Creativity, making and innovation have long shaped Salford. City of Making traces that legacy from industrial roots to today’s artists, designers and creative technologists.
Free entry
In a live, 24-hour performance, Ai Weiwei will place himself back inside a room that once governed every aspect of his daily life.
From £10.00
Fans of the world-famous and still-anonymous street artist Banksy, gather round. Spring 2026 sees The Mystery of Banksy – A Genius Mind take over Depot Mayfield.
From £22.00
From years spent languishing in post-industrial decline to being crowned one of ‘the coolest neighbourhoods in the world’. What’s the story behind Ancoats?
From £20.00
Join Jonathan Schofield Tours and explore dark side of Manchester with shocking stories, grubby stories and hilarious stories.
From £20.00
Band on the Wall bring people together to make, as well as watch, music. Join them to learn folk tunes from all over the world.
Join a knowledgable expert for a guided tour of Chetham’s Library and discover one of the city’s richest hidden gems.
From £0.00
You can get the behind the bar and mix with the best of them in a cocktail making masterclass from The Botanist on Deansgate.
From £39.95
Whether you have never put pencil to paper or have been honing your artistic skills for years, Bee Creative studio runs life drawing sessions for people of all abilities.
From £10
Foundational British synth-pop band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark play in Rochdale, with support from Peter Hook and the Light and A Certain Ratio.
From £55.00
Visit key locations associated with a moment that helped shape the future of the nation, tracing the footsteps of those who stood for change.
From £20.00
Toby Pfeil and Claudia Cox transform their 2023 computer-game opera into a new installation that invites you to step inside a world between life and death.
Free entry
