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How Soon is Now? at Lowry
Box of Tricks bring mates, music and Manchester spirit to Lowry with a new indie musical about friendship, hope and finding your people.
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Queer Up North
Queer Up North’s new digital archive sparks a city-wide programme including a return for The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert at HOME.
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Richard Hards: Strangeways at Moon Grove
A lost recording of the opening moments of the Strangeways Protest sits at the centre of Richard Hards’ exhibition at Moon Grove.
Free entry
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Eat Well, Do Good
Eat Well, Do Good returns this October, bringing Manchester’s hospitality scene together to fund chef-made meals for people in crisis.
Free entry
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Ontroerend Goed: Thanks for Being Here at Lowry
Live video puts the audience right on stage in this Ontroerend Goed show, creating a self-generating game of perspective at Lowry.
Cabaret Voltaire at Albert Hall
More than 50 years after Cabaret Voltaire’s first gig, this is your final chance to see the band that did it first, doing it one last time.
From £35.00
Bill Callahan at Aviva Studios
Bill Callahan brings his new album My Days of 58 to Aviva Studios, facing down mortality with warmth and dry humour.
From £40.00
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Contemporary Season at Lowry
Lowry stages are where you’ll catch much of this autumn’s most forward-thinking performance. Here are our top picks.
Take me thereOur latest food and drink picks
Cumbria
Pentonbridge Inn
Pentonbridge Inn is a Michelin-starred restaurant with rooms in north Cumbria. Eight courses of bunkum-free fine dining from head chef Chris Archer.
Manchester
Dahlia Stereo
Dahlia Stereo is a Latin American-inspired open-fire kitchen and bar off the Northern Quarter’s Stevenson Square, with a pitch perfect soundsystem.
Manchester
Balance Taproom
Manchester has a glut of taprooms, and Balance Brewing’s is far and away the best. Drinks, decor, service – all a cut above.
Cumbria
1863 Restaurant
1863 offers a seven-course Lake District tasting menu that overdelivers at every turn. Cumbrian ingredients, clever ideas and classical cooking techniques.
Manchester
Sampa
Sampa’s underground space is the perfect place to learn about both her new mind-expanding dishes and vintage sherries, reimagined for the late 2020s.
Manchester
The Social
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An Ai Weiwei-inspired menu at Aviva Studios’ dining space The Social, balancing East Asian small plates with a teahouse-style atmosphere.
Northern Quarter
Sicilian NQ
Busy backstreet Sicilian restaurant in the Northern Quarter, serving up traditional dishes with well-executed vegan versions that more than match up.
Manchester
Maki & Ramen
Japanese sushi and ramen restaurant on High Street, Northern Quarter, founded by Teddy Lee. House-made noodles, eight-hour broths, plus sushi, donburi and vegan options.
Manchester
Restaurant Örme
A hidden gem in the suburbs of Greater Manchester, serving high-level British small plates to a soundtrack of indie rock and roll.
Culture Guides
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The Medieval Quarter Walking Tour
Tickets from £20.00
Explore Manchester’s Medieval Quarter on an architect-led walking tour uncovering the city’s...
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Friedrich Engels and Karl Marx in Manchester
Tickets from £20.00
Explore the ways in which Manchester helped shape and reinforce the ideas...
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Beatles Liverpool Walking Tour
Tickets from £28.62
From the waterfront to the heart of the Cavern Quarter, fans can...
Trees, Flowers and Manchester City Centre Green Spaces Tour
Tickets from £20.00
Hidden gardens, re-wilded viaducts, and endless canals - explore Manchester’s softer side...
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Peaky Blinders Liverpool Walking Tour
Tickets from £42.40
Throughout this extended walking tour, fans can trace the Shelby family’s rise...
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The Manchester Music Walkabout
Tickets from £25.00
Manchester’s famous musical legacy comes to life in this walking tour around...
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The Manchester Pub Walkabout
Tickets from £25.00
Stagger across three hundred years of Manchester's drinking history in one of...
Music highlights coming soon
Bill Callahan at Aviva Studios
Bill Callahan brings his new album My Days of 58 to Aviva Studios, facing down mortality with warmth and dry humour.
From £40.00
GB at The White Hotel
Copenhagen’s GB spent weeks cutting up a free London newspaper to build Herzsprung’s angular art-rock, coming to The White Hotel.
From £14.40
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Queer Up North
Queer Up North’s new digital archive sparks a city-wide programme including a return for The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert at HOME.
The Hallé and Opera Rara: Offenbach’s Barkouf at The Bridgewater Hall
Silenced for 157 years after scandalising Paris, Offenbach’s political satire Barkouf finally gets its UK premiere in Manchester.
From £18.00
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Theatre highlights coming soon
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East is East at Octagon Theatre Bolton
A landmark of modern British theatre returns, balancing razor-sharp comedy with a compassionate exploration of family, identity and belonging.
From £17.00
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How Soon is Now? at Lowry
Box of Tricks bring mates, music and Manchester spirit to Lowry with a new indie musical about friendship, hope and finding your people.
From £13.50
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Ontroerend Goed: Thanks for Being Here at Lowry
Live video puts the audience right on stage in this Ontroerend Goed show, creating a self-generating game of perspective at Lowry.
Based on Kimberly: Yes Person at Lowry
Two Berlin circus artists turn years of discarded ideas into one gloriously unclassifiable hour of live performance.
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Reflections: Sangat and the Self at The Whitworth
Paintings, installations and 500 years of Sikh wisdom are brought together in the service of personal and collective healing.
Take me thereExhibitions highlights
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Reflections: Sangat and the Self at The Whitworth
Paintings, installations and 500 years of Sikh wisdom are brought together in the service of personal and collective healing.
Free entry
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Richard Hards: Strangeways at Moon Grove
A lost recording of the opening moments of the Strangeways Protest sits at the centre of Richard Hards’ exhibition at Moon Grove.
Free entry
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Prehistoric Planet: Discovering Dinosaurs at Aviva Studios
Travel back 66 million years to a time when dinosaurs roamed the earth, ruled the skies and traversed the ocean depths with a new immersive Lightroom experience.
From £10.00
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Mythic Reinvention at the Royal Exchange
Celebrating 50 years of the Royal Exchange, Mythic Reinvention puts the theatre’s extraordinary costume department centre stage.
Free entryFood And Drink Guides
Manchester neighbourhoods
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Ancoats & New IslingtonAncoats, just off the Northern Quarter in Manchester, is one of the city's most increasingly desirable neighbourhoods. Find out why.
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Chorlton, ManchesterChorlton is a left-leaning suburb a few miles south of Manchester’s city centre (and only 10-odd minutes away by tram). A sprawling hive of artisan coffee shops, boutique clothing stores,...
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City Centre, ManchesterThe heart of Manchester is packed full with history and stories. This industriousness is evident across the city centre, where proud heritage meets contemporary ambition, and a forward-looking mix of...
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Deansgate, ManchesterWhen you think of Deansgate, you might think about the long (seemingly endless) street that runs from the Manchester Cathedral all the way down to the Deansgate Towers. And you...
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Didsbury, ManchesterDidsbury has the perfect split between big brands and independent businesses, welcoming all from far and wide.
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Northern Quarter, ManchesterManchester’s most characterful, independent district is a jumbled network of streets to one side of Piccadilly Gardens. Here are the places you need to check out.
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Oxford Road, ManchesterWe cherrypick our favourite spots on Oxford Road, taking in unique theatres, characterful gig venues and fascinating museums.
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Salford, Greater ManchesterCross over the River Irwell, and you’ll find yourself in another city entirely – Salford, which is enjoying something of a regeneration.
