Based in a former printing warehouse, The Tapestry in Liverpool is a unique, award-winning creative hub in Liverpool’s emerging Fabric District. The community-centred creative venture features workspace, an occasional gallery space, three event spaces, two bars, a café and much more. The refurbished building won the Inspired Spaces North Award in 2018 and will soon be complimented by a ‘Curated Art Garden’ in 2020.
The John Moores Painting Prize is back, and bigger than ever! Head to Liverpool’s Walker Gallery to see the best of contemporary painting.
Free entry
A practically perfect treat is landing in Liverpool in January 2026.
From £29.00
Get ready to dive right into the most disgusting parts of history!
From £18.00
Waiting for Godot – Samuel Beckett’s revolutionary play that changed modern theatre forever – comes to Liverpool Everyman in spring 2026.
From £13.00
It’s alive. Expect charm, spot-on comic timing and fancy footwork when Liverpool welcomes the UK tour of Young Frankenstein this Christmas.
From £22.00
Bassam Issa Al-Sabah works across digital animation, painting, sculpture, and textiles to create environments that offer visions of resistance.
Free entry
Check out the ways you can get hands on creatively with workshops at FACT in Liverpool, as well as taking their daily guided tour.
Free entry
DoES Liverpool is a vibrant community makerspace, co-working hub and creative tech venue in the heart of Liverpool’s Fabric District.
Round the Corner provides excellent drinks, local music and good vibes, with a rooftop bar and an event space in Liverpool’s Fabric District.
The Capstone Theatre is a multi-arts venue for music and performance, forming part of the Liverpool Hope University’s Creative Campus.
Gallery, museum and café located in Liverpool’s Hope Street Quarter.
Bridewell Studios is a gallery space and artist studios located in an old police station, hosting regular contemporary art exhibitions.
O2 Academy Liverpool (formerly the L2 and Carling Academy Liverpool) boasts two performance areas that host live music and clubnights.
Prepare to do some browsing and digging – this second hand bookshop is full of hidden treasures just waiting to be discovered
The Liner Hotel offers accommodation in style, with comfort, luxury and a seasonal menu in a central Liverpool location.
ERC provides a platform for new thinking about displaying art, trying out new curatorial techniques and sharing them with the public.
A little sanctuary in the middle of the city
This season, exhibitions across the North West feel attuned to the world beneath the world – the forces and stories shaping how we see, feel and imagine.
Manchester’s starting the new year with a run of gigs from some of the country’s best underground exports.
Whether you’re after storybook theatre, museum wanderings or illusion-bending play spaces, there’s plenty to keep curiosity ticking through winter and beyond.
Step away from the usual. Tours and activities that spark curiosity, inspire creativity and offer something refreshingly different.
Theatre across the North West splits between festive escape and sharp, urgent work exploring politics, power and resistance.
There's no shortage of great films out at the moment, whether you're looking for the latest blockbuster, that hot arthouse flick fresh from Cannes or a cosy classic.
Hear ye, hear ye. Take some eating-out tips from our wintertime guide to food and drink in Manchester and the North.
