New Queers Eve takes over all three floors of The Deaf Institute, turning the building into Dandy’s end-of-year playground.
From £5.00
RNCM Opera performs Prokofiev’s L’Amour des Trois Oranges – a zesty, irreverent antidote to operatic solemnity.
From £15.00
The RNCM launches its second Inspirational Artists series, spotlighting a huge range of touring musicians and ensembles, each bringing something unique to the stage.
From £12.50
The RNCM unleashes a season of daring stories, fearless players and performances ranging from jazz and opera to film scores and full-blown orchestral spectacle.
From £8
Sorry return to Manchester with a new album that finally captures the full strangeness and clarity of a band who’ve spent years ducking easy categorisation.
From £23.25
HOME presents ‘Roots in the Sky’, a group exhibition and curatorial project by British-Nigerian artist Tunji Adeniyi-Jones.
This Christmas, A Christmas Carol gets a spine-tingling makeover at HOME Manchester. See The Book of Darkness & Light and their ghostly adaption.
HOME’s Christmas show Freaky Friday makes its UK stage premiere. A funny, heartfelt Disney musical offering a body-swappingly brilliant alternative to panto.
From £27.70
Formerly the Sir Kenneth Green Library, All Saints Library is part of Manchester Metropolitan University.
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)
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.
Find Peter and his Christiania cargo bike around All Saints Park, a hop, skip and a bunnyhop from Manchester Poetry Library.
Buffeted by fried chicken outlets, legendary musical instrument emporium Johnny Roadhouse has been serving the local music community for over 50 years.
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.
Pavement Gallery is a window space on a street corner providing a highly visible stage for the display of international contemporary art.
A nano brewery and keg bar, Ol is a meeting of minds between Takk and Byrne The Cake brewery.
Top class Filipino cuisine currently based at pop-up central, Hatch.
They claim to sell the ‘best chicken and vegan chicken sandwich in Manchester’ and they’re absolutely right.
Panchos Burritos is a Mexican street food vendor in the Arndale Market.
Manchester has more than one top-tier Indian restaurant, but Zouk is right up there with the best, and counts Drake as a fan.
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.
Winter brings a huge haul of seasonal shows, as well as productions that resolutely veer away from the fairy lights.
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.
Manchester’s family‑friendly scene is buzzing this season with storytelling, theatre, and hands‑on fun for all ages.
In galleries around the North this autumn, you'll find tactile sculptures, Treasures with a capital 'T' and plant magic.
Hear ye, hear ye. Take some eating-out tips from our wintertime guide to food and drink in Manchester and the North.
Step away from the usual. Tours and activities that spark curiosity, inspire creativity and offer something refreshingly different.