O’Sheas Beer Garden
Ian Jones, Food and Drink Editor
Huge outside drinking space, designed for groups of people to enjoy that Irish pub atmosphere in the open air.
What's on near O’Sheas Beer Garden
Good Fridaze Family Social at Freight Island
Get your dancing shoes on and enjoy an awesome family rave this Easter!
from £8.50
Until
Bad Gal Film Festival at Ducie Street Warehouse
For Women’s History Month, Ducie Street Warehouse teams up with Gad Gal Film Club to present a month-long festival.
from £7.00
Coffee and Poems Club
Coffee and Poems club is a nomadic happening open to all who have the curiosity to explore poetry with no previous experience required.
from £8.00
Manchester School of Theatre Spring Season
Manchester School of Theatre (Manchester Metropolitan University) are back with a bumper spring season of performance.
from £5.00
Until
Wild at Manchester Museum
Manchester Museum explores the concept of ‘wild’ nature as a means of tackling the climate and biodiversity crisis in a new exhibition.
free entry
RNCM Symphony Orchestra: Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet at the RNCM
The RNCM Symphony Orchestra performs Prokofiev’s ballet, Romeo and Juliet, alongside a Beethoven masterpiece and a brand new work by a student composer.
from £11.00
RNCM Young Explorers: Space, Stars, and Video Games at RNCM
Music-loving families, prepare to blast off with a thrilling galactic adventure soundtracked by one of the world’s most successful contesting brass bands.
from £8.00
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Britten: Owen Wingrave at the RNCM
The RNCM Opera present a timely production of Benjamin Britten’s haunting psychological opera, Owen Wingrave.
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