What's on near Manchester Academy 2
Epic architecture, hidden green spaces and ideas that changed the world. Explore the rich history of achievement at The University of Manchester.
From £20.00
Paintings, installations and 500 years of Sikh wisdom are brought together in the service of personal and collective healing.
Free entry
Prokofiev’s deceptively triumphant Fifth Symphony meets the formidable technical demands of Rachmaninov’s Third Piano Concerto.
From £10.00
Bowie’s Berlin experiments, Fleetwood Mac’s break-up anthems and Queen’s stadium-fillers from 1977 are reimagined for an orchestra.
From £10.00
Violinist Elena Urioste and pianist Tom Poster make their Manchester debut as a duo, and the audience gets a say in what they perform.
From £10.00
RNCM Opera are back with another classic this winter, performing Tchaikovsky’s best-loved opera, Eugene Onegin, across four shows in the run-up to Christmas.
From £10.00
Charlie Mackesy’s much-loved story comes to life with live orchestral music, a beautiful animated film and plenty of festive fun.
From £10.00
Wallace and Gromit return to the big screen, with a live brass band music bringing a fresh twist to their much-loved adventure.
From £10.00Where to go near Manchester Academy 2
The Martin Harris Centre is a performance space off Manchester’s Oxford Road
This 18-acre park opposite the Manchester Royal Infirmary provides a welcome patch of green in an otherwise densely populated and heavily used part of the city.
Basement venue at the University of Manchester Students’ Union building.
Brilliant venue for catching a touring band on the rise. The boringly titled Academy 3 or more interesting Hop and Grape, as it was once known, is a self contained…
Built in the late 19th centure, the Holy Name sites in the middle of the University of Manchester.
The Manchester Academy is a mid size, modern warehouse venue adjacent to the University of Manchester Students’ Union. It lacks any architectural merit and has always been a difficult place…
at the Museum
Manchester Museum’s cafe is run by the people behind award-winning cafe Teacup Kitchen. The menu features home-baked cakes, the finest loose leaf teas and breakfast, as well as a wide selection of mains and meals for kids.
Rarely-opened neo-Gothic gem that’s part of the University of Manchester.
Want Not Waste is a student-run, not-for-profit zero waste shop operating out of Academy 1 at the University of Manchester Students’ Union.
Celebrating its 200th year in 2024, The University of Manchester is the largest single-site university in the UK, and boasts come incredible cultural institutions, found on campus, across Manchester and…
Big Hands is the one-time haunt of legendary Manchester band Elbow; it’s shabby, loud and dark, with a jukebox and excellent roof terrace.
Kro Bar, Manchester is an independent pub and music venue housed (somewhat ironically) in the former Temperance Society building.
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