Based in the heart of Manchester on Sidney Street, The Proud Place houses The Proud Trust and serves as a community hub for the wider LGBT+ population across Greater Manchester and beyond. It is a queer community centre that encourages people to find the support, friends or organisations that could improve their quality of life.
MLF runs from 4 to 20 October and presents inspiring live literature and spoken word from international writers and home-grown talent.
from £5.00
Sassy, sexy and packed with show-stopping numbers, the shimmy-shaking musical makes a dazzling return to Manchester.
from £15.00
Get ready for a terrific treehouse adventure to keep the kids entertained this summer.
from £15.00
Manchester Museum explores the concept of ‘wild’ nature as a means of tackling the climate and biodiversity crisis in a new exhibition.
free entry
HOME presents ‘rock, quiver and bend’ from the artist trio Brass Art, exploring the way light transforms materials.
free entry
SCENE is a brand new LGBTQ+ film and television festival coming to venues across Manchester this August.
free entry
This glittering award-winner takes centre stage at HOME this summer, ahead of Manchester’s PRIDE celebrations in August.
from £26.20
HOME pay tribute to an iconic father-daughter duo, showcasing their lasting contributions to film history.
from £5.95
Eighth Day is a co-operative shop that sells ethically-sourced food, wine and cosmetics. There’s also café that serves hearty, healthy meals in the basement.
Buffeted by fried chicken outlets, legendary musical instrument emporium Johnny Roadhouse has been serving the local music community for over 50 years.
Find Peter and his Christiania cargo bike around All Saints Park, a hop, skip and a bunnyhop from Manchester Poetry Library.
They claim to sell the ‘best chicken and vegan chicken sandwich in Manchester’ and they’re absolutely right.
Top class Filipino cuisine currently based at pop-up central, Hatch.
A nano brewery and keg bar, Ol is a meeting of minds between Takk and Byrne The Cake brewery.
The home of Arts & Humanities, the Manchester Writing School, Manchester School of Theatre and Manchester Poetry Library at Manchester Metropolitan University – off All Saints Park (Grosvenor Square)
Sandbar, just off Oxford Road in Manchester, is a well-loved watering hole, with a great selection of ales and some eccentric seating.
Smart, modern barbers based in the ever-expanding Hatch complex on Manchester’s Oxford Road.
The Deaf Institute is a vibrant gig venue and nightclub for which it is well worth taking a jaunt out of the Northern Quarter.
Formerly the Sir Kenneth Green Library, All Saints Library is part of Manchester Metropolitan University.
Gearing up for a sunny July? Take some eating-out tips from this month's guide to food and drink in Manchester and the North.
Make bread, throw axes, learn costume design and drink beer like you've never done before in this month's Tours and activities guide.
All-dayers make a strong showing in our latest music picks, from dance music marathons to vibrant showcases of South Asian artistry.
School year, complete! And as we say goodbye to what seems like a rather long summer term, we can look forward to the summer holidays, with lots of exciting activities...
This month we look at Indie Horror Summer, outdoor movies, and a brand new film festival in Sheffield.
Interactive circus, arts festivals and new writing, our guide features a show-stopping selection of theatre happening indoors and outside.
In between working out, then working through, your holiday reading pile this summer, find inspiration for your next bookish acquisitions from our selection of live events and exhibitions.
Virginia Woolf and lasers, environmental recovery through wildness and thoughts on motherhood - all this and more in our exhibition top picks!
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.
