Breakout Town Hall
Creative Tourist
One of the two Breakout sites in Manchester city centre. You are locked in a room. To get out, you have to solve the clues – there’s a team behind this immersive game, and they won’t be making it easy.
One of the two Breakout sites in Manchester city centre. You are locked in a room. To get out, you have to solve the clues – there’s a team behind this immersive game, and they won’t be making it easy.
Every Wednesday at Ape & Apple, Manchester’s official underground comedy club, Comedy Balloon’s friendly and warm comedy night takes place.
free entryTo close out the year, Manchester Camerata presents what has become a much-loved festive tradition – the orchestra’s annual Christmas celebration at Albert Hall.
from £4.30The Royal Exchange’s Christmas show is always a festive highlight – this year it’s Emma Rice’s smash-hit adaptation of the Noël Coward classic.
from £12.00Phoebe Éclair-Powell’s 2019 Bruntwood Prize-winning play is the thrilling final instalment in the Royal Exchange’s awesome Autumn/ Winter Season.
from £10.00Fuelled by some of the most revered love stories, the Royal Exchange’s new Autumn/ Winter Season is absolutely unmissable.
from £10.00Whether you’re a high-fashion fanatic or just couture curious, Unpicking Couture gets up close and personal with pivotal moments in fashion history.
free entryCalling Christmas elves, fairies and festive foxes, Ember & the Vixens present a Christmas edition of their spectacular adults-only cabaret.
from £24.12Get to know Manchester Art Gallery with a passionate volunteer guide, hear their stories and thoughts about the art in an art gallery tour.
free entryTest your skills and logical thinking with Breakout Manchester’s wide selection of themed rooms for you to escape from.
The acclaimed Middle-Eastern restaurant treats Manchester diners to a Sunday roast menu with a twist.
Ditto Coffee has opened a branch on Albert Square, teaming great coffee with a passion for independent music.
Highly-regarded Chinese restaurant with a peerless range of dim sum and other Chinese dishes. Louis Van Gaal’s (remember him?) favourite restaurant in Manchester, by all accounts.
The Ape & Apple is a traditional Joseph Holt’s pub on John Dalton Street in Manchester. Expect cask ales, a good choice of whisky and a menu of traditional pub grub.
A public square in the heart of Manchester which plays hosts to festivals and major events. Home to the Albert Memorial and statues of Bishop James Fraser, John Bright, Oliver Heywood and William Ewart Gladstone.
Red’s True Barbeque serves up high-quality American-style BBQ food with a side order of fun.
Re-opening in 2024, Manchester Town Hall is a monument to Victorian Manchester’s ambition, and one of the city’s most-loved landmarks.
Salvi’s Pizzeria Napoletana is the next best thing to a trip to Naples, right in the centre of Manchester, on John Dalton Street. Expect the freshest ingredients around, delivered directly from Italy three times a week.
Caffeine & Co serves up excellent coffee alongside its extensive menu.
Spread across two levels beneath Lloyd Street, enter Whiskey Down Manchester through a sunken iconic purple door into the Cabaret Lounge, where over 100 Whiskeys from all over the world are served.
Close to Albert Square, Baltic Cellar is an unusual addition to Manchester’s culinary scene. Bringing the food of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia to the city, Baltic Cellar’s menu features borsch (beetroot soup), golubtsy (stuffed cabbage leaves) and chicken dumplings.
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