What's on near Chish & Fips
Transforming Cathedral Gardens into Little Italy, Festa Italiana Manchester is back for the eighth year in a row.
Free entry
Join an access-all-areas guided tour of Chetham’s Library and the surrounding school – among the most venerable buildings in the North West.
From £20.00
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
Get hands on with the decks in this funk and soul superstar DJ workshop from BBC Radio 6’s Ailsa.
Free entry
All instruments, all abilities are welcome to join a band every week at Altogether Otherwise as part of their Singing and Dancing programme.
Free entry
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 £39.95Where to go near Chish & Fips
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.
SLOE Gallery is an artist-led exhibition space, co-founded by a small team of postgraduate students from the Manchester School of Art.
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.
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 in a great-looking space on the edge of Manchester city centre.
Cathedral Gardens is a partially lawned public space in Manchester city centre, located between Manchester Cathedral and the National Football Museum.
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