Jonny Greenwood’s love of strings takes centre stage as the Hallé performs his new Violin Concerto, shaped by uncertainty.

Voka Gentle return to Manchester with a headline show in YES Basement, bringing new material that pushes their already elastic sound into darker, stranger territory.

The Modernist presents a body of acrylic landscapes by Salford-based artist Peter James Houghton, shaped by themes of societal decline, hiraeth and human isolation.

Imitating the dog remake The War of the Worlds as live cinema, where model worlds and camera trickery build catastrophe before our eyes.

English National Opera takes its first ever bow at The Bridgewater Hall with two semi-staged concert performances of a Mozart classic.

Sneak into the deep dark wood with The Gruffalo’s Child in 2026.

Yuki Kihara reframes Pacific imagery through Fa’afafine voices, creating lush, critical artworks that unsettle long-standing colonial assumptions.

This walking tour led by Jonathan Schofield, takes the time to stop and appreciate the under-rated elements that make up this city.

Box Tale Soup’s inventive puppetry reanimates Orwell’s vision of surveillance, obedience and the erasure of truth.

Celebrate the energy that sparked a revolution at the Science and Industry Museum’s adults-only after-hours event with live music and interactive games.

Alisa Weilerstein joins Marin Alsop and the Philharmonia for a concert featuring Gabriela Ortiz’s 2026 GRAMMY-winning cello concerto, Dzonot.

Take a walking tour of both Alexandra Park and wider Whalley Range, uncovering the tales that lie within its mighty buildings, its churches and its people.