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
Artist Social for all creatives at any stage for their career to network, mingle and connect with Factory International.
Festival Square is the beating heart of Manchester International Festival 2025.
Free entry
Artists and footballers come together in ‘Football City Art United’, a MIF25 exhibition that showcases the best of both worlds.
From £0.00
What happens when the DIY underground collides with one of Manchester’s biggest, shiniest arts spaces?
From £10.00
Marina Abramović brings her most ambitious work yet – a raw, ritualistic epic exploring desire, mortality and sacred eroticism.
From £10.00
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
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 summer holidays are here and what a packed programme of events we have in store for you!
Here’s our summertime guide to great food and drinks across the North.
July's cinema highlights include spotlights on international cinema, a new cult classic, plus a visit from one of our favourite directors.
Get stuck into some talking, baking and walking in this months top picks of Tours and Activities in the North.
Captivating, urgent and intimate - we bring you our top exhibition picks, with even more art festivals, artist-led shows and new venues.
Summer signals theatre festivals, world premieres and open-air spectacle - from MIF25 to comedy, outdoor circus and beyond, here’s what we’re looking forward to.
From tongue-twisters to twisty page-turners, we have all kinds of spoken word surprises in the latest literature round-up.
