EDUCATIONAL SHOWS AND EVENTS IN MANCHESTER
EDUCATIONAL SHOWS AND EVENTS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Educational Shows and Events in Manchester
Operation Ouch! Food, Poo and You
Science & Industry Museum
Sun 12 May - Sun 9 Jun 2024
Lowry Workshops - Dance & Drama (Morning)
The Lowry
Tue 14 May 2024 - Thu 31 Jul 2025
Paint in the Dark - Painting Workshop & Drinks in the Dark
Aatma
Tue 28 - Fri 31 May 2024
Altrincham Garrick Play Reading Club
Altrincham Garrick Playhouse
Fri 7 Jun - Fri 6 Dec 2024
Operation Ouch! Food, Poo and You
Science & Industry Museum, Manchester
Sunday 12 May - Sunday 9 June 2024
Dive headfirst into the digestive system for an unforgettable journey of super-sized science with Operation Ouch! Food, Poo and You. Get ready for a special mission to find out what happens to food when we eat. Guided by videos and illust...Made In England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 12 - Thursday 16 May 2024
★★★★★ The work of film-makers Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger is discussed with passion and authority by Martin Scorsese in this richly enjoyable documentary, for which he presents his thoughts and recollections directly to ...The School of Curiosity
The Met, Bury
Monday 13 - Monday 27 May 2024
Is your child aged between 10 and 14 and bursting with creativity?Do they love reading, making, and telling stories?Do they have a passion for exploring the world of imagination?Well, then, look no further! Welcome to The School of Curiosi...Lowry Workshops - Dance & Drama (Morning)
The Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 14 May 2024 - Thursday 31 July 2025
The Lowry offers a diverse and inclusive creating learning offer. With a variety of workshops linked to curriculum areas, mental health and wellbeing and project work. All workshops and projects are tailor made to support your objectives an...Music Drop
Contact, Manchester
Wednesday 15 May - Wednesday 24 July 2024
Beatmakers, rappers, singers or anyone interested in making music, Music Drop is the perfect project for you. Whatever your musical background is this project will teach you key music skills and support your musical journey. Music Drop offe...Little Creatives
The Lowry, Salford
Wednesday 15 - Wednesday 22 May 2024
Join The Lowry for their weekly Little Creatives session. This is designed for under 5's with different activities each week. Your little one is sure to have fun and get creative in these workshops. All attendees will need to book a ticket....Rhyme Time
Z-arts, Manchester
Thursday 16 May - Thursday 18 July 2024
Rhyme time is a fun group singing session for babies and toddlers (0-4 years) and their grown-ups.  Singing together and repeating rhymes helps your child develop listening, visual and memory skills, which will help them develop. Rhyme t...Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg
HOME, Manchester
Friday 17 May 2024
Featuring Scarlett Johansson as the voice of Anita Pallenberg, Alexis Bloom and Svetlana Zill's intimate documentary is about a woman who was at many points in her life a newspaper headline: Anita Pallenberg was a "rock n' roll goddess," a...Babies Playtime
The Lowry, Salford
Friday 17 - Friday 24 May 2024
A great opportunity to meet other parents and socialise babies, come along to The Lowry's fun and friendly activity for babies. In this session you and your little ones will sing, dance and get creative.10am-10.45am: For babies under 1 (pre...Saturday Club - Society and Change
Manchester Museum, Manchester
Saturday 18 May - Saturday 6 July 2024
Society and Change Are you aged 13-16? Are you interested in creatively exploring how we can work together towards a fairer and more sustainable future? In partnership with the  National Saturday Club, the Society & Change Saturday Club...Family Art Stars
Z-arts, Manchester
Saturday 18 May - Saturday 20 July 2024
Families that learn together, grow together. We are very excited to continue our Family Art Stars sessions every Saturday! Come down, muck in and make some art as a family, spending quality time and learning new techniques. No skill is requ...Baby Book Club
Z-arts, Manchester
Wednesday 22 May - Wednesday 26 June 2024
Baby Book Club is a wonderful way to spend time together with your baby (0-2 years) and develop their love of books, stories and reading.  Baby Book Club helps parents develop skills in how to make reading fun for their babies and help d...Rude Science
The Lowry, Salford
Sunday 26 May 2024
The naughtiest, funniest, most revolting science show in the world. Brace yourselves for BBC Gastronaut Stefan Gates' revolutionary, high-tech, highly-explosive new show, packed with outrageous science stunts. On the surface it's a riot of ...Dinosaur Adventure Live
St Helens Theatre Royal, St Helens
Monday 27 May 2024
65 million years in the making... Are you ready for the adventure? This awe-inspiring interactive stage show captivates both young and young at heart, immersing audiences in the enthralling & realistic world of Dinosaurs. Join the intrepi...Paint in the Dark - Painting Workshop & Drinks in the Dark
Aatma, Manchester
Tuesday 28 - Friday 31 May 2024
A painting workshop in a unique retro-futuristic atmosphere. Immerse yourself in a fluorescent neon-lit setting to create your own work of art. Brush in one hand, glass in the other (with or without alcohol), unleash your inner artist! Pain...Haunted Manchester City Exploration Game
22 Opposite The Old Granada Studios And Bauhaus, Manchester
Saturday 1 June 2024 - Monday 1 December 2025
Choose your date and time after you purchase. Explore the most frightful places in Manchester, with their stories of restless spirits, cruel murders and menacing ghouls. Solve 13 creepy clues to find out the true story of Loky. Loky was a M...Little Reads
Z-arts, Manchester
Tuesday 4 June - Tuesday 2 July 2024
Little Reads with Manchester Literature Festival. Join Ged for an interactive Storytelling session in our new Children's Library. 10am session - Pre-school/Family session 11am- Inclusive session (If you require a BSL interpreter please do l...Paterson Joseph - Sancho & Me
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 7 June 2024
Performed by Paterson Joseph (Wonka, Timeless) and accompanying musicians led by Ben Park, and based on Joseph's novel The Secret Diaries of Ignatius Sancho. Charles Ignatius Sancho was born on a slave ship on the Atlantic in 1729, yet he b...Altrincham Garrick Play Reading Club
Altrincham Garrick Playhouse, Altrincham
Friday 7 June - Friday 6 December 2024
If you like theatre... no, if you love theatre, drama, comedy, musical theatre, play reading, poetry and much more and would relish the opportunity to meet new people, then the new 'Altrincham Garrick Play Reading Club' is for you. Here is ...Playreading Sessions
HOME, Manchester
Friday 7 June 2024
HOME's popular Playreading group meets on the first Friday of most months. The sessions, which are open to all, offer an opportunity to read and discuss plays that are linked to our theatre productions, or discover new plays from local tal...It's All Greek with Alex Jennings and Siân Phillips
The Lowry, Salford
Sunday 9 June 2024
A woman longing for her lover; a wronged wife plotting her revenge; a squaddie traumatised by war. Love, laughter, tears, and treachery. And a touch of murder. Whatever life brings us, the ancient Greeks have the right words for it. Dame Si...Deepak Chopra
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Monday 10 June 2024
Join New York Times bestselling author Deepak Chopra as he guides you on how to wake up to new levels of awareness that will ultimately cultivate a clear vision, heal suffering in your mind and body, and help recover who you really are. In ...Professor Anna Scaife - Artificial Intelligence and Aliens
Waterside, Manchester
Monday 10 June 2024
What do we expect the echoes of alien civilisations to look like? Why are radio telescopes a promising way to search for them? The radio Universe is a noisy place and separating out interesting signals that may point to extra-terrestrial in...Peppa Pig's Fun Day Out
St Helens Theatre Royal, St Helens
Tuesday 11 - Thursday 13 June 2024
Join Peppa, along with her family and friends as they go to the zoo and also the beach for a special party- it's going to be an exciting and fun packed day. Prepare to sing and dance with colourful scarecrows, feed the penguins, build big s...Writing Working Class Folk
The Portico Library, Manchester
Saturday 6 July 2024
Join Louis Glazzard for a friendly writing workshop exploring class and identity in writing about folk - lore and people. ...SIX Dance Party
The Lowry, Salford
Wednesday 24 July - Sunday 1 September 2024
Don't lose your head! Join the Lowry's SIX inspired dance party to learn some of the famous moves from the show. In this free 45 minute session you will work with a professional dancer to learn some of the legendary SIX choreography. Recomm...Bluey's Big Play
The Lowry, Salford
Wednesday 31 July - Sunday 11 August 2024
When Dad feels like a little bit of Sunday afternoon time out, Bluey and Bingo have other plans! Join them as they pull out all of the games and cleverness at their disposal to get Dad off that bean bag. Bluey's Big Play is a brand-new thea...Horrible Histories - Rotten Royals
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Sunday 4 August 2024
We all want to meet people from history. The trouble is everyone is dead! So Horrible Histories is back in 2024 with revolting rulers and mad monarchs from Britain'sbarmypast! Would you be wooed by Richard the Lionheart? Are you ready for a...SIX
The Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 13 August - Sunday 1 September 2024
The international smash hit musical SIX is back! Multi award-winning with a spectacularly successful studio album adored on playlists across the globe, this sell-out Tudor take-off has 'an incredibly strong and powerful message. Boundary-pu...The Dino Adventure
East Lancashire Railway, Bury
Thursday 15 - Wednesday 28 August 2024
Get your teeth into this Jurassic Lark. Join an eccentric expedition on a time travelling steam train to meet with a herd of adorable baby dinosaurs. Get up close with the cute cretaceous critters and maybe even give the T-Rex a tickle unde...Fearne Cotton's Happy Place Festival
Tatton Park, Knutsford
Saturday 31 August - Sunday 1 September 2024
Fuel your thoughts and find your sanctuary this summer at the UK's biggest space dedicated to feeding both body and mind. A creative space for self-love and happiness. We can't wait to see you there, and remember - the magic really happens ...The Serial Killer Next Door
The Albert Halls, Bolton
Friday 6 September 2024
One of the UK's most notable Psychological Therapists and Crime commentators Emma Kenny discusses what creates a serial killer. She will take you on a journey looking at what ingredients of possibility lead to body counts by killers like Te...The Davinci Michelangelo Experience
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Tuesday 10 September 2024
Revel in an unforgettable journey through the Renaissance and rediscover the most exceptional artistic period in history. Now in its 9th season, The Davinci Michelangelo Experience has played across the United States and most recently a 9-m...Tim Peake - Astronauts: The Quest to Explore Space
The Lowry, Salford
Sunday 15 September 2024
After multiple sell-out tours with his debut show, My Journey to Space, Tim Peake returns to venues across the UK with his hugely anticipated new show, ASTRONAUTS: The Quest to Explore Space. With the help of extraordinary archive material ...Dinosaur World Live
The Lowry, Salford
Friday 18 - Sunday 20 October 2024
Dare to experience the dangers and delights of Dinosaur World Live in this roarsome interactive show for all the family - now returning to The Lowry due to popular demand! Grab your compass and join our intrepid explorer across uncharted te...An Evening with Richard Dawkins
The Lowry, Salford
Monday 4 November 2024
Settle in for an unforgettable evening with Richard Dawkins, the world-renowned evolutionary biologist, author, and public intellectual, as he embarks on a highly anticipated tour across the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and Europe...An Audience with Lucy Worsley on Jane Austen
The Lowry, Salford
Saturday 9 November 2024
Following her sold-out Agatha Christie tour, acclaimed historian Lucy Worsley leads us into the life of one of English literature's most cherished figures. For these live, beautifully-illustrated talks, Lucy invites audiences to step into t...Ant Middleton
The Lowry, Salford
Monday 11 November 2024
This year, Ant Middleton returns to the UK stage to talk all things K2; from the gut-wrenching experience of leaving his family to travel to one of the most dangerous mountains in the world - and the consecutive obstacles he had to surmount...The Extraordinary Time-Travelling Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Waterside, Manchester
Saturday 16 November 2024
Amazing tales, elegantly told. The Extraordinary Time-Travelling Adventures of Baron Munchausen is a multi award-winning, family friendly, improvised storytelling show. There will be pirates and princesses, unicorns and dragons, spacemen an...James Martin
