Your guide to the arts in Manchester: exhibitions, plays and musicals, and concerts and gigs. Plus, discover what’s on at galleries, museums and cinemas across the city.
Rumours had been circulating for a while, but lo and behold, they're true. Sankeys is coming back. After nine years away without a in Manchester, Sankeys has announced that it will finally be returning home, with a ven...
We're very proud people here in Greater Manchester, and often that comes with being particularly proud of our smaller towns and areas within the region. Some of the names of these areas in Greater Manchester are, let's...
Yes, I can tell you're shouting right now - but hear me out... 1. Leftovers. Turkey sandwiches. Nuff said. 2. There's no more awkward present opening. We're all familiar with the awkwardness of opening a present...
The oldest music shop in began when two brothers James and Henry Forsyth, relocated from to help Charles Hallé establish his orchestra, and it has now become a institution. Initially specialising in pianos, this s...
The winter solstice might give us the shortest day on December 21 - but if you ask us, Christmas Day feels like the longest day of the year, just a few days later. From sitting and watching the clock until you can scrol...
There. We said it. Christmas Day, quite frankly, can be pretty rubbish. For an endless number of reasons, in fact. Fancy cracking the façade of the 'most wonderful' day of the year with us? Here are the most annoying th...
Because Christmas Eve is the real deal. A day filled with festive spirit, prosperity and so much anticipation, only Christmas Eve could bring the feels that it does. Not quite on board with that idea? Let me persuade yo...
Manchester truly comes alive at , and with our gorgeous and the entire city getting cosy, many will wonder: has it always been like this? In fact, Manchester has loved Christmas for years, and there's plenty of photogr...
Most of us expect a bit of background noise or the odd streetlight outside our window, but in some parts of the country, those everyday disruptions are hard to escape. From constant traffic to bright night skies and neg...
We definitely have a love for art in Manchester, clear in the amount of , and we have and support. Now, the landmark exhibition Bigger & Closer (not smaller & further away) is set to allow Manchester art-love...