What's on near The Grub and Grog Shop
A programme of surreal, absurd and experimental short cinema presented in a welcoming, grassroots arena.
From £1.00
YSP presents the first UK solo exhibition by Jordy Kerwick, from fantastical creatures on colourful canvases to carved stone.
Free entry
Whether you’re naturally green-fingered or just garden-curious, dive into the magic of gardening at Leeds Central Library’s new exhibition.
Free entry
Social neglect and digital alienation are closely examined in FACT’s new show from artists Helen Anna Flanagan & Gavin Gayagoy.
Free entry
Leeds artist Chris Eastham examines her own Northern identity and looks back at the history of the region in this solo show of paintings and prints.
From £15.00
texture presents ‘The Way In Is Not The Whole Way Through’, a four-artist exhibition exploring the concept of novelty in art.
Free entry
London Film Festival brings some of the world’s most anticipated new films to HOME.
Sheffield Theatres and the Royal Exchange Theatre join forces to revive Friel’s extraordinary play in a major new co-production, directed by Elizabeth Newman.
From £10.00Where to go near The Grub and Grog Shop
Chinese inspired British food in the centre of Manchester, backed up by plenty of well-deserved local hype.
at Manor House Alsager
The in-house restaurant at the 17th-century Manor House farmhouse in Cheshire.
Morning Glory positions itself as a grab-and-go spot, with just 12 seats inside serving coffee, bagels and sweet treats.
A Launderette and Dry Cleaners that doubles as an accessible, community space for people to gather, talk and learn.
Run by acclaimed theatre company Slung Low, The Warehouse in Holbeck is home to boundary-pushing performance and community projects.
The newest addition to Manchester’s First Street, House of Social is more than mere student accommodation.
A Gothic Revival church in Blackburn, Lancashire, dating back to 1853. Home to the annual Confessional Festival.
Old school pub in the heart of Chorlton.
Culture Guides
This month we recommend a season of Film noir, cult Australian movies and a huge celebration of DIY community cinema.
Galleries around the North are gearing up for a new season of exhibitions - from iconic art prizes to smaller, artist-led gems.
This season’s theatre is gloriously eclectic: from radical cabaret and reinvented classics to new musicals and boundary-pushing performance.
From corrupted shoegaze to experimental electronica, post-hardcore to Indian classical, these are the shows that should be on your radar.
"Tours, tours, tours!" If this month's Tours and Activities guide were a sentient speaking person, this is what it would say.
Take some eating-out tips from our August guide to food and drink in Manchester and the North.
September and beyond brings culture, theatre, disgusting history and loads of fun.