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British Ugandan Asians at 50 Exhibition

Archives+ Ground Floor

Exhibition to mark the 50th Anniversary of the Ugandan Expulsion, highlighting the experience of British Ugandan Asians and the many volunteers who helped them. In August 1972, Ugandan President Idi […]

50 Years of Rock Photography

First Floor Exhibition Hall

Jill Furmanovsky : Photographing the Invisible For the last 50 years, Jill Furmanovsky has been photographing music’s greatest icons. Now for the first time, Jill has created a fascinating retrospective […]

The Amazing Watkins; Manchester’s Forgotten Stars

Performance Space

Join us for this illustrated public lecture, by Geoff Scargill of The Watkin Society. Absalom and Edward Watkin – father and son – were key figures in the development of […]

Word Central with special guest Louise Fazackerley 

Performance Space

Word Central Open Mic Poetry and Spoken Word hosted by Tony Curry  Presented by Manchester Libraries and Flapjack Press  With special guest Louise Fazackerley   Book your open mic slot from noon […]

Big Fat Music Library Quiz; Eurovision Special!

Henry Watson Music Library

Geopolitical alliances at the ready! This year’s Eurovision Song Contest will be held just a stone's throw from Manchester in lovely Liverpool. To celebrate this once is a lifetime (well […]

Crime Central April 2023

Performance Space

PLEASE NOTE: Tickets for this event are on a “pay what you can” basis.They range from £2 – £8 plus the Eventbrite booking fee. All tickets allow the same access […]

£2 – £8

The Year of Polish-British Cooperation on Breaking the Enigma Code

Lower Ground Floor Link

This exhibition celebrates the Polish-British cooperation in breaking the Enigma code, marking the 80th anniversary of Polish codebreakers coming to the UK.  The Enigma code was a nightmare for secret […]

Angel Delight’s Eurovision Drag Party

Performance Space

The perfect party to make your Eurovision week go with a boom bang a bang! Join the dream diva, Angel Delight, for an evening of singalongs, card games, bongo bingo, […]

£5 – £24

Silk Painting Workshop with Aysha Yilmaz

MAFCFEST presents a creative session with Aysha on silk painting! In this workshop, motifs and designs from The Silk Road ( Iran, Uzbekistan, Turkey etc) will be used to produce […]

£5