Family things to do in Manchester and the North
Shekina Rose, Families EditorWe are officially over half way through the summer holidays and Manchester and the North continues to brim exciting activities for families, including creative activity days, sporting delights, carnival-themed play, hidden gardens and so much more.
Our top picks this month include PLAYTIME at The Whitworth, packed with carnival-themed fun, and Football Fairytales at the National Football Museum. Moving into Autumn, exciting events include The Hidden Garden at Waterside Arts, The Halle Family Concert at The Bridgewater Hall, the awfully funny Gameshow for Awful Children at Z-arts and Wacky Wednesdays at the National Coal Mining Museum, Wakefield.
And there’s lots more happening in Wakefield this summer, with a busy programme of events across Yorkshire Sculpture Park and The Hepworth Wakefield, while the city will be welcoming a dragon! Join The Hatchling as the (very!) large-scale puppet roams the streets accompanied by performances and events.
There’s also a host of Open Air Theatre events or for a fun, free day out, head to The Great Northern Sandpit, open until the end of the summer.
