Platt Fields Market Garden
Carmel Smickersgill, Tours & Activities Editor
Platt Fields Market Garden is a community garden selling produce to local residents and small businesses as well as running a daily cafe and hosting regular events.
Platt Fields Market Garden is a community garden selling produce to local residents and small businesses as well as running a daily cafe and hosting regular events.
See ‘Traces of Displacement’, the Whitworth’s major new exhibition which uses the gallery’s collection to explore the issue of forced displacement.
free entryRenaissance Nuremberg comes alive in this must-see exhibition of prints by Albrecht Dürer, the leading figure of Europe’s print revolution.
free entryThrough a fantastic collection of classical and contemporary artists’ work, ‘(Un)Defining Queer’ examines the use of language, histories and narratives to explore what ‘queer’ really means today. free entry
Enjoy fun and creative activities designed to encourage your little ones to play freely in the fresh air, while exploring nature and the outdoors with family and friends.
free entryRadiohead side project The Smile have announced a second album and an accompanying tour, coming to The Apollo in March.
from £58.10The Pankhurst Centre’s new permanent exhibition offers an intimate glimpse into the lives of the people behind the iconic Pankhurst name.
free entryLevenshulme Old Library has commissioned brand-new festive ghost stories from six writers for three special atmospheric lantern-lit reading events after hours in the Carnegie building.
from £10It’s the summer holidays and surprise surprise, there’s a lot of rain! A good excuse to travel back in time to a world of opulence and mystery at Manchester Museum.
free entryCafe, bar, and live music venue in Fallowfield. Also hosts regular film nights and literature events.
Platt Fields Park in Fallowfield is steeped in history, the land having been acquired by the Platt family in 1225.
The iconic MMU Hollings Campus, or the Toast Rack as it is more affectionately known. Nikolaus Pevsner described it as “a perfect piece of pop architecture” when it opened as a Domestic and Trades College in 1960.
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
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.
Antwerp Mansion is a renovation project, aiming to turn a beautiful but run down Victorian mansion into a music, art and photography haven.
Humble restaurant on Curry Mile that serves superb quality food.
Lebanese bakery serving the best cakes and confectionary on Curry Mile.
The first all-vegan desserts parlour in the North, also sold at high-profile venues such as the Deaf Institute, Greens, Croma and more.
Manchester’s first ever Japanese sake bar, Monkey Trio, is unique in the city. Visit for an evening of quiet luxury.
Mughli, the best Rusholme Indian restaurant by a Curry Mile
Libertine is a wonderful new restaurant and bar based in an old bank, from the talented team behind Cottonopolis and Edinburgh Castle.
Spotlighting global artists who all, in one way or another, break the mould, we preview the best gigs happening this side of Christmas and beyond.
Festive frolics, monstrous theatre and magical outdoor adventures all feature in our latest picks of things to do with the family.
It might be curl-up-with-a-book season, but there's lots to get out and about for and plenty of events where you can stock up on new reads.
While rainy late autumn may not be the most energising of seasons, there is plenty of new art to see and inspire this month!
We're unapologetically entering into the Christmas spirit here at Tours and Activities with some alternative festive fun.
The best food and drink options in Manchester and the North for the upcoming winter months.
Huge film festivals, essential retrospectives and the first hint of sleigh bells make up this month's film guide.
Alongside high-octane circus, contemporary performance and LGBTQ+ arts, we preview the Christmas shows that have caught our eye.