• Festival of Libraries: Lifelong Learning Summer Roadshow

    Lower Ground Floor

    Join Trafford and Stockport College Group for Summer Roadshow. Take part in hands-on, interactive workshops where you can create your own floral buttonhole and jewellery, design a personalised craft box […]

  • Heartstone: KFOR AND KOSOVO +25 Event

    Performance Space

    On June 12th, the photo-documentary exhibition, ‘KFOR and Kosovo +25’, is at the centre of an extraordinary event being staged at Manchester Central Library as part of Manchester’s Festival of […]

  • Festival of Libraries: MMU Manchester Skill Map

    Recurring
    Ground Floor

    Join us for an interactive activity connecting Manchester residents to skills, opportunities and each other. Discover skills you can learn, share knowledge and shape your future in this fun and […]

  • Spanish Storytime

    Children's Library

    Hola! Come and join María at the Spanish Story Time monthly sessions, where you can listen to a story in Spanish and learn phrases and vocabulary, whilst having fun. We […]

  • A Dance for my Foremothers

    Performance Space

    Get ready to move and honor the powerful women who came before us with a dance experience full of soul and stories. Dance has long brought people together and is […]

  • Ukrainian Storytime

    Children's Library

    Привіт! Join our monthly Ukrainian storytelling sessions! Learn new words, listen to stories in Ukrainian and English and have fun! Suitable for children aged 4 to 7. Free - just […]

  • LEGO Club

    City Library

    Do you love Lego? So do we! Drop in, pick your favourite bricks and build anything that takes your fancy. From castles to spaceships, the possibilities are endless! No need […]

  • Choirs Manchester – Live Performance

    Henry Watson Music Library

    Come along to the Henry Watson Music Library for some exceptional choral music from: Choirs Manchester. Choirs Manchester are a collective of choirs running in Chorlton and Withington. They are […]

  • Festival of Libraries Sunday Funday

    Ground Floor

    Join us for a special Sunday opening as we celebrate the final day of Festival of Libraries 2026. Expect special performances, music, exhibitions, craft sessions, and lots of fun for […]

  • Manchester Literature Festival presents Natalie Haynes

    Performance Space

    THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT Bestselling author and broadcaster Natalie Haynes returns to Manchester Literature Festival to discuss her powerful new novel No Friend to This House - an extraordinary reimagining of the […]

  • Launch gig: AnaKi

    Henry Watson Music Library

    On Monday 15 June, rising North-west star AnaKi will launch her latest single with an intimate live show and listening party at the Henry Watson Music Library.  AnaKi isa Manchester […]