honour of The Beatles’ Manager Brian Epstein.
Urban Spanish tapas in the heart of Liverpool
With comfy beds and tasty breakfast, Premier Inn Liverpool City Centre is always a safe bet, in an excellent central location.
Join this spine-tingling tour and discover ghostly goings on at the big house, past and present.
From £15.00
A little kindness goes a long way in this playful retelling of Little Red Riding Hood.
From £9.25
Halloween In The City is back to haunt Manchester with a monstrous programme happening across the city centre.
Free entry
Keep the kids busy and creative with colourful creepy-crawly art this half-term.
Free entry
Scarecrows take over Leeds Industrial Museum for family-friendly Halloween fun.
From £0.00
Manchester’s young people created a time capsule to capture the essence of their world today: on display now, to be reopened in 100 years.
Free entry
Get ready for a suitably spooky October, with Pumpkin delight, theatre, workshops and all sorts of hair-raising fun!
Galleries in the North are far from spooky this October - instead you'll find tactile sculptures, plant magic and curatorial experiments.
Picks this month include bold visual art, wondrous opera and cinematic dance - plus a touch of ghostly storytelling for the Halloween season.
It's busy month across the cinemas of the north as Halloween programming leads into two of the region's biggest film festivals.
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...
From New York’s experimental underground to the most exciting sounds coming from local scenes, we're lining up a noisy autumn of gigs.
Take some eating-out tips from our October guide to food and drink in Manchester and the North.
