Auris Festival: Saturday Day Pass

The Saturday Day Pass gives you a full day to explore , with a programme spanning immersive installations, live performances, talks, spatial audio and more.
Date: 10/10/2026
Locations: SEESAW, The Anthony Burgess Foundation, The Renold Building – SISTER, and SODA – School of Digital Arts, Manchester
Doors Open: 10:00
Event starts: 10:30
Event Ends: 22:00
SATURDAY PROGRAMME
Performances
Auris welcomes internationally acclaimed sound artist z with ABSOLUTE SONIC CREATURES, an intense and immersive sound experience combining blindfolds and multichannel sound.
Terrain turns our attention to the hidden sounds of everyday materials, using self-built microphones and amplified objects. While acclaimed Deaf performer , aka Kevin Walker, brings BSL and UK Sign Slang into live Hip-Hop, Rap, and Urban music.
Talks & Workshops
Explore sound from unexpected perspectives with Rubbish Music duo and , who examine the sonic possibilities of waste and the art of listening to what is discarded, and composer Matt Barnard investigates the acoustic qualities of abandoned spaces through impulse responses.
leads a soundwalk exploring Manchester’s queer histories through the city’s sonic landscape, and throughout the day and host participatory sessions, inviting audiences to get hands-on with live electronic instruments and interfaces.
Installations
Explore immersive sound installations on display across the festival: 's , a participatory sound installation incorporating vintage test oscillators; and and 's , examining post-nuclear landscapes through sound and field recordings from Semipalatinsk Polygon.
Spatial Audio
A curated spatial audio listening programme runs alongside the day's live events, featuring recorded work from , t, Miko Tchórzewski, Markus Decker, Bernard Kelly, Totaleee, , Cameron Taylor, , Horse Lords, , , and .
If you’d like to learn more about Auris and discover our full weekend programme, visit the . Weekend passes are still on sale, priced at £80 (with reduced-price Weekend Pass for students and those from low-income households, priced at £60).

** Some Auris soundwalks will take place in spaces with limited capacity. Registration for limited events will be required in order to attend. Links to registration will be shared two weeks before the event.