The International 3 is an exhibition and project space that works with emerging and established artists, independent curators, galleries and organisations to produce a year-round programme of new commissions, solo shows, group exhibitions and events both on and off-site.
Explore the specialist conservation studio of PHM with guided demonstrations and the chance to see the worlds oldest trade union banner.
Free entry
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
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
Explore Manchester’s creepiest corners this Halloween, when Jonathan Schofield Tours will reveal the city’s ghosts with the most.
From £25.00
On the eve of Elizabeth Gaskell’s birthday, join Jonathan Schofield Tours for a stroll around the sites (and sights) of Manchester’s literary past.
From £20.00
A joyous, tap-dancing classic returns – Singin’ in the Rain lights up Christmas 2025 at the Royal Exchange.
From £10.00
Eat your way through the dairy based delights of Manchester, with the Manchester Cheese Crawl walking tour.
From £25
This old school pub not only offers a great selection of drinks and food, but also live music nights and a lively atmosphere.
This cultural hub, just off Chapel Street in Salford, offers great real ale and cheap, hearty pub food
A pub just off Chapel Street in Salford with a bit of a difference. As well as the usual selection of beers, wines and ales; The Kings Arms has a regular programme of theatre and comedy in its upstairs room.
Crafty brewers during the day and live music venue at night, operating out of a railway arch in sunny Salford with a secret garden.
Based in Salford, Menagerie is a bar and restaurant with a focus on luxury and theatrical thrills.
We explore the autumn menu at the on-site restaurant at one of Manchester’s best hotels.
RE:TREAT is a luxury spa at The Lowry Hotel in Salford, dealing in the latest innovations in relaxation therapy.
People’s History Museum, the home of ‘ideas worth fighting for’, is the only museum in the UK dedicated to the history of British democracy.
Enjoy a sustainable, ethical, and delicious food experience at Open Kitchen Cafe & Bar, the in-house restaurant and bar at People’s History Museum.
The Lowry Hotel is a stylish five-star hotel in Salford, very close to Manchester city centre.
Small, perfectly formed, the newly-reopened New Oxford packs a real-ale punch.
Albatross and Arnold is a smart and modern bar-restaurant in the Left Bank area of Spinningfields, with an impressive selection of high-quality cocktails.
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.
