St Ann’s Church
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St Ann’s Church
Historic Grade I listed church on St Ann’s Square, Manchester.
What's on at St Ann’s Church
Candlelit Carols with Kantos at St Ann’s Church
A choir that’s played nightclubs and toured with Gary Numan mixes festive singalongs with new carols by candlelight.
From £10.00What's on near St Ann’s Church
Candlelit Carols with Kantos at St Ann’s Church
A choir that’s played nightclubs and toured with Gary Numan mixes festive singalongs with new carols by candlelight.
From £10.00
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Mythic Reinvention at the Royal Exchange
Celebrating 50 years of the Royal Exchange, Mythic Reinvention puts the theatre’s extraordinary costume department centre stage.
Free entry
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King Lear at the Royal Exchange Theatre
David Threlfall, Matthew Dunster and Nadine Shah lead a major new King Lear for the Royal Exchange’s 50th anniversary season.
From £12.00
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A Little Night Music at the Royal Exchange Theatre
Sondheim brings a more grown-up twist to Christmas theatre, with romance, jealousy, sharp wit and a spectacular cast marking a celebratory 50th year for the Royal Exchange.
From £29.50
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The Manchester Cheese Crawl
Eat your way through the dairy based delights of Manchester, with the Manchester Cheese Crawl walking tour.
From £25
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Friedrich Engels and Karl Marx in Manchester
Explore the ways in which Manchester helped shape and reinforce the ideas of the fathers of communism, Friedrich Engels and Karl Marx.
From £20.00
Bombed and Besieged: Manchester at War
Marking the anniversary of the Christmas Blitz, this walking tour explores Manchester’s history of conflict, from the English Civil Wars to the World Wars and beyond.
From £20.00
For Vini: The Music / The Durutti Column at Albert Hall
Nearly 50 years after The Durutti Column formed in Manchester, their music comes home to Albert Hall for a one-night-only chamber-style performance.
From £35.00Where to go near St Ann’s Church
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Rapha Clubhouse Manchester
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Enxaneta
at Tast Cuina Catalana
at Tast Cuina Catalana
Enxaneta is a fine dining experience at Tast Cuina Catalana on King Street, Manchester. It’s based on the second floor of the acclaimed Catalan restaurant and features two new tasting menus in an intimate 16 cover space.
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Tast Cuina Catalana
A celebration of authentic Catalan food and wine on King Street.
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Gail’s Bakery King Street
Popular craft bakery, selling freshly baked goods on Manchester’s King Street.
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King Street Manchester
King Street is one of the most picturesque parts of Manchester with buildings designed by Alfred Waterhouse and C.R. Cockerell. Once Manchester’s financial epicenter, it’s now home to high-end retail and fine dining.
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El Gato Negro Tapas
El Gato Negro Tapas came to Manchester in 2016, bringing its award-winning tapas dishes to Manchester city centre.
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South
Bite-size basement dive alternating techno-house and indie nights, this stalwart of the Manchester music scene can be found just off Deansgate, next door to St Ann’s Square.
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Waterstones Manchester Deansgate
The ‘biggest bookshop in the North’ right here in Manchester.
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Manchester Lit & Phil
Lectures and talks about literature and philosophy.
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St Ann’s Square
St Ann’s Square is a quiet little enclave of shops, with Barton’s Arcade set back from it on one side, and St Ann’s Church, which dates back to 1712 and…
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