With lighter, brighter days it’s really starting to feel like summer here in Manchester and the north! There’s loads of events and activities to enjoy, both indoors and outdoors – read our highlights below.
Enjoy a family-friendly journey through the history of activism at the People’s History Museum’s year-long Banner Exhibition.
Tumble down the rabbit hole and experience the most curious adventure, where the surreal and bizarre awaits!
From comedy nights to drop-in family craft sessions, Factory International bring an accessible and inclusive programme of events this spring – the best thing, it’s all free.
With performances from Company Chameleon, Global Grooves, Tea Club and Sole Rebel, Northwich’s free international dance and street arts festival is back for 2025.
Budding young storytellers—and those who’ve never put pen to paper before—are invited to take part in Lowry’s Creative Writing Challenge, open to children aged 7-11 across Greater Manchester.
Get ready for a sense-sational adventure packed with super-sized science and brilliant biology!
The ultimate indoor playground! LEGOLAND Discovery Centre is an immersive indoor attraction where iconic sites from Manchester’s skyline and other famous UK buildings can be enjoyed by both kids and adults.
A supercalifragilisticexpialidocious family treat awaits as the world’s most loved nanny flies over to Manchester in April 2025.
Whether you’ve half an hour or a full day, you’ll always find something new to discover at Manchester’s Science and Industry Museum.
Get your wellies on and enjoy fun and creative outdoor activities.
Explore the People’s History Museum with your banner bingo card in hand as you navigate their galleries through the lens of craftivism.
Whether you’ve half an hour or a full day, you’ll always find something new to discover at Manchester’s Science and Industry Museum.
From comedy nights to drop-in family craft sessions, Factory International bring an accessible and inclusive programme of events this spring – the best thing, it’s all free.
free entry
Get priority booking on the best seats, special discounts, invitations to exclusive events and much more. Are you in?
from £45.00
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
A magical adventure in a topsy-turvy wonderland awaits.
from £12.00
Calling all budding young writers in Greater Manchester: submit your work and see it performed in Lowry’s Quays Theatre.
free entry
Mark the final day of Festival of Libraries 2025 with a super fun family day!
free entry
With performances from Company Chameleon, Global Grooves, Tea Club and Sole Rebel, Northwich’s free international dance and street arts festival is back for 2025.
free entry
Kick off Festival of Libraries 2025 with out-of-this-world book searching across Manchester.
free entry
Step through the wardrobe and experience an icy, magic and mystical adventure.
from £19
Enjoy fun and creative activities designed to encourage your little ones to play in nature.
free entry
Presenting the best walking tours in Manchester for history buffs, culture enthusiasts, and those looking to scratch beneath the surface of the city.
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Food Sorcery is a popular cookery school now opening in the centre of Manchester after years of success in East Didsbury.
Platt Fields Park in Fallowfield is steeped in history, the land having been acquired by the Platt family in 1225.
Built on a former bomb site and designed by world-renowned architect Daniel Libeskind, a visit to this iconic museum provides an unforgettable experience for all ages.
Offering a packed schedule of events and things to do, HOME Manchester is one of the city’s leading hubs for arts and culture.
Learn from master jewellers Robert and Jenny Dutson with their jewellery making workshops and courses at The Workshop.
Main venue for Eden Arts, an artist-led organisation based in Eden in Cumbria creating projects around mass participation, local distinctiveness and digital engagement, from Picnic Cinema to The Winter Droving.
In the MerseyMade shop you’ll find bottled gin from the likes of Turncoat Gin, Anfield Gin, Albert Dock Gin and Three Graces Gin. Yep, Liverpool REALLY likes its gin.
Formerly known as Peste, P3 Annihilation Eve is a bohemian bar and bookshop with vintage reads and records.
Dynamic dance, party-performance, high-energy stand-up and a site-specific show set in a pub. All this and more in our newest theatre guide.
If it's inspiring, inclusive events and avant-garde, experimental afternoons you're after, look no further than live literature this spring – we've got you covered.
Vintage Alfred Hitchcock and a family friendly film festival are amongst our highlights this May.
Spring is here and the North is buzzing with must-visit new restaurants and bars.
Open air clubs, new festivals and long-awaited gigs. The North West's live music scene is heating up this spring.
Willow weaving, textile collages, digital arts and ecology - all this and more in our exhibition top picks this month
We've got many a good time in store this month as we round up the best walking tours, cultural classes and makers markets in the land.
