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Following a year of cancellations and postponements, live events appear to be very nearly back on the table – happy news indeed for culture-lovers in Manchester.
To tide us over until that sweet, sweet day, arts and cultural organisations in Manchester continue to adapt their programmes for online audiences, offering a glittering array of events that play to the innovations of digital streaming.
Spanning all of our sections, the guide below features our top picks of online events and activities taking place this March. From future-leaning theatre to creative arts workshops, livestreamed gigs to family fun, there is something for everyone. For film fans, we also recommend new releases that you can stream on the small screen, including 2021’s online edition of Manchester Film Festival.
We’re updating this guide monthly, so check back in April and there’ll be a whole new raft of online things to do in Manchester and the north. In the meantime, here are March’s offerings.
Here are our picks
L– A City Through Its People at Open Eye Gallery in Liverpool, Waterfront, Until 7 March 2021, free entry - Visit now
Open Eye Gallery pays tribute to the proud city it calls home with three exhibitions about the people who live there.
The Hallé Winter Season 2020/21 at The Bridgewater Hall, City Centre, Until 29 April 2021 - Book now
Filmed in high quality at The Bridgewater Hall and Hallé St Peter’s, the Hallé presents a series of unique concerts that you can enjoy at home.
Lancaster Litfest, online, 12–21 March 2021, free entry - Find Out More
Despite heading online, Lancaster Litfest 2021 will feature its usual packed programme, including a host of World Poetry Day events on 20th March.
Don’t Touch My Hair at HOME Manchester, Manchester, Until 1 August 2021 - Book now
The latest theatre commission to be announced for the Homemakers series, Don’t Touch my Hair is a meeting place for fearless social activism and unapologetic hip hop.
Turn On Fest at Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester and online, 17–28 March 2021 - Book now
Following the success of the inaugural Turn On Fest in 2020, the LGBTQ+ theatre festival returns online for two weeks this March.
Liverpool Biennial 2021, 20 March–6 June 2021, free entry - Find Out More
The 11th edition of the UK’s oldest and largest festival of contemporary visual art is about to open, with work by over 50 artists.
Push Festival 2020 at HOME Manchester, Manchester, 5 March–31 December 2021 - Book now
Thrilling and challenging, HOME’s annual festival is a glimmering reminder that new performance continues to be developed, despite ‘you-know-what’.
Psappha: Music for Cimbalom (In Focus) at Hallé St Peter’s, Ancoats and online, 25 March 2021, from £5 - Book now
Psappha explores the full range of the lesser-spotted cimbalom with a varied programme that features several world premieres.
John Moores Painting Prize 2020 at Walker Art Gallery, City Centre and online, Until 27 June 2021, free entry - Visit now
Take an online tour of the John Moores Painting Prize 2020, featuring the best in contemporary British painting today.
The Earth Asleep at HOME Manchester, Manchester, 31 March–1 April 2021 - Book now
The Earth Asleep, a new film and original live score from creative duo Clara Casian and Robin Richards, premieres this spring at HOME.
African Apocalypse at HOME Manchester, Manchester and online, Until 31 March 2021, from £10 - Book now
Taking Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness as its impetus, African Apocalypse traces the path of terror and genocide tread by French Captain Paul Voulet in 1898.
Obstructions at Castlefield Gallery, Castlefield, Until 18 April 2021, free entry - Visit now
Castlefield Gallery presents ‘Obstructions’ – a rather unconventional group show about the freedoms within restriction, and rules that are sometimes there to be broken.
Ad Minoliti at Baltic, Newcastle, 1 April 2021–13 March 2022, free entry - Find Out More
Ad Minoliti’s immersive exhibition draws upon queer and feminist theory to offer new understandings of the world around us.
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