Always double check opening hours with the venue before making a special visit.
Want a quick, no-fuss trim? Crown Barbers on Deansgate is an excellent choice. Always busy and impressively consistent, this is tailor-made for the city gent with no time to spare.
Enter into the world of Salsa dancing with expert guidance and a friendly community at Instituto Cervantes Manchester.
From £63.00
A high-octane and vibrant new musical comedy dances into Manchester for its UK premiere later this year.
From £15.00
Marina Abramović brings her most ambitious work yet – a raw, ritualistic epic exploring desire, mortality and sacred eroticism.
From £10.00
Get priority booking on the best seats, special discounts, invitations to exclusive events and much more. Are you in?
From £45.00
For the first time ever, MIF joins forces with The Royal Ballet to present a bold new adaptation of Christopher Isherwood’s seminal novel.
From £35.00
Venture Arts sets up a pop-up studio at the Lab, with art-making takes place alongside collaborative experiments with dance and music.
Free entry
A dreamlike film and installation by award-winning artist Juliet Ellis, exploring identity, strength and impermanence. A visually arresting highlight of MIF25.
From £24.00
Artist Social for all creatives at any stage for their career to network, mingle and connect with Factory International.
Highly-regarded Spanish restaurant on Deansgate
Another Hand is a new restaurant from team behind 3hands, offering casual dining at breakfast, lunch and dinner.
A mainstream chain cinema showing a mix of new releases and blockbusters. Located in The Great Northern Warehouse complex.
One of 87 Spanish language schools and cultural sharing centres Instituto Cervantes Manchester can be found on Deansgate.
This upmarket Cantonese restaurant is based in a casino, meaning you can fill your belly then go blow your wages, all in the same place!
The Life Centre, just off Deansgate in Manchester, is a place which offers yoga and Pilates classes for people of all abilities.
A must-visit for gin lovers and the yet-to-be-converted, The Spirit of Manchester Distillery is the perfect place to while away a few hours in Deansgate.
The Bar at The Spirit of Manchester Distillery is a stylish bar and restaurant near the Great Northern and Deansgate.
James Martin’s new pre-theatre menu provides modern British cuisine at a pocket-friendly price.
Based at Great Northern’s thriving plaza, The Mews Bar and Charcuterie is a stylish place for drinks and high-quality food boards, from the team behind the excellent Northern Quarter cocktail
An epicentre of entertainment and shopping housed within a 19th Century railway warehouse. The Great Northern is a commercial hub of leisure, lifestyle and buiness in the centre of Manchester.
The sun is shining in the North, so use our guide to get out there and eat, drink and be merry in it.
Gigs are coming in hot this spring – from long-awaited returns to one-off happenings you’ll blink and miss if you're not careful.
This month's guide is truly eclectic - from free family festivals, to food events, circus school and more!
From environmental to experimental, our poetry and prose picks from around the North are focused on the unusual and the fun.
Outdoor cinema announcements, a major retrospective at HOME, and the best of indie cinema.
Experimental performance, thought-provoking new writing and our picks of Manchester International Festival - here’s what’s taking centre stage this summer.
From city-wide art festivals to open-air sculptural installations, we have exhibitions from all around the North, both indoors and out.
Books, beer and burlesque. Dive into a glorious tangle of joyful happenings.
