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Jurassic World - The Exhibition

Trafford Centre, Manchester
Monday 11 November 2024 - Sunday 12 January 2025
Welcome to Jurassic World Get closer to dinosaurs than ever before at Jurassic World: The Exhibition! Based on one of the biggest blockbusters in cinema history, the exhibition will immerse audiences of all ages in scenes of the beloved mov...

Indoor Skydiving

Ifly Indoor Skydiving Manchester, Manchester
Monday 11 November - Tuesday 3 December 2024
Safely float in an 800-horsepower vertical wind tunnel that generates a wall-to-wall cushion of air commonly used by professional skydivers at iFLY Manchester without having to jump from a plane. Once inside the flight chamber, a tunnel ope...

Manchester City Stadium Tour

Etihad Stadium, Manchester
Monday 11 - Wednesday 13 November 2024
Enjoy one of the most immersive tour experiences in the Premier League with a guided look around The Etihad Stadium. Experience the Manchester City story in a 360 degrees theatre and enjoy an audio-visual perspective of the players' matchd...

The School of Curiosity

The Met, Bury
Monday 11 - Monday 25 November 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...

CPHT Manchester Hypnotherapy Diploma Course 2024

Virtual Event Manchester, Manchester
Monday 11 - Wednesday 27 November 2024
Book a call on Zoom to chat about the next Solution Focused Hypnotherapy course, starts February 2024 in Manchester. One weekend per month x 10 months...

Elf The Musical

Palace Theatre, Manchester
Tuesday 12 - Sunday 17 November 2024
Based on the cherished 2003 New Line Cinema hit, Elf features songs by Tony Award nominees Matthew Sklar and Chad Beguelin (Disney's Aladdin On Broadway, The Wedding Singer), with a book by Tony Award winners Thomas Meehan (Annie, The Produ...

Wonder Boy

The Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 12 - Saturday 16 November 2024
Olivier Award-winner Sally Cookson (A Monster Calls) directs the critically acclaimed Bristol Old Vic production of WONDER BOY by Ross Willis, a heart-warming and inspiring story about the power of communication for ages 12+ Sonny is twelve...

The Lowry Dance & Drama Workshops

The Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 12 November 2024 - Thursday 31 July 2025
  The Lowry offers a diverse and inclusive creating learning offer for Primary and Secondary Schools. With a variety of workshops linked to curriculum areas, mental health and wellbeing and project work. Held either at The Lowry or in scho...

The Lowry Visual Arts Workshops

The Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 12 November 2024 - Thursday 31 July 2025
The Lowry offers a diverse and inclusive creating learning offer for Primary and Secondary Schools. With a variety of workshops linked to curriculum areas, mental health and wellbeing and project work. Held either at The Lowry or in the sch...

Babies Playtime

The Lowry, Salford
Thursday 14 November 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...

The 100 Story Hotel

Z-arts, Manchester
Friday 15 November - Tuesday 31 December 2024
Created with bestselling, multi-award-winning author and illustrator Rob Biddulph and Discover Children's Story Centre. This interactive world of play and storytelling has something for everyone aged 1-8 and their families.  Hello and welc...

The Library of Enchantment

Z-arts, Manchester
Friday 15 November - Tuesday 31 December 2024
Ever wanted to step inside a story? The Library of Enchantment is a fun-filled thrilling family-friendly escape room, full of seafaring adventures, time travelling tricks and a pesky old bookworm who's always up to meddlesome mischief! Can ...

Red Rose Diners

East Lancashire Railway, Bury
Friday 15 - Friday 22 November 2024
The perfect steam train dining experience for two, or an indulgent treat for a group of friends, our Red Rose Diners are the ultimate foodie experience in Lancashire. Enjoy a delicious four-course meal with an unbeatable atmosphere, ideal f...

Opera North - The Big Opera Adventure

The Lowry, Salford
Saturday 16 November 2024
A thrilling quest for all the family. Join the Orchestra of Opera North and singers on a madcap journey to meet some of opera's most colourful characters - in just 50 minutes! In this new family-friendly show, you'll encounter heroes and vi...

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...

Family Art Stars

Z-arts, Manchester
Saturday 16 November - Saturday 14 December 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...

Crown Ballet - The Nutcracker

Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Wednesday 20 November 2024
A wonderful treat full of glitter for the whole family, and an ideal introduction to audiences of any age to the magic that is classical ballet, Moldova's Crown Ballet returns to the UK to enchant you with their delightful production of an ...

Alice in Wonderland

Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Friday 22 November - Tuesday 31 December 2024
Follow the White Rabbit into the Cockpit Theatre next Christmas and be welcomed back to Wonderland! Everything is as Alice remembered... or is it? Let Shakespeare North whisk you away to Wonderland with this marvellously whimsical festive t...

The Jungle Book

Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Friday 22 November 2024 - Sunday 5 January 2025
A wild & wonderful adventure for Christmas 2024 Swing into the jungle this festive season and join man-cub Mowgli and his friends Baloo the bear, Bagheera the panther, a gang of mischievous monkeys and a pack of wily wolves in this enchanti...

COMEDYSPORTZ

Waterside, Manchester
Saturday 23 November 2024 - Saturday 22 February 2025
You've seen football. You've seen tennis. But have you seen Comedy as a sport? Then you don't want to miss this all ages, all action, all improvised competitive comedy show! Two teams battle it out for laughs with quick-witted gags, games, ...

MIME Conference 2024

Band On The Wall, Manchester
Saturday 23 November 2024
Connecting music industry and music education...

Sleeping Beauty - Middleton's Christmas Panto 2024

Middleton Arena, Manchester
Tuesday 26 November - Monday 30 December 2024
This Christmas, you're invited to the pantomime of your dreams, Sleeping Beauty at Middleton Arena. Once upon a time, in a Pantoland far away, a beautiful Princess is cursed by the evil Carabosse to perish on her 21st birthday by pricking h...

Home Alone in Concert - The Film with Live Orchestra

The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 29 November 2024
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...

Christmas comedy lab - 2-day intensive course - Manchester

Fierce Bar, Manchester
Saturday 30 November - Sunday 1 December 2024
Intensive workshops with award-winning comic and qualified teacher Tom Short (Salford University Comedy Lecturer)...

Astley Santa's Grotto

Astley Hall Coach House And Park, Chorley
Saturday 30 November - Sunday 22 December 2024
Come and meet Santa as he visits Astley Hall in the run up to Christmas...

The Hallé - Christmas Family Concert

The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Sunday 1 December 2024
A festive adventure for all the family! It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year! Gather the family, grab your jingle bells (a bunch of keys works too) and head on down to The Bridgewater Hall for a morning of festive fun with the Halle. Pr...

Haunted Manchester City Exploration Game

22 Opposite The Old Granada Studios And Bauhaus, Manchester
Sunday 1 December 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...

Manchester & Districts' Hospitals Choir Christmas Carol Concert

The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Monday 2 - Tuesday 3 December 2024
The annual CLIC Sargent Young Lives vs Cancer carol concert returns with a mix of choirs from around the Manchester area - consisting mainly of NHS medical and nursing staff who have given up their time to rehearse and perform - celebrating...

Chetham's Schools Concerts - Revolting Rhymes

The Stoller Hall, Manchester
Monday 2 - Thursday 5 December 2024
You might think you know the story of Little Red Riding Hood, but this musical adaption of Roald Dahl's wicked Revolting Rhymes turns this classic woodland tale into a cheeky, riotous adventure.   Performed by musicians from Chetham's...

Mothers Who Make

HOME, Manchester
Monday 2 December 2024 - Friday 11 July 2025
A peer support group and creative exchange session for mothers who are artists - professional and/or passionate - writers, painters, actors, dancers, filmmakers, photographers... every kind of maker welcome, and every kind of mother. The se...

Wicked

Palace Theatre, Manchester
Tuesday 3 December 2024 - Sunday 12 January 2025
Wicked the Musical the smash-hit musical that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, is "the must-see wonder of the West End" (Andrew Pierce, LBC Radio) Based on the best‐selling novel by Gregory Maguire that ingeniously ...

Little Reads

Z-arts, Manchester
Tuesday 3 December 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...

Snowstorm ‘Firebird' Spectacular Ice Show at The Trafford Centre

Trafford Centre, Manchester
Friday 6 December 2024 - Sunday 5 January 2025
After 3 sell out years SNOWSTORM, Manchester's favourite Ice Show returns with a sensational new show "Firebird", A Winter Spectacle of Ice and Circus. Experience the magic of Firebird a captivating winter show that combines the elegance of...

A Christmas Carol - The Musical

The Lowry, Salford
Friday 6 December 2024 - Sunday 5 January 2025
The classic Dickens story comes to life with true broadway spectacle in this Musical version brought to you by Alan Menken (Disney's Beauty And The Beast The Little Mermaid and Newsies and Little Shop Of Horrors) and Lynn Ahrens (Ragtime, S...

Miracle on 34th Street

HOME, Manchester
Friday 6 - Tuesday 31 December 2024
Join HOME for a festive musical this Christmas! A major New York department store is on the brink of collapse and their upcoming Christmas sale has to be a success. When their Santa quits at the last minute they're left with a kindhearted s...

Sleeping Beauty

Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Friday 6 December 2024 - Sunday 5 January 2025
Let us Magically Awaken Your Dreams this Christmas with the North West's premier Family Pantomime: Sleeping Beauty starring TV favourite WENDI PETERS as Carabosse the Wicked Fairy with SCOTT GALLAGHER and Full Supporting Cast. Join us for a...

Jack & The Beanstalk

Altrincham Garrick, Altrincham
Friday 6 December 2024 - Sunday 5 January 2025
Our festive show for 2024/25 is our pantomime Jack & The Beanstalk ! The Garrick Panto is back and full of FEE, FIE, FOE, FUN !! Young Jack, his daft-as-a-brush brother, Silly Simon, and his long-suffering mother, Dame Trott, live in a tiny...

Carols from Kantos

The Stoller Hall, Manchester
Saturday 7 December 2024
Follow the Star... This festive season, join Kantos to share the joy of Christmas as we follow the star, wherever it goes! On this journey we will track the steps of the three wise men, stop by woods on a snowy evening, tread the road to re...

Chetham’s Family Concert - Revolting Rhymes

The Stoller Hall, Manchester
Saturday 7 December 2024
You might think you know the story of Little Red Riding Hood, but this musical adaption of Roald Dahl's wicked Revolting Rhymes turns this classic woodland tale into a cheeky, riotous adventure.   Performed by musicians from Chetham's...

The Golden Princess

The Edge Theatre, Manchester
Saturday 7 December 2024
Melo, the strange, one legged musician, sits alone by the sea, content in his world and playing the most beautiful music. But who comes here? A golden carriage bearing a Princess so beautiful that she wears a golden mask to hide her blindin...

The Muppet Christmas Carol In Concert

The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Sunday 8 December 2024
Back by popular demand, Disney's much loved 1992 musical comedy The Muppet Christmas Carol returns to The Bridgewater Hall, the beloved festive movie brought to life by a talented orchestra performing its musical score live in time with the...

David Hockney: Bigger & Closer (not smaller & further away)

Aviva Studios, Manchester
Tuesday 10 December 2024 - Saturday 25 January 2025
Let David Hockney take you on a personal journey through sixty years of his art in this vibrant immersive exhibition With huge state-of-the-art projections and a revolutionary sound system, Bigger & Closer (not smaller & further away) invit...

Stick Man

The Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 10 December 2024 - Sunday 5 January 2025
Touching, funny and utterly original, Freckle Productions' delightful adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's Stick Man is back in town! What starts off as a morning jog becomes quite the misadventure for Stick Man: a dog wants t...

Disney On Ice - Road Trip Adventures

AO Arena, Manchester
Wednesday 11 - Sunday 15 December 2024
Exciting twists and turns await as Mickey Mouse and his Disney friends embark on a wild ride with unexpected hijinks and magic at every turn when Disney On Ice presents Road Trip Adventures skates into your hometown! Embark on a wild ride t...

The Totally Improvised Pantomime

Fierce Bar, Manchester
Wednesday 11 December 2024
Bored of the same pantomimes every year? The ComedySportz team are back this Christmas for more Totally Improvised Pantomimes! Heroes, villains, songs and silliness are guaranteed this December as the gang create brand-new pantomime adventu...

Cinderella

Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Saturday 14 December 2024 - Sunday 5 January 2025
Comedy Superstar Jason Manford is BACK for a 3rd year of panto at the Opera House as Prince Charming! Jason is joined by Manchester panto favourite Ben Nickless, who returns for another year of fun as the hilarious Buttons, alongside star o...

The Totally Improvised Pantomime

Waterside, Manchester
Saturday 14 December 2024
Bored of the same pantomimes every year? The ComedySportz team are back this Christmas for more Totally Improvised Pantomimes! Heroes, villains, songs and silliness are guaranteed this December as the gang create brand-new pantomime adventu...

Born To Be Wild Child Festive Family Party

Yes, Manchester
Saturday 14 December 2024
Hey Ho Ho Ho let's go Join us for the ultimate festive family party in the yes pink room...

BTW Dive Hard

Bolton Lads And Girls Club, Bolton
Saturday 14 December 2024
Family friendly professional wrestling returns to bolton lads and girls club, for their huge Christmas show...

Santa Holly and The Music of Christmas

Matt And Phred's, Manchester
Saturday 14 December 2024
Performed by live musicians, this is a festive story and interactive family sing-a-long sure to get all ages in the mood for Christmas...
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