Kelly Lee Owens brings her dreampoppy electronica to Band on the Wall as part of this year’s BBC Radio 6 Music Festival.

Musical brutalism is having a moment – and Mandy, Indiana are right in it, bringing URGH’s raw force to Brudenell.

From cult hero to global collaborator, Thundercat is back with his first album in six years, and a headline show at Aviva Studios.

Slow down, get hands-on and learn something genuinely useful in this small-group workshop offering a practical introduction to the sewing machine.

What happens to art when speech is monitored, platforms are fragile and making work carries risk? That question sits at the heart of this free talk.

Journey from the sun-drenched shores of Jamaica to the cold, grey streets of 1940s London in Small Island.

Following a critically acclaimed London run, Bryony Kimmings brings her new, eco-confessional show Bog Witch to HOME.

A new Lowry exhibition pitches us into 2076, where mycelium and AI entwine to ease the climate crisis together.

‘Treasure: History Unearthed’ gathers the largest collection of archaeological Treasure ever shown in the region.

Take a storybook journey from Manchester into Brontë country and the limestone folds of the Yorkshire Dales – landscapes that have shaped some of England’s most enduring fiction.

Manchester Film Festival closes with James McAvoy’s directorial debut California Schemin’. And a post-show Q&A.

A busy and brilliant season – expect fresh takes on classic texts, new writing and monstrously dazzling musicals, all happening in Liverpool.