Name: Manchester Literature Festival 2026
Start: 2026-10-10T08:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-10-24T17:00:00+00:00

October 2026
Play: The ReUnion

October 5 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Henry Watson Music Library

The ReUnion is a powerful live performance celebrating the Cultural Heritage, Music and Memories of the cast consisting of women of African/Caribbean descent who are honoured to be 'Embracing Their […]
Talk English Circles

October 6 @ 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 […]
Chess Drop In (Cultural Welcome Week)

October 6 @ 5:00 pm - October 8 @ 7:00 pm

Ground Floor (Handling Tables)

Calling all chess players! Head to our handling tables area and put your skills to the test. Meet other players and meet your match at this informal and fun drop-in […]
Vinyl DJ Workshop

October 6 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Henry Watson Music Library

Take to the decks and learn to DJ this November! Come down to the Henry Watson Music Library for our latest relaxed, beginner‑friendly Vinyl DJ workshop. Led by vinyl DJ […]
Can’t Get You Out Of My Head: In Search of Kylie – Michael Cragg in conversation

October 6 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Performance Space

Kylie Minogue is one of the world's most successful pop stars, and in his new book, Can't Get You Out of My Head, music journalist Michael Cragg takes us on a […]
Behind the Scenes Tour (Cultural Welcome Week)

October 7 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Entrance Hall

Calling 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 […]
Board Games Club (Cultural Welcome Week)

October 7 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Ground Floor (Handling Tables)

Are you a wizard at Ticket to Ride? A fan of tableau building games? Come along a special Cultural Welcome Week edition of our free weekly boardgames sessions. Open to […]
The Windrush Prize: Playwriting Tips & History of Black Theatre

October 8 @ 10:00 am - 12:30 pm

Performance Space

Brought to you by the Windrush prize in collaboration with Dr Kate Dorney, Senior lecturer in drama at Manchester University. Join us for our fifth workshop! We're taking it to […]
Vivienne Westwood – Unseen Photography Exhibition by Paul Wolfgang Webster

October 8 @ 10:00 am - December 31 @ 1:00 pm

First Floor Exhibition Hall

Exhibition of unseen photographs of Vivienne Westwood by Paul Wolfgang Webster
Tony Wilson – The Man Who Put Manchester On The World Stage

October 8 @ 10:00 am - December 31 @ 1:00 pm

First Floor Exhibition Hall

Exhibition of photographs of Tony Wilson in 1996
2hr Music Production Workshop at Central Library

October 8 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Henry Watson Music Library

Join us for a hands-on music production and DJ workshop at Central Library this October. Part of our Cultural Welcome Week programme. Welcome back your host and tutor Niah Jemijog […]
Manchester Literature Festival 2026

October 10 @ 8:00 am - October 24 @ 5:00 pm

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 […]

October 2026