Crime Central
Crime Central is the monthly crime and thriller fiction event at Manchester Central Library. AUTHORS APPEARING IN MAY ARE ZOE SHARPE, SIMON MICHAEL AND DAVID PENNY!! Bringing the best from […]
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Mieczysław Fogg – 1930s Cabaret to Wartime Resistance
Performance SpaceJoin us for a unique event celebrating Mieczysław Fogg, Poland's legendary crooner on the 125th anniversary of his birth. Dive into the vibe of 1930s cabaret and discover how his […]
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Heartstone: KFOR AND KOSOVO +25 Event
Performance SpaceOn June 12th, the photo-documentary exhibition, ‘KFOR and Kosovo +25’, is at the centre of an extraordinary event being staged at Manchester Central Library as part of Manchester’s Festival of […]
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Music Q&A: ‘It’s Time the Tale Were Told – A People’s History of the Smiths’
Henry Watson Music Library‘It’s Time The Tale Were Told – A People’s History of The Smiths’ is the story of one of the UK’s most influential indie bands and Manchester’s greatest musical exports. […]
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Our Town Hall Heritage Evening Lecture with Hankinson Heritage
Performance SpaceManchester Town Hall closed in 2018 for major restoration to repair and upgrade the building to modern standards. The work includes conservation of many original heritage features. The Heritage Lectures […]
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Generations of Love: A Queer Up North Panel Event
Performance SpaceJoin Manchester Histories and Queer Up North for a thought-provoking panel discussion exploring how queer culture can build community, connect generations and sustain radical creative practice. Reflecting on the legacy […]
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Causing Trouble: A Queer Up North Panel Event
Join Manchester Histories and Queer Up North for a panel discussion exploring what today’s queer cultural spaces can learn from Queer Up North, cultural activism and the radical past. Looking […]
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Talk: Schinkel in Manchester 1826-2026
Performance SpaceAn evening with staff of the Manchester School of Architecture celebrating the 1826 visit to Manchester of the Prussian architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel which will include discussion of the making of […]
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Behind the Scenes Tour (Cultural Welcome Week)
Entrance HallCalling all students! Get to know your Central Library inside out with this behind the scenes tour. Which musician was once thrown out of the Language and Literature Library? What […]
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Manchester Literature Festival 2026
Manchester Literature Festival brings another blockbuster programme of events to Library Live at Central Library this October. The Festival will be showcasing over 120 authors, poets, and thinkers from across […]
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Manchester Literature Festival presents Ian McMillan
Performance SpaceBeloved poet, broadcaster and performer Ian McMillan launches his moving and inventive new collection Red River Valley. Drawing on family life, everyday absurdities and the impact of austerity on the South Yorkshire village where he has lived […]
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Manchester Literature Festival presents Frank Cottrell-Boyce
Performance SpaceBeloved author, screenwriter and Waterstones Children's Laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce brings his trademark wit and warmth to a moving conversation about books, imagination and the stories that shape our lives. Inspired by his new […]
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