Arguably Manchester’s most well-known Vietnamese restaurant, Viet Shack started out as a hugely-popular street food stall before opening this restaurant in the city’s ‘trendiest’ district, Ancoats. They don’t take bookings so turn up early and have a backup option in place, as this restaurant is hugely popular, and for good reason.
Dante or Die’s latest offsite production Kiss Marry Kill is a provocative work that imagines the first same-sex wedding in a UK prison.
from £12.00
Try your hand at stand up comedy with an eight week intensive course with Dave Williams in the Frog and Bucket’s School of Comedy.
from £300.00
Beat the Frog is a legendary amateur comedy night, taking place each and every Monday. Many famous names prove it’s the real deal.
free entry
Award-winning comedian Liam Withnail brings his critically acclaimed show Chronic Boom to Manchester.
from £15.00
LA-based experimental pop artist Angélica Garcia is playing at The Castle this summer, in support of her latest cumbia-inspired music.
from £10.00
Killer Comedy Club showcases “the UK’s best upcoming and coming comedians” for a night of roof-raising laughs, with pop-up nights all across the North West.
from £12
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
Hear directly from the people powering the music industry in both Manchester and the UK, as well as witnessing some of the North’s upcoming talent at Beyond the Music.
from £16.75
Ancoats General Store serves the local community as a sustainability-focused convenience store stocking craft products, locally-sourced wares and top tier vegan produce.
Manchester is home to many delicious Chinese food restaurants, and Blue Eyed Panda is no exception. Moreover, it caters gluten free.
Grade-II listed church recently renovated by the Halle Orchestra to be used as a venue and rehearsal space.
The Edinburgh Castle has a new head chef, and an all-new menu that lives up to its sky-high standards.
It’s Pintxos Week at The Jane Eyre, one of the best neighbourhood bars and small plates restaurants in Ancoats.
Founded in 2015 by Jim Morgan and his partner Kate Wilson, you’ll find Rudy’s Pizza in cities all over England these days. But there can only be one original…
The Horsfall is a venue and programme of activity building on the work of 42nd Street, an innovative Greater Manchester young people’s mental health charity.
A neighbourhood natural wine store and bar in Ancoats, Manchester.
Modern Portugese food from the team behind the mighty El Gato.
Manchester’s longest running specialist LGBTQIA+ bookshop, Queer Lit provides a much needed platform for Queer authors.
Seven Bro7hers is a locally-loved, independent brewery based in Manchester, with two locations and an online delivery service.
The original restaurant in the Bem Brasil chain. Expect barbecued meat from a traditional Brazilian grill.
Gazing longingly towards the good times that will accompany the surely imminent sun, we take a look at the best music festivals coming up in Manchester and Salford.
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.
Take a look at our top recommendations for restaurants and bars to check out this spring.
From spotlights on indie presses to big hitters brought to you by the bookshops, festivals and libraries, you'll find plenty to whet your wordy whistle this month.
From creative adventures, museum experiences and spectacular theatre, check out what's on for the family in Manchester and the north.
Eclectic as ever. You'll find Bollywood musicals, scratch nights and anarchic Shakespeare in our pick of the performative crop.
Traditional painting takes a step back this month to make way for some excellent photography, sculpture and multimedia exhibitions around the North.
Ealing Studios and the best of Ryan Gosling are amongst our film highlights this month.
Try something new, explore somewhere different, learn a new skill with our tours and activities guide.
