Name: Love Stories etc Romance Festival 2027!!
Start: 2027-09-10T10:00:00+00:00
End: 2027-09-11T18:00:00+00:00
Location: Performance Space

October 2026
Talk English Circles

October 20 @ 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm Recurring

Lower Ground Floor

Come along to Talk English Circles at Manchester Central Library to practise speaking English and meet other people. Learn English, build skills and step into ESOL with this programme funded […]
Manchester Literature Festival presents Lady Hale & Lara Feigel

October 21 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Performance Space

Lady Hale, the first female President of the UK Supreme Court and author of the Women’s Prize longlisted With the Law on Our Side, joins acclaimed writer Lara Feigel, author of Custody: The […]
Manchester Literature Festival presents Hernan Diaz

October 22 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Performance Space

See Pulitzer Prize-winning author Hernan Diaz (Trust) discuss his brilliant new novel Ply. Set centuries from now, Ply follows an orphan in a city on the brink of profound change, drawn into an underground […]
Manchester Literature Festival presents Writing Creative Non-Fiction with Dave Haslam

October 23 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Performance Space

Dave Haslam, author of the memoir Sonic Youth Slept on My Floor and books including My Second Home: Sylvia Plath in Paris, 1956, leads us through strategies to express a true story or life […]
Manchester Literature Festival presents Little Reads Family Day

October 24 @ 10:30 am - 2:30 pm

Performance Space

Take part in a joyful day of stories, theatre, music, dancing, crafts and family fun. Help create some magical shoes with The Elves and the Shoemaker in an interactive show from Peoplescape Theatre, packed […]
November 2026
Author Q&A: Buzz Hawkins

November 4 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Performance Space

Buzz Hawkins joins us at Central Library to tell us more about the family Bradshaw, and his new novel, 'The Bradshaws Right Up Your Street'. “Even after more than 600 […]
Manchester Confucius Institute presents: The Chinese story of bamboo: Sustainability in Material and Culture

November 19 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Performance Space

Join us for our next public talk with Manchester Confucius Institute to learn about the Chinese story of bamboo with Fang Zong. Bamboo, as a model of sustainability, is deeply […]
Gig: Faint Red Star – LIVE

November 21 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Henry Watson Music Library

On Saturday 21st November, rising electronic duo Faint Red Star will perform an intimate matinee show at the Henry Watson Music Library. Faint Red Star are a duo born in […]
Indonesian Film Screening: Levitating (2026)

November 28 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Performance Space

This screening is presented to you by Nuansa: Indonesian Film Pop-Up in collaboration with Manchester Central Library and Library Live. Delve into the world of spirit-fuelled trance parties in the […]
Research Stories Told Live

November 30 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Performance Space

Researchers have captured their work in a single image. Now they're sharing the stories behind them. Join us for an evening of true stories told live by this year’s Images […]
December 2026
Gig: The Blazing Snowmen

December 12 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Henry Watson Music Library

Manchester quartet The Blazing Snowmen will launch a brand new book and perform live in a special show at the Henry Watson Music Library this Winter. The history of the […]
September 2027
Love Stories etc Romance Festival 2027!!

10 Sep 2027 @ 10:00 am - 11 Sep 2027 @ 6:00 pm

Performance Space

#LoveStoriesEtc Romance Literary Festival is back for its fourth spectacular year, taking over Manchester Central Library on 10th-11th September 2027. We’re cooking up the ultimate line‑up to bring you all the swoony, […]

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