Oceans Apart is an artist studios and exhibition space located in an industrial-type building in Salford. Its organisers are dedicated to contemporary painting and seek to present and champion the diversity of the practice today in relation to current critical discourse. Their intention is to bring previously unseen work to the Salford and Manchester area.
Greater Manchester Fringe Festival 2025 offers a fascinating and diverse programme of performance with ticket prices that won’t break the bank.
From £5.00
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
You can get the behind the bar and mix with the best of them in a cocktail making masterclass from The Botanist on Deansgate.
From £39.95
Take a deeper look into the events of this fateful day of protest with a Peterloo guided tour and open archive day.
From £0.00
Explore the specialist conservation studio of PHM with guided demonstrations and the chance to see the worlds oldest trade union banner.
Free entry
Transforming Cathedral Gardens into Little Italy, Festa Italiana Manchester is back for the eighth year in a row.
Free entry
Happening as part of MIF25, Liberation is a bold new play inspired by real events in Black British history, bringing politics, power, and personal struggles to life on stage.
From £20.00
Professional rehearsal and recording studios in Salford, Manchester.
To celebrate its third birthday, The Black Friar is running a series of
Kallos is a Greek restaurant and wine bar in Salford, serving up exquisite dishes throughout the day and evening.
Quarantine contemporary theatre company presents a year-long, curated series of artist residencies and events in a rented house on the border of Salford and Manchester.
Local brewery set up in 2012 by two Manchester University students, Paul and George. They specialise in easy-to-drink session beers made from natural fruit extracts.
Crafty brewers during the day and live music venue at night, operating out of a railway arch in sunny Salford with a secret garden.
We explore the autumn menu at the on-site restaurant at one of Manchester’s best hotels.
Viet Deli is a small venue, not the kind of place for a sit down meal. Serving only bánh mì, traditionally street food in Vietnam.
The Embankment Kitchen serves up modern seasonal dishes in a great-looking space on the edge of Manchester city centre.
The International 3 is an exhibition and project space producing a year round programme of new commissions, solo shows, group exhibitions by emerging and established artists.
Paradise Works is an artists’ studio and gallery space on the boarder of Salford and Manchester, established in April 2017.
The Lowry Hotel is a stylish five-star hotel in Salford, very close to Manchester city centre.
Summer signals theatre festivals, world premieres and open-air spectacle - from MIF25 to comedy, outdoor circus and beyond, here’s what we’re looking forward to.
The sun is shining in the North, so use our guide to get out there and eat, drink and be merry in it.
Go forth with wild abandon to dance the pavements, dabble with the paint and down the pints in this month's tours and activities guide.
July's cinema highlights include spotlights on international cinema, a new cult classic, plus a visit from one of our favourite directors.
From environmental to experimental, our poetry and prose picks from around the North are focused on the unusual and the fun.
Captivating, urgent and intimate - we bring you our top exhibition picks, with even more art festivals, artist-led shows and new venues.
Shape-shifting bands, scorched-earth techno, and off-grid festivals. Our latest music picks catch the live scene at its most urgent, inventive and alive.
This month's guide is truly eclectic - from free family festivals, to food events, circus school and more!
