This multifaceted venue is primarily an award winning gay bar in Manchester’s Canal Street area – but that is not all…
Three floors and a convertible roof top bar make On Bar a chameleonic night out.
It’s terraced rooftop bar is divine to have a drink in during the day, before the atmosphere is converted into high-energy evenings brought to life by high-quality DJs.
This SEESAW exhibition gathers more than 30 audiovisual works, each made inside 24 hours by Joab Harrison and Euan Morrison.
Free entry
Dr Shanali Perera’s paintings explore the space between what can be seen and what is experienced when it comes to illness.
Free entry
Gold Panda swaps reflective electronica for fast, scrappy house on his latest album TON UP, bringing 140bpm energy to The White Hotel.
From £19
Eat Well, Do Good returns this October, bringing Manchester’s hospitality scene together to fund chef-made meals for people in crisis.
Free entry
Take a deeper look into Manchester Art Gallery’s collection with their regular, informative and fascinating gallery tours.
Free entry
Manchester has always been a city with stories to tell. This guided walking tour will bring those stories to life.
From £12.00
An Introduction to Manchester, led by Manchester-born architect and guide Ric, is not just a walking tour but a chance to travel back in time.
From £15.00
A fun, ever-changing wine tour through Manchester’s best venues, combining local stories, top-notch pours and expert-led tastings.
From £85.73
Smack bang in the centre of Manchester’s Canal Street, colourful club on the corner, G-A-Y, is popular with a youngish crowd looking for pop tunes, cheap drinks and a lively atmosphere. And there’s a rooftop terrace for the smokers.
This award winning bar is open six nights a week due to popular demand. Described as the ‘mecca of the north’ for the lesbian community, it is no wonder why.
An eccentrically decorated place that cunningly offers homemade breakfasts, lunches and high teas alongside some stronger stuff for cocktail hour.
Large bar/music venue on Sackville Street in Manchester city centre.
Winsome delivers modern British food, cooked beautifully by chef-owner Shaun Moffat and his team.
Now a conference and events venue, the Grade II-listed Mechanics’ Institute was the birth place of the TUC in 1868. It was also the birthplace of the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (Umist) and the Cooperative Insurance Society.
Long-standing Japanese restaurant on Whitworth Street in Manchester with a pleasingly affordable menu.
Glass House is the place to go for floral themed workshops, with expert and innovative florists in an idyllic building.
This residency restaurant opened in summer 2019, at Locke Hotels’ Whitworth Locke. The first residency comes courtesy of Mexican specialists El Camino.
Peru Perdu has an all-new food and drink menu, with some of the best-looking dishes in the city.
Nightclub identifying as an ‘IndieDiscoElectroHomoMadHiphopBritPopFunkyKindaShagtasticQueerThing’, Bar Pop on Manchester’s vibrant Canal Street is known for its friendly atmosphere.
MAYA is a stylish new restaurant and bar on the corner of Canal Street and Chorlton Street in central Manchester.
Returning legends, their noisy heirs and centuries-old music made new – all in our latest guide update.
It's autumn and time to get scheduling those hearty meals. Here's the October guide to food and drink in Manchester and the North.
Shakespearean tragedy, indie musical theatre, live art and beautifully strange dance-theatre – four standout picks for autumn.
It’s a good season for contemporary art fans in Manchester, with many of our favourite small galleries launching something big.
Whether you’re after storybook theatre, museum wanderings or illusion-bending play spaces, there’s plenty to keep curiosity ticking through winter and beyond.
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.
Step away from the usual. Tours and activities that spark curiosity, inspire creativity and offer something refreshingly different.
