What's on near Middlewood Locks
Get first pick of one-off gifts at People’s History Museum’s Winter Makers Market preview evening, with live jazz, mulled wine and after-hours gallery access.
Free entry
From Mario to Sonic and Pong to Fortnite, play your way through five decades of the best video games. Fun and educational. Win-win.
From £18.00
This world-premiere exhibition offers a hands-on journey through the Solar System, making complex science tangible, playful and participatory.
From £10.00
A stripped-back line-up from The Untold Orchestra brings a free festive set to the Social to kick off Festive Voices.
Free entry
The Manchester charity orchestra behind tributes to Nina Simone and Stevie Wonder brings its music-for-everyone ethos to The Social.
Free entry
Hear Christmas soul and R&B from NIA Choir, a free community choir for women, trans and non-binary people living in Hulme, Moss Side and the surrounding areas.
Free entry
Twice winners of the RNCM’s top brass prize, this young quartet brings a set of seasonal brass fresh from the Lucerne Festival.
Free entry
Cottontown, Bolton’s multi-award-winning male a cappella group, expands barbershop’s classic four-part sound to full chorus scale.
Free entryWhere to go near Middlewood Locks
Caustic Coastal is a gallery, artist studios and independent art label based in Salford, working as a curatorial platform for artists.
A former cotton spinning mill, Islington Mill in Manchester now houses artists’ studios, galleries, a recording studio, a nightclub, cafe and B&B.
Part of Salford Makers, 7 Spot is a 360 square foot ceramics studio offering classes and workshops as well as studio space for members.
Salford Makers are a collective of artists, designers, educators and makers based at Islington Mill in Salford.
Taste the ultimate in authentic Italian cuisine at Vero Moderno.
A great little cafe where you’ll find good food and excellent Jazz.
Small, perfectly formed, the newly-reopened New Oxford packs a real-ale punch.
This warehouse located behind Islington Mill is being brought into creative use by Manchester’s underground music scene.
This Chapel Street gallery and tea room hosts 8-12 week long exhibitions giving emerging artists a chance to showcase their work.
One of Salford’s finest churches and also, unusually, a live music venue
Factory Square is a huge beer garden, on the banks of the River Irwell, with top-quality drinks and street food selections.
This old school pub not only offers a great selection of drinks and food, but also live music nights and a lively atmosphere.
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