1520 Studios
Sadie Pearson
1520 Studios is bigger than a film and photography studio. Also functioning as an event space and community hub, fostering talented artists from the local area and building a kind support network.
What's on near 1520 Studios
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GASP! Horror Film Festival 2024 at CULTPLEX
GASP! Horror Film Festival returns to Manchester’s CULTPLEX bigger and better, with a full weekend of scary movies from underrepresented voices.
from £5.00
Manchester Camerata: Storytime with Sir Michael Morpurgo and Josie D’Arby
Let your imagination run wild in a magical world of music and stories.
from £14.00
Tourist at New Century
London-based songwriter Tourist brings his yearning, bittersweet electronica to New Century in support of his new album, Memory Morning.
from £20.59
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Jewish Culture Club
Meet new people, explore contemporary cultural works and learn about Jewish culture with Jewish Culture Club at Manchester Jewish Museum.
free entry
Lost Girl at Manchester Jewish Museum
Happening as part of Synagogue Scratch 2024, Lost Girl is a brand-new piece of theatre exploring Jewish-Arab heritage, connection and family.
from £11.00
Into the Melting Pot at Manchester Jewish Museum
Be transported back to 15th-century Andalucia for a screening of a concert play tackling stories around integration, love, heritage and racial identity. Part of Manchester Jewish Museum’s Synagogue Scratch Season.
from £10.00
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Synagogue Scratch at Manchester Jewish Museum
Manchester Jewish Museum returns with a thought-provoking season of evening performances celebrating new and experimental Jewish works-in-progress.
from £9.00
Blonde Redhead at Band on the Wall
Mercurial NYC avant-rock vets Blonde Redhead play Manchester following the release of Sit Down for Dinner, their warmest, most welcoming record yet.
Where to go near 1520 Studios
Manchester
Partisan
Partisan is a Manchester-based collective and volunteer-run space for independent, community led, DIY and cultural based projects. They have two floors for events, meetings, office space, live music, club nights, and art.
Manchester
Fairfield Social Club
Fairfield Social Club is a multi-purpose site next to Angel Meadows Park in the Green Quarter, ran by the team behind the much-loved Grub,.
Manchester
The Mezz
at AO Arena
at AO Arena
The Mezz is the new VIP area at the AO Arena, offering high-end food and drinks with great views of the stage.
Cheetham Hill
Manchester Three Rivers Gin Distillery
Join the Gin renaissance with Manchester Three Rivers, a gin distillery situated in the heart of the Green Quarter making some fantastic gin as well as inviting people to get up close to the distillation process.
Manchester
Manchester Arena
Manchester Arena is one of the busiest venues in the world and the largest indoor arena in Europe.
Manchester
Popup Bikes
Independently-run coffee shop and bike repair shop on the edge of the Green Quarter in Manchester.
Manchester
Virgin Red Room
The Virgin Red Room is a new private members space located at Manchester’s AO Arena, with VIP access to some of the city’s biggest gigs.
Cheetham Hill
Osaka Local
Wonderful Japanese street food vendor, often found at Grub and other street food events in and around Manchester and the North.
Manchester
Cultplex
Billing itself as Manchester’s home of cult films, video games and cool nerd stuff, Cultplex is a small cinema offshoot of indie street food destination Grub Manchester.
Manchester
The Stoller Hall
The baby in the family of Manchester’s concert halls, The Stoller Hall greatly enhances the city’s already enviable live music provision.
Manchester
SLOE Gallery
SLOE Gallery is an artist-led exhibition space, co-founded by a small team of postgraduate students from the Manchester School of Art.
Manchester
PS Mirabel
PS Mirabel is an artist run project and exhibition space in the centre of Manchester.
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