O’Sheas Beer Garden
Ian Jones, Food and Drink Editor
Huge outside drinking space, designed for groups of people to enjoy that Irish pub atmosphere in the open air.
What's on near O’Sheas Beer Garden
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Spring/Summer Season at Progress
Open-air club Progress scales up to 5000 capacity and launches a spring/summer season of forward-thinking electronic music and grassroots culture.
from £0.00
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MIF25: Blackhaine – And Now I Know What Love Is at Diecast
Happening as part of MIF25, Blackhaine’s world premiere performance promises to be one of the most compelling and emotionally charged experiences of the festival.
from £10.00
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Manchester Literature Festival 2025
Now in its 20th year, Manchester Literature Festival is presenting a special programme of spring events.
from £8.00
The Kimpton Clocktower Tour
Explore the incredible history behind one of Britain’s grandest and most storied commercial buildings: Manchester’s Grade II listed Kimpton Clocktower Hotel.
from £20
Unfolding Memory at PINK
An exhibition organised by an all-female team, with an emphasis on celebrating women’s perspectives through the work of four emerging artists
free entry
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Manchester School of Theatre Spring Season
Manchester School of Theatre (Manchester Metropolitan University) are back with a bumper spring season of performance.
from £5.00
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Wild at Manchester Museum
Manchester Museum explores the concept of ‘wild’ nature as a means of tackling the climate and biodiversity crisis in a new exhibition.
free entry
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MIF25: Germaine Kruip – A Possibility at RNCM
One of the most arresting offerings at MIF25 – a haunting, meditative journey through abstraction, perception and performance.
from £10.00Where to go near O’Sheas Beer Garden
Manchester
Progress Centre
After serving two summers of temporary parties, Progress Centre was reinvented into a new permanent outdoor club in 2024, before adding two new permanent spaces – Square One and Cakebread…
Manchester
Spirit Studios
Spirit Studios now houses 10 unique studios, an on-site live venue, DJ booths, editing suites and more. Recently, kitting out many of its studios with new state-of-the-art Audient desks and it soon will welcome its very own radio station.
Manchester
Projekts MCR Skatepark
Projekts MCR Skatepark sits under the Mancunian Way, with architecturally intriguing ramps and pipes as well as a small cafe.
Manchester
Good Life Skates
at Freight Island
at Freight Island
Join Good Life Skates at Freight Island every week from Thursday to Sunday, to roll through the weekend.
Manchester
Carvery
at Freight Island
at Freight Island
Seconds is the new carvery at Freight Island, based around hearty Sunday roast dinners.
Manchester
Mayfield
Mayfield is about to be reborn. Innovation, audacity and imagination are in the air, as energy, ideas and life return to this neglected part of Manchester city centre.
Manchester
Mayfield Park
Manchester has a new green heart: The 6.5 acre Mayfield Park, complete with the largest public playground in the city.
Manchester
Freight Island
Freight Island is back for its fifth season, with a sparkling new line-up of events and happenings.
Manchester
One Star Doner Bar
One Star Döner Bar is the latest addition to the fast-growing Escape To Freight Island, the exciting urban market located at Depot Mayfield.
Manchester
Manchester Marriott Hotel Piccadilly Spa
The in-house spa at the Marriott Hotel Piccadilly is a sanctuary away from the city outside on its doorstep.
Manchester
Manchester Marriott Hotel Piccadilly
The Marriott Hotel Piccadilly delivers four star luxury in the heart of Manchester.
Manchester
GRUB Manchester
Manchester’s original vegan street food festival returns at the end of this month to celebrate Veganuary.
Manchester District Guides
Culture Guides
Cinema in the North
Vintage Alfred Hitchcock and a family friendly film festival are amongst our highlights this May.
Theatre in the North
Dynamic dance, party-performance, high-energy stand-up and a site-specific show set in a pub. All this and more in our newest theatre guide.
Family things to do in the North
Crocodile-themed Easter egg hunts, sense-sational museum trips and more this Easter!
Food and Drink in the North
Spring is here and the North is buzzing with must-visit new restaurants and bars.
Music in the North
Open air clubs, new festivals and long-awaited gigs. The North West's live music scene is heating up this spring.
Exhibitions in the North
Willow weaving, textile collages, digital arts and ecology - all this and more in our exhibition top picks this month
Tours and Activities in the North
We've got many a good time in store this month as we round up the best walking tours, cultural classes and makers markets in the land.
Literature Events in the North
If it's inspiring, inclusive events and avant-garde, experimental afternoons you're after, look no further than live literature this spring – we've got you covered.