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Lebanese bakery serving the best cakes and confectionary on Curry Mile.
A lost recording of the opening moments of the Strangeways Protest sits at the centre of Richard Hards’ exhibition at Moon Grove.
Free entry
Paintings, installations and 500 years of Sikh wisdom are brought together in the service of personal and collective healing.
Free entry
Michaela Yearwood-Dan’s first UK institutional exhibition layers painting, ceramics and sound to explore liberation across personal and institutional histories.
Free entry
200+ hand-picked makers transform the spectacular Victoria Baths into a shopping and cultural experience unlike any other in Manchester.
From £8.95
Epic architecture, hidden green spaces and ideas that changed the world. Explore the rich history of achievement at The University of Manchester.
From £20.00
Explore the incredible history behind one of Britain’s grandest and most storied commercial buildings: Manchester’s Grade II listed Kimpton Clocktower Hotel.
From £25.00
Dr Shanali Perera’s paintings explore the space between what can be seen and what is experienced when it comes to illness.
Free entry
Manchester’s debut sound art festival brings three days of installation, performance and soundwalks across the city centre.
From £12.50
Mughli, the best Rusholme Indian restaurant by a Curry Mile
Modern cafe and restaurant on Manchester’s Curry Mile. encouraging
Humble restaurant on Curry Mile that serves superb quality food.
Humble restaurant on Curry Mile that serves superb quality food.
The Giving Tree is a cafe and community hub based in Rusholme, a short walk from the city centre.
One of the most highly-rated places to eat on Curry Mile, this modest takeaway has fans all over the UK thanks to its exceptional food.
A Georgian front room in Rusholme houses Moon Grove, an independent gallery with an unusually ambitious international programme.
Re-opened in 2010 after a £1.3m renovation, the Gallery of Costume in Manchester’s Rusholme houses one of the most important costume collections in Britain
Korean home cooking on Manchester’s Upper Brook Street.
This much-loved gallery-in-a-park is open for business, showcasing some of the city’s finest contemporary and historic exhibitions.
Victoria Baths no longer functions as a ‘water palace’ and Turkish Baths, but the Grade II-listed building hosts regular events and is a stunning visit.
With a year-round programme spanning yoga to experimental performance, Birch is where community spirit meets creative flair.
Contemporary performance, verbatim theatre, dark comedy and a bold vision of Gaza - an eclectic mix for the start of autumn.
Squeeze the most out of these final weeks of summer thanks to our mid-August guide to food and drink in Manchester and the North.
Our latest exhibition picks include a lost recording of the Strangeways protest, Manchester's first sound art festival, and queer archives revisited.
Aphex Twin-endorsed electronica, an eight-hour organ marathon and the most exciting band in Ireland's current folk revival all feature this month.
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.
