What's on

International Mother Language Day

Performance Space

Communities across Manchester will come together to enjoy an afternoon of celebration for all the family. Sharing their stories, language, music, dance and food, it is sure to be a […]

A Masterclass: Queer History

Performance Space

When did the popular ‘GAY’ LGBT+/Human Rights Campaign really start?  1964 North-Western Homosexual Law Reform Committee 1966 Compton's Cafeteria riot 1967 Passing of the Sexual Offences Act 1968 The Stonewall […]

Feeding the Darkness

Performance Space

‘Art Thou in Darkness? Mind it not for if thou dost, it will fill thee more…...’ - James Naylor (17th century Quaker) 'Feeding the Darkness' is a 65-minute immersive performance […]

International Women’s Day: Songbird

Archives+ Ground Floor

Join us in the oculus area on the ground floor for this short concert by the RNCM Chamber Choir, in celebration of International Women’s Day. Inspired by birdsong, ‘Songbird’  is […]

Okechukwu Nzelu – HERE AGAIN NOW Book Launch

Performance Space

Join us at Manchester Central Library for the launch of Okechukwu Nzelu's new book HERE AGAIN NOW. About this event We're delighted to be working with Blackwells Books to host […]

£3.60 – £16.31

Crime Festival

Performance Space

A CELEBRATION OF THE BEST CRIME WRITERS IN MANCHESTER Wednesday 16th March - Cath Staincliffe, Joseph Knox and Karen Woods. Thursday 17th March - Mandasue Heller, Alex Caan, Chris Simms […]

£2.50 – £4.00

Murder Mystery Night

Performance Space

SOLD OUT Manchester Libraries Crime Festival After Dark Entertainment present: An Invitation to Murder Will you find a body in the library? When famous golden age detectives are invited to […]

£5.50 – £7

WORD CENTRAL Open Mic Night

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Open Mic Poetry and Spoken Word hosted by Tony Curry. Presented by Flapjack Press & Manchester Libraries. Next event: Tues 22nd March, 6.00pm (doors 5.30pm) with special guest Mantz Yorke. […]

150 years of the Together Trust

Wolfson Reading Room

The exhibition tells the story of the Together Trust’s 150-year history in Manchester and the north west. It charts the development of this disability charity from its origins as a […]