Always double check opening hours with the venue before making a special visit.
Opened in September 2017, The Edge Arena is Wigan’s performance, conference and event venue. Impressive in size, facilities and flexibility which makes it a great venue for concerts, conferences and exhibitions.
Blending vintage charm with a bold new perspective, award-winner Tanuja Amarasuriya directs a sharp, stylish revival of the Noël Coward classic.
From £15.00
Anna Jordan’s Bruntwood Prize-winning play returns to the North – a raw, tender story of lost childhood, love and survival. Unmissable.
From £15.00
Shakespeare’s mischievous comedy is given a radical 1980s makeover this summer. Expect neon and nostalgia, big hair and synth pop.
From £15.00
Let Seven Bro7hers show you the place where the magic happens with a brewery tour and tasting at their Salford hub.
From £20.00
Art and wellness come together in the beautiful surroundings of Dunham Massey, in ORIGN, a new immersive sound installation.
Free entry
A hilarious production to keep the kids entertained this summer.
Bold, sensory and inclusive, Chisato Minamimura’s solo performance explores women’s histories through tattooing, sound and movement,
From £12.00
A choose-your-own-adventure experience set inside a retro-style gaming cabinet, created by DARKFIELD.
From £16.00
Castlefield Gallery’s latest New Art Spaces pop up gallery space opens in Wigan.
A family-friendly country estate and park near Wigan with impressive woodlands.
The University of Bolton Stadium in Horwich, Greater Manchester, England, is the home ground of Bolton Wanderers F.C.
The Turnpike is an independent arts organisation. Since January 2017, it has occupied the first floor of an iconic 1970s brutalist building in the centre of Leigh.
Friendly, fun-packed African restaurant in Leigh, specialising in Nigerian dishes.
Lower Rivington Reservoir is a scenic setting in which to try stand up paddle boarding, kayaking, canoeing or sailing.
Independent and delightfully unique pizza place with rustic decor. Based in Leigh, a few minutes drive from both Liverpool and Manchester.
The World of Glass in St. Helens is an award-winning visitor centre housed in a grade 2 listed building located on the Sankey Canal.
Arts centre in St Helens.
Hop and Hazlewood is a craft beer and gin joint in the heart of Tyldesley, a short trip out of Manchester.
Popular country pub based in Ormskirk, serving classic British food and local ales.
This month we recommend a season of Film noir, cult Australian movies and a huge celebration of DIY community cinema.
Our latest round-up features plenty of one-off live literature events to wrap your ears about, so get those diaries ticking over...
August and beyond brings all sorts of family joy - with a huge amount of science, creativity and more.
This season’s theatre is gloriously eclectic: from radical cabaret and reinvented classics to new musicals and boundary-pushing performance.
"Tours, tours, tours!" If this month's Tours and Activities guide were a sentient speaking person, this is what it would say.
10 fresh shows across Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool, threading together noise, ritual, euphoria and release in all their messy, beautiful forms.
Chocolate fountains, beautiful batiks and medieval marginalia - this month's supersized Exhibitions Guide has it all.
