Keeley Forsyth brings her haunting album The Hollow to the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic for a stripped-back show with pianist Matthew Bourne.

Slow Knife perform a brand new live score for Dario Argento’s iconic giallo as part of Leeds Jazz Festival.

Dance a Céilí with Altogether Otherwise as part of their singing and dancing months in May and June.

After 27 years, the groundbreaking nightlife documentary Hang The DJ takes us back to the nineties dance scene.

Hidden gardens, re-wilded viaducts, and endless canals – explore Manchester’s softer side on this guided walking tour.

Enjoy hands-on printmaking activities.

Meg Erridge asks what it means to live without direction in her first solo exhibition ‘Drift’ at Assembly House in Leeds.

manchester jazz festival 2025 culminates with a free celebration at Aviva Studios. Expect a triple bill of genre-pushing European jazz artists alongside the best local talent.

The bunting’s up to celebrate Chorlton Arts Festival’s 23rd birthday, with the multi-venue event running 16 to 25 May.

From comedy nights to drop-in family craft sessions, Factory International bring an accessible and inclusive programme of events this spring – the best thing, it’s all free.

manchester jazz festival is back this May with 10 days of live music from some of the best northern, national and international musicians operating in the world of contemporary jazz.

A new festival is born as Outer Waves takes over Invisible Wind Factory and Make Liverpool over two days this May.