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.
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
One of pop culture’s more unlikely icons – the man with the famous perm and ‘happy little trees’ – gets a theatre show. Intrigued? Us too.
From £15.50
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.
The Peak District is one of the most walked, photographed and painted landscapes in England. Common Ground is interested in what lies beneath it.
Free entry
Create stunning pottery, jewellery, sketches, watercolours and more with the vast array of craft workshops at MCDC.
From £45.00
Catch tomorrow’s comedy stars today with ten days of Edinburgh previews, big-name stand-ups and intimate gigs across Manchester.
From £6.00
For fans of early Black Country New Road, Champion Trees render stalled lives and small defeats in exacting, wry and self-deprecating detail.
From £10.00
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
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.
It's heatwave time, so set your small talk phasers to 'weather' and get out there and grab some cold drinks and delicious food.
Discover the summer's most rewarding theatre in libraries, pubs, Fringe venues and unexpected spaces across the North.
From post-industrial romance to experimental country, here's a hot new batch of weird gigs in small venues.
Five exhibitions worth your time this month - and between them, a lot of ground covered.
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.
Whether you’re after storybook theatre, museum wanderings or illusion-bending play spaces, there’s plenty to keep curiosity ticking through winter and beyond.
Step away from the usual. Tours and activities that spark curiosity, inspire creativity and offer something refreshingly different.
