Fronteer Gallery provides a community hub – an inclusive and supportive exhibition platform for all artists, alongside establishing regular events and workshops.
Ran by artists – Michael Borkowsky and Sharon Mossbeck – this is a gallery which understands how to treat the work it displays.
YSP presents ‘The Pull of Gravity’ an exhibition of sculpture and film from the legendary artist William Kentridge.
From £0.00
YSP presents the first UK solo exhibition by Jordy Kerwick, from fantastical creatures on colourful canvases to carved stone.
Free entry
Take a journey through 300 years of pub and brewing history in Leeds, with a heritage Pub and brewery tour.
From £35.00
Leeds is a city best explored on foot. With a local guide leading the way, this 90-minute walking tour offers an engaging introduction to a city.
From £12.00
‘Plant Dreaming’ gathers the work of seven contemporary artists and their thoughts on plant knowledge and ecopolitics, at Leeds Art Gallery.
Free entry
Sure to awaken childlike imagination in us all, experience the sweetest of treats this Christmas with Northern Ballet’s The Nutcracker.
From £23.00
Northern Monk, one of Leeds’ best breweries, is kicking off the weekend with a brewery tour to kick start your Saturday afternoon.
From £20.00
Oldham Coliseum move down the road with a production of Jim Cartwright’s festive play filled with northern lights.
From £15.00
Budget hotel close to Sheffield city centre.
Thrifty Store, Sheffield is an up-to-date, sleek space, popular with young crowds for its affordable price points and quirky, unusual one-off pieces.
Sheffield Institute of Arts Gallery is home to a range of changing exhibitions, from historic graphic design to contemporary fine art.
A family-friendly museum, located in Sheffield’s historic Castlegate area, exhibiting contemporary and historic video games.
Close to all of Sheffield’s vibrant cultural attractions, the hotel offers a relaxing and modern accommodation on the Victoria Quayside.
Hosting major exhibitions by artists renowned both locally and internationally, Millennium Gallery is the cultural gateway to Sheffield.
Friendly local queer and intersectional feminist bookshop in Sheffield. Visit for interesting fiction and non fiction books.
The world-famous Crucible offers a huge variety of home-grown and touring productions, as well as a thriving programme of participatory events and activities.
Blue Moon Cafe in Sheffield is a simple vegetarian eatery that serves up delicious food.
The Quaker Meeting House is a place of religious worship and venue for hire, providing a range of rooms and services, catering for everything from small group meetings to events for up to 100 people in Sheffield.
Graves Gallery is home to Sheffield’s visual art collection, with a permanent collection and temporary exhibitions arranged across eight galleries.
S1 Artspace is a gallery and studio organisation based in Sheffield that actively supports the production and presentation of new work and ideas.
Winter brings a huge haul of seasonal shows, as well as productions that resolutely veer away from the fairy lights.
Manchester’s closing out the year – and looking to the new one – with a run of gigs from some of the country’s best underground exports.
This season, exhibitions across the North West feel attuned to the world beneath the world – the forces and stories shaping how we see, feel and imagine.
Step away from the usual. Tours and activities that spark curiosity, inspire creativity and offer something refreshingly different.
Whether you’re after storybook theatre, museum wanderings or illusion-bending play spaces, there’s plenty to keep curiosity ticking through winter and beyond.
There's no shortage of great films out at the moment, whether you're looking for the latest blockbuster, that hot arthouse flick fresh from Cannes or a cosy classic.
Hear ye, hear ye. Take some eating-out tips from our wintertime guide to food and drink in Manchester and the North.
