What's on near Macclesfield Town Hall
The inaugural Liverpool Book Festival will showcase award-winning authors from around the region with a range of books for sale, signings, Q&As and workshops.
From £11.55
LiPS (Liverpool Poetry Space) has announced the start of its autumn programme, and the first event sees the Liverpool launch of Chris McCabe’s new book Hedonism.
Free entry
Waiting for Godot – Samuel Beckett’s revolutionary play that changed modern theatre forever – comes to Liverpool Everyman in spring 2026.
From £13.00
Rediscover the work of Alfred Hitchcock with FACT’s 10-film retrospective.
From £9.35
This autumn Rambert join forces with boundary-pushing French collective (LA)HORDE to deliver an irresistible triple bill of dance.
From £15.00
Be inspired by professional upcycler Gemma Longworth and make your very own autumn wreath to kick off the season.
From £48.00
Take a cinematic journey across the city with Leeds Cinema Crawl.
From £8.00
Enter the Underworld with internationally bestselling poet Nikita Gill as she discusses her “propulsive, electrifying and enraging” new book Hekate.
From £18.99Where to go near Macclesfield Town Hall
A Launderette and Dry Cleaners that doubles as an accessible, community space for people to gather, talk and learn.
Run by acclaimed theatre company Slung Low, The Warehouse in Holbeck is home to boundary-pushing performance and community projects.
The newest addition to Manchester’s First Street, House of Social is more than mere student accommodation.
A Gothic Revival church in Blackburn, Lancashire, dating back to 1853. Home to the annual Confessional Festival.
Old school pub in the heart of Chorlton.
Black Redstart Gallery is located in the Northern Quarter and runs a busy programme of exhibitions from emerging and established artists.
Possibly one of the city’s most mysterious art galleries, texture is a small and perfectly-formed independent space in Ardwick.
Cliffe Castle Park hosts the Beacon, a stunning performance space that will be touring the district throughout Bradford UK City of Culture 2025.
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