Arts events in Manchester

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Sasha & John Digweed | 4 Hour Set

 Sun, 24 May at 02:00 pm IDRA

Outbreak Fest

 Fri, 26 Jun at 11:00 am Bowlers Exhibition Centre

MANCHESTER MET - MMU - OFFICIAL All Access Freshers Wristband 2026 🎟️

Sun, 20 Sep at 09:30 pm Ark / Popworld / Factory / Joshua Brooks / Gorilla / O2 Ritz / Boundary / MMU Union / Deaf Institute / Brickhouse / O'Connells + SECRET LOCATION + many more

John Digweed, Sasha in Manchester

 Sun, 24 May at 04:00 pm IDRA

TEED - DJ-Kicks Tour

 Fri, 26 Jun at 09:00 pm Amber's

Kevin Saunderson - Haçienda All Night Long

 Sat, 06 Jun at 08:00 pm Joshua Brooks

Big Thief

 Wed, 27 May Aviva Studios (Factory International)

The Redlight Returns: FELIX DA HOUSECAT @ Sankeys - BANK HOLIDAY

 Sun, 24 May at 08:30 pm Sankeys Manchester

The Brit Fest 2026

 Thu, 02 Jul at 12:00 pm Ashley Hall Showground Altrincham WA14 3QA

LUMINISCENCE Manchester: The 360° Immersive Show - UK Premiere

 Tue, 19 May Manchester Cathedral

Big Thief, Ata Kak in Manchester

 Thu, 28 May at 08:30 pm Aviva Studios (Factory International)

Mannyfest

 Sat, 23 May at 01:00 pm IDRA

HIT & RUN presents PENDULUM (DJ) @ Progress

 Sat, 23 May at 02:00 pm Progress

Sold out: Jesse Malin + Bason / Hallé St Peter's, Ancoats, Manchester / Fri 12 Jun

 Fri, 12 Jun at 07:30 pm Hallé St Peter's

The ULTIMATE Shopping & Lifestyle Exhibition

 Sat, 01 Aug at 12:00 pm Depot Mayfield GBP 0 to 3

Manchester Jazz Festival 2026 (15-24 May)

 Fri, 15 May at 01:00 pm Various Venues (Manchester)

Anjunadeep Open Air Manchester // Square One at Progress

 Sat, 30 May at 03:00 pm Progress

Sparkle Weekend 2026

 Fri, 26 Jun at 06:00 pm Sackville Gardens GBP 0 to 25

Manchester Psych Festival

 Sat, 05 Sep at 12:00 pm Various Venues Around Manchester

Art Garfunkel at Manchester Opera House

 Thu, 15 Oct at 07:00 pm Manchester Opera House

F*CK ME It's Freshers | Manchester Freshers 2026

 Tue, 22 Sep at 09:30 pm Gorilla

Teletech Festival 2026

 Sat, 01 Aug at 01:00 pm Bowlers Exhibition Centre

Damnation 2026

 Sat, 07 Nov at 11:00 am BEC Arena

Laidback Luke

 Fri, 13 Nov at 10:00 pm Joshua Brooks

PROJECT HALLOWEEN 🎃 Manchester's Biggest Halloween Event! ❤️‍🔥 10,000 People!

 Thu, 29 Oct at 10:30 pm Mayfield Depot Home Of The Warehouse Project

SALFORD UNIVERSITY - OFFICIAL - All Access Freshers Wristband 2026 🎟️

Sun, 06 Sep at 09:30 pm ARK / Factory / Joshua Brooks / Gorilla / Brickhouse / Revolution / O’Connell’s / Mother Mary’s & MORE

Neighbourhood Festival

 Sat, 17 Oct at 12:00 pm Gorilla

Todd Terry - Haçienda All Night Long

 Sat, 01 Aug at 09:00 pm Joshua Brooks

Mechano Presents Len Faki + Arkane B2B E.dn

 Fri, 22 May at 09:00 pm Joshua Brooks

Jody Wisternoff, Marsh, Dosem, Because of Art in Manchester

 Sat, 30 May at 04:00 pm

Dillinja, Breakage, SP:MC [Bank Holiday]

 Sun, 24 May at 10:00 pm Blues Kitchen Manchester

The Fall: Futures and Pasts - A Weekend celebration of 50 years of The Fall

 Fri, 05 Jun at 05:30 pm Band on the Wall GBP 147

Leo Sayer in Manchester

 Fri, 06 Nov at 07:30 pm The Bridgewater Hall

XPOSED special - Violet Chachki

 Wed, 27 May at 08:00 pm The Brewers Manchester

Mix Up With Macyy Jadee Presents: 'The Mix Up Gala'

 Sat, 13 Jun at 10:00 pm BLVD

Booka Shade - Final Manchester Show

 Fri, 12 Jun at 09:00 pm New Century Hall Manchester

KPOP Princess | Pop Dream Tour Comes To Manchester

Sat, 13 Jun at 08:00 pm Manchester, England, UK

Soul Asylum in Manchester

 Mon, 08 Jun at 07:30 pm Gorilla

SUMMER SHUTDOWN - MANCHESTER'S BIGGEST OUTDOOR DAY PARTY!

 Sun, 24 May at 03:00 pm Venue TBA

Raver Tots Mini Fest Manchester

 Mon, 25 May at 12:00 pm Freight Island GBP 16 to 20

2026 WORLD CUP! ⚽️ 27th June

 Sat, 27 Jun at 09:00 pm Shack Bar & Grill

RC DnB w/ S.P.Y + MC LOWQUI (90 mins), LOWQUI DJ Set, SOLA ++

 Fri, 05 Jun at 10:00 pm Rebellion

Alfie Boe Manchester Tickets

 Fri, 29 May at 07:00 pm Pavilion Theatre EUR 161

RIFF RAFF ULTIMATE FRESHERS WRISTBAND 2026 ⚡️ MET ROUTE - Sold out 15 Years Running! 👕 FREE Hoodie + Huge Artist with Every Ticket!

 Sun, 20 Sep at 09:30 pm Mayfield Depot, Ambers, o2 Ritz, Gorilla, Grosvenor, Ark, Kable, Brickhouse, Joshua Brookes

ARCHIVES - The UK's Newest Throwback Party | Manchester Freshers 2026

 Thu, 24 Sep at 09:00 pm Impossible - Manchester

Trance MCR Day Party - Amber's

 Sat, 20 Jun at 02:00 pm Amber's

Bollynights Manchester - The Final Showdown | Friday 5th June

Fri, 05 Jun at 10:00 pm Impossible - Manchester

Mechano Presents FJAAK

 Fri, 26 Jun at 09:00 pm Joshua Brooks

K-POP SUPERSTARS AND JURASSIC EARTH

 Sat, 20 Jun at 10:00 am Regent Cres., Stretford, M17 8AA Manchester, United Kingdom

Desi Night Manchester - Bank Holiday Weekend Special

 Sat, 23 May at 10:00 pm THE MCR LOUNGE

EMF, Ecce Shnak in Manchester

 Tue, 02 Jun at 05:30 pm Gorilla

Desi Beatz MCR : Summer Send Off | 12.06.26 | BLVD MCR

 Fri, 12 Jun at 10:00 pm BLVD Manchester

Art Garfunkel in Manchester

 Thu, 15 Oct at 07:00 pm Opera House

LOVE RIOT : Dandy x OUT OUT x Mx World

 Fri, 28 Aug at 11:00 pm The Deaf Institute

HELLO DARLING

 Fri, 19 Jun at 10:00 pm The Deaf Institute

Sofia Kourtesis - YES

 Fri, 22 May at 10:00 pm YES Pink Room

Electric Heart Manchester

 Sun, 05 Jul at 02:00 pm Barton Aerodrome

SATURDAY PASS: The Fall Futures and Pasts - Saturday 6th June 2026

 Sat, 06 Jun at 10:15 am Band on the Wall GBP 55

TYLER ICU Live Bank Holiday Sunday at Runway Manchester

 Sun, 24 May at 10:55 pm Runway Nightclub

An Evening with Veronica Roth at Waterstones Deansgate

 Tue, 14 Jul at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 0 to 24

Festwich Tribute Festival

 Sat, 11 Jul at 11:00 am Heaton Park

TranceMCR: Sean Tyas, Thrillseekers, Oliver Lieb, Airwave, JTD, Robert Nickson, DJ Wag and AOT!

 Sat, 20 Jun at 02:00 pm Circle Square

The Simon & Garfunkel Story

 Thu, 04 Jun at 07:30 pm The Bridgewater Hall

CRUZ 101 - MCR VILLAGE PRIDE 2026 - COMING SOON

Thu, 27 Aug at 10:00 pm Cruz 101

ASTAR : NORTHLYMPICS - PHASE 2 - FRIDAY 7PM -

Fri, 29 May at 12:00 pm Trafford Athletic Club

K18 Molecular Mastery

 Sun, 14 Jun at 02:00 pm O2 Victoria Warehouse GBP 60

GHOSTS OF GARAGE: FREE Summer Sunday Sessions 3 w/ PREDITAH+more

 Sat, 06 Jun at 11:00 pm Freight Island

THE MUSICAL BOX presents ...AND THEN THERE WAS...PHIL

 Fri, 19 Jun at 08:00 pm The Bridgewater Hall

#Ark Saturdays: Twisted Disko - FREE SHOT WITH EVERY TICKET 🥃

 Sat, 06 Jun at 08:55 pm Ark Manchester

10 Years Of Ordinary Friends @ PROGRESS

 Sat, 30 May at 02:00 pm Progress

Thursday | Fumo San Carlo | Manchester

 Thu, 21 May at 06:00 pm Fumo by San Carlo - Manchester

WE LOVE ❤️ WEDNESDAYS - THE FINAL PARTY - Manchester's Biggest Student Night!

Wed, 20 May at 09:30 pm Ark Manchester

Sankeys Saturdays 23rd May

 Sat, 23 May at 10:00 pm Sankeys Manchester

Thursday | The Alchemist | Manchester

 Thu, 28 May at 06:00 pm The Alchemist Spinningfields

A Night at the Opera by candlelight

 Thu, 11 Jun at 07:30 pm Manchester Cathedral GBP 25 to 48

Butt & Scholes: No Nonsense | Manchester, O2 Apollo

 Fri, 29 May at 06:00 pm O2 Apollo

One Direction Party (Manchester)

 Fri, 12 Jun at 10:00 pm The Deaf Institute

Sankeys Saturdays 30th May

 Sat, 30 May at 10:00 pm Sankeys Manchester

Jefferson Starship in Manchester

 Thu, 18 Jun at 07:00 pm AO Arena

We Love Pop Fest | Freight Island, Manchester

 Sat, 22 Aug at 01:00 pm Freight Island

Universally Manchester Festival

 Sat, 13 Jun at 11:00 am University Place Free

Raver Tots Mini Fest Manchester

 Mon, 25 May at 11:00 am Freight Island

STRIPPED CABARET 30th MAY

 Sat, 30 May at 11:00 am On Bar Manchester

M2TM Manchester 2026 Grand Final

 Sat, 06 Jun at 12:00 pm Rebellion Manchester

Courtney Pine presents Out of the Ghetto: A Modern Day Jazz Stor

 Sun, 21 Jun at 06:00 pm Band On The Wall

Queensryche

 Mon, 22 Jun at 06:30 pm Manchester Academy

BieberChella (Manchester)

 Fri, 29 May at 10:00 pm The Deaf Institute

Pop Republic Fest | Freight Island, Manchester

 Sat, 22 Aug at 01:00 pm Freight Island

Dave East

 Thu, 15 Oct at 06:30 pm Band On The Wall

Devlin - Manchester

 Sat, 12 Sep at 06:30 pm Gorilla

Universally Manchester Festival

 Sat, 13 Jun at 11:00 am The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, UK

2026 WORLD CUP! ⚽️ 17th June

 Wed, 17 Jun at 08:00 pm Shack Bar & Grill

The March Violets

 Wed, 01 Jul at 06:00 pm Star & Garter

John Vincent III in Manchester

 Sun, 24 May at 07:00 pm Gorilla

TIMELESS - OLDSKOOL ANTHEMS

 Sat, 04 Jul at 10:00 pm Gorilla

Crash Test Dummies in Manchester

 Sat, 10 Oct at 07:30 pm Band On The Wall

Raver Tots Mini Fest Manchester

 Mon, 31 Aug at 12:00 pm Freight Island GBP 16 to 20

Homoelectric at Hidden May Bank Holiday weekend 22.5.26

 Fri, 22 May at 09:00 am Hidden

Marshall Jefferson, CASSIMM, Jon Fitz, Mark XTC, Howard Donald, Mr Wilson's Second Liners, MONKA, Cash Only in Manchester

 Sat, 25 Jul at 01:00 pm Wilmslow Pheonix Sports Club

DOJA CAT AFTERS

 Sat, 23 May at 09:30 pm Cruz 101