ATTRACTIONS IN MANCHESTER
ATTRACTIONS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Attractions in Manchester
Tue 29 Jul - Sun 3 Aug 2025
Fri 16 May - Fri 19 Dec 2025
Fri 9 May - Sat 19 Jul 2025
Sat 22 Nov - Wed 24 Dec 2025
Fri 9 May - Sat 19 Jul 2025
The Dino Adventure
Wednesday 28 May - Sunday 20 July 2025
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...
Behind the Scenes Tours
Wednesday 28 May 2025 - Wednesday 24 June 2026
Enjoy a tour of Stockport's magnificent 1932 Art Deco Super Cinema and Variety Theatre. Many of the greatest stage and screen stars of yesteryear and the modern day have appeared in person on stage or on the giant silver screen at The Plaza...
The Wizarding Adventure
Thursday 29 May - Wednesday 29 October 2025
It's a kind of magic! Are you ready to attend your first day at the Grand Old School of Wizardry. Join the madcap mages and wacky witches of the faculty on a spellbinding adventure to work on your wand waving, brush up on your broomstick sk...
Love in the city: Meditation public talk
Thursday 29 May 2025
A special public talk at Friends Meeting House in Manchester, with International teacher Gen Kelsang Sangden, the Resident Teacher of KMC Mexico...
Scream For Queens
Friday 30 - Saturday 31 May 2025
A selection of extraordinary performances to please all to help raise money for one of the biggest festivals...
Neon Brush - Paint in the Dark Experience
Saturday 31 May 2025
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! N...
Alcotraz Prison Cocktail Bar
Sunday 1 June - Monday 1 December 2025
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
Sunday 1 June - Monday 1 December 2025
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
Sunday 1 June - Monday 1 December 2025
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...
From Venice with Love - Dishing Out Memories
Tuesday 3 June 2025
A special evening showcasing creative responses from five Greater Manchester artists who spent a month at the 2024 Venice Biennale, supported by the British Council, Lowry, Venture Arts, Manchester Metropolitan University, and Touchstones R...
Drawing Course
Tuesday 3 - Tuesday 24 June 2025
Learn and master techniques for capturing facial features, expressions, perspectives, and the interplay of light and tone. Unleash your creativity and elevate your drawing skills in our engaging, popular drawing course! Designed for all le...
Altrincham Garrick Play Reading Club
Friday 6 June - Friday 5 December 2025
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
Friday 6 June - Friday 5 December 2025
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...
Boobie Disco Bingo
Friday 6 June 2025
Disco bingo fundraiser. Proudly supporting CoppaFeel, a charity focussed on raising awareness of breast cancer in young people....
Boy Toy Bottomless Brunch
Saturday 7 June - Saturday 1 November 2025
The Hottest Bottomless Brunch in Manchester is here... experience the full package! At Boy Toy Brunch they know how to have fun... The gorgeous Boy Toys - from male dancers and acrobats to waiters and performers - are here to please, and bo...
Bougie Drag Bottomless Brunch
Saturday 7 June - Saturday 6 December 2025
Bring it, queens! Every month, Manchester is the destination for the No.1 drag day out, presented by Manchester's leading queens Imani & Barb, plus regular guest queens. Together, they deliver their gag-worthy immersive performances and fie...
Rail Ale Trail
Saturday 7 June - Saturday 6 September 2025
Chug through lush valleys and pretty villages, take in the stunning scenery and sample some delicious local ales when you join the East Lancashire Railway's Rail Ale Trail. Climb aboard one of the steam or diesel trains on the ELR and be gu...
Manchester Music Tours - The Smiths Tour
Saturday 7 June - Saturday 27 September 2025
The Smiths fans from across the globe will have the opportunity to experience once again how this iconic band made their mark in Manchester and the world. Iconic places that will be visited on the tour include; Strangeways prison, which bec...
Total Fitness 5k & 10k race
Saturday 7 June 2025
Spring into summer at Total Fitness Wilmslow 5K & 10K, scenic routes, costumes encouraged, prizes, and medals for all finishers...
Ariana Goes Wicked Brunch
Saturday 14 June - Saturday 29 November 2025
A spellbinding fusion of pop perfection and Broadway magic at this live vocal show by the UK's no. 1 Ariana Tribute, Hariana, and her dancers. It's going to be a "Defying Gravity" experience with a show-stopping performance by the UK's #1 A...
Manchester Music Tours - Tour Special
Saturday 14 June - Saturday 13 September 2025
You've heard the songs, now see the sights and hear the stories behind Manchester's greatest artists on the Manchester Music Tour. Founded by Inspiral Carpets drummer Craig Gill, the Manchester Music Tour offers a fascinating first-hand ins...
Glastonbrox
Saturday 14 June 2025
In aid of BACKUP NORTH WEST the charity that supports and houses homeless young adults, Brooksbottom Cricket Club presents: Glastonbrox.4 live bands...
Travel to Wonderland
Sunday 15 June - Friday 8 August 2025
You're late, you're late, for a very important date! It's time to take a tumble down the Rabbit Hole for a curious adventure through Wonderland with Alice and her friends. This perfect Alice in Wonderland themed adventure for the whole fami...
Plays For The People
Tuesday 17 June 2025
Join acclaimed theatre maker Andy Smith and award-winning applied arts practitioner Lynsey O'Sullivan for a day of play, discussion, and action. This day will see three performances of plays from the ongoing project Plays for the People: ...
'Allo 'Allo Comedy Train
Friday 20 June - Friday 3 October 2025
'Allo! 'Allo! This is nighthawk calling! Listen very carefully, we shall say this only once! Renѐ was hoping for a quiet night in his humble little cafe in Nouvion, but things aren't quite going according to plan. The Resistance wants to u...
HairCon
Monday 23 June 2025
HairCon, the revolutionary premier trade event for the professional hair industry, a must-attend creative showcase for hairstylists, barbers and salon owners. With 10 headline partners, it stands at the forefront of innovation, trends, and ...
Baby Book Club
Wednesday 25 June 2025
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...
Performance MCR
Wednesday 25 June 2025
Performance MCR is the performance marketing conference with practitioners and attendees at it's HEART....
Edufuturists Uprising 2025
Thursday 26 June 2025
Education Awards like you've never seen before. Championing those in education who are preparing learners for a different future. 6 years & counting...
Shakespeare and Love Tour
Friday 27 June - Wednesday 30 July 2025
An enchanting behind-the-scenes Theatre Tour exploring love as seen by The Bard, with insights into his romantic tales and the timeless allure of the Shakepeare North Playhouse's Cockpit Theatre. Step into a world of romance on the Shakespe...
Manchester Music Tours - Joy Division Tour
Saturday 28 June 2025
A four hour musical journey covering all things Joy Division and Factory Records! The chance to visit many of the important venues and locations around Manchester and surrounding areas that helped shape and influence the Joy Division sound....
Summer Diesel Gala
Thursday 3 - Sunday 6 July 2025
Gleaming diesel locomotives, gorgeous sun-drenched days (hopefully) and soothing summer evenings. It's the East Lancashire Railway's Summer Diesel Gala!See and ride behind your favourite engines from the ELR home fleet, and maybe even some ...
Germaine Kruip - A Possibility
Thursday 17 - Sunday 20 July 2025
A Possibility is a new artwork for the theatre by Dutch artist Germaine Kruip exploring the possibilities of perception, sound and performance. Performed at the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM), the piece features new compositions by ...
Quentin Blake and Me
Saturday 19 July - Sunday 31 August 2025
In this vibrant and lively family exhibition, Lowry will be celebrating the work of one of the most popular and successful writers and illustrators of children's books, Quentin Blake. Known for his distinctive and whimsical style, Blake ha...
Rainford Rocks '25
Friday 25 - Sunday 27 July 2025
3 day event at The Rainford Junction. Headliners The Fleetwood Mack Experience, AC/DC EXPERIENCE & In the Flesh Pink Floyd. Camping & fun fair too...
Comic Con Manchester
Saturday 26 - Sunday 27 July 2025
One of the UK's largest pop culture conventions, attracting over ten thousand fans annually to our Monopoly Event's home venue, Bowlers Exhibition Centre in Manchester. The main attraction every year is of course the star guests, with a ...
SIX
Tuesday 29 July - Sunday 3 August 2025
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...
Titanic Exhibition
Thursday 31 July - Sunday 24 August 2025
The UK's largest travelling Titanic Exhibition is coming to Manchester this Summer. Open from 31st July to 24th August 2025, the exhibition will be at Manchester Central's Exchange Hall. With thousands of tickets already sold, visitors are ...
Day Out With Thomas at East Lancashire Railway
Saturday 2 August - Sunday 5 October 2025
Peep! Peep! Join Thomas & Friends for a day of family fun at East Lancashire Railway. Take a train ride with Thomas, meet Sir Topham Hatt and join Sodor Station Sweepers Rusty & Dusty for a trainload of excitement. There will be lots to enj...
Magic of Thailand Festival - Manchester
Saturday 9 - Sunday 10 August 2025
A two day Thai Festival to experience the taste of Thailand this summer at Platt Fields Park is brought to you by Magic of Thailand, previously known as Manchester Thai Festival. Treat yourself to a weekend wonder and bring along your famil...
Horrible Histories - Gorgeous Georgians & Vile Victorians
Sunday 17 August 2025
Horrible Histories: Gorgeous Georgians & Vile Victorians We all want to meet people from history! The trouble is everyone is dead!So it's time to prepare for Horrible Histories live on stage with the acclaimed production of Gorgeous Georgia...
Tribute to Eddie Garrity Concert
Sunday 17 August 2025
SLAUGHTER BITE BACK featuring Rossi/Bates performing live as a tribute to their former front man Eddie Garrity who passed away earlier this year....
Peppa Pig & Family Fun Day
Thursday 21 - Friday 22 August 2025
The East Lancashire Railway is thrilled to welcome back everyone's favourite cheeky little piggies. Come and meet Peppa and George at intervals throughout the day in the fantastic Bury Transport Museum. You can also take part in Peppa Pig's...
