What's on in Manchester and surrounding area
What's on in Manchester and surrounding area
Sunday 27 September 2026
The Music of Fleetwood Mac by Candlelight
The Music of Fleetwood Mac by Candlelight
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Featuring a cast of West End singers and a live band, this 'landslide' concert is jam packed with Fleetwood Mac hits as you have never heard them before! This incredible show will feature best loved songs including 'Little Lies', 'The Chain...Jeremy Bowen
Jeremy Bowen
Lowry, Salford
Truth Under Fire is an essential evening for anyone who wants to understand the world as it is, not as we wish it to be. Gaza. Ukraine. Syria. Sudan. Yemen. The world is facing more armed conflicts than at any point in decades, and Jeremy...Undertale - 10th Anniversary Orchestral Concert
Undertale - 10th Anniversary Orchestral Concert
O2 Apollo, Manchester
The Determination Symphony is the brand new Undertale concert, featuring a 25-piece orchestra performing Toby Fox's legendary music from the popular indie role-playing video game. It's Undertale's 10th anniversary, so let's celebrate w...Tim Peake - Astronauts: The Quest to Explore Space
Tim Peake - Astronauts: The Quest to Explore Space
King George's Hall, Blackburn
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 materi...6LACK
6LACK
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Atlanta, Georgia R&B singer and rapper Ricardo Valentine Jr., a.k.a. 6LACK (pronounced "black"), makes music which has been described by Billboard as "moody hip hop" that "spotlights vulnerability and honesty in a way the emoji generation ...Little Shop of Horrors
Little Shop of Horrors
Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
We are thrilled to announce a bold new revival of Alan Menken and Howard Ashman's Little Shop of Horrors, is coming to Manchester in Autumn 2026. This cult classic musical will be brought to life in a major new production, continuing the...Smithsonian Starstruck - An Immersive Experience
Smithsonian Starstruck - An Immersive Experience
Transmission House, Manchester
Smithsonian Starstruck: An Immersive Experience is a first-of-its-kind virtual reality adventure that doesn't just show you the universe - it places you inside it. Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, th...John Kearns
John Kearns
Lowry, Salford
Tilting at Windmills is the brand-new stand-up show from Taskmaster alumni and double Edinburgh Comedy Award Winner,John Kearns. A fragmented, digressing portrayal of a 38-year-old man's life, alluding to books he hasn't read, to...Let Me Entertain You
Let Me Entertain You
Palace Theatre, Manchester
Natalie Woods School of Theatre and Dance showcase their work with local talented performancers on stage for a wonderful evening of entertainment at the Palace Theatre, Manchester for all the family to enjoy! ...Mike Rice
Mike Rice
RNCM, Manchester
There's a cruelty to Mike Rice, a wickedness. In his latest show, Cruel Little Man, the Irish stand-up talks about doing psychedelics with his brother, an entanglement with a Spanish Sausage Dog named Nino, and many other such rotten advent...PINK by Vicky Jackson
PINK by Vicky Jackson
The Albert Halls, Bolton
Vicky Jackson's tribute to Pink has been a run-away success and has consistently been her most booked act since 2008. Whilst the Pink tribute show was not her first tribute act, Vicky found herself being compared both physically and vocally...Kantos Chamber Choir - Drop Drop
Kantos Chamber Choir - Drop Drop
Victoria Baths, Manchester
Water: essential, powerful, and increasingly under threat; it lies at the heart of life itself. Dive in to a choral exploration of our relationship with water, reflecting both its immense power and its moments of profound stillness. With mu...Machu Picchu - Journey to the Lost City
Machu Picchu - Journey to the Lost City
Transmission House, Manchester
Machu Picchu: Journey to the Lost City transports you back 450 years ago to the heart of the ancient Inca Empire in stunning virtual reality. You'll climb the breathtaking peaks of the Andes, wander through the Temple of the Sun, walk the f...BBC Radio 4 Beyond Belief
BBC Radio 4 Beyond Belief
BBC Philharmonic Studios, Salford
Join Giles Fraser and the panel for Beyond Belief, Radio 4's long-running series exploring the place and shape of faith in today's world, as they explore taboo texts, sacrilegious language and blasphemy, asking where the boundaries of relig...BBC Radio 4 The Verb
BBC Radio 4 The Verb
BBC Philharmonic Studios, Salford
Join Ian McMillan at Radio 4's home of poetry, for a russet-toned adventure into verse, and into making poems - poems that make you feel, smell and breathe autumn. He'll be joined by some of the best-loved poets of our age. ...Poetry Across Borders - 10 Years of the British Council
Poetry Across Borders - 10 Years of the British Council
BBC Philharmonic Studios, Salford
We may speak different languages, but people everywhere have more or less the same dreams. For the past 10 years the British Council has supported international poetry exchanges with Contains Strong Language. Take a tour of the world throug...Matt Winning
Matt Winning
Lowry, Salford
Acclaimed climate scientist, Dr Matt Winning (LLB, MSc, PhD), has been given an ultimatum: save the world by lunchtime tomorrow or sell his soul for a slice of Rockefeller's fortune. But right now, he's busy: his son is being born and he's ...VAEB
VAEB
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Icelandic electronic music duo Vab (pronounced VIBE) consist of brothers Halfdan Helgi and Matthias Davio Matthiasson represented Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song "Roa". ...Benson Booned & Harry Styled
Benson Booned & Harry Styled
St Mary's Chambers, Rossendale
Tributes to Benson Boone and Harry Styles ...Off The Rails Comedy Club Saddleworth
