What's on in Manchester and surrounding area
What's on in Manchester and surrounding area
Monday 13 July 2026
Thespians - Greece The Musical (But not that one)
Thespians - Greece The Musical (But not that one)
HOME, Manchester
MISCHIEF, the team behind the multi award-winning The Play That Goes Wrong, rewrite ancient history with a brand-new musical comedy, THESPIANS, the first musical created by 'the funniest theatre troupe in Britain' (The Telegraph). 534 BC....Ed Byrne
Ed Byrne
Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Irish comic Ed Byrne is heading out on tour in 2027 with a new show provisionally titled "No Dramas" A TV household name, appearing on Mock The Week (BBC), Top Gear (BBC), QI (BBC),Live At The Apollo (BBC) and The Pilgrimage (BBC), the I...The Spooky Men's Chorale
The Spooky Men's Chorale
The Stoller Hall, Manchester
As thunderous as a herd of wildebeest, as sly as a wagonload of Spike Milligans, and as sonorous as a cloister of monks, the Spooky Men's Chorale are the gift that keeps on giving. Formed by spookmeister Stephen Taberner in New South Wales ...Opera House Theatre Tour
Opera House Theatre Tour
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Opened in 1912, The Opera House is one of Manchester's oldest and most beautiful theatres. Today the theatre plays host to hundreds of performances each year and remains an important part of Manchester's vibrant cultural offer. Our Tours a...Bubble Planet - An Immersive Experience
Bubble Planet - An Immersive Experience
Depot Mayfield, Manchester
Welcome to Bubble Planet, where bubbles are bigger and more magical than ever. Let your inner child run free and follow your imagination in this spherical universe full of soap bubbles, air bubbles, and even virtual reality. Explore every ...Horrible Science - Cosmic Chaos
Horrible Science - Cosmic Chaos
Science & Industry Museum, Manchester
An out-of-this-world premiere exhibition, now open at the Science and Industry Museum. Blast off into the solar system and embark on a cosmic adventure guided by familiar characters from the brand-new BBC Horrible Science TV series. Walk in...StreetHunt Games: Outdoor scavenger hunt
StreetHunt Games: Outdoor scavenger hunt
Great Northern Square, Manchester
Will you crack the case? Whether you're planning a day out or a team event with a difference, this is Manchester as you've never experienced it. Friends, couples & families - Something fun, surprising and story-driven. Corporate & group boo...StreetHunt Games: Outdoor treasure hunt
StreetHunt Games: Outdoor treasure hunt
Science & Industry Museum, Manchester
Will you crack the case? Whether you're planning a day out or a team event with a difference, this is Manchester as you've never experienced it. Friends, couples & families - Something fun, surprising and story-driven. Corporate & group boo...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. ...Saturday Night Comedy Showcase
Saturday Night Comedy Showcase
Creatures Comedy Club, Manchester
A flagship show featuring four amazing comedians with a resident host, presenting a mix of up-and-coming talent and international headliners. ...Trapdoor Comedy Club
Trapdoor Comedy Club
The Railway Inn, Manchester
Some of the best comedians from the UK at affordable prices. Click on tickets for line-up. ...Met Express Drama Group
Met Express Drama Group
The Met, Bury
Met Express is The Met's very own learning disability theatre company. Met Express is an inclusive and accessible group run by expert facilitators with a diverse membership with a range of different disabilities. Sessions run Mondays and T...You're the best collegue ever - Special Edition Gift Card
You're the best collegue ever - Special Edition Gift Card
Gift Cards, Manchester
This heartfelt gift card unlocks endless exciting Fever experiences in the United Kingdom, - the perfect way to express show your gratitude to the colleague who always goes above and beyond for the team. ...A Private Life (15)
A Private Life (15)
HOME, Manchester
Jodie Foster stars as Lilian Steiner, an American psychoanalyst in Paris whose life is upended after the sudden death of a long-standing patient. Convinced it was murder, Lilian throws herself into some amateur sleuthing, with her ex-husban...Birds of War (15)
Birds of War (15)
HOME, Manchester
Janay Boulos, a young Lebanese journalist at the BBC, first contacts Syrian cameraman Abd Alkader Habak for footage during the final months of one of the bloodiest and most decisive turning points in Syria?s brutal civil war. Through texts,...Blue Heron (12A)
Blue Heron (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Set on Vancouver Island in the late 1990s, Blue Heron follows eight?year?old Sasha and her Hungarian immigrant family as they attempt to build a new life, only to be destabilised by the increasingly dangerous behaviour of her older brother,...Finding Emily (12A)
Finding Emily (12A)
HOME, Manchester
When a lovesick musician is given the wrong number for his dream girl, he teams up with a driven psychology student to find her. Together, they spark a hilarious campus-wide frenzy that tests their own hearts and ambitions along the way.??T...Manchester Open 2026
Manchester Open 2026
HOME, Manchester
A celebration of Greater Manchester's creative talentThe Manchester Open is the biggest celebration of Greater Manchester's artists and creative talent - and it returns this summer. Taking place every two years, The Manchester Open is an ex...Nirvanna: The Band - The Show - The Movie (15)
Nirvanna: The Band - The Show - The Movie (15)
HOME, Manchester
Based on the cult Canadian web and TV series Nirvanna the Band the Show, this big screen outing represents the next chapter in Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol?s beloved mockumentary following the creative travails of two hapless Toronto music...Rosebush Pruning (18)
Rosebush Pruning (18)
HOME, Manchester
Underneath the Catalonian sun, a rich white American family lives in hedonistic isolation, seeking love and validation through one another, their designer wardrobes and pop music. When an outsider infiltrates the family, buried tensions sur...Tuesday 14 July 2026
Something Rotten
Something Rotten
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
An hilarous musical starring Jason Manford, Richard Fleeshman and Marisha Wallace. This 5 star, must-see production is everything you want in a musical and no doubt you'll be returning for a second helping! IN A WORLD WITHOUT MUSICALS, TWO ...Fun Home
Fun Home
Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
The regional premiere of the Tony Award-winning musical sensation about family, identity and the moments that shape us. 'I think we're alike in a certain way...' Join cartoonist Alison Bechdel on a journey through childhood memories, famil...Thespians - Greece The Musical (But not that one)
Thespians - Greece The Musical (But not that one)
HOME, Manchester
MISCHIEF, the team behind the multi award-winning The Play That Goes Wrong, rewrite ancient history with a brand-new musical comedy, THESPIANS, the first musical created by 'the funniest theatre troupe in Britain' (The Telegraph). 534 BC....Sunny Day Real Estate
Sunny Day Real Estate
New Century, Manchester
With "more than a hint of grunge", Seattle rockers Sunny Day Real Estate were one of the early bands in the Midwest emo scene. ...Adventures in Wonderland
Adventures in Wonderland
Z-arts, Manchester
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 i...Embrace (by Glitter Bloke)
Embrace (by Glitter Bloke)
Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Glitter Bloke present Embrace, an intimate, darkly tender exploration of queer connection, where desire gives way to vulnerability, and humour sits alongside unease. Five gay strangers. One orgy. A night that promises everything. They arr...XS Malarkey
XS Malarkey
53two, Manchester
XS Malarkey is a not-for-profit comedy club, hosted every week by Toby Hadoke, and eagerly maintained by a group of minions who do his bidding on a regular basis. Despite the low door price, the shows feature famous professional comedians ...Cancer Bats performing as Bat Sabbath - Tribute to Black Sabbath
Cancer Bats performing as Bat Sabbath - Tribute to Black Sabbath
Rebellion, Manchester
Canadian hardcore punk band Cancer Bats perform as their alter ego Bat Sabbath, a tribute to Black Sabbath. ...Horrible Science - Cosmic Chaos
Horrible Science - Cosmic Chaos
Science & Industry Museum, Manchester
An out-of-this-world premiere exhibition, now open at the Science and Industry Museum. Blast off into the solar system and embark on a cosmic adventure guided by familiar characters from the brand-new BBC Horrible Science TV series. Walk in...StreetHunt Games: Outdoor scavenger hunt
StreetHunt Games: Outdoor scavenger hunt
Great Northern Square, Manchester
Will you crack the case? Whether you're planning a day out or a team event with a difference, this is Manchester as you've never experienced it. Friends, couples & families - Something fun, surprising and story-driven. Corporate & group boo...StreetHunt Games: Outdoor treasure hunt
StreetHunt Games: Outdoor treasure hunt
Science & Industry Museum, Manchester
Will you crack the case? Whether you're planning a day out or a team event with a difference, this is Manchester as you've never experienced it. Friends, couples & families - Something fun, surprising and story-driven. Corporate & group boo...Ai Weiwei - Button Up!
Ai Weiwei - Button Up!
Aviva Studios, Manchester
History, power and empire collide in Button Up! - a major new exhibition from the world-leading artist and activist Ai Weiwei Internationally renowned artist and activist Ai Weiwei turns his critical gaze to the last 200 years of global h...Itch - Spoken Word Night
Itch - Spoken Word Night
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Itch is Shakespeare North Playhouse's monthly spoken word night. It is an inclusive, welcoming community space for both performers and audience alike. If you are a performer and are looking for a performance opportunity get in touch. You mi...Easy Comedy
Easy Comedy
Creatures Comedy Club, Manchester
Michael Mannion & Alfie Carter host the top night in the city, every Tuesday, where you can see Manchester's best comedians working out new material and the newest comedians working out their best! ...Saturday Night Comedy Showcase
Saturday Night Comedy Showcase
Creatures Comedy Club, Manchester
A flagship show featuring four amazing comedians with a resident host, presenting a mix of up-and-coming talent and international headliners. ...Lowry 360
Lowry 360
Lowry, Salford
A unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the sights and sounds of LS Lowry's iconic work, Going to the Match, in the UK's first free permanent immersive experience. Created in collaboration with Barcelona's renowned Immersive studi...Baby Book Club
Baby Book Club
Z-arts, Manchester
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...Met Express Drama Group
Met Express Drama Group
The Met, Bury
Met Express is The Met's very own learning disability theatre company. Met Express is an inclusive and accessible group run by expert facilitators with a diverse membership with a range of different disabilities. Sessions run Mondays and T...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...You're the best collegue ever - Special Edition Gift Card
You're the best collegue ever - Special Edition Gift Card
Gift Cards, Manchester
This heartfelt gift card unlocks endless exciting Fever experiences in the United Kingdom, - the perfect way to express show your gratitude to the colleague who always goes above and beyond for the team. ...Wednesday 15 July 2026
Something Rotten
Something Rotten
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
An hilarous musical starring Jason Manford, Richard Fleeshman and Marisha Wallace. This 5 star, must-see production is everything you want in a musical and no doubt you'll be returning for a second helping! IN A WORLD WITHOUT MUSICALS, TWO ...Fun Home
Fun Home
Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
The regional premiere of the Tony Award-winning musical sensation about family, identity and the moments that shape us. 'I think we're alike in a certain way...' Join cartoonist Alison Bechdel on a journey through childhood memories, famil...Thespians - Greece The Musical (But not that one)
Thespians - Greece The Musical (But not that one)
HOME, Manchester
MISCHIEF, the team behind the multi award-winning The Play That Goes Wrong, rewrite ancient history with a brand-new musical comedy, THESPIANS, the first musical created by 'the funniest theatre troupe in Britain' (The Telegraph). 534 BC....Rachel Fairburn + Harry Stachini
Rachel Fairburn + Harry Stachini
Octagon Theatre, Bolton
A comedy headline double bill. Following her hugely successful 'Side Eye' tour, Rachel Fairburn (BBC Two's Live at the Apollo, All Killa No Filla) is heading out on her new 'Vexy Beasts' UK tour from 3rd October 2026. Come join her as she w...The Easy Rollers
The Easy Rollers
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
A roaring seven-piece jazz outfit - ready to transport you back to the golden age of jazz - deliver their sensational cabaret-style show Drop Me Off in Harlem, featuring hits from The Jazz Age (1920-1933) through to The Swing Era (1933-194...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...Bubble Planet - An Immersive Experience
Bubble Planet - An Immersive Experience
Depot Mayfield, Manchester
Welcome to Bubble Planet, where bubbles are bigger and more magical than ever. Let your inner child run free and follow your imagination in this spherical universe full of soap bubbles, air bubbles, and even virtual reality. Explore every ...Shockout Academy Graduate Showcase
Shockout Academy Graduate Showcase
RNCM, Manchester
The Shockout Graduate Showcase is a dynamic evening of movement that brings together this year's graduating class alongside students from across the school. Featuring original works created in collaboration with individual professional chor...Adventures in Wonderland
Adventures in Wonderland
Z-arts, Manchester
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 i...The Bob Ross Effect
