7 Spot Pottery is a 360sq.ft ceramic studio located in Islington Mill, Salford. They run handbuilding and throwing courses, and offer studio memberships.
They pride themselves on being an inclusive environment for people of all ability levels and experience.
Baywatch sunshine meets northern drizzle in this darkly comic new musical from Manchester’s Low Fat Productions.
From £13.00
Wisteria Theatre Company bring a punch-packing debut to Salford. Vivienne Franzmann’s raw, claustrophobic drama about sisterhood and survival.
From £5.00
Head to People’s History Museum for a handmade celebration of the festive season, with makers markets, crafty workshops and live music.
Free entry
Part of People’s History Museum’s Winter Makers Markets, the Winter Warmer is an after-hours launch night with live jazz, drop-in workshops, festive treats and mulled wine.
From £10.00
A sense-sational exhibition returns to Manchester in 2025.
From £10.00
Experience the sights, smells and sounds of the engine-driven ideas and industry that started in Manchester and went on to change the world.
Free entry
On the Day of the Dead, South London’s Fat Dog bring their wired, theatrical electro-punk to their biggest stage yet.
From £25
Salford Makers are a collective of artists, designers, educators and makers based at Islington Mill in Salford.
Caustic Coastal is a gallery, artist studios and independent art label based in Salford, working as a curatorial platform for artists.
A former cotton spinning mill, Islington Mill in Manchester now houses artists’ studios, galleries, a recording studio, a nightclub, cafe and B&B.
This warehouse located behind Islington Mill is being brought into creative use by Manchester’s underground music scene.
Taste the ultimate in authentic Italian cuisine at Vero Moderno.
Middlewood Locks is a new 24 acre mixed use opportunity in an attractive waterside setting centred around 3 canal basins.
This Chapel Street gallery and tea room hosts 8-12 week long exhibitions giving emerging artists a chance to showcase their work.
One of Salford’s finest churches and also, unusually, a live music venue
This lively spot could be considered a jack of all trades – pub, restaurant, events space and live music venue.
A great little cafe where you’ll find good food and excellent Jazz.
Small, perfectly formed, the newly-reopened New Oxford packs a real-ale punch.
Hot Bed Press, based at the Casket Works in Salford, is a not-for-profit printmakers’ studio, is now the largest open-access print workshop in the region.
Picks this month include bold visual art, wondrous opera and cinematic dance - plus a touch of ghostly storytelling for the Halloween season.
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.
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.
