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Frog and Bucket Comedy Night

Performance Space

Welcome to a very special FROG AND BUCKET comedy night at Central Library! 10 new comedy acts will compete to last 5 minutes on stage without being carded off by the […]

£2.99 – £5.00

Jesmyn Ward in Conversation

Performance Space

‘Jesmyn Ward digs deep into the not-buried heart of the American nightmare. A must read.’ Margaret Atwood Manchester Literature Festival are thrilled to present a rare UK event with acclaimed […]

£7

Our Manchester: A Creative Hackathon

Performance Space

During April we're asking people to send us their photos, videos, stories, sounds and audio about life in Manchester so we can create a record of the month of April […]

Polish Heritage Day – Kresy Forever

Performance Space

Kresy Family Polish WWII History Group presents an exhibition by Krzysztof Hoffmann from Warsaw comprising a unique collection of over 400 personal photographs and documents from the families who came […]

Saturday Spectacular

Performance Space

Join us and ‘Afflecks Creatives Unleashed’ for an afternoon of family activities. Be inspired by some of the creative challenges from the Afflecks team. There will be a variety of […]

The Smiths 1984-1986

First Floor Display Cases

An exhibition of images from the golden age of The Smiths, by photographer Stephen Wright. 'A sweeter set of pictures were never taken’   Morrissey, Boxing Day, 1985 Free – please […]

Meet Giovanna and Tom Fletcher

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2DAa-ezYy4   THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT Come and meet Tom & Giovanna Fletcher at Manchester Central Library. Purchase price includes one copy of Eve of Man. ABOUT THE […]

£11.20

Word Central: Open Mic

Word Central open mic poetry & spoken word hosted by Tony Curry With special guest Thick Richard! Thick Richard has been pedalling his potty-mouthed poems at festivals and clubs up […]

150 years of the TUC

Performance Space

Marking the 150th Anniversary of the formation of the TUC (Trades Union Congress) in Manchester and Salford in 1868, DJ and writer, Dave Haslam curates a whole day of events, including a […]

Manchester Histories Celebration Day

The magnificent Manchester Histories Celebration Day comes to Manchester Central Library with over 60 exhibition stands, craft activities for all the family, performances, music, and talks by histories and heritage […]