From a rented house on the border of Manchester and Salford, Quarantine contemporary theatre company presents a year-long, curated series of artist residencies and events that respond to the rapid development of the two cities.
Paradise Works presents ‘Coming Soon’, a new solo show of evocative collaged paintings from Joseph O’Rourke.
Free entry
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
Join an access-all-areas guided tour of Chetham’s Library and the surrounding school – among the most venerable buildings in the North West.
From £20.00
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
Ember & the Vixens bring their creepiest cabaret yet to Fairfield Social Club just in time for spooky season.
From £18.00
Explore the specialist conservation studio of PHM with guided demonstrations and the chance to see the worlds oldest trade union banner.
Free entry
Eat your way through the dairy based delights of Manchester, with the Manchester Cheese Crawl walking tour.
From £25
Local brewery set up in 2012 by two Manchester University students, Paul and George. They specialise in easy-to-drink session beers made from natural fruit extracts.
Kallos is a Greek restaurant and wine bar in Salford, serving up exquisite dishes throughout the day and evening.
Professional rehearsal and recording studios in Salford, Manchester.
Oceans Apart is a gallery dedicated to showcasing the breadth of contemporary painting and bringing previously unseen artists to Salford.
Paradise Works is a gallery space and studios in Salford, with over 40 artists’ studios and a regular programme of exhibitions and events.
To celebrate its third birthday, The Black Friar is running a series of
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
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.
SLOE Gallery is an artist-led exhibition space, co-founded by a small team of postgraduate students from the Manchester School of Art.
Bunker Gallery is an artist-led space in Manchester curated by Catflap Collective.
PS Mirabel is an artist run project and exhibition space in the centre of Manchester.
"Tours, tours, tours!" If this month's Tours and Activities guide were a sentient speaking person, this is what it would say.
This season’s theatre is gloriously eclectic: from radical cabaret and reinvented classics to new musicals and boundary-pushing performance.
Take some eating-out tips from our August guide to food and drink in Manchester and the North.
Chocolate fountains, beautiful batiks and medieval marginalia - this month's supersized Exhibitions Guide has it all.
September and beyond brings culture, theatre, disgusting history and loads of fun.
The autumn leaves might be falling already, but the harvest is plentiful as the live literature scene gets back into the swing of things after a summer break...
This month we recommend a season of Film noir, cult Australian movies and a huge celebration of DIY community cinema.
