6 Music Festival: Kelly Lee Owens at Band on the Wall
Kelly Lee Owens brings her dreampoppy electronica to Band on the Wall as part of this year’s BBC Radio 6 Music Festival.
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Kelham Island Jazz Festival
Across breweries, warehouses and bars, Kelham Jazz Festival brings the city’s and the wider North’s jazz community together for the first time.
From £11.59
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Manchester Photography Collective: Where We Move Together
Manchester Photography Collective celebrates its second year with a free exhibition all about showcasing the energy, rhythm and everyday poetry of Manchester.
Free entry
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Johnnie Walker x NTS: Keep Walking Live
Connecting scenes, sounds and spaces across Manchester, Keep Walking brings a three-day programme of gigs, club nights and workshops.
From £5.00
Philharmonia Orchestra with Alisa Weilerstein, cello at The Bridgewater Hall
Alisa Weilerstein joins Marin Alsop and the Philharmonia for a concert featuring Gabriela Ortiz’s 2026 GRAMMY-winning cello concerto, Dzonot.
From £25.00
National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine at The Bridgewater Hall
The National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine present a programme that pays homage to our nations’ bonds, alongside two Beethoven landmarks.
From £25.00
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On The Line at People’s History Museum
In the centenary year of the 1926 General Strike, People’s History Museum traces a century of industrial action and collective resistance.
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Beatles Liverpool Walking Tour
Tickets from £28.62
From the waterfront to the heart of the Cavern Quarter, fans can...
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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...
The Tour of Uninteresting Objects
Tickets from £20.00
This walking tour led by Jonathan Schofield, takes the time to stop...
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Secrets of The University of Manchester
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Epic architecture, hidden green spaces and ideas that changed the world. Explore...
Alexandra Park and Whalley Range Tour
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Take a walking tour of both Alexandra Park and wider Whalley Range,...
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Secrets of Stockport
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Join Jonathan Schofield Tours and explore the fascinating stories and stunning architecture...
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Secrets of Knutsford
Tickets from £20.00
From wild buildings to wilder characters, explore hidden histories and architectural oddities...
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Suffragettes, Significant Women and Manchester
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Explore the Suffragettes' epic fight for equal rights on this guided tour...
Music highlights
Philharmonia Orchestra with Alisa Weilerstein, cello at The Bridgewater Hall
Alisa Weilerstein joins Marin Alsop and the Philharmonia for a concert featuring Gabriela Ortiz’s 2026 GRAMMY-winning cello concerto, Dzonot.
From £25.00
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Johnnie Walker x NTS: Keep Walking Live
Connecting scenes, sounds and spaces across Manchester, Keep Walking brings a three-day programme of gigs, club nights and workshops.
From £5.00
National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine at The Bridgewater Hall
The National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine present a programme that pays homage to our nations’ bonds, alongside two Beethoven landmarks.
From £25.00
Daniel Avery x Helios at Victoria Baths
Daniel Avery’s played in Manchester countless times over the last decade, but never quite like this – in an empty Edwardian swimming pool, beneath monumental installation art.
From £34.00
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Theatre highlights
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The Fire Raisers at Hope Mill Theatre
Max Frisch’s darkly comic play The Fire Raisers arrives courtesy of new Manchester company We Merry Dancers in co-production with HER Productions.
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Macbeth at Storyhouse, Chester
For its first Storyhouse Originals production of 2026, the Chester theatre presents a bold new staging of Macbeth, directed and adapted by Jamie Sophia Fletcher.
From £20.00
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Small Island at Leeds Playhouse
Journey from the sun-drenched shores of Jamaica to the cold, grey streets of 1940s London in Small Island.
From £16.50
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Return to the Forest at Aviva Studios
Return to the Forest is an immersive puppetry and dance experience that treats children’s theatre as a space for serious ideas.
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On The Line at People’s History Museum
In the centenary year of the 1926 General Strike, People’s History Museum traces a century of industrial action and collective resistance.
Free entry
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City Of Making at The New Adelphi
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
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Horrible Science: Cosmic Chaos at the Science and Industry Museum
This world-premiere exhibition offers a hands-on journey through the Solar System, making complex science tangible, playful and participatory.
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Ai Weiwei: Button Up! at Aviva Studios
History, power and empire collide in Button Up! – Aviva Studios’ major new exhibition by the world-leading artist and activist, Ai Weiwei.
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Our latest food and drink picks
Castlefield
Trading Route
Trading Route serves up time-honoured Sunday grub, in a modern Manchester setting. Worth a visit for the expertly-curated soundtrack alone.
Leeds
Arcadia Ale House
Arcadia Ale house is a sports bar located in the Headingly area of Leeds with a range of drinks offers throughout the week.
Leeds
Pasta Romagna
Pasta Romagna is a family owned, independent restaurant in the heart of the city centre. Bringing you homestyle Italian cuisine since 1982.
Leeds
Wayward Wines
Selling natural wines since before it was cool (well, 2017), this tiny suburban wine house is so much more than just a bar.
Manchester
Butter Bird
Butter Bird is a newly opened casual but stylish restaurant in Ancoats, based around the very delicious concept of tea-brined chicken.
Manchester
The Head of Steam Manchester NQ
The Head of Steam chugs into the Northern Quarter showcasing high-quality drinks, and cult burger smashers That Burger Thing manning the kitchen.
Manchester
Asmara Bella
Eritrean & Ethiopian Restaurant in Manchester’s Northern Quarter, serving up traditional food from the Horn of Africa.
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.
