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
Unfolding Memory at PINK
An exhibition organised by an all-female team, with an emphasis on celebrating women’s perspectives through the work of four emerging artists
free entry
Until
Manchester School of Theatre Spring Season
Manchester School of Theatre (Manchester Metropolitan University) are back with a bumper spring season of performance.
from £5.00
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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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Manchester Literature Festival 2025
Now in its 20th year, Manchester Literature Festival is presenting a special programme of spring events.
from £8.00
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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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
Until
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 £5.00Where to go near Retro Bar Manchester
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Manchester Astronomical Society
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Tribeca
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YES
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North Taproom
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Winsome
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Culture Guides
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Eclectic as ever. You'll find inventive reworkings, world-class contemporary dance and Greater Manchester's inaugural Improv Festival in our guide.
Literature Events in the North
If it's inspiring, inclusive events and avant-garde, experimental afternoons you're after, look no further than live literature this spring – we've got you covered.
Cinema in the North
Vintage Alfred Hitchcock and a family friendly film festival are amongst our highlights this May.
Family things to do in the North
Crocodile-themed Easter egg hunts, sense-sational museum trips and more this Easter!
Food and Drink in the North
Spring is here and the North is buzzing with must-visit new restaurants and bars.
Music in the North
Open air clubs, new festivals and long-awaited gigs. The North West's live music scene is heating up this spring.
Exhibitions in the North
Willow weaving, textile collages, digital arts and ecology - all this and more in our exhibition top picks this month
Tours and Activities in the North
We've got many a good time in store this month as we round up the best walking tours, cultural classes and makers markets in the land.