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.
Let your imagination run wild in a magical world of music and stories.
from £14.00
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
Join a strike themed guided tour highlighting key strikes represented in the museum’s galleries, with a particular focus on objects relating to the 1984 to 1985 Miners’ Strike.
from £0.00
Discover the threads of LGBTQIA+ history in the galleries of the People’s History Museum with guided tours.
from £0.00
Let an expert guide you through the thoughtfully curated and beautifully presented Banner Exhibition at the People’s History Museum.
from £0.00
London-based songwriter Tourist brings his yearning, bittersweet electronica to New Century in support of his new album, Memory Morning.
from £20.59
Every Wednesday at Ape & Apple, Manchester’s official underground comedy club, Comedy Balloon’s friendly and warm comedy night takes place.
free entry
GASP! Horror Film Festival returns to Manchester’s CULTPLEX bigger and better, with a full weekend of scary movies from underrepresented voices.
from £5.00
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
Bunker Gallery is an artist-led space in Manchester curated by Catflap Collective.
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.
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.
Gazing longingly towards the good times that will accompany the surely imminent sun, we take a look at the best music festivals coming up in Manchester and Salford.
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.
Take a look at our top recommendations for restaurants and bars to check out this spring.
From spotlights on indie presses to big hitters brought to you by the bookshops, festivals and libraries, you'll find plenty to whet your wordy whistle this month.
From creative adventures, museum experiences and spectacular theatre, check out what's on for the family in Manchester and the north.
Eclectic as ever. You'll find Bollywood musicals, scratch nights and anarchic Shakespeare in our pick of the performative crop.
Traditional painting takes a step back this month to make way for some excellent photography, sculpture and multimedia exhibitions around the North.
Ealing Studios and the best of Ryan Gosling are amongst our film highlights this month.
Try something new, explore somewhere different, learn a new skill with our tours and activities guide.
