Festivals in Manchester This Month

Sun 4 Oct — Sun 1 Nov

Quarry Bank Scarecrow Festival

📍 Quarry Bank

Mon 5 Oct

Innovation Festival Launch Event

📍 Alliance Manchester Business School

Thu 8 Oct

Growing Change: Social Innovation from the Ground Up

📍 The Manchester Museum

Fri 9 Oct — Sun 11 Oct

Auris Festival

📍 International Anthony Burgess Foundation

From £80.00

Fri 9 Oct

Auris Festival: Weekend Pass (Oct 9-11)

📍 SEESAW

£60.00 - £80.00

Fri 9 Oct

Francisco López at Auris Festival

📍 Sister - Renold Building

From £10.00

Fri 9 Oct — Sun 11 Oct

ILLUMIN8TE NEW EARTH FESTIVAL (FRIDAY 9TH - 11TH OCTOBER ) @ THE LIGHTHOUSE HUB

📍 The Lighthouse Hub

£16.00

Fri 9 Oct — Sat 10 Oct

Manchester Navratri Mahotsav 2026 | 11 Nights Season Pass | Tricolour Events

📍 National Cycling Centre

£30.00

Fri 9 Oct — Sat 10 Oct

Bollywood Dandiya Night 2026 | Manchester | Tricolour Events

📍 National Cycling Centre

£12.00

Fri 9 Oct — Sat 10 Oct

Manchester Navratri Mahotsav 2026 (Day Tickets)

📍 National Cycling Centre

£16.96

Fri 9 Oct

Manchester Navratri Mahotsav 2026 (Season Pass)

📍 National Cycling Centre

£33.22 - £44.04

Fri 9 Oct

Nik Colk Void at Auris Festival: Performance tickets

📍 Sister - Renold Building

£10.00 - £12.50

Fri 9 Oct

Auris Festival: Nik Colk Void

📍 Sister - Renold Building

From £12.50

Fri 9 Oct — Sat 10 Oct

PRESSURE @ IDRA ⚙️ 6 WEEKS ONLY! ⚠️ TICKETS SELLING FAST!

📍 Idra Manchester

From £3.00

Sat 10 Oct

Manchester Literature Festival 2026

📍 HOME Manchester and city venues

From £10.00

Sat 10 Oct

Auris Festival: Saturday Day Pass

📍 SEESAW

£22.50 - £30.00

Sat 10 Oct — Sun 11 Oct

Grimmfest Market 2026!

📍 ODEON Manchester Great Northern

Sat 10 Oct

Francisco López at Auris Festival: Performance tickets

📍 Sister - Renold Building

£10.00 - £12.50

Sat 10 Oct — Sun 11 Oct

Manchester Navratri Mahotsav 2026 – Day 1 | Saturday 10 October

📍 National Cycling Centre

£10.00

Sat 10 Oct

Auris Festival: Francisco López

📍 Sister - Renold Building

From £12.50

Sat 10 Oct

Nik Colk Void at Auris Festival

📍 Sister - Renold Building

From £5.00

Sun 11 Oct

Auris Festival: Sunday Day Pass

📍 SEESAW

£22.50 - £30.00

Mon 12 Oct

Grey Lantern & Slowpoke present: DEAFKIDS / Holy Scum

📍 The Globe, Glossop

From £15.00

Thu 15 Oct

Charles Dickens in Manchester. Literature Festival Official Tours

📍 Queen Victoria's Statue