Allotment Bar
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Relaxed bar serving a wide selection of gins in Manchester’s Northern Quarter.
Relaxed bar serving a wide selection of gins in Manchester’s Northern Quarter.
Every Tuesday writers of all levels meet in Chapter One to discuss ideas, encourage each other and explore creative writing.
free entryKiller Comedy Club showcases “the UK’s best upcoming and coming comedians” for a night of roof-raising laughs, with pop-up nights all across the North West.
from £12An insanely committed seven-nights-a-week, Creatures of the Night Comedy Club opens its doors (20.30-22.30 typically, though please check) for evening after evening of side-splitting comedy.
from £5.00Sí Manchester’s daily tour is a brilliant way to get an overview of the city with tours running in both English and Spanish.
free entryYUM YUM is an alternative popup exhibition and shop run by a collection of local artists based in Anywhere Out Of The World.
free entryEvery Monday night upstairs at Fierce Bar, The Comedy Vault hosts an outrageously funny open-mic night. Come and try your hand or just to watch and laugh.
free entryGet some alternative present inspiration with a pop-up alternative Christmas Market at Ducie Street Warehouse.
free entryTry your hand at stand up comedy with an eight week intensive course with Dave Williams in the Frog and Bucket’s School of Comedy.
from £300.00TwentyTwentyTwo (formerly 2022NQ) is a bar, art gallery and performance space in Manchester’s Northern Quarter that’s underground – literally & metaphorically.
York Festival of Ideas is a cultural festival in York, England, that aims to “educate, entertain and inspire”.
Independent underground bar in the heart of the Northern Quarter, serving a vast range of quality cocktails.
Cottonopolis is one of the Northern Quarter’s standout venues, serving stunning food and beautiful cocktails in one of the city’s best-looking spaces.
Chapter 1 Books is an independent bookshop in Manchester’s Northern Quarter.
One of Manchester’s best choice locations for the beer aficionado. With an ever-changing choice of ales and staff who really know their stuff.
A more San Francisco take on American food in Manchester – introducing Alabama’s All American Eatery. Alabama’s All American Eatery, despite having a name that firmly plants its stake in US territory, is actually at the more chilled-out end of Manchester’s ongoing homage to the Americana trend.
Head to Bundobust Manchester for fantastic and endlessly original Indian street food, all vegetarian (and often vegan).
Independent coffee shop in Manchester’s thriving Northern Quarter.
Beatnikz Republic Brewing Company is a microbrewery based in Manchester which has focused on innovative and high-quality beer since 2017.
Ply is a stylish pizza restaurant in Manchester’s Northern Quarter.
This Northern Quarter modern microbrewery offers a vast selection of beers, pizza and live-music.
Provocative new writing, glitzy burlesque and big budget shows, our theatre guide spans the festive season and beyond.
Enjoy our latest picks of things to do with the family, including festive fun and family raves to welcome in the new year!
Spotlighting global artists who all, in one way or another, break the mould, we preview the best gigs happening this side of Christmas and beyond.
We're unapologetically entering into the Christmas spirit here at Tours and Activities with some alternative festive fun.
Keep warm with festive feasts, Hollywood stars and 90s nostalgia across the North's cinemas this December.
It might be curl-up-with-a-book season, but there's lots to get out and about for and plenty of events where you can stock up on new reads.
While rainy late autumn may not be the most energising of seasons, there is plenty of new art to see and inspire this month!
The best food and drink options in Manchester and the North for the upcoming winter months.