STEAM focused – pub, hub and event space, food, local ale, recording studio, rehearsal room, urban farm + micro-brewery. Food served 11.30am-3pm and 5-10pm.
Epic architecture, hidden green spaces and ideas that changed the world. Explore the rich history of achievement at The University of Manchester.
From £20.00
If ecopoetry is your bag, then this event – featuring Isabel Galleymore and Hannah Copley in conversation – will be right up your traffic-calmed, pedestrianised street.
Free entry
Created by and for young adults, Touching Grass is a series of workshops where people can connect and discuss the ongoing climate crisis.
Free entry
Enjoy fun and creative activities designed to encourage your little ones to play in nature.
Free entry
The Whitworth celebrates the 250th anniversary of Turner’s birth with ‘JMW Turner: In Light and Shade’, showcasing his works on paper.
Free entry
Join Manchester Sacred Harp for an afternoon of uplifting four-part harmony social singing at Whitworth Art Gallery.
Free entry
Santiago Yahuarcani’s otherworldly visions come to the Whitworth, in the artist’s first international solo show as part of MIF25.
Free entry
The Whitworth presents the vibrant textile works of Małgorzata Mirga-Tas, which capture the history and daily lives of Roma communities.
Free entry
Want Not Waste is a student-run, not-for-profit zero waste shop operating out of Academy 1 at the University of Manchester Students’ Union.
Celebrating its 200th year in 2024, The University of Manchester is the largest single-site university in the UK, and boasts come incredible cultural institutions, found on campus, across Manchester and…
The Manchester Academy is a mid size, modern warehouse venue adjacent to the University of Manchester Students’ Union. It lacks any architectural merit and has always been a difficult place…
Built in the late 19th centure, the Holy Name sites in the middle of the University of Manchester.
This 18-acre park opposite the Manchester Royal Infirmary provides a welcome patch of green in an otherwise densely populated and heavily used part of the city.
Rarely-opened neo-Gothic gem that’s part of the University of Manchester.
The Martin Harris Centre is a performance space off Manchester’s Oxford Road
Basement venue at the University of Manchester Students’ Union building.
Brilliant venue for catching a touring band on the rise. The boringly titled Academy 3 or more interesting Hop and Grape, as it was once known, is a self contained…
Manchester Museum’s cafe is run by the people behind award-winning cafe Teacup Kitchen. The menu features home-baked cakes, the finest loose leaf teas and breakfast, as well as a wide selection of mains and meals for kids.
The North West’s first public poetry library, Manchester Poetry Library opened in 2020 at Manchester Metropolitan University.
Experimental performance, thought-provoking new writing and our picks of Manchester International Festival - here’s what’s taking centre stage this summer.
Captivating, urgent and intimate - we bring you our top exhibition picks, with even more art festivals, artist-led shows and new venues.
This month's guide is truly eclectic - from free family festivals, to food events, circus school and more!
Go forth with wild abandon to dance the pavements, dabble with the paint and down the pints in this month's tours and activities guide.
Read our latest highlights from the live classical music offer in Manchester and the North, taking in a number of the region's most cherished orchestral forces and venues.
Outdoor cinema announcements, a major retrospective at HOME, and the best of indie cinema.
The sun is shining in the North, so use our guide to get out there and eat, drink and be merry in it.
Gigs are coming in hot this spring – from long-awaited returns to one-off happenings you’ll blink and miss if you're not careful.
