Manchester Festivals Events

ULTIMATE RIFF RAFF FRESHERS 2026 ⚡️ UNI OF ROUTE presents FISH56 OCTAGON ⚡️ Official Student Partners with BoohooMAN 👕 Free Hoodie + Huge Artist with Every Ticket - Sold Out 15 Years Running!

Mayfield Depot Home of WHP, Ambers, IDRA, Yes, Albert Hall, 256 Fallowfield, Gorilla, Grosvenor, Yes Rooftop + MANY MORE 20 Sep 2026

Halloween Garage Day Party - Freight Island Manchester [TICKETS ON SALE!]

Freight Island 24 Oct 2026

Neighbourhood Festival

The Deaf Institute 16 Oct 2026

Manchester Christmas Markets open

Manchester City Centre 6 Nov 2026

La Discotheque Festival, Manchester

Depot Mayfield 7 Nov 2026

Neighbourhood Festival - 17th October

Gorilla. Arch 54/56 Whitworth Street West, M1 6 Manchester, United Kingdom 17 Oct 2026

Halloween Garage Day Party - Freight Island Manchester

Freight Island 24 Oct 2026

Manchester Whisky Festival 2026

Manchester Cathedral 16 Oct 2026

Manchester Punk Festival

Multiple Venues, Northern Quarter 3 Apr 2026

Deptford Northern Soul Club

38 Charles St, Manchester M1 7DB, UK 17 Oct 2026

Europe's biggest thrift festival: Manchester

Victoria Baths 25 Oct 2026

Neighbourhood Festival 2026

Various Manchester Venues 17 Oct 2026

Manchester Bollywood Freshers Icebreaker 2026-27 Signup - The Official Waitlist

Manchester Universities 20 Sep 2026

The Doors Alive Hit Manchester 2026

Manchester Academy 10 Oct 2026

The Manchester Food Fest

42 Great Southern St 23 Oct 2026

Fright Island - Friday 30th October - Freight Island

Freight Island 30 Oct 2026

Sidewinder Halloween Festival 2026

Bowlers Exhibition Centre 31 Oct 2026

For the Love of Horror November 2026

BEC Arena, Longbridge Road, Trafford Park, M17 1SN Manchester, United Kingdom 14 Nov 2026

The ABBA Day Party: Manchester 💃🕺 SOLD OUT ❌

Impossible - Manchester 17 Oct 2026

Obscurum

The Yard MCR 31 Oct 2026

VYNTRA EVENTS TOLLY X FOLK

MN1 Manchester 25 Oct 2026

Manchester - Dutty Moonshine Big Band - Second Distillation Tour

New Century 30 Oct 2026

Sharad Poonam Garba Night (Manchester)

National Cycling Centre 24 Oct 2026

Kibo

The Deaf Institute 1 Nov 2026

John Craigie + Jobi Riccio / YES Pink Room, Manchester / Wed 14 Oct

YES 14 Oct 2026

Damnation presents: A Night of Salvation

The Bread Shed 6 Nov 2026

Festival of Fantastic Films 2026 - Manchester

Pendulum Hotel 23 Oct 2026

Red Balloon Presents ... Ríoghnach Connolly & Honeyfeet LIVE at the Monastery Manchester

The Monastery Manchester 18 Oct 2026

True Pride

HIDDEN MANCHESTER 7 Nov 2026

Elephunk in the Room - Manchester

Band on the Wall 30 Oct 2026

Manchester Blues Festival 2026

113 Carlton Road, M16 8BE 18 Oct 2026

The Mouse Outfit | Manchester, Gorilla

Gorilla 6 Nov 2026

Manchester Literature Festival presents Sufiyaan Salam & Monika Radojevic

The Manchester Museum 18 Oct 2026

DESPISED ICON, CARNIFEX, SUFFOCATION

Manchester Academy 5 Nov 2026

Aladdinsane - The Sound & Vision Of David Bowie - Lions Den, Manchester

Lions Den Manchester 17 Oct 2026

Rememba Fela 2026

Niamos 10 Oct 2026

PAULINE BLACK: My Life in 10 Records - with MAISIE ADAM

INNSIDE Manchester 14 Nov 2026

Northern Soul Day Party: Manchester ✊

Impossible - Manchester 7 Nov 2026

A Tribute to Manchester | Manchester Academy

Oxford Road, M13 9PR Manchester, United Kingdom 4 Dec 2026

You Have Been Summoned: A Jury Service Experience

Greater Manchester Police Museum & Archives 20 Oct 2026

JIM JONES ALL STARS, NIGHT & DAY CAFE (MANCHESTER)

Night & Day Cafe 12 Oct 2026

Eco Fest Abundance Manchester 2026

Hulme Community Garden Centre 11 Oct 2026

1 Irishman in Manchester | A stand-up comedy show | 7:30PM

Fairfield Social Club 30 Oct 2026

Snap & Share: Street Photography Workshop

Northern Quarter 22 Aug 2026

Auris Festival: Saturday Day Pass

SEESAW 10 Oct 2026

Francisco López at Auris Festival: Performance tickets

Sister - Renold Building 10 Oct 2026

Auris Festival: Sunday Day Pass

SEESAW 11 Oct 2026

Nik Colk Void at Auris Festival

Sister Renold Building 10 Oct 2026

Grimmfest Market 2026!

ODEON Manchester Great Northern 10 Oct 2026

Columbia Mills | Manchester, Grafton Arms

Grafton Arms 10 Oct 2026

Ben P Williams ** album launch ** + Macharia / Low Four Studio, Manchester / Sat 10 Oct

Low Four Studio 10 Oct 2026

Zambian Independence Celebration 🇿🇲

Peppermints 23 Oct 2026

TRUE PRIDE Festival - feat. The Irrepressibles, Planningtorock, David Hoyle, WitchofTheEast & more

Hidden, 16-18 Mary St, Cheetham Hill, , Manchester, United Kingdom, M3 1NH 7 Nov 2026

Honey Blues dancing workshop and social with Dara & Eylem

Manchester, United Kingdom 16 Oct 2026

BEAM NOIR - Petrichor EP Release Party

Night & Day Cafe 23 Oct 2026

Bobbie Dazzle

The Deaf Institute 18 Oct 2026

Lights Up 2026 | Expression of Interest

All Saints Park 7 Nov 2026

JOHN FOXX in conversation with JOHN ROBB - our #Louder2026 Finale

INNSIDE Manchester 15 Nov 2026

Fontaines C.D. (Fontaines D.C. Tribute)

Lions Den Manchester 31 Oct 2026

CLINT BOON: The Manchester Chronicles True Tales of Music, Madness & Mayhem

INNSIDE Manchester 13 Nov 2026

Manchester Book Fair

The Monastery Manchester 11 Oct 2026

0161 Mumc Thrashchester 2026

Rebellion Manchester 13 Nov 2026

Big Cat Chic + Tay Temple + Amongst The Doubt

Gullivers 1 Nov 2026

10 Years of Deptford Northern Soul Club

38 Charles St, Manchester M1 7DB, UK 21 Nov 2026

Anna McCargow: Piano — Scarlatti, Mozart, Beethoven, Liszt

Forsyth Brothers Limited 15 Oct 2026

Fantastic Days: NICK HEYWARD in conversation

INNSIDE Manchester 13 Nov 2026

FAILURE IS ALWAYS AN OPTION: STEVE MASON in conversation

INNSIDE Manchester 14 Nov 2026

ILLUMIN8TE NEW EARTH FESTIVAL (FRIDAY 9TH - 11TH OCTOBER ) @ THE LIGHTHOUSE HUB

The Lighthouse Hub 9 Oct 2026

We Love Wednesdays

O2 Ritz Manchester 9 Dec 2026

The Big Christmas Assembly 2026 with James B Partridge

Lower Mosley St., M2 3WS Manchester, United Kingdom 16 Dec 2026

The Sheepdogs / Band on the Wall, Manchester / Sat 14 Nov

Band on the Wall 14 Nov 2026

Amber Prothero

The Yard 30 Oct 2026

Baby Brave, Heavy Salad and Fleece @ Band on the Wall, Manchester

Band on the Wall 6 Nov 2026

K*ll the Wheel Festival

West Art Collective HQ (Antwerp Mansion) 6 Nov 2026

Joe Doonan live at The Peer Hat, Manchester

The Peer Hat 22 Oct 2026

Young Once: A Life Less Heavy. NIGEL PLANER with CHRISTOPHER ECCLESTON

INNSIDE Manchester 14 Nov 2026

Northcote

Castle Hotel 24 Oct 2026

Amelia Coburn / YES Pink Room, Manchester / Fri 4 Dec

YES 4 Dec 2026

Friday Night De-Lights! Vermouth? You Can't Handle Vermouth! (5 Wines)

La Fromagerie, Urmston 30 Oct 2026

Flamenco dance workshops with María José Leon Soto

Chorlton High School 10 Oct 2026

The West End Day Party: Manchester 🎭

Impossible - Manchester 28 Nov 2026

Bradley Taylor + Friends

Hinterland Alcohol-Free Bar and Cafe 11 Nov 2026

The Rozzers (Tribute to Sting & The Police)

Lions Den Manchester 14 Nov 2026

Didsbury Games Festival 2025

St Catherine's Community Centre Didsbury 17 Oct 2026

The Rolling People

The Deaf Institute 19 Dec 2026

Magic and Manifesting - Samhain - Kundalini Yoga, Yoga Nidra and Live Music

Chorlton,,Manchester,M21 9JF,GB 25 Oct 2026

MARCO PIRRONI in conversation: Your Money or Your Life.

INNSIDE Manchester 14 Nov 2026

Autumn Harvest Festival

Station South 24 Oct 2026

DC/UK (formerly AC/DC UK) + Shef Leppard | Manchester 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Academy

Manchester Academy 11 Dec 2026

Hanging Around - Life On The Road With The Men In Black.

INNSIDE Manchester 13 Nov 2026

Paul Weller: Live on TV - The Stories Behind the Performances

INNSIDE Manchester 14 Nov 2026

1967 - The World of Brian Epstein & The Beatles: GARY KEMP & SIMON HALFON

INNSIDE Manchester 15 Nov 2026

Motown Day Party: Manchester ✨

Impossible - Manchester 12 Dec 2026

Manchester: Swing Into Christmas 2026 (evening)

Stoller Hall 5 Dec 2026

'Feels Like Fiction' UK TOUR | Chloe Jones | Manchester

The Portico Library 18 Nov 2026

Femina Cupla: Poetry Reading

The Portico Library 24 Oct 2026

SEE MY WORLD FILM FESTIVAL

Contact Theatre 21 Nov 2026

Country to Country 2027 - 3-Day Pass Manchester Tickets

Manchester AO Arena 12 Mar 2027

Manchester Audio Tour: Art, Culture, and Legend Audio Adventure

AO Arena 10 Oct 2026

OLD SKOOL BINGO: WINTER FEST – Manchester

Impossible Manchester 5 Dec 2026