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  • Crime Central

    Performance Space

    Bringing the best from all over! Featuring the best and brightest crime writing talent both locally and from around the country - the big names are all coming to Manchester! […]

  • Generations of Love: A Queer Up North Panel Event

    Performance Space

    Join Manchester Histories and Queer Up North for a thought-provoking panel discussion exploring how queer culture can build community, connect generations and sustain radical creative practice. Reflecting on the legacy […]

  • Storytime & Singalong: European Day of Languages 2026

    Celebrate the European Day of Languages with Instituto Cervantes at Manchester Central Library! Come along as we sing and bring stories to life in English, Spanish, Polish and Italian. Whether […]

  • Poetry Encounters: Claudia Masin

    Henry Watson Music Library

    A bilingual poetry reading and conversation exploring poetic craft, creative vision, and the nuances of poetry translation. The Instituto Cervantes in Manchester invites you to the second session of its […]

  • Causing Trouble: A Queer Up North Panel Event

    Join Manchester Histories and Queer Up North for a panel discussion exploring what today’s queer cultural spaces can learn from Queer Up North, cultural activism and the radical past. Looking […]

  • Chess Drop In (Cultural Welcome Week)

    Recurring
    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 (Cultural Welcome Week)

    Henry Watson Music Library

    Come down to the Henry Watson Music Library for this relaxed, beginner‑friendly Vinyl DJ workshop - part of the Cultural Welcome Week at Central Library.  Led by vinyl DJ and […]

  • Behind the Scenes Tour (Cultural Welcome Week)

    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)

    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 […]

  • Chess Drop In (Cultural Welcome Week)

    Recurring
    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 […]

  • 2hr Music Production Workshop at Central Library

    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 […]