The Welcome: Soundtrack at Aviva Studios

Marina Abramović brings her most ambitious work yet – a raw, ritualistic epic exploring desire, mortality and sacred eroticism.

What happens when the DIY underground collides with one of Manchester’s biggest, shiniest arts spaces?

Venture Arts sets up a pop-up studio at the Lab, with art-making takes place alongside collaborative experiments with dance and music.

Artists and footballers come together in ‘Football City Art United’, a MIF25 exhibition that showcases the best of both worlds.

Manchester will once again become the world’s stage this summer, with Manchester International Festival taking over venues and spaces across the city and beyond.

Festival Square is the beating heart of Manchester International Festival 2025.

Artist Social for all creatives at any stage for their career to network, mingle and connect with Factory International.

Get priority booking on the best seats, special discounts, invitations to exclusive events and much more. Are you in?

The Hallé invites audiences to a year of classical masterpieces, world premieres and appearances by some electrifying artists and composers.

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

Babies and parents – get your dancing shoes on!

Back for 2025, Trafford’s flagship arts festival returns to Waterside for six days of experiential performance and cultural delight.

Join Manchester Jewish Museum for a hands-on baking workshop where you’ll learn how to knead and shape your very own challah bread.

Keep the kids entertained with juggling, tricks and more!

A free day of bizarre behaviour and exciting live performance at Z-arts. Expect the unexpected. Playful, unpredictable, and not easily forgotten.

Theatre Porto’s joyful outdoor celebration returns to Whitby Park this summer with another wonderfully topsy-turvy weekend of art, performance and playful surprises. Taking over the park from 7–10 August, Topsy

Enjoy arts, crafts and storytelling this summer.