Always double check opening hours with the venue before making a special visit.
A modern community library space in North Manchester which is shared with North Manchester Sixth Form College.
Belle Chen drifts through imagined landscapes, blending piano, electronics and improvisation into something at once precise and mysterious.
From £16.50
Join Craft Beer Tour Manchester for a journey through some of the cities best local breweries and artisanal beer serving bars. Discover the personality of Manchester’s beer through a diverse
From £45
Band on the Wall bring people together to make, as well as watch, music. Join them to learn folk tunes from all over the world.
Create stunning pottery, jewellery, sketches, watercolours and more with the vast array of craft workshops at MCDC.
From £45.00
Marking its 40th anniversary, esea contemporary looks forward rather than back with a group exhibition that probes ideas of transition.
Free entry
This walking tour explores the neighbourhood’s streets, stories and hidden corners, offering a closer look at the places and people that have made Manchester.
From £12.00
Join Jonathan Schofield Tours and explore dark side of Manchester with shocking stories, grubby stories and hilarious stories.
From £20.00
Marking the anniversary of the Christmas Blitz, this walking tour explores Manchester’s history of conflict, from the English Civil Wars to the World Wars and beyond.
From £20.00
Manchester Communication Academy is a mixed, non-selective school serving local children.
Abraham Moss Community School is a mixed all-through school located on a 19-hectare site situated on Crescent Road in the Crumpsall/Cheetham Hill district of North Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, next to the Abraham Moss Metrolink station.
Situated in Blackley, Boggart Hole Clough is an urban park where all ages can boat, play, fish and walk.
The Ukrainian Cultural Centre has been at the heart of the Ukrainian Community in Manchester and the surrounding areas for over 60 years.
The Loft is an intimate, industrial-style club tucked away on the edge of Manchester city centre. Known for its impeccable sound system and low-key vibe.
Highly-regarded Turkish cuisine at a huge, stylish venue in Cheetham Hill.
Vermilion isn’t a shy, retiring type of restaurant – it’s bold, glam and sometimes silly.
Volunteer-run cinema
Housed in the oldest synagogue in the city, Manchester Jewish Museum is the only museum of its type outside London.
New creative hub The Yard is home to a great little music venue, which tends to attract future-leaning electronic artists.
Heaton Park’s 600 acres ofter a wide range of activities and stunning landscapes.
If Manchester had a shrine to all things cult cinema, CULTPLEX would be it. Now running the whole building at 50 Red Bank.
Closer, riskier, more immediate. Our small-scale theatre picks stretch from unsettling fables about nationhood to the inner workings of a mind trying to hold itself together.
Spring has sprung a wealth of great exhibitions in the North West, from intimate photographic shows to huge installations.
Our latest music picks spotlight a new underground Manchester scene gaining national attention, alongside jazz, contemporary classical and more.
Spring is here, so sign yourself up for some much-missed al fresco dining at these highly recommended (and mostly new) Manchester restaurants.
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.
