What's on near Pollen Bakery
Join Craft Beer Tour Manchester for a journey through some of the cities best local breweries and artisanal beer serving bars. Discover the personality of Manchester’s beer through a diverse
From £45
Mark Farrelly channels Derek Jarman in a vivid solo performance about risk, creativity and living without compromise.
From £14.50
Max Frisch’s darkly comic play The Fire Raisers arrives courtesy of new Manchester company We Merry Dancers in co-production with HER Productions.
From £15.00
This walking tour explores the neighbourhood’s streets, stories and hidden corners, offering a closer look at the places and people that have made Manchester.
From £12.00
Fusing West African funk and disco with modern post-punk and electro, Ibibio Sound Machine inject some much-needed energy into January.
From £29
Band on the Wall bring people together to make, as well as watch, music. Join them to learn folk tunes from all over the world.
After a sold-out night earlier this year, Me Gusta Collective is back at Band on the Wall for the big one: New Year’s Eve.
From £10
Create stunning pottery, jewellery, sketches, watercolours and more with the vast array of craft workshops at MCDC.
From £45.00Where to go near Pollen Bakery
Cask in Ancoats opened in November 2018, it is the flashy sister bar to Cask on Liverpool Road.
This café in Ancoats is locally famed for its lunchtime deals and sandwiches
Started by artisan baker Russell Goodwin, Companio Bakery sells freshly-baked bread from a small unit in Manchester’s Ancoats.
Welcoming waterside bar in New Islington Marina, serving a wide array of carefully-curated cocktails.
Flawd is a neighbourhood wine bar based in Ancoats, from the team behind the wonderful Higher Ground dining experience.
Perfectly-formed, eye-catching small plates with a focus on environmentally-friendly practices.
Photography Studios in Ancoats hosting workshops and studios for hire.
Decently-priced vintage goods, just a stones throw from Manchester’s busy Northern Quarter.
Judy’s Affordable Vintage Furniture Fair, Leeds is the famed fair’s take on a more niche line of product.
Cocoa Cabana is a highly-rated chocolatiers based in Ancoats, serving up decadent artisan chocolates, cakes, sweet treats and cocktails.
A hip hop-inspired, non-traditional chip shop, now based in Ancoats.
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