Pollen Bakery
Ian Jones, Food and Drink Editor
Pollen is a popular bakery in the Ancoats and New Islington area, specialising in sourdough bread and viennoiserie baked goods.
What's on near Pollen Bakery
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Craft Beer Tour Manchester
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 range of pints.
from £35
Athanasia Kontou / Brick Smyth / Dove Ellis at Hallé St. Michaels
Comedy, song writing and virtuosic pianists collide with Athanasia Kontou to form an unexpected line up at Halle St Michael’s church.
from £5.00
An afternoon of absurd surreal poetry at P3 Annihilation Eve
For this free afternoon of absurd surreal poetry, we are agog to see Vik Shirley, Stephen Emmerson and Marcus Silcock corralled by Tom Jenks.
free entry
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School of Comedy at the Frog and Bucket
Try your hand at stand up comedy with an eight week intensive course with Dave Williams in the Frog and Bucket’s School of Comedy.
from £300.00
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Beat The Frog at The Frog and Bucket
Beat the Frog is a legendary amateur comedy night, taking place each and every Monday. Many famous names prove it’s the real deal.
free entry
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Glorious! at Hope Mill Theatre
EXCLUSIVE TICKET DEAL AVAILABLE. Wendy Peters shines in this glorious comedy charting the true story of “the world’s most famously terrible singer” Florence Foster Jenkins.
from £10.00
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Creatures of the Night Comedy Club
An insanely committed seven-nights-a-week, Creatures of the Night Comedy Club opens its doors (20.30-22.30 typically, though please check) for evening after evening of side-splitting comedy.
from £5.00
Moin at Band on the Wall
Rock-informed, techno-adjacent musical collagists Moin perform at Band on the Wall this spring.
from £16.50Where to go near Pollen Bakery
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The Hip Hop Chip Shop
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Manchester’s only Michelin-starred restaurant.
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