The home of Arts & Humanities, the Manchester Writing School, Manchester School of Theatre and Manchester Poetry Library at Manchester Metropolitan University – off All Saints Park (Grosvenor Square)
Written for the people of Manchester about Manchester: a fresh take on an old favourite as The Big Tiny return with another festive panto.
From £13.50
Explore the incredible history behind one of Britain’s grandest and most storied commercial buildings: Manchester’s Grade II listed Kimpton Clocktower Hotel.
From £25.00
This SEESAW exhibition gathers more than 30 audiovisual works, each made inside 24 hours by Joab Harrison and Euan Morrison.
Free entry
Dr Shanali Perera’s paintings explore the space between what can be seen and what is experienced when it comes to illness.
Free entry
Eat Well, Do Good returns this October, bringing Manchester’s hospitality scene together to fund chef-made meals for people in crisis.
Free entry
Featuring a programme of chilling cinema, thrilling theatre and frightful family fun, HOME is embracing the darkness like never before.
From £0.00
Rae Mainwaring’s award-winning Bright Places brings humour, 90s pop and glitter to an honest, unpredictable exploration of life with MS.
From £11.20
A major new exhibition by Manchester-based artist Conor Collins is on display at HOME, responding to the newly created Queer Up North archive.
Find Peter and his Christiania cargo bike around All Saints Park, a hop, skip and a bunnyhop from Manchester Poetry Library.
Eighth Day is a co-operative shop that sells ethically-sourced food, wine and cosmetics. There’s also café that serves hearty, healthy meals in the basement.
Buffeted by fried chicken outlets, legendary musical instrument emporium Johnny Roadhouse has been serving the local music community for over 50 years.
Formerly the Sir Kenneth Green Library, All Saints Library is part of Manchester Metropolitan University.
Based in the heart of Manchester on Sidney Street, The Proud Place houses The Proud Trust and serves as a community hub for the wider LGBT+ population across Greater Manchester and beyond.
The Deaf Institute is a vibrant gig venue and nightclub for which it is well worth taking a jaunt out of the Northern Quarter.
Pavement Gallery is a window space on a street corner providing a highly visible stage for the display of international contemporary art.
Following a major redevelopment, the iconic venue on Oxford Road will be reopening its doors to welcome the public back into the building this autumn.
With its Victorian design and distinctive clocktower, Kimpton Clocktower Hotel is an iconic landmark on Manchester’s skyline.
A hidden gem of a library and museum – a tiny treat hidden on MMU’s All Saints campus
Shakespearean tragedy, indie musical theatre, live art and beautifully strange dance-theatre – four standout picks for autumn.
Returning legends, their noisy heirs and centuries-old music made new – all in our latest guide update.
It's autumn and time to get scheduling those hearty meals. Here's the October guide to food and drink in Manchester and the North.
It’s a good season for contemporary art fans in Manchester, with many of our favourite small galleries launching something big.
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.
Step away from the usual. Tours and activities that spark curiosity, inspire creativity and offer something refreshingly different.
