Centenary Building
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Centenary Building
One of The University of Salford’s School of Arts and Media facilities. The Centenary Building won the RIBA Award and Stirling Prize in 1996 and the Civic Trust Award in 1997.
What's on near Centenary Building
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Greater Manchester Fringe 2026
Swap the big auditoriums for pubs, studios and unexpected spaces as Greater Manchester Fringe Festival celebrates 15 years this July.
From £5.00
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On The Line at People’s History Museum
In the centenary year of the 1926 General Strike, People’s History Museum traces a century of industrial action and collective resistance.
Free entry
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Mary Lou Lawless-Gill: Goof City at UNITOM Projects
One of Manchester’s essential indie bookshops launches its new gallery with an emerging painter working in the shadow of the Beat Generation.
Free entry
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Cocktail Tasting Masterclass at The Botanist
You can get the behind the bar and mix with the best of them in a cocktail making masterclass from The Botanist on Deansgate.
From £39.95
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Friedrich Engels and Karl Marx in Manchester
Explore the ways in which Manchester helped shape and reinforce the ideas of the fathers of communism, Friedrich Engels and Karl Marx.
From £20.00
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It’s a Sin at Aviva Studios
Just announced – Rambert brings Russell T Davies’ acclaimed drama It’s a Sin to the stage, premiering at Aviva Studios before a major UK tour.
From £10.00
Sleazy, Sinister and Haunted Manchester
Join Jonathan Schofield Tours and explore dark side of Manchester with shocking stories, grubby stories and hilarious stories.
From £20.00
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Summer at the Science and Industry Museum
Prepare for lift-off this summer at the Science and Industry Museum with a line-up of free, out-of-this-world family fun.
Free entryWhere to go near Centenary Building
Salford
Old Pint Pot
This lively spot could be considered a jack of all trades – pub, restaurant, events space and live music venue.
Chapel Street
St. Philip’s Church Salford
One of Salford’s finest churches and also, unusually, a live music venue
Salford
GK Gallery
This Chapel Street gallery and tea room hosts 8-12 week long exhibitions giving emerging artists a chance to showcase their work.
Manchester
Vero Moderno
Taste the ultimate in authentic Italian cuisine at Vero Moderno.
Chapel Street
The New Oxford
Small, perfectly formed, the newly-reopened New Oxford packs a real-ale punch.
Chapel Street
The Deli Llama
A great little cafe where you’ll find good food and excellent Jazz.
Salford
The Storm Cone, Peel Park
The Storm Cone is a digital artwork and soundscape by artist Laura Daly and composer Lucy Pankhurst, which simulates lost park bandstands and explores their forgotten histories.
Chapel Street
Islington Mill
A former cotton spinning mill, Islington Mill in Manchester now houses artists’ studios, galleries, a recording studio, a nightclub, cafe and B&B.
Manchester
Salford Museum and Art Gallery
Salford Museum and Art Gallery is a friendly city museum close to Peel Park with special appeal to families; the highlight is Lark Hill Place, a charming Victorian Street installation.
Salford
Caustic Coastal
Caustic Coastal is a gallery, artist studios and independent art label based in Salford, working as a curatorial platform for artists.
Manchester
7 Spot Pottery
Part of Salford Makers, 7 Spot is a 360 square foot ceramics studio offering classes and workshops as well as studio space for members.
Chapel Street
Salford Makers
Salford Makers are a collective of artists, designers, educators and makers based at Islington Mill in Salford.
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