An Introduction to Manchester, led by Manchester-born architect and guide Ric, is not just a walking tour but a chance to travel back in time.

Explore Manchester’s Medieval Quarter on an architect-led walking tour uncovering the city’s oldest streets, historic buildings and centuries of hidden history.

Pixies bring two nights of feral alternative rock to Aviva Studios this May, marking 40 years of the band

Explore the abundant musical heritage of Manchester’s neighbour with the Stockport Music Story Walking Tour.

A hilariously funny disabled-led comedy night curated and hosted by Wheels and the Legman at Aviva Studios this April.

Two songs in, Manchester’s MLEKO are already building a cult following, blending beauty and abrasion to devastating effect.

Discover Rochdale’s rich history on this guided tour, featuring the newly restored Town Hall, St Chad’s Church, and the Pioneers Museum.

The Black Country. Not always the first place people associate with colour, design and typography – but Tom Hicks has spent years looking closely enough to challenge that.

Plant-powered music meets dance in a lush sky garden. This quietly radical performance invites you to slow down and tune in, and see differently.

Katherine Senior’s new play Spitfire Girls lands in Bolton with the extraordinary true stories of WWII women pilots.

Arriving from an acclaimed Edinburgh Fringe run, Nation is a dark, unsettling fable about nationhood and identity.

Part rave, part ritual, Hofesh Shechter’s explosive new dance work transforms HOME into a pulsing space of rhythm and release.