What's on in Manchester in July
SIX
Tuesday 29 July - Sunday 3 Aug 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-p...
Matthew Bourne's The Midnight Bell
Saturday 5 July 2025
Matthew Bourne's award-winning The Midnight Bell comes to Salford for the first time in 2025. In 1930s London ordinary people emerge from cheap boarding houses nightly to pour out their passions, hopes and dreams in the pubs and fog-bound s...
Quadrophenia - A Mod Ballet
Tuesday 15 - Saturday 19 July 2025
Presented by Sadler's Wells and Universal Music UK
Meet the new generation…
In 1973, guitar smashing rock genius Pete Townshend wrote QUADROPHENIA.
Recorded by The Who - it quickly became an iconic and multi-million selling album....
PAW Patrol Live
Sunday 20 July 2025
Nickelodeon and VStar Entertainment Group present PAW Patrol Live! “The Great Pirate Adventure.”
This action-packed, music-filled production is based on the top-rated animated preschool series PAW Patrol, produced by Spin Maste...
In the Night Garden Live
Saturday 26 - Sunday 27 July 2025
Igglepiggle, Upsy Daisy, Makka Pakka and friends are back in their fun-filled live show Igglepiggle's Busy Day! Join Igglepiggle as he looks for his friends in the Night Garden by following their funny sounds until he finds them all!
You'...
Liberation
Saturday 5 - Saturday 26 July 2025
How does a revolution begin and who keeps it going?
Inspired by true events in Black British history, LIBERATION is a powerful new play from writer Ntombizodwa Nyoni and director Monique Touko tracing the private lives of activists who fou...
The Last Laugh
Tuesday 29 July - Saturday 2 Aug 2025
Direct from a sell-out run at Edinburgh Fringe Festival, The Last Laugh is a brand-new laugh-a-minute play which re-imagines the lives of three of Britain's all-time greatest comedy heroes - Tommy Cooper, Eric Morecambe and Bob Monkhouse.
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Tim Minchin
Saturday 12 - Sunday 13 July 2025
Get ready for an evening packed with unforgettable songs and stories, as the Northampton-born, Australia-raised award-winning actor, comedian, author and music virtuoso looks back on how a Perth cabaret pianist ended up building one of the ...
Oasis
Friday 11 - Sunday 20 July 2025
Manchester rock legends Oasis have ended years of feverish speculation with the confirmation of a long awaited run of comeback shows after 14 years of bitter seperation/
This will be one of the biggest live moments and hottest tickets of t...
Drake
Friday 25 July - Monday 4 Aug 2025
The top-selling digital artist of all time and regarded as one of the greatest rappers ever, Canadian Aubrey Drake Graham is credited with popularising R&B sensibilities in hip-hop music.
Having released almost 200 singles since 2009, he h...
Billie Eilish
Saturday 19 - Wednesday 23 July 2025
Born Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell, the Southern California native went from being a teenager to an international pop star and generational icon in the span of a few short years.
She's the product of artistic parents who are bo...
Mr Tumble at the CBeebies House Party Live
Tuesday 22 - Thursday 24 July 2025
You're all invited to join Mr Tumble at the CBeebies House Party LIVE!
A family fun-packed arena show with sensational songs, stupendous surprises and mega moments.
Come and be our party guests and join the superstars of CBeebies with the...
Bonding - The Myth, The Legend & The Legacy of Bond
Monday 21 - Tuesday 22 July 2025
Cyril Blake's sell-out hit from the Edinburgh Fringe explores the myth, legend and legacy of Bond - and what it all means to guys trying to find their way through life and love.
Stephen has always wanted to be James Bond. He's got a tux, a...
A Manchester Anthem
Tuesday 29 July - Saturday 2 Aug 2025
Flashing lights. Sticky floors. Dancing shoes.
Tommy, a young working-class Mancunian, has been accepted into Oxford. He's the first in his family to go to uni - the first on his street in fact…
Join him on his last big night in Ma...
Jet Set Go!
Tuesday 15 - Saturday 19 July 2025
Jet Set Go! is a high-flying British musical comedy from Jake Brunger and Pippa Cleary, the writers of 'The Great British Bake Off Musical' and 'The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ The Musical'.
Join Nicola and her fun-loving t...
Titanic Exhibition
Thursday 31 July - Sunday 24 Aug 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 ...
Quentin Blake and Me
Saturday 19 July - Sunday 31 Aug 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...
Adventures in Wonderland
Saturday 5 July 2025 - Wednesday 22 July 2026
Fall down the rabbit hole and have your very own magical adventure with Adventures in Wonderland at Z-arts!
Created by Z-arts in partnership with Macmillan Children's Books, step into Alice's shoes and have your very own magical Adventure ...
