FREE SHOWS & EVENTS IN MANCHESTER
FREE SHOWS & EVENTS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Free Shows & Events in Manchester
Thu 3 Jul - Wed 24 Dec 2025
Tue 8 Jul - Tue 9 Sep 2025
Sat 19 Jul - Sun 31 Aug 2025
LOWRY 360
Thursday 3 July - Wednesday 24 December 2025
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...
Rhyme Time
Thursday 3 - Thursday 17 July 2025
Rhyme time is a fun group singing session for babies and toddlers (0-4 years) and their grown-ups. Singing together and repeating rhymes helps your child develop listening, visual and memory skills, which will help them develop. Rhyme t...
Union Chapel Jazz Band
Friday 4 July - Friday 1 August 2025
Union Chapel Jazz Band is a community collective of amateur, professional and semi-professional musicians. The band began over 40 years ago at a night-school class in jazz and improvisation and now rehearses at The Union Chapel in Fallowfie...
La Fiesta
Friday 4 July - Friday 22 August 2025
A free-to-dance global music night featuring Afrobeat, Reggae, Latin, and Jazz with live band. Free entry, every Friday! ...
Shed Seven - Pre Show & After Parties with DJ Clint Boon
Friday 4 July 2025
Don't go Chasing Rainbows" - 'Because Truth Be Told' the Maximum High kicks off and closes at Mother Mary's and Truth Be Told-you belong. Expect:Special Guest DJs spinning Britpop anthems, Shed Seven classics, and 90s bangers all d...
LEGO Club
Friday 4 - Friday 18 July 2025
Z-Arts are getting all their LEGO out for kids of all ages to play with and build whatever they like! Parents need to stay and supervise their children throughout the session. ...
Live Hip Hop, Afrobeats and RnB + DJs
Friday 4 July - Saturday 4 October 2025
DJs and live musicians play old and new school hip hop, afrobeats and RnB goodness from Kendrick Lamar and J Hus to Wizkid and Lauryn Hill. ...
Later Youth
Saturday 5 July 2025
Later Youth is the new project from The Travelling Band singer-songwriter and producer Jo Dudderidge. His distinctive voice, soulful piano and lyrical wit take centre stage within songs that have drawn comparisons to Rufus Wainwright, Dr Jo...
Family Art Stars
Saturday 5 - Saturday 19 July 2025
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...
Dungeons & Dragons Night
Tuesday 8 July - Tuesday 9 September 2025
Shakespeare North Playhouse's Dungeons & Dragons Night is an opportunity to embark on a remarkable journey into the realms of fantasy, where epic adventures, memorable characters, and thrilling encounters await! Whether you're seeking a new...
Podcast Club
Tuesday 8 - Wednesday 16 July 2025
Join in the fun at Z-arts' studio, where you can play games to improve your performance skills, learn how to record and edit audio, how to research, how to put together and give an interview, basically everything you need to become a supers...
Comedy Circus
Wednesday 9 - Wednesday 23 July 2025
A free open mic comedy show designed to give anyone who's ever wanted a chance to try standup comedy, and for established comedians to work out new material. It's a wild fun and chaotic show featuring weekly games and contests for drinks an...
Funk Street!
Saturday 12 July - Saturday 30 August 2025
Get your groove on at Funk Street, a free night of live funk, soul and disco brought to you by resident bands. Traversing the finest in funk, soul, disco, house and more. Expect soul-heavy beats, infectious rhythm, and free-flowing danceflo...
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...
Chris Stussy
Friday 25 July 2025
Early house, jazz, disco and Chicago styles feed into Dutch House DJ Chris Stussy's setlist as his unique take on the genre has seen him remix for the likes of Kerri Chandler and Rudimental and collaborate with Prunk, Locklead, S.A.M. and T...
Creatives Brunch Club
Tuesday 16 September 2025 - Tuesday 17 February 2026
A monthly brunch club for artists and creatives. Expect a casual affair, with some delicious mid-morning treats to enjoy. We'll hear from some local creatives about the exciting projects they are working on and an opportunity to connect w...
So Many Beauties Collective
Friday 19 September 2025
A spectacular world premiere performance of the So Many Beauties Collective celebrating the power of creativity. With new music co-created by a culturally diverse groups of people living with dementia and performed by some of the North Wes...
Youth Theatre Taster Session
Tuesday 23 - Saturday 27 September 2025
Aged between 7 and 17 and want to find out more about the Octagon's Youth Theatre sessions? Then try this FREE taster session ahead of the next term. The weekly youth theatre sessions support young people to develop drama skills, work wi...
