🎭 This Month Events in Manchester

Tue 25 Aug

Open Mic Night every Tuesday

📍 The Trading Route

Tue 25 Aug

Monthly Autism Open Mic Event

📍 Chute Bar

Wed 26 Aug

Golomb

📍 The Abbey

Tue 25 Aug

RTB Open Mic & Cypher - Spynal Records Headline & NdoubleII Champion

📍 Aatma

£2.00

Tue 25 Aug

DMA'S in Manchester

📍 The Yard Manchester

Tue 25 Aug

NAEEM HAZARVI LIVE IN CONCERT - MANCHESTER 29TH AUG 26

📍 Jain Samaj Manchester

£27.80 - £81.96

Tue 25 Aug

XS Malarkey with HEADLINER TBA

📍 53Two

Tue 25 Aug

Violet Grohl: Be Sweet to Me Tour

📍 Band On The Wall

Wed 26 Aug — Thu 27 Aug

FINALE

📍 CLUB94 MANCHESTER

£7.99

Wed 26 Aug

Claire Richards returns to Via

📍 Via

£31.00

Wed 26 Aug

Kenny Mason

📍 The Deaf Institute

Wed 26 Aug

Kilnhouse Records Presents Portobello Lane + Support

📍 The Spinning Top

Tue 25 Aug

Wednesday

📍 O2 Ritz Manchester

Wed 26 Aug

Dusk Til Pawn

📍 Dusk Til Pawn

Wed 26 Aug

Wood & Company

📍 Wood And Co

Tue 25 Aug

Trafford ESOL Drop-In Advice (English for Speakers of Other Languages)

📍 Stretford Public Hall

Tue 25 Aug

Trafford Carers

Tue 25 Aug

Gardening Club

Tue 25 Aug

Scope

Tue 25 Aug

Get online with our digital volunteers

📍 Stretford Public Hall

Tue 25 Aug

Books, brew & banter at Failsworth Library

📍 Failsworth Library

Tue 25 Aug

Bounce and Rhyme

📍 Royton Library

Tue 25 Aug

Volunteer advice drop-in

Tue 25 Aug

Yebba

📍 Manchester New Century Hall

Tue 25 Aug

General English Course – 20 Face-to-Face Lessons per Week in Manchester

📍 12 Charlotte St

£199.00

Tue 25 Aug

Digital confidence at Failsworth Library

📍 Failsworth Library

Tue 25 Aug

Storytelling Disks

📍 Ordsall Hall

£1.50

Tue 25 Aug

The Big Paper Aeroplane Showdown, 26

Tue 25 Aug

Knit and Natter

📍 Oldham Library & Lifelong Learning Centre

Tue 25 Aug

Family Craft at Oldham Library

📍 Oldham Library and Lifelong Learning Centre

Tue 25 Aug

Mapping the Heavens: Constellations in Islamic Astronomy

📍 The Manchester Museum

Tue 25 Aug

Rock star self portraits at Failsworth Library.

📍 Failsworth Library

Tue 25 Aug

Family Craft at Greenfield Library

📍 Greenfield Library

Tue 25 Aug

Writing Hours @ Manchester Cathedral

📍 Manchester Cathedral

Tue 25 Aug

GOTG Summer Bag Charm Making

📍 Layla's Cafe

Tue 25 Aug

Blood on the Clocktower Manchester (Event #20)

📍 The Old Monkey

Thu 27 Aug

Tits N' Teeth Cabaret: MCR PRIDE 2026

📍 On Bar Manchester

From £5.00

Fri 28 Aug — Sat 29 Aug

OnBar Manchester Village Pride - Friday

📍 OnBar Manchester

From £5.00

Fri 28 Aug — Tue 1 Sept

Manchester Village Pride 2026

📍 Manchester Gay Village

Wed 26 Aug

Queer Co-working @ The Proud Trust

📍 The Proud Trust

Wed 26 Aug

Maldron Manchester City Centre x Out Together Pride Afternoon Tea

📍 60 Charles St

Wed 26 Aug

MYP Pride Event @ Tangerine - 26.08.2026

📍 Tangerine

£17.50

Wed 26 Aug

Sing for Pride 2026

📍 Hallé St Michael's

From £7

Wed 26 Aug — Thu 27 Aug

XPOSED PRIDE SPECIAL W/ TIARA SKYE & REBECCA MORE

📍 The Brewers

£6.00

Thu 27 Aug

Soft Serve - A Celebration of Sapphic Music

📍 PINK

£4.50 - £8.30

Thu 27 Aug

PRE-PRIDE SOCIAL

📍 LGBT Foundation

Thu 27 Aug

DFIU EVENTS Presents: Meet the Queens

📍 G-A-Y Manchester

£11.55 - £27.80

Thu 27 Aug — Tue 1 Sept

CRUZ 101 - MCR VILLAGE PRIDE 2026 - COMING SOON

📍 Cruz 101

Thu 27 Aug

Filmmaker Mixer + SCENE Shorts Announcement

📍 Campfield Market

Tue 25 Aug

Citizens Advice

📍 Stretford Public Hall

Tue 25 Aug

Financial Inclusion Service

Tue 25 Aug

Irwell Valley

Tue 25 Aug

National Energy Action

Tue 25 Aug

Employment & Skills Space

Tue 25 Aug

Work Well

Tue 25 Aug

BNI Tigers - Manchester City Centre Networking

📍 Banyan Bar & Kitchen - Manchester Corn Exchange

£20.00

Tue 25 Aug

Budgeting Support Officer, Trafford Council

Tue 25 Aug

Stockport Volunteer Managers Network Meeting

📍 1 Wellington Rd N

Tue 25 Aug

GROW YOUR BUSINESS BEYOND BORDERS INTERNATIONAL GROWTH MASTERCLASS

📍 City Centre

£64.63 - £140.47

Wed 26 Aug

Impact Africa Investment opportunities Roadshow

📍 Blackfriars House - Bruntwood SciTech

£15.00 - £30.00

Fri 28 Aug

The Oasis Wonderwalk Tour

📍 Chinatown, Faulkner Street, Manchester

Fri 28 Aug

Rock ‘n Goal Manchester Walking Tour

📍 Chinese Arch

From £15.00

Sat 29 Aug

The Oasis Wonderwalk Tour

📍 Chinatown, Faulkner Street, Manchester

Tue 25 Aug

Manchester Fun Team Building Interactive Treasure Hunt!

📍 Manchester Piccadilly Train Station

£18.00 - £70.00

Tue 25 Aug

The Ultimate Manchester Free Walking Tour

📍 Chinatown

Tue 25 Aug

Help us Bring Daisy Nook to Life

📍 Daisy Nook Country Park

Tue 25 Aug

Lees health walks

📍 Lees Library Community Hub

Tue 25 Aug

Paddle sports litter pick

📍 GROWE

£5.00

Tue 25 Aug

Free Manchester Walking Tours

📍 Alan Turing Memorial Statue

Tue 25 Aug

An evening stroll around Manchester

📍 Victoria Station - check w3w location for exact meeting place

Tue 25 Aug

Bat Walk at Broadhurst Park

📍 Broadhurst Clough Broadhurst Park

Wed 26 Aug

Community Growing Space Sessions

📍 Community Garden

Tue 25 Aug

Weekly Warmer

📍 Stretford Public Hall

Tue 25 Aug

Dementia Armchair Exercise @ Chadderton Library and Wellbeing Centre

📍 Chadderton Library and Wellbeing Centre

Tue 25 Aug

NHS Baby Clinic @ Chadderton Library and Wellbeing Centre

📍 Chadderton Library and Wellbeing Centre

Tue 25 Aug

Bounce & rhyme at Chadderton Library and Wellbeing centre

📍 Chadderton Library and Wellbeing Centre

Tue 25 Aug

Rooted Soul Yoga at Victoria Baths

From £15.00

Wed 26 Aug

Boxing x Breathwork

📍 Whitworth Locke, Civic Quarter

Wed 26 Aug

Dementia Friendly Walks in Trafford

📍 Longford Park

Wed 26 Aug

Lunchtime Meditation (WED)

📍 KMC Manchester

£5.58

Wed 26 Aug

Chadderton Knitters

📍 Chadderton Library and Wellbeing Centre

Wed 26 Aug

The Bond Within : Special Meditation Event

📍 Inner Space Meditation & Personal Development Centre

Wed 26 Aug

PSYCHIC READINGS NIGHT Wednesday 26th August, Hare and Hounds, Middleton.

£31.05

Wed 26 Aug

Soothing candlelight Sound Bath

📍 The Didsbury Parsonage Trust

£17.00

Tue 25 Aug

Pirate Boat and Pub Crawl - Manchester

📍 Seven Brothers Media City

From £29.95

Wed 26 Aug

Pirate Boat and Pub Crawl - Manchester

📍 Seven Brothers Media City

From £29.95

Thu 27 Aug

Pirate Boat and Pub Crawl - Manchester

📍 Seven Brothers Media City

From £29.95

Thu 27 Aug — Sat 29 Aug

Studio IV: David James

📍 Mollies

Thu 27 Aug — Fri 28 Aug

Bar Shrimp: Dithering

📍 Bar Shrimp

Thu 27 Aug — Fri 28 Aug

Via Jupiter with Psychederek & Bobby Thorpe

📍 Eastern Bloc Records

From £5.00

Thu 27 Aug — Fri 28 Aug

🌴🪩 TROPILOCO MANCHESTER 🪩🌴 POWERED BY VK! 🌴☀️ THE UK’S BIGGEST PARTY BRAND // EVERY THURSDAY @ FACTORY!

📍 Factory 251

Thu 27 Aug — Fri 28 Aug

TROPILOCO MANCHESTER @ Factory 251

📍 Factory 251

From £8.00

Fri 28 Aug

Pirate Boat and Pub Crawl - Manchester

📍 Seven Brothers Media City

From £29.95

Fri 28 Aug

Manchester Pride Collection Encounter: Flesh at The Haçienda

📍 John Rylands Library

Fri 28 Aug — Sat 29 Aug

Salford Cocktail Club - Distillery Bar Night, Manchester

📍 Salford Distillery

From £10.00

Fri 28 Aug

RnB, Hip Hop + Afrobeats 'Til Late

📍 The Blues Kitchen

Wed 26 Aug

Sea Life Manchester Anytime Entry

📍 Legoland Discovery Centre

From £18.38

Thu 27 Aug

Sea Life Manchester Anytime Entry

📍 Legoland Discovery Centre

From £18.38

Tue 25 Aug

Sea Life Manchester - Standard Entry

📍 SEA LIFE Manchester

Tue 25 Aug

Kids' Crafting Club: Have fun with Foil Art

📍 John Lewis Trafford

Wed 26 Aug

Wythenshawe Forum Back 2 School 2

📍 Wythenshawe Forum

Wed 26 Aug

Sea Life Manchester - Standard Entry

📍 SEA LIFE Manchester

Wed 26 Aug

Read with Ziggy at Crompton Library

📍 Crompton Library

Wed 26 Aug

Kids' Crafting Club: Have fun with Foil Art

📍 John Lewis Trafford

Wed 26 Aug

Lego Club at Limehurst Library

📍 Limehurst Library

Wed 26 Aug

Lego Club at Northmoor Library

📍 Northmoor Library

Thu 27 Aug

Sea Life Manchester - Standard Entry

📍 SEA LIFE Manchester

Thu 27 Aug

Explore Learning Workshop @ Old Trafford Library

📍 Old Trafford Library

Tue 25 Aug

F*ck Marry Kill: Comedy Game Show || Creatures Comedy Club

📍 Creatures Comedy Club

Tue 25 Aug

Easy Comedy || Creatures Comedy Club

📍 Creatures Comedy Club

Wed 26 Aug

Stand Up Bingo || Creatures Comedy Club

📍 Creatures Comedy Club

Wed 26 Aug

CAR PARK COMEDY @ RED ARCH

📍 Red Arch

£5.00 - £7.00

Wed 26 Aug

Manchester Improv Wednesdays

📍 The English Lounge

Wed 26 Aug

Comedy Night

📍 Hinterland Alcohol-Free Bar and Cafe

Wed 26 Aug

Manchester Improv Wednesdays - The Totally Improvised Musical

📍 English Lounge NQ

£6.00

Wed 26 Aug

LAUGH THERAPY || Creatures Comedy Club

📍 Creatures Comedy Club

Thu 27 Aug

Comedy Debate Show || Creatures Comedy Club

📍 Creatures Comedy Club

Thu 27 Aug

A Laugh In Stockport Comedy Club: August

📍 Thread Stockport

Thu 27 Aug

Bitches in Stitches Presents: Bitchin' Below | Creatures Comedy

📍 Creatures Comedy Club

From £5.00

Fri 28 Aug

Friday Comedy Kick-Off || Creatures Comedy Club

📍 Creatures Comedy Club

Sat 29 Aug

Glove Seazon

📍 Amber's

Tue 25 Aug

Violet Grohl

📍 The Deaf Institute

Tue 25 Aug

Much Ado About Nothing

📍 The Kings Arms

£15.00

Wed 26 Aug — Sun 20 Sept

Disney's High School Musical

📍 Lyric Theatre

Wed 26 Aug — Sun 27 Sept

Horizon of Khufu: Journey to Ancient Egypt

📍 Transmission House

From £16.00

Wed 26 Aug

Outdoor Theatre: Midsummer Night’s Dream

📍 Ordsall Hall

Wed 26 Aug

Much Ado About Nothing

📍 The Kings Arms

£15.00

Thu 27 Aug

Much Ado About Nothing

📍 The Kings Arms

£15.00

Thu 27 Aug — Fri 28 Aug

Alt Music Bingo

📍 Dogtown

Thu 27 Aug

Mamma Mia! Outdoor Cinema

📍 The Joshua Bradley and Bluebell Suite

£13.70

Fri 28 Aug

PRIDE 2026 - Friday Cabaret with Snow White Trash

📍 20 Richmond St,Manchester

Fri 28 Aug

Much Ado About Nothing

📍 The Kings Arms

£15.00

Wed 26 Aug

VADA HAHA Vol2

📍 Vada Vada

From £9.00

Fri 28 Aug — Mon 31 Aug

Made in Manchester - Stockport

📍 Waterside Farm

Fri 28 Aug

CUPRA FM Presents COLLECT 200 (Live) - MCR debut

📍 Cupra City Garage Manchester

Tue 25 Aug

Uniform Swap

Wed 26 Aug

Mini Music Festival

📍 Derbyshire Hill Family & Community Centre

Thu 27 Aug

Reload Under 16's - Summer Tour - Manchester

📍 MN1 Manchester

£10.00

Fri 28 Aug — Sun 30 Aug

2026 Manchester Summer Arts ,Crafts and Food festival

📍 Mayfield Park

Fri 28 Aug

African Heritage Festival

📍 Albert Hall, Manchester

£40.79 - £85.21

Fri 28 Aug — Sat 29 Aug

Cosmic Culture 5

📍 Tiki Hideaway

From £5.00

Fri 28 Aug — Sat 29 Aug

Basement 002

📍 THE MCR LOUNGE

From £6.00

Sat 29 Aug — Sun 30 Aug

Made In Manchester Festival - Stockport

📍 Waterside Farm

Sat 29 Aug

Summer Outdoor Garage Festival - Wheelers Farm Chelmsford [FINAL TICKETS!]

Sat 29 Aug

Live Professional Wrestling in Burnley

📍 Fanzone Turf Moor Stadium

From £10.00

Tue 25 Aug

Trafford Leisure

Tue 25 Aug

Savage Martial Arts – Littles Class (4-7)

📍 Stretford Public Hall

Tue 25 Aug

Savage Martial Arts – Juniors Class (8-12)

📍 Stretford Public Hall

Wed 26 Aug

Summer Open Water Swim: Dock 9 (26/8)

📍 Dock 9, Salford Quays

Thu 27 Aug

Conditioning on The Green

📍 St. John's Manchester

Thu 27 Aug

Vamos Manchester - 5K Social Run with Latin Vibes

📍 Maracas Latin American Cantina

Thu 27 Aug

Thursday Hills | Road Rides

📍 Station South

Fri 28 Aug

Ladies Darts Night

📍 Flight & Green

Sat 29 Aug

Summer Open Water Swim: Dock 9 (29/8)

📍 Dock 9, Salford Quays

Sat 29 Aug

Red On 12: 12 Hour Race

📍 Haydock Park Racecourse

Sat 29 Aug

Tennis Social

📍 Alexandra Park

£5.00

Tue 25 Aug

Unified Dating - Meet Singles in Manchester

📍 Manchester Secret Venue (TBA)

Tue 25 Aug

Unified Dating - Meet Singles in Salford

📍 Salford Secret Venue

Thu 27 Aug

Speed Dating Singles Event - Didsbury - Ages 35-55

📍 Grosvenor G Casino Didsbury

From £17.00

Tue 25 Aug

Manchester Tech Network (MTN)- Evening drinks - meet new people in Tech!

📍 Slug & Lettuce - Deansgate Manchester

Wed 26 Aug

Speed Dating Event - The Foundry Project

📍 The Foundry Project

£15.00

Wed 26 Aug

ALMA Manchester: A Speed Dating Experience with a Latin American Twist

📍 Maracas Latin American Cantina

£14.99 - £40.99

Wed 26 Aug

Speed Dating Manchester Ditch or Date 30s and 40s

📍 All Bar One Manchester

£7.50 - £15.00

Wed 26 Aug

Speed Dating Manchester Ditch or Date 20s and 30s

📍 All Bar One Manchester

£10.00 - £15.00

Wed 26 Aug

Speed Dating - Men (20 - 30s): Available

📍 The Foundry Project

£15.00

Wed 26 Aug

Speed Dating - Men (30 - 40s): Available

📍 The Foundry Project

£15.00

Wed 26 Aug

Speed Dating Event - Men (20 - 30s)

📍 The Foundry Project

£15.00

Wed 26 Aug

Speed Dating Event - Men (30 - 40s)

📍 The Foundry Project

£15.00

Sat 29 Aug

Cocktail Masterclass @ The Grosvenor

📍 The Grosvenor Manchester

From £38.00

Sun 30 Aug

Queens of Quizine - Boozy Brunch

📍 Gorilla

From £15.00

Sun 30 Aug

Red Laser BBQ '26

📍 Carlton Club

Wed 26 Aug

Pick, Press and Play

📍 Grass Roots Oldham - Northern Lily

£2.88

Thu 27 Aug — Sat 26 Sept

The Plant Power Men: Beyond Belief

📍 25 Church St

Thu 27 Aug

Harvest Festival at Didsbury, 27th August 2026

📍 Reserve Wines

Thu 27 Aug

Wine Masterclass - Cabernet Sauvignon

📍 Harvey Nichols Manchester

Thu 27 Aug

Journey across Europe - Natural wines at Mackie Mayor - 27th Aug 2026

📍 Mackie Mayor

From £35.00

Thu 27 Aug

A Journey Across Europe - Natural Wines

📍 Mackie Mayor

Thu 27 Aug

Manchester Whisky Club - Whisky Tasting

📍 The Seven Oaks

£27.80

Thu 27 Aug

Manchester Wine Tasting: Albariño v Alvarinho-Iberian Burgundy?

📍 The Angel Pub Mcr

£75.00

Fri 28 Aug

Friday Night De-Lights! Wine and Sushi w/Subarashii Urmston (4 Wines)

📍 La Fromagerie, Urmston

Wed 26 Aug

The Lost Cat Quiz

📍 Lost Cat

Wed 26 Aug

Digital Confidence at Fitton Hill Library

📍 Fitton Hill Library

Wed 26 Aug

Read to the beat at Fitton Hill Library.

📍 Fitton Hill Library

Wed 26 Aug

Game on! at Fitton Hill Library

📍 Fitton Hill Library

Thu 27 Aug

Game on! at Fitton Hill Library

📍 Fitton Hill Library

Fri 28 Aug

Bounce & Rhyme at Fitton Hill Library

📍 Fitton Hill Library

Fri 28 Aug

Chat & choose at Fitton Hill Library

📍 Fitton Hill Library

Fri 28 Aug

Builds and board games at Failsworth library.

📍 Failsworth Library

Fri 28 Aug

Game on at Fitton Hill Library

📍 Fitton Hill Library

Fri 28 Aug

Untangled Social Games Night | Manchester’s Phone-Free Social Experience

📍 Groove bar & rendezvous

£11.55 - £46.21

Fri 28 Aug

Single Muslim Events Manchester - Board Games & Pizza!

📍 Chai Inc

£16.95 - £33.15

Fri 28 Aug

Brew York Tap Takeover, Meet & Beat the brewer

📍 Stalybridge Buffet Bar

£22.38

Tue 25 Aug

AUTHOR EVENT: ‘Carnaval Fever’ by Yuliana Ortiz Ruano and Madeleine Arenivar

📍 House of Books & Friends

Tue 25 Aug

Rebel Book Club Manchester x MODERN LOVE

📍 x+why 100 Embankment

£8.83 - £16.96

Tue 25 Aug

An Evening with Mieko Kawakami

Tue 25 Aug

Yebba: Jean Tour

📍 Manchester New Century Hall

Wed 26 Aug

Chorlton Readers

📍 Nell's Chorlton (The Beagle)

Wed 26 Aug

Summer Cosy Reading Club

📍 Manchester Central Library

Wed 26 Aug

Chorlton Readers - August meet-up!

📍 The Beagle

£6.13

Wed 26 Aug

The Book Club August – Evening

📍 House of Books & Friends

Thu 27 Aug

The Book Club August – Baby Friendly

📍 House of Books & Friends

Thu 27 Aug

The Book Club August – Afternoon

📍 House of Books & Friends

Thu 27 Aug

The Main Character Book Club - The Lamb by Lucy Rose

📍 The Alan Manchester

£5.50

Fri 28 Aug — Sat 29 Aug

Storytelling: The Blossom Bird at Manchester Central Library

📍 Castlefield Viaduct

Tue 25 Aug

BOOBS Pram/Babywearing Walks - Peel Park

📍 Salford Museum & Art Gallery

Wed 26 Aug

Rare Reads

📍 John Rylands Library

Wed 26 Aug

Rylands Discovery Tour

📍 John Rylands Library

Thu 27 Aug

DRAG & DRAW Costumed Live Drawing at the Whitworth Gallery (+18) AUG 27TH

📍 The Whitworth

Thu 27 Aug

Rare Reads

📍 John Rylands Library

Thu 27 Aug

Rylands Discovery Tour

📍 John Rylands Library

Thu 27 Aug

Art on a Postcard: Opening Event

📍 Besses o' th' Barn Band

Tue 25 Aug

Family Film Club - SING (U)

📍 What if?

Free - £3.00

Tue 25 Aug

August Quiz Night at The Light Stockport (15+)

📍 The Light Stockport

£2.00

Thu 27 Aug

Slopes Summer Cinema - PETERLOO

📍 Broadfield Slopes

Fri 28 Aug

Taste Film presents Friends (1994-2004) in Manchester!

📍 The Anthologist

£87.50

Fri 28 Aug

TBCxSL#24: Freak District - An Evening of Expanded Cinema

📍 KIN.DER | Print Studio & Gift Shop

Sun 30 Aug

Relaxed Cinema Screening @ Cultplex

📍 Cultplex

Sun 30 Aug

Short Film Making Taster Sessions

📍 1853 Studios Studio 49 Mill 2

£16.96

Tue 25 Aug

Housing Options (HOST), Trafford Council

Wed 26 Aug

Matcha And Mobility

📍 Kings Hall College

£8.00

Thu 27 Aug

The Pageant!

📍 New Union Hotel

£1 - £15

Thu 27 Aug

Manchester Language Exchange

📍 Slug & Lettuce - Albert Square Manchester

Sun 30 Aug

How Manchester Invented the Modern World

📍 Chetham's Library

£20.00

Sun 30 Aug

You Choose Party with Nick Sharratt & Pippa Goodhart - Deansgate

📍 Waterstones

£3.00 - £15.00