What's on near Chish & Fips
Manchester Collective and The Marian Consort make peace with the short, crisp days and long, dark nights of winter, with a concert that ushers in the solstice.
From £24.50
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
Eat your way through the dairy based delights of Manchester, with the Manchester Cheese Crawl walking tour.
From £25
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
Marcos Kueh explores labour diasporas and Manchester’s industrial history at his first institutional solo show.
Free entry
A joyous, tap-dancing classic returns – Singin’ in the Rain lights up Christmas 2025 at the Royal Exchange.
From £10.00
Runaway Brewery Tour & Tasting is a chance to enjoy one of Stockport’s breweries in the flesh and, of course, sample the end product.
From £18.00
Create stunning pottery, jewellery, sketches, watercolours and more with the vast array of craft workshops at MCDC.
From £45.00Where to go near Chish & Fips
This small but perfectly-formed sushi restaurant could well be one of Manchester’s best restaurants. Whatever you do, try the freshwater eel.
Is this raved-about pan-European restaurant deserving of all the hype? Yes. Yes it is.
An offshoot from the much-loved Umezushi, this specialist deli is a one-stop-shop for all your sushi making needs, and also hosts occasional workshops to improve your culinary skills.
PS Mirabel is an artist run project and exhibition space in the centre of Manchester.
PAPER is an artist-led, commercial gallery based in Manchester and represents a range of emerging and mid-career artists whose practice is based around the medium of paper.
SLOE Gallery is an artist-led exhibition space, co-founded by a small team of postgraduate students from the Manchester School of Art.
Bunker Gallery is an artist-led space in Manchester curated by Catflap Collective.
The baby in the family of Manchester’s concert halls, The Stoller Hall greatly enhances the city’s already enviable live music provision.
at AO Arena
The Mezz is the new VIP area at the AO Arena, offering high-end food and drinks with great views of the stage.
The Virgin Red Room is a new private members space located at Manchester’s AO Arena, with VIP access to some of the city’s biggest gigs.
A regular venue for gigs and one-off cultural events, Manchester Cathedral is nevertheless a working place of worship – open all year round.
The Embankment Kitchen serves up modern seasonal dishes, carefully created by acclaimed head chef Marika Healey.
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Get ready for a suitably spooky October, with Pumpkin delight, theatre, workshops and all sorts of hair-raising fun!
It's busy month across the cinemas of the north as Halloween programming leads into two of the region's biggest film festivals.
In galleries around the North this autumn, you'll find tactile sculptures, Treasures with a capital 'T' and plant magic.
Step away from the usual. Tours and activities that spark curiosity, inspire creativity and offer something refreshingly different.
From New York’s experimental underground to the most exciting sounds coming from local scenes, we're lining up a noisy autumn of gigs.
Picks this month include bold visual art, wondrous opera and cinematic dance - plus a touch of ghostly storytelling for the Halloween season.
One to add to your TBR pile, our latest round-up is a bumper edition and features some amazing events in Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds and beyond...