Be guided through your own creative process in this life drawing class aimed at all levels and abilities. Materials are provided and you will be under the instruction of a professional artist. Let your creative mind wander and explore as you draw.
Mowgli sets out to bring authentic Indian street food to Liverpool.
News from Nowhere is a radical community bookshop selling texts on important current issues as well as leading social justice initiatives.
Food From Nowhere is a weekly vegan cafe held in the basement space of much-loved radical bookshop News From Nowhere. It’s open every Saturday from midday to 5pm.
Popular burger joint now based on Liverpool’s bustling Bold Street.
FACT is the UK’s leading centre for art, film and the creative use of technology with a host of exhibitions and events throughout the year.
FACT Liverpool gets back to its coffee-with-creativity roots thanks to a foliage-full new café.
A super cool cafe at the top of Bold Street, Bold Street Coffee in Liverpool serves a range of specialist coffee, cakes and sandwiches.
BAM BOO delivers a slice of paradise right in Liverpool city centre, with indulgent meals and delicious cocktails.
The changing faces of the Lyceum
Hardware Coffee + Kitchen lives up to the hype – excellent lunch in a lovely friendly atmosphere, with a perfectly central location.
The Egg Café in Liverpool is an unpretentious vegan and vegetarian restaurant that does simple food, very well.
Jonathan Schofield Is well known for his expertly informed, charismatic and intriguing guided tours, join him on one to find out why.
from £6
Eat your way through the dairy based delights of Manchester, with the Manchester Cheese Crawl walking tour.
from £25
Satisfy your hunger for knowledge as well as lunch with Scranchester’s food tours of the city centre, discover a new hidden gem or go to favourite.
from £60
Join Craft Beer Tour Manchester for a journey through some of the cities best local breweries and artisanal beer serving bars. Discover the personality of Manchester’s beer through a diverse range of pints.
from £35
Join expert teacher Ula for relaxed painting workshops that will have you creating work you can be proud of, no matter your level of artistic experience.
from £24.30
Experience the River Mersey from a more intimate perspective with canoeing and kayaking trips from Venture Out.
from £25.00
Try your hand at stand up comedy with an eight week intensive course with Dave Williams in the Frog and Bucket’s School of Comedy.
from £300.00
Join Manchester Sacred Harp for an afternoon of uplifting four-part harmony social singing at Whitworth Art Gallery.
free entry
Documentary performance, groundbreaking dance, world premieres and fresh takes on classic works - check out our early theatre highlights for 2025.
Hollywood greats and early bird film fest tickets are on our horizon as we start the New Year.
Readings are springing up everywhere as the live literature and spoken word scene starts to defrost.
Masters of minimalism, leftfield electronica and cutting edge pop. We bring you the lot in our latest live music round up.
We might be past the holiday season, but Manchester and the North's arts and cultural calendar is still packed with brilliant events and activities for families
New year, new you. Let us tell you exactly what food and drink you should consume over the coming weeks.
Galleries are racing to announce new exhibitions so check out our top picks, from art films and nostalgic paintings to Hockney's collages.
We're enjoying an arty start to the new year in 2025 in Tours and Activities with plenty of arts based events, games and workshops.
