Retro Bar Manchester
Ian Jones, Food and Drink Editor
Longstanding alternative venue in the centre of Manchester with a basement space for live music, clubnights and comedy events.
What's on near Retro Bar Manchester
The Same Deep Water as You at PINK
Get involved in this artistic and ambitious takeover of PINK’s three-storey venue, weaving together live performance, video, sculpture and sound.
Free entry
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MIF25: Blackhaine – And Now I Know What Love Is at Diecast
Happening as part of MIF25, Blackhaine’s world premiere performance promises to be one of the most compelling and emotionally charged experiences of the festival.
From £10.00
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The Kimpton Clocktower Tour
Explore the incredible history behind one of Britain’s grandest and most storied commercial buildings: Manchester’s Grade II listed Kimpton Clocktower Hotel.
From £20
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Manchester Literature Festival 2025
Now in its 20th year, Manchester Literature Festival is presenting a special programme of spring events.
From £8.00
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Spring/Summer Season at Progress
Open-air club Progress scales up to 5000 capacity and launches a spring/summer season of forward-thinking electronic music and grassroots culture.
From £0.00
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Rock and Goal Tour
Join Joe Feeley a Mancunian through and through, who guides you into Manchester’s two pillars of cultural excellence with his Rock and Goal tour.
From £9.99
Sound Sculptures at The International Anthony Burgess Foundation
Composer Simon Knighton curates an eclectic evening of sonic invention and boundary breaking new music in Sound Sculptures.
From £5.00
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Unpicking Couture at Manchester Art Gallery
Whether you’re a high-fashion fanatic or just couture curious, Unpicking Couture gets up close and personal with pivotal moments in fashion history.
Free entryWhere to go near Retro Bar Manchester
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Abeja Tapas
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Ibis Manchester Centre Princess Street
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Joshua Brooks
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Manchester Astronomical Society
Long-lasting organisation with regular meetings and telescope sessions in the 1902 Godlee Observatory.
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PINK
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SEESAW
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Tribeca
Large bar/music venue on Sackville Street in Manchester city centre.
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Richmond Tea Rooms
An eccentrically decorated place that cunningly offers homemade breakfasts, lunches and high teas alongside some stronger stuff for cocktail hour.
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YES
The apple in Now Wave’s eye, YES boasts four floors of live music and DJs, and offers food via two outlets. It also has a huge outdoor roof terrace!
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North Taproom
Beer, cocktails and Asian street food at one of Manchester’s friendliest bars.
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Winsome
Winsome delivers modern British food, cooked beautifully by chef-owner Shaun Moffat and his team.
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