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.
The people of Bristol may not be able to escape the paint-stained spectre that is Banksy, but sadly the renowned artist hasn’t fully left his mark on Manchester…yet. This autumn things are about to change as...
The UK Green Film Festival, the UK’s only national environmental film festival, is set to return for its tenth year this November at venues around the country, including Manchester’s HOME. The festival aims to uni...
You may be familiar with the likes of The Lowry, Contact and Palace Theatre as the hubs of drama-filled performances in the city, but what about a show on the canal? Well, Opal’s Comet, a canal-based visual theatr...
Afflecks, the iconic Manchester shopping emporium, has unveiled its long awaited “Afflecks 40” project to mark its 40th anniversary year. A commemorative book and exhibition featuring a series of portraits by photograph...
… And no, not because of the looming cost of living news – but because Netflix is about to spook up their library with a number of new and frightening films and TV shows this October just in time for Hallowe...
The opening plans for Factory International, Manchester’s new landmark cultural space which will welcome its first visitors in June 2023, have now been revealed. Programmed and operated by the team behind the world-famo...
The sort of new-ish gig venue, New Century, is now open to visit after the Manchester music hall was given a new lease of life and the stage was officially opened this September by Manchester’s legendary punk poet John...
Queen Elizabeth II who recently passed away is the longest reigning monarch in British history, and that makes her pretty darn special. So sip on some gin and feast on some fun facts about Her Majesty — they’...
We’ve all found varying vices since the pandemic halted us in our tracks two years ago – some more productive than others, I’ll admit. For me, personally, my vices have included baking brownies and coo...
Bringing pops of colour and striking imagery to the industrial city we call home, the street art in Manchester is pretty impressive and we can’t take our eyes off it as we wander through. And according to a recent...