The Star and Garter is a legendary Manchester pub and music venue located in a grade II listed building on Fairfield Street – a relic of the anti-glitz, old-school Manchester.
Part interactive gallery, part surreal playground – SUPERMASSIVE crash lands on the rooftop of Depot Mayfield this summer.
From £16
Cloudwater is a jewel in Manchester’s local brewery crown. Join them for a brewery tour and tasting at the Unit 9 Taproom.
From £25.00
Join Joe Feeley a Mancunian through and through, who guides you into Manchester’s two pillars of cultural excellence with his Rock and Goal tour.
From £9.99
Four-Fold Reverie at PINK in Stockport is a solo exhibition by artist Pippa Eason, and encompasses sculpture, sound, scent and film.
Free entry
Explore the incredible history behind one of Britain’s grandest and most storied commercial buildings: Manchester’s Grade II listed Kimpton Clocktower Hotel.
From £20
Now in its 20th year, Manchester Literature Festival is presenting a special programme of summer events.
From £8.00
An insanely committed seven-nights-a-week, Creatures of the Night Comedy Club opens its doors (20.30-22.30 typically, though please check) for evening after evening of side-splitting comedy.
From £5.00
Award-winning writer and broadcaster Damian Barr will be chatting with former Makar Jackie Kay about his much-anticipated new novel The Two Roberts.
From £5.00
A former railway station now acting as a multi-purpose event space and home to various pop-up events
Seconds is the new carvery at Freight Island, based around hearty Sunday roast dinners.
Join Good Life Skates at Freight Island every week from Thursday to Sunday, to roll through the weekend.
Mayfield is about to be reborn. Innovation, audacity and imagination are in the air, as energy, ideas and life return to this neglected part of Manchester city centre.
Manchester has a new green heart: The 6.5 acre Mayfield Park, complete with the largest public playground in the city.
One Star Döner Bar is the latest addition to the fast-growing Escape To Freight Island, the exciting urban market located at Depot Mayfield.
Freight Island is back for its fifth season, with a sparkling new line-up of events and happenings.
The in-house spa at the Marriott Hotel Piccadilly is a sanctuary away from the city outside on its doorstep.
The Marriott Hotel Piccadilly delivers four star luxury in the heart of Manchester.
Manchester’s original vegan street food festival returns at the end of this month to celebrate Veganuary.
Projekts MCR Skatepark sits under the Mancunian Way, with architecturally intriguing ramps and pipes as well as a small cafe.
Bike dock located at Piccadilly Station.
From outdoor shows to drama in the dark, our theatre guide celebrates genre-pushing work, new writing and contemporary performance.
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.
August brings a huge LGBTQ+ film festival, plus a reggae classic and a spotlight on Japanese animation.
Get stuck into some talking, baking and walking in this months top picks of Tours and Activities in the North.
From Lyra Pramuk’s sacred synths to the sugar rush of YAANG, our latest music picks bring ritual, rebellion and ridiculous levels of fun.
Here’s our summertime guide to great food and drinks across the North.
