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Monday 1 December 2025

Alcotraz Prison Cocktail Bar

Alcotraz Prison Cocktail Bar

Alcotraz Manchester, Manchester
This is the immersive cocktail bar behind bars, where the serving inmates are your bartenders, the guards are crooked and you become a part of the story. ​Once convicted, inmates are taken into an exciting world of mischief as they are fi...

Ghosts of Manchester - Self-Guided Walking Tour & Escape Game

Ghosts of Manchester - Self-Guided Walking Tour & Escape Game

Young Street, Manchester
Ghosts of Manchester - The Haunting Story of a Serial Killer is an app-based immersive self-guided walking tour and escape game from Questo which will take you to crime-ridden streets, abandoned police stations, and haunted locations Step...

Murder Mystery - Death in the Shadows

Murder Mystery - Death in the Shadows

Manchester Central Library, Manchester
Step into the shoes of the city's best detective in this phone app-based game. On a ghost tour gone wrong, famous travel blogger Bella Wanderlust is found dead. Was it her jealous boyfriend? The eccentric tour guide? Or someone lurking in t...

Monday 15 December 2025

Manchester United v Bournemouth

Manchester United v Bournemouth

Old Trafford, Manchester
The Red Devils take on Bournemouth in the Premier League at the Theatre of Dreams. ...

Freaky Friday

Freaky Friday

HOME, Manchester
The new musical, Freaky Friday, based on the beloved 1972 novel by Mary Rodgers and the hit Disney films, which has captured the hearts of generations, comes to HOME with its UK stage premiere next year. When an overworked mother and her t...

TINA - The Tina Turner Musical

TINA - The Tina Turner Musical

Palace Theatre, Manchester
West End mega-hit TINA - The Tina Turner Musical announces its first ever UK & Ireland tour. From humble beginnings in Nutbush, Tennessee, to her triumphant transformation into a multi award-winning global superstar, Tina Turner didn't just...

Home Alone in Concert - The Film with Live Orchestra

Home Alone in Concert - The Film with Live Orchestra

The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
This beloved holiday favourite features renowned composer John Williams' charming and delightful score performed live to picture by a live symphony orchestra. Since its debut in 2013, Home Alone in Concert has become a seasonal favourite wi...

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

Octagon Theatre, Bolton
A joyful stage adaptation of the festive classic Whilst Christmas cheer and goodwill thrive across Victorian England, tight-fisted Ebenezer Scrooge goes to bed on Christmas Eve with no compassion or love in his heart. However, that night he...

Robert Plant's Saving Grace featuring Suzi Dian

Robert Plant's Saving Grace featuring Suzi Dian

O2 Apollo, Manchester
Saving Grace are a folk co-operative between Led Zeppelin vocalist Robert Plant with Suzi Dian (vocals), Oli Jefferson (percussion), Tony Kelsey (mandolin, baritone and acoustic guitars), and Matt Worley (banjo, acoustic and baritone guitar...

Aladdin

Aladdin

Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Take a magical carpet ride to the North West's home of sensational Pantomime entertainment for Stockport Plaza's glittering production of Aladdin starring Brian Capron, star of Coronation Street and many TV and stage presentations, who make...

The Christmas Orchestra

The Christmas Orchestra

Albert Hall, Manchester
Get ready to discover the magic of the festive season as The Christmas Orchestra is back with their unique concert experience. Celebrate this special time of year with a concert performed live by a 16-piece chamber orchestra supported with ...

Ice Skating

Ice Skating

Trafford Centre, Manchester
Skating Aids are available on a first come first serve basis. Please remember that only shoes are allowed to be stored. There is limited space, so please leave bags and personal belongings at home. Remember to visit the toilet before you ge...

The Best Movies in Cinemas & Streaming

The Best Movies in Cinemas & Streaming

Manchester Multiple Venues, Manchester
  If you are looking for a film to watch, ManchesterTheatres. com have rounded-up the best movies currently showing at Manchester's cinemas, and we are offering discounted tickets at Odeon, Vue, Cineworld and HOME too. We've also compiled...

Mrs Claus Saves Christmas

Mrs Claus Saves Christmas

Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Step into Mrs Claus' kitchen for a festive bake-off like no other! As she prepares holiday treats, things spiral into a recipe-tangling disaster. With everything going wrong, she'll need help from the children in the audience! A fun-filled,...

Palace Theatre Tour

Palace Theatre Tour

Palace Theatre, Manchester
Opened in 1891, The Palace Theatre is one of Manchester's oldest and most beautiful theatres. With a glorious history hosting stars of stage and screen including Judy Garland, Gracie Fields, Les Dawson and Charlie Chaplin, today, the Palace...

Dick Whittington

Dick Whittington

St Helens Theatre Royal, St Helens
St Helens Theatre Royal is set to dazzle audiences this Christmas with its first-ever production of Dick Whittington, marking a major milestone in Regal Entertainments' 25-year history.  Get ready for an unforgettable festive experience, ...

Hope Mill Community Choir & Orchestra

Hope Mill Community Choir & Orchestra

Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Join Hope Mill Community Choir and Orchestra for their seasonal sharing. Each term the Community groups work on new performance pieces as well as building on the old favourites in their repertoire. ...

The Bridgewater Hall Building Tour

The Bridgewater Hall Building Tour

The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Take a look behind the scenes at The Bridgewater Hall, and learn more about Manchester's iconic international concert venue. The entertaining and knowledgeable tour guides will lead you through the building's history, its acoustics and arch...

Hatched

Hatched

Creatures Comedy Club, Manchester
Be part of a warm supportive crowd for new stand-ups among a line up of baby comedians in their first year on the circuit.   ...

NQ Jazz Orchestra

NQ Jazz Orchestra

The Yard, Manchester
The 18-piece NQ Jazz Orchestra - a collection of some of the North's most exciting musicians - perform music from some of the greatest jazz composers of recent years, some rare outings for celebrated British composers, and some hot off the...

Manchester United Museum & Stadium Tour

Manchester United Museum & Stadium Tour

Old Trafford, Manchester
Visit the Museum & Stadium Tour at Old Trafford and walk in the footsteps of greatness. The Museum is open for visitors, and the Stadium Tour follows a great route, so you'll see the players' tunnel, walk next to the world famous pitch, and...

All That Heaven Allows (U)

All That Heaven Allows (U)

HOME, Manchester
★★★★ After the successful but preposterous weepie Magnificent Obsession, director Douglas Sirk reteamed with stars Jane Wyman and Rock Hudson for this exquisite melodrama. He deftly critiques the moral values (and hypocrisy) of 1950...

moviEscape - SAWtopsy

moviEscape - SAWtopsy

Moviescape Stockport, Manchester
  Inspired by the hit SAW movie franchise, SAWtopsy at moviESCAPE, Stockport's leading Escape Room offering, is a gory and ominous room with dim, atmospheric lighting, however it does not feature any jump scares - well none that are delibe...

Tuesday 16 December 2025

The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe

The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe

Lowry, Salford
Step through the wardrobe into the magic kingdom of Narnia where a world of wonder awaits. Join Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter as they meet new friends, face dangerous foes and learn the lessons of courage, sacrifice, and the power of love. ...

Robin Hood

Robin Hood

Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Get ready for an adventure like no other as Jason Manford and Ben Nickless take over Sherwood Forest in this year's must-see show, Robin Hood!Join the most heroic outlaw of them all as the arrow-shooting hero Robin Hood and his trusty band ...

Jimmy Carr

Jimmy Carr

AO Arena, Manchester
Star of the UK's most streamed Netflix comedy special of 2021, Jimmy is back on the road with a brand new show, Laughs Funny. Jimmy's show contains jokes about all kinds of terrible things. Terrible things that might have affected you or pe...

Snowstorm - Wish

Snowstorm - Wish

Trafford Centre, Manchester
"Wish": A Spellbinding Spectacle of Ice and Wonder This Winter Trafford Centre | Dec 5 - Jan 4 Back by overwhelming popular demand, the North West's most beloved winter production returns for its fifth triumphant year - and it's more spellb...

Freaky Friday

Freaky Friday

HOME, Manchester
The new musical, Freaky Friday, based on the beloved 1972 novel by Mary Rodgers and the hit Disney films, which has captured the hearts of generations, comes to HOME with its UK stage premiere next year. When an overworked mother and her t...

The Enormous Crocodile - The Musical

The Enormous Crocodile - The Musical

Lowry, Salford
"For my lunch today I would like... a nice juicy little child!" He's greedy, he's grumptious, he's horrid! The Enormous Crocodile is weaving his way through the jungle to Lowry in search of delicious little fingers and squidgy podgy knees.....

TINA - The Tina Turner Musical

TINA - The Tina Turner Musical

Palace Theatre, Manchester
West End mega-hit TINA - The Tina Turner Musical announces its first ever UK & Ireland tour. From humble beginnings in Nutbush, Tennessee, to her triumphant transformation into a multi award-winning global superstar, Tina Turner didn't just...

The Holiday In Concert - The Film with Live Orchestra

The Holiday In Concert - The Film with Live Orchestra

The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Cherished 2006 Christmas romcom The Holiday is set presented live in concert this festive season. The show will see the film's enchanting score by world renowned, highly celebrated and multiple Academy Award® and Golden Globe® winning co...

Singin' In The Rain

Singin' In The Rain

Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
A timeless masterpiece, and perhaps one of the greatest musicals ever made - a must-see show for Christmas 2025. A charismatic, tap-dancing extravaganza SINGIN' IN THE RAIN is the much-loved story of the highs and lows of Hollywood as a rad...

Believe! The Polar Express Experience

Believe! The Polar Express Experience

O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
Believe! The Polar Express Experience is a brand new, truly magical, multi-room immersive walkthrough experience that brings the enchanting world of the beloved movie to life in a whole new way. Step into the Hero Boy's house where you be t...

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

Octagon Theatre, Bolton
A joyful stage adaptation of the festive classic Whilst Christmas cheer and goodwill thrive across Victorian England, tight-fisted Ebenezer Scrooge goes to bed on Christmas Eve with no compassion or love in his heart. However, that night he...

Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch

Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch

Lowry, Salford
The critically acclaimed parody musical, Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch returns to the Lowry for a five-week Christmas season. This splash-hit show has sold out twice previously, so get your tentacles round tickets fa...

The Moonwalkers: A Journey with Tom Hanks

The Moonwalkers: A Journey with Tom Hanks

Aviva Studios, Manchester
Tom Hanks narrates an epic experience that offers a new perspective on humankind's past and future voyages to the moon. This winter at Aviva Studios, step into The Moonwalkers - an awe-inspiring immersive experience for all ages. Created by...

Shaun the Sheep's Circus Show

Shaun the Sheep's Circus Show

Aviva Studios, Manchester
A high-flying family adventure with un-BAA-lievable acrobats comes to Aviva Studios this winter Two worlds gleefully collide in Shaun the Sheep's Circus Show - brought to the stage by the internationally-acclaimed Australian circus ensemble...

Cinderella (SNP)

Cinderella (SNP)

Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
This Christmas, Shakespeare North Playhouse bring you the most popular fairytale of them all, a spellbinding new production of Cinderella. Tia Larsen takes the title role in the fairytale favourite with a very special Prescot twist in a cap...

Aladdin

Aladdin

Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Take a magical carpet ride to the North West's home of sensational Pantomime entertainment for Stockport Plaza's glittering production of Aladdin starring Brian Capron, star of Coronation Street and many TV and stage presentations, who make...

An Immersive Screening of The Nightmare Before Christmas

An Immersive Screening of The Nightmare Before Christmas

Albert Hall, Manchester
hat's this? What's this? There's magic in the air on the 16th of December, as we get ready for the festive season with Jack Skellington and co as Halloween Town comes to life with an immersive screening of The Nightmare Before Christmas! S...

Christmas Fair

Christmas Fair

Trafford Centre, Manchester
Under 70cm Free Entry Ride list, (Some minimum heights must be accompanied by a responsible adult) Balloon ride, 3 tokens, no height limit Racing Carz, 3 tokens, no height limit Mini chairs, 3 tokens, minimum height 0.9m Tea cups, 3 tokens,...

Ice Skating

Ice Skating

Trafford Centre, Manchester
Skating Aids are available on a first come first serve basis. Please remember that only shoes are allowed to be stored. There is limited space, so please leave bags and personal belongings at home. Remember to visit the toilet before you ge...

Jack Off The Beanstalk

Jack Off The Beanstalk

Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Get ready for the udderly cheeky, naughtiest version of Jack and the Beanstalk you've ever dared to see! Warning: this is not your childhood fairy tale-unless your bedtime stories came with a parental advisory! In this fabulously filthy twi...

Wednesday 17 December 2025

The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe

The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe

Lowry, Salford
Step through the wardrobe into the magic kingdom of Narnia where a world of wonder awaits. Join Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter as they meet new friends, face dangerous foes and learn the lessons of courage, sacrifice, and the power of love. ...

Robin Hood

Robin Hood

Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Get ready for an adventure like no other as Jason Manford and Ben Nickless take over Sherwood Forest in this year's must-see show, Robin Hood!Join the most heroic outlaw of them all as the arrow-shooting hero Robin Hood and his trusty band ...

Snowstorm - Wish

Snowstorm - Wish

Trafford Centre, Manchester
"Wish": A Spellbinding Spectacle of Ice and Wonder This Winter Trafford Centre | Dec 5 - Jan 4 Back by overwhelming popular demand, the North West's most beloved winter production returns for its fifth triumphant year - and it's more spellb...

Freaky Friday

Freaky Friday

HOME, Manchester
The new musical, Freaky Friday, based on the beloved 1972 novel by Mary Rodgers and the hit Disney films, which has captured the hearts of generations, comes to HOME with its UK stage premiere next year. When an overworked mother and her t...

The Enormous Crocodile - The Musical

The Enormous Crocodile - The Musical

Lowry, Salford
"For my lunch today I would like... a nice juicy little child!" He's greedy, he's grumptious, he's horrid! The Enormous Crocodile is weaving his way through the jungle to Lowry in search of delicious little fingers and squidgy podgy knees.....

TINA - The Tina Turner Musical

TINA - The Tina Turner Musical

Palace Theatre, Manchester
West End mega-hit TINA - The Tina Turner Musical announces its first ever UK & Ireland tour. From humble beginnings in Nutbush, Tennessee, to her triumphant transformation into a multi award-winning global superstar, Tina Turner didn't just...
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