This lively spot could be considered a jack of all trades – pub, restaurant, events space and live music venue.
The Old Pint Pot is a local favourite in Salford, regularly bustling with diners and drinkers. The smell of the food wafts temptingly through the air for anyone who has visited just for a drink, and as the evening kicks into gear there is often an emerging band playing, most often hailing from a local college or university.
7 Spot Pottery are welcoming all levels of potters to join them for a 12-week course of throwing and hand building ceramics.
from £350.00
Action Points are a place to turn your reading into small acts of activism, self improvement or care within a supportive environment.
from £0.00
Ranging from the sculptural to the slick, Seeing Remains showcases paintings by established abstract artists from across the UK and beyond.
free entry
Step inside a world of food and poo in this fascinating new exhibition at the Science and Industry Museum.
from £9.00
Join the epic journey to the South Pole as a boy tries to take a wandering penguin home. A heart-warming adaptation of Oliver Jeffers’ award-winning children’s story.
from £7.50
Let yourself be guided through the remnants of a lost civilisation by an AI in The Ruins if Earth, a theatrical walking tour.
from £8.83
Happening as part of The Welcome, expect a day packed with some of the best of Manchester’s rich street culture.
free entry
A wondrous collection of community portraits by local photographers to welcome you into Aviva Studios this November.
free entry
One of Salford’s finest churches and also, unusually, a live music venue
This Chapel Street gallery and tea room hosts 8-12 week long exhibitions giving emerging artists a chance to showcase their work.
Taste the ultimate in authentic Italian cuisine at Vero Moderno.
A Salford stalwart, this pub’s architecture and long-serving listing in the Camra Good Beer Guide meaning it’s much more than simply a student dive
Support your local independent creatives! This November, a currently dormant sales office on Chapel Street in Salford is being transformed into a pop-up shop where you will be able to meet artists and makers, buy their products and get involved in making.
One of The University of Salford’s School of Arts and Media facilities. The Centenary Building won the RIBA Award and Stirling Prize in 1996 and the Civic Trust Award in 1997.
A former cotton spinning mill, Islington Mill in Manchester now houses artists’ studios, galleries, a recording studio, a nightclub, cafe and B&B.
Caustic Coastal is a gallery, artist studios and independent art label based in Salford, working as a curatorial platform for artists.
Part of Salford Makers, 7 Spot is a 360 square foot ceramics studio offering classes and workshops as well as studio space for members.
Salford Makers are a collective of artists, designers, educators and makers based at Islington Mill in Salford.
This warehouse located behind Islington Mill is being brought into creative use by Manchester’s underground music scene.
A great little cafe where you’ll find good food and excellent Jazz.
We’re crowning October the month of painting prizes! From Birkenhead to Huddersfield, biennials are showcasing the best of contemporary painting.
With literature festival season starting its engines, we select our top picks, alongside some standout launches and readings.
From post punk legends to the leading lights of modern shoegaze, read about the most exciting artists playing in Manchester and the North this autumn.
A true crime rock musical, contemporary dance and punchy new writing feature in this month’s eclectic pick of live theatre.
The best new venues and revamped food and drink menus in Manchester and the North as we head into autumn.
Get inspired to make the most of autumn with day trips, pumpkin carving and ghosts in this month's Tours and Activities guide.
Halloween's on the horizon, but there are some big film festivals to dive into first.
School's back and we're heading towards autumn! Here are some of the best family friendly events and activities to keep the kids busy.
