Get first pick of one-off gifts at People’s History Museum’s Winter Makers Market preview evening, with live jazz, mulled wine and after-hours gallery access.

Dr Shanali Perera’s paintings explore the space between what can be seen and what is experienced when it comes to illness.

Explore the ways in which Manchester helped shape and reinforce the ideas of the fathers of communism, Friedrich Engels and Karl Marx.

texture’s latest exhibition asks something unusual of its visitors: hold two gazes at once – your own, and that of someone living a hundred years from now.

A lost recording of the opening moments of the Strangeways Protest sits at the centre of Richard Hards’ exhibition at Moon Grove.

A choir that’s played nightclubs and toured with Gary Numan mixes festive singalongs with new carols by candlelight.

A stripped-back line-up from The Untold Orchestra brings a free festive set to the Social to kick off Festive Voices.

Epic architecture, hidden green spaces and ideas that changed the world. Explore the rich history of achievement at The University of Manchester.

Prize-winning Manchester ensemble the Akiko Saxophone Quartet plays a free set spanning classical, jazz and contemporary works at Aviva Studios.

Marking the anniversary of the Christmas Blitz, this walking tour explores Manchester’s history of conflict, from the English Civil Wars to the World Wars and beyond.

A Paradise Works exhibition by British Chinese artist Donald Shek explores how dance connects cultures and generations.

This free exhibition in Salford brings together local artists, students and community groups exploring what nature offers us.