A nano brewery and keg bar, Ol is a meeting of minds between Takk and Byrne The Cake brewery. It’s the perfect place to unwind with one of their unique homegrown beers – but don’t delay if you’re heading for afterwork drinks, it’s not the biggest place on the block and seats are limited.
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
To celebrate this year’s Record Store Day, ten writers have teamed up with musicians for Sleeve Notes, a unique collaborative performance response creating new writing and music.
from £5.00
Poets & Players is a must-go for lovers of words and music, presenting poets established and emerging, with the latest readers Zaffar Kunial, Hannah Copley, Rachel Davies and Hilary Robinson.
free entry
EMPOWER: Women Changing Music is an initiative dedicated to promoting fairness and gender equality in the music industry. By spotlighting female composers and musicians, EMPOWER creates an environment that celebrates women, broadening the historically male-dominated canon, and is an outlet for positive change.
from £5.00
The RNCM Opera present a timely production of Benjamin Britten’s haunting psychological opera, Owen Wingrave.
from £15.00
Join the RNCM for a morning of inspiring science and music workshops exploring the exciting fusion of nature and technology.
from £10.00
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
Manchester Collective are back with another high contrast programme, pitting shade against light, chaos against serenity, synthetic against organic.
from £12.50
They claim to sell the ‘best chicken and vegan chicken sandwich in Manchester’ and they’re absolutely right.
Top class Filipino cuisine currently based at pop-up central, Hatch.
Smart, modern barbers based in the ever-expanding Hatch complex on Manchester’s Oxford Road.
We check out the new festive changes to Hatch, Manchester’s favourite collection of small independents.
Based in the heart of Manchester on Sidney Street, The Proud Place houses The Proud Trust and serves as a community hub for the wider LGBT+ population across Greater Manchester and beyond.
Eighth Day is a co-operative shop that sells ethically-sourced food, wine and cosmetics. There’s also café that serves hearty, healthy meals in the basement.
Independent Leeds-based brewery North has opened its first Manchester taproom, in Oxford Road’s Circle Square neighbourhood.
Buffeted by fried chicken outlets, legendary musical instrument emporium Johnny Roadhouse has been serving the local music community for over 50 years.
Find Peter and his Christiania cargo bike around All Saints Park, a hop, skip and a bunnyhop from Manchester Poetry Library.
The home of Arts & Humanities, the Manchester Writing School, Manchester School of Theatre and Manchester Poetry Library at Manchester Metropolitan University – off All Saints Park (Grosvenor Square)
Formerly the Sir Kenneth Green Library, All Saints Library is part of Manchester Metropolitan University.
We’re championing all things underground this month, with a selection of gigs and festivals that embrace the strange.
Read our latest highlights from the live classical music offer in Manchester and the North, taking in a number of the region's most cherished orchestral forces and venues.
Street art, LGBTQ+ History Month, and the first film festivals of the year are amongst our cinema highlights this month.
Not long now, spring is on its way but wave goodbye to winter with some of the North's best food and drink.
Feminist farce, a magical circus show and Oldham Coliseum return with a brand-new off-site show. All in our latest theatre guide.
Cinematic sets, 90s nightclub photography and even new gallery - we have a great mix of exhibitions for you this month.
As we edge towards spring we take a look at the best events and activities for families, from theatre to festivals, dinosaur adventures to family raves.
Some of our favourite leftfield live literature regulars are back with their first events of the year – we’ve picked a weird and wonderful heap we think you’ll love.
