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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The Comedy Store at Escape to Freight Island
In an exciting new collaboration, nationally famous comedy platform The Comedy Store is currently running nights in food and drink hotspot Freight Island.
from £15.00
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WHP24: Overmono at Depot Mayfield
Electronic powerhouse duo Overmono return to The Warehouse Project to curate a show featuring a huge line-up of pals at the top of their game.
from £45.00
Repercussion at Depot Mayfield
Marking the official start of The Warehouse Project’s 2024 season, Repercussion is back with a huge day-to-night party celebrating dance music in all its forms.
from £54.00
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Manchester Literature Festival 2024
MLF runs from 4 to 20 October and presents inspiring live literature and spoken word from international writers and home-grown talent.
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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Sí Manchester Daily Tour
Sí Manchester’s daily tour is a brilliant way to get an overview of the city with tours running in both English and Spanish.
free entry
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Killer Comedy Club
Killer Comedy Club showcases “the UK’s best upcoming and coming comedians” for a night of roof-raising laughs, with pop-up nights all across the North West.
from £12
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Chicago at the Palace Theatre
Sassy, sexy and packed with show-stopping numbers, the shimmy-shaking musical makes a dazzling return to Manchester.
from £15.00Where to go near O’Sheas Beer Garden
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Progress Centre
Having served two summers of temporary parties, Progress Centre has been reinvented into a new permanent outdoor club in central Manchester, which is hosting a string of massive parties this…
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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
Carvery
at Freight Island
at Freight Island
Seconds is the new carvery at Freight Island, based around hearty Sunday roast dinners.
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
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
Freight Island
Freight Island is back after a winter break, with a sparkling new line-up of events and happenings.
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
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
GRUB Manchester
Manchester’s legendary independent street food festival GRUB has found a permanent home in the Green Quarter, aka Cheetham Hill.
Manchester
The Star & Garter
The Star and Garter is a legendary Manchester pub and music venue located in a grade II listed building on Fairfield Street.
Manchester
Depot Mayfield
A former railway station now acting as a multi-purpose event space and home to various pop-up events
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