The British Muslim Heritage Centre, or BMHC as it’s also know, was formerly the GMB National College. This 18th century Grade II listed building is located in the heart of Manchester and situated within 8 acres of attractive greenery.
Paintings, installations and 500 years of Sikh wisdom are brought together in the service of personal and collective healing.
Free entry
Michaela Yearwood-Dan’s first UK institutional exhibition layers painting, ceramics and sound to explore liberation across personal and institutional histories.
Free entry
Epic architecture, hidden green spaces and ideas that changed the world. Explore the rich history of achievement at The University of Manchester.
From £20.00
Jen Heyes and Kit Green breathe thrilling new life into Virginia Woolf’s modernist classic with an inventive theatrical reimagining.
From £16.20
A major new exhibition by Manchester-based artist Conor Collins is on display at HOME, responding to the newly created Queer Up North archive.
Explore the incredible history behind one of Britain’s grandest and most storied commercial buildings: Manchester’s Grade II listed Kimpton Clocktower Hotel.
From £25.00
Manchester’s debut sound art festival brings three days of installation, performance and soundwalks across the city centre.
From £12.50
A lost recording of the opening moments of the Strangeways Protest sits at the centre of Richard Hards’ exhibition at Moon Grove.
Free entry
The Carlton Club is a social club with a fully licensed bar, snooker tables and dance floor in the South Manchester suburb of Whalley Range.
A great little pub which is also a microbrewery. Much loved by locals, it has a great selection of beer and plays great music, with live jazz at the weekends.
St. Margaret’s Church is a Christian community that prides itself on being dynamic, creative, inclusive and supportive.
A vibrant community space in Chorlton, St Werburgh’s Church Hall hosts regular events.
The Thirsty Korean in Chorlton is a delightful restaurant. Not only serving delicious and authentic food but cultivating an authentically warm atmosphere.
An ever popular food cooperative in Chorlton who stock a wide-range of locally and ethically sourced organic, fruit, veg and fair trade products.
The Font is a popular bar in Chorlton which serves up a great selection of beers and cocktails as well as an ever changing food menu.
The Chorlton branch of Mary & Archie is a popular bar in the South Manchester suburb, with a sun-trap beer garden that’s hard to beat in this area.
Seven Limes Pottery is a friendly studio located in Manchester. They offer a range of courses and classes.
CBD Manchester is a charming cafe in the centre of Chorlton, serving up a range of food and drinks, with the added option of CBD.
Henry C is an intimate neighbourhood bar in Chorlton, serving up superb quality drinks.
Barbakan Deli is an award-winning, continental bakery in Chorlton, named after the historic gateway leading into the Old Town of Kraków in Poland.
Squeeze the most out of these final weeks of summer thanks to our mid-August guide to food and drink in Manchester and the North.
Our latest exhibition picks include a lost recording of the Strangeways protest, Manchester's first sound art festival, and queer archives revisited.
Aphex Twin-endorsed electronica, an eight-hour organ marathon and the most exciting band in Ireland's current folk revival all feature this month.
Contemporary performance, verbatim theatre, dark comedy and a bold vision of Gaza - an eclectic mix for the start of autumn.
Whether you’re after storybook theatre, museum wanderings or illusion-bending play spaces, there’s plenty to keep curiosity ticking through winter and beyond.
There's no shortage of great films out at the moment, whether you're looking for the latest blockbuster, that hot arthouse flick fresh from Cannes or a cosy classic.
Step away from the usual. Tours and activities that spark curiosity, inspire creativity and offer something refreshingly different.
