ShinDigger is an independent, local brewery set up in 2012 by two Manchester University students, Paul and George. Now based in Salford, they distribute beer nationwide and export to three countries. ShinDigger specialises in easy-to-drink session beers made from natural fruit extracts. Missing your modern beer fix? Fear not, you can purchase their ale from their site to be delivered direct to your door the very same day.
Step into a world where fairy tales and pop music collides to create some seriously sensational magic.
from £27.50
Greater Manchester Fringe Festival 2024 offers a fascinating and diverse programme of performance with ticket prices that won’t break the bank.
Transforming Cathedral Gardens into Little Italy, Festa Italiana Manchester is the country’s biggest festival designed to celebrate Italian food, drink and culture.
free entry
The much-loved Góbéfest returns this June with a joyous showcase of the arts, culture, food and drink of the fabled-region of Transylvania.
Experience the history, architecture and folklore surrounding Chetham’s Library in on e of their daily guided tours.
from £6.50
You can get the behind the bar and mix with the best of them in a cocktail making masterclass from The Botanist on Deansgate.
from £39.95
A fun, free and relaxed space for families to get creative, play games, and watch films.
free entry
This contemporary production transforms Wilde’s dandies into social media obsessives, who document their every move in a desperate bid for internet supremacy.
from £10.00
Quarantine contemporary theatre company presents a year-long, curated series of artist residencies and events in a rented house on the border of Salford and Manchester.
Professional rehearsal and recording studios in Salford, Manchester.
Oceans Apart is an artist studios and exhibition space in Salford. Its organisers are dedicated to contemporary painting and seek to present and champion the diversity of the practice today.
Paradise Works is an artists’ studio and gallery space on the boarder of Salford and Manchester, established in April 2017.
Salford’s Black Friar has one of the most impressive Sunday roast options in the North.
Seek out Hidden nightclub just up the river from Victoria. Reviving Manchester’s grassroots scene, Hidden is a raver honeypot swarming with lovers of techno-driven house and disco-beats.
Leading British menswear brand based in Manchester – branching out into womenswear, too
SLOE Gallery is an artist-led exhibition space, co-founded by a small team of postgraduate students from the Manchester School of Art.
PS Mirabel is an artist run project and exhibition space in the centre of Manchester.
PAPER is an artist-led, commercial gallery based in Manchester and represents a range of emerging and mid-career artists whose practice is based around the medium of paper.
Bunker Gallery is an artist-led space in Manchester curated by Catflap Collective.
An offshoot from the much-loved Umezushi, this specialist deli is a one-stop-shop for all your sushi making needs, and also hosts occasional workshops to improve your culinary skills.
Gearing up for a sunny July? Take some eating-out tips from this month's guide to food and drink in Manchester and the North.
Make bread, throw axes, learn costume design and drink beer like you've never done before in this month's Tours and activities guide.
All-dayers make a strong showing in our latest music picks, from dance music marathons to vibrant showcases of South Asian artistry.
School year, complete! And as we say goodbye to what seems like a rather long summer term, we can look forward to the summer holidays, with lots of exciting activities...
This month we look at Indie Horror Summer, outdoor movies, and a brand new film festival in Sheffield.
Interactive circus, arts festivals and new writing, our guide features a show-stopping selection of theatre happening indoors and outside.
In between working out, then working through, your holiday reading pile this summer, find inspiration for your next bookish acquisitions from our selection of live events and exhibitions.
Virginia Woolf and lasers, environmental recovery through wildness and thoughts on motherhood - all this and more in our exhibition top picks!
Read our latest highlights from the live classical music offer in Manchester and the North, taking in a number of the region's most cherished orchestral forces and venues.
