One of the country’s foremost festivals showcasing new and emerging talent, Sounds From The Other City is back over Early May Bank Holiday.

Return to the Forest is an immersive puppetry and dance experience that treats children’s theatre as a space for serious ideas.

In this one-woman portrait of living with OCD, Phoebe’s obsession with lists spirals into something darker.

Marking its 40th anniversary, esea contemporary looks forward rather than back with a group exhibition that probes ideas of transition.

Pulitzer Prize-winning opera Angel’s Bone brings a dark contemporary parable about exploitation, coercion and the abuse of power.

Painfully true and often painfully funny, Funeral Teeth explores grief’s quieter losses – the moments that slip away before you realise they’re gone.

A new live staging of Bronski Beat’s The Age of Consent revisits a landmark queer pop album through contemporary voices.

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

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.

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.