Always double check opening hours with the venue before making a special visit.
Award-winning cocktail bar in Manchester’s Nothern Quarter.
esea contemporary presents the first UK institutional solo show by Slavs and Tatars with ‘The Contest of the Fruits’.
Free entry
Dialled In, the artist-led collective dedicated to South Asian expression, return to Manchester with a unique triple bill at Band on the Wall.
Band on the Wall bring people together to make, as well as watch, music. Join them to learn folk tunes from all over the world.
London-based, Brisbane-born singer-songwriter MF Tomlinson brings album number three, Die To Wake Up From A Dream, to The Castle Hotel.
From £11.00
Award-winning writer and broadcaster Damian Barr will be chatting with former Makar Jackie Kay about his much-anticipated new novel The Two Roberts.
From £5.00
Enter the Underworld with internationally bestselling poet Nikita Gill as she discusses her “propulsive, electrifying and enraging” new book Hekate.
From £18.99
Marking the anniversary of the Christmas Blitz, this walking tour explores Manchester’s history of conflict, from the English Civil Wars to the World Wars and beyond.
From £20.00
Join Craft Beer Tour Manchester for a journey through some of the cities best local breweries and artisanal beer serving bars. Discover the personality of Manchester’s beer through a diverse
From £45
esea contemporary is widely regarded as the number one place for experiencing East and Southeast Asian contemporary art in the UK.
If you are looking for a good deal in one of the original Northern Quarter bars, Trof have got you covered.
A bar in Manchester’s Northern Quarter for fans of television and cinema science fiction. Enjoy food and drink amongst a off-beat selection of movie memorabilia.
Tacos, burgers, fries and fun at this Northern Quarter eatery
Eternally popular curry canteen taking its name from a time when patrons didn’t know what to call their orders, but pointed instead to a bit of “this” and “that”.
Three storey bar and restaurant on Thomas Street in the Northern Quarter, from the team behind the Wilderness record store and bar in Withington.
For dependable, modern British dining, the simply-named Northern Quarter Restaurant is worth a punt
Metrolink (tram) station located right outside the Printworks centre in central Manchester.
A modern pizzeria in Manchester’s Northern Quarter, expect Neapolitan-style pizza prepared from scratch.
The Bay Horse Tavern is a laid-back pub based in the dead centre of the Northern Quarter, with a wide range of drinks and food options.
Ziferblat is a pay as you stay café in the northern quarter, where everything is free – except the time you spend.
The neo-Romanesque arches of this former wholesale food market still stand as a reminder to the Northern Quarter’s mercantile past.
Galleries around the North are gearing up for a new season of exhibitions - from iconic art prizes to smaller, artist-led gems.
This month we recommend a season of Film noir, cult Australian movies and a huge celebration of DIY community cinema.
This season’s theatre is gloriously eclectic: from radical cabaret and reinvented classics to new musicals and boundary-pushing performance.
From corrupted shoegaze to experimental electronica, post-hardcore to Indian classical, these are the shows that should be on your radar.
"Tours, tours, tours!" If this month's Tours and Activities guide were a sentient speaking person, this is what it would say.
Take some eating-out tips from our August guide to food and drink in Manchester and the North.
September and beyond brings culture, theatre, disgusting history and loads of fun.
