This Christmas, A Christmas Carol gets a spine-tingling makeover at HOME Manchester. See The Book of Darkness & Light and their ghostly adaption.

Celebrating with the kids this Christmas? This family concert is hard to beat, with two festive classics unfolding on the (very) big screen.

Jen Orpin’s second solo exhibition at Saul Hay Gallery, The Architecture of Connection, Orpin’s small-scale paintings and drawings invite viewers to linger.

The Manchester Christmas Markets are back for 2025, with many dozens of stalls in front of the town hall, and hundreds of traders spread across city-centre squares.

History and creativity awaits at the People’s History Museum!

Explore the People’s History Museum with your banner bingo card in hand as you navigate their galleries through the lens of craftivism.

This winter, families with little ones are invited into a shimmering world of snow and discovery with the new production of The Snowy Day.

The Hallé turns back the clock to the roaring twenties with Gatsby and the Jazz Age, with conductor Guy Barker steering a starry line-up.

The Hallé has a bumper Christmas season in store, decking the (Bridgewater) hall with festive pop, cinematic magic and roaring-twenties glamour.

Experience the sights, smells and sounds of the engine-driven ideas and industry that started in Manchester and went on to change the world.

Get priority booking on the best seats, special discounts, invitations to exclusive events and much more. Are you in?

For families who refuse to settle for beige buffets and early bedtimes, Raver Tots brings proper club energy to Freight Island this New Year’s Eve.