Arts events in Manchester

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Manchester Marathon 19th April 2026

 Sun, 19 Apr at 08:00 am Manchester Street, Manchester, M16 9, United Kingdom

mgk, Julia Wolf in Manchester

 Sat, 07 Mar at 06:30 pm Co-op Live

2026 Manchester Marathon

 Sun, 19 Apr at 08:00 am Old Trafford Stadium, Manchester, England

Manchester Marathon 2026

 Sun, 19 Apr at 09:00 am Old Trafford, Manchester

TEDxManchester 2026

 Sat, 07 Mar at 10:30 am The Bridgewater Hall GBP 32 to 131

The Rock Orchestra by Candlelight: Manchester

 Sun, 05 Apr at 08:00 pm Manchester Opera House

Pixies in Manchester

 Mon, 25 May at 06:00 pm Aviva Studios - The Hall

The Dubliners in Manchester

 Thu, 26 Mar at 07:30 pm The Bridgewater Hall

The Rock Orchestra by Candlelight: Manchester

 Sun, 19 Apr at 08:30 pm Opera House Theatre Manchester

The Hallé – From Broadway, With Love (Valentine's Concert)

 Sat, 14 Feb at 07:30 pm The Bridgewater Hall

Belle and Sebastian in Manchester

 Sun, 12 Apr at 07:00 pm Albert Hall

Mean Girls Live at Opera House Manchester

 Mon, 23 Feb at 07:30 pm Palace Theatre & Opera House Manchester

Jethro Tull in Manchester

 Sun, 26 Apr at 06:30 pm The Lowry Lyric Theatre

HIT & RUN presents "HERITAGE" w/ D DOUBLE E x FOOTSIE x BREAKAGE

 Fri, 20 Feb at 10:00 pm Secret Warehouse Manchester

Sasha & John Digweed | 4 Hour Set

 Sun, 24 May at 03:00 pm IDRA

00's Silent Disco in Manchester Cathedral - ON SALE NOW!

 Sat, 02 May at 07:30 pm Manchester Cathedral

Fiction Fest UK 26

 Sat, 11 Apr at 11:00 am The Bridgewater Hall GBP 14 to 66

For the Love of Horror April 2026

 Sat, 18 Apr at 09:00 am BEC Arena, Longbridge Road, Trafford Park, M17 1SN Manchester, United Kingdom

AnimeCon Manchester Show

 Sat, 28 Feb at 12:00 am Manchester Central Convention Complex

The Wiggles in Manchester

 Thu, 02 Apr at 03:00 pm O2 Apollo Manchester

Manchester Folk Festival 2026

 Thu, 19 Mar at 04:00 pm Manchester

Krome Events x OF Events Proudly Presents: Lunar New Year 2026

 Sat, 14 Feb at 11:00 pm MN1 Manchester

Krome Events x Oriental Hosts Proudly Presents: Lunar New Year Pt.1 - Taige Xi 泰格西 🧧

 Fri, 06 Feb at 11:00 pm MN1 Manchester

Patrick Topping - All Day Long

 Sat, 14 Mar at 04:00 pm IDRA

Manchester Forever

 Sat, 02 May at 02:00 pm Bowlers Exhibition Centre

Back To The 90s Festival - Saturday 21st March - Freight Island

 Sat, 21 Mar at 07:00 pm Freight Island

Metalheadz presents Goldie | Friday 3 April

 Fri, 03 Apr at 09:00 pm Joshua Brooks

WELCOME BACK PARTY: ALL UNDER ONE ROOF

 Sat, 07 Feb at 11:00 pm BrickHouse Social

SUPER BOWL LX : MANCHESTER

Sun, 08 Feb at 08:00 pm Mother Mary's Irish Bar & Live Music Venue

La Discothèque Manchester

 Sat, 14 Feb at 03:00 pm IDRA

The Feeling in Manchester

 Fri, 20 Mar at 06:30 pm O2 Ritz Manchester

Big Thief

 Thu, 28 May at 06:30 pm Aviva Studios (Factory International)

Sankeys 14th Feb

 Sat, 14 Feb at 12:00 am Sankeys

Nick Warren at Joshua Brooks, Manchester | Saturday 4 April

 Sat, 04 Apr at 04:00 pm Joshua Brooks

Tricky in Manchester

 Sat, 16 May at 07:30 pm Aviva Studios

É Soul Cultura x The Loft: Danilo Plessow (MCDE) b2b Luke Una

 Fri, 06 Feb at 10:00 pm The Loft MCR

Horse Meat Disco, Miguel Campbell, Jayda G in Manchester

 Sat, 14 Feb at 03:00 pm Idra

BRITs Week 2026 for War Child, delivered by DHL - The K's

 Fri, 20 Feb at 07:00 pm Gorilla

Oden & Fatzo (Live) at Joshua Brooks

 Fri, 06 Mar at 10:00 am Joshua Brooks

🔺 DIRTY ANTICS : HOSTED BY B - LOVE ❤️ 🔺 MANCHESTER’S BIGGEST MONDAY NIGHT - £1 ENTRY

 Mon, 09 Feb at 10:30 pm FAC251 - Factory Manchester

FACTORY 251 FRIDAYS VALENTINES SPECIAL ❤️ RED FLAG PARTY 🚩

 Fri, 13 Feb at 11:00 pm FAC251 - Factory Manchester

Laidback Luke | Saturday 7 March

 Sat, 07 Mar at 04:00 pm Joshua Brooks

Kollektiv Turmstrasse LIVE

 Sat, 07 Feb at 11:00 pm Gorilla England

Manchester Anime & Gaming Con 2026

 Fri, 10 Apr at 11:30 am Sugden Sports Centre GBP 17 to 43

UNCENSORED 2026 - Valentine's Special!

 Fri, 13 Feb at 11:00 pm MN1 Manchester

The Fratellis, The Gulps in Manchester

 Sat, 21 Feb at 07:00 pm Albert Hall

MONSTA MANCHESTER X IMPULSE: CHINESE NEW YEAR W/ XENITH

 Sat, 14 Feb at 11:00 pm Gorilla

Big Thief

 Wed, 27 May at 06:00 pm Aviva Studios (Factory International)

VALENTINE’S DAY AT FACTORY 💋 TRAFFIC LIGHT PARTY🚦

 Sat, 14 Feb at 11:00 pm FAC251 - Factory Manchester

Amapianoland Manchester

 Sat, 02 May at 04:00 pm BLVD Manchester GBP 15

Jungle Cakes: Ed Solo, Deekline and Benny Page | Manchester

 Fri, 06 Feb at 10:00 pm Joshua Brooks

VALENTEC – A Traffic Light Valentine Party - Bollywood × Tech Beats

Fri, 13 Feb at 11:00 pm Bee Noir Manchester

SUPER BOWL WATCH PARTY

Sun, 08 Feb at 07:00 pm 256 Wilmslow Road

COLLISION - Manchester's Biggest Start Of Term Event!

 Sat, 07 Feb at 09:00 pm The Grosvenor Manchester

BRIT AWARDS - AFTER PARTY AT YOURS | SAT 28TH FEB 2026

 Sat, 28 Feb at 09:30 pm Yours Bar

🪩☘️ TROPILOCO MANCHESTER PADDYS DAY SPECIAL - 3 FLOORS OPEN / FULL PADDYS DECOR TRANSFORMATION ☘️🪩 ST PADDYS SPECIAL 🇮🇪 // 17th MARCH @ FACTORY 🇮🇪

 Tue, 17 Mar at 10:00 pm FAC251 - Factory Manchester

CUFFING SZN: VALENTINE'S EDITION

 Sat, 14 Feb at 10:00 pm Privilege Bar & Night Club

MHITR Manchester w/ Basslayerz, Serum b2b Voltage, Born On Road

 Sat, 07 Feb at 03:00 pm IDRA

Mark Knight (All Night Long) at Joshua Brooks, Manchester

 Sat, 07 Feb at 10:00 pm Joshua Brooks

The Zombies in Manchester

 Wed, 13 May at 08:00 pm The Stoller Hall

Dillinja - Jungle set presented by Fishing for Bill

 Fri, 13 Feb at 10:00 pm Kable

AFTER DARK ST PADDYS DAY 💚☘️ Manchester's Biggest Tuesday Night!

 Tue, 17 Mar at 11:00 pm Amber's

Bollynights Manchester - Ishq Wala Love | Thursday 12th February at Chinawhite MCR

Thu, 12 Feb at 11:00 pm Chinawhite Manchester

Beans on Toast / Band on the Wall, Manchester / Sat 14 Mar

 Sat, 14 Mar at 07:00 pm Band on the Wall

Deadbolt Festival 2026

 Sat, 21 Mar at 12:00 pm Rebellion Manchester

TOYBOX FRIDAYS 🪩🧸 presents DAPPY LIVE! Manchester’s No.1 Friday Night!

 Fri, 20 Feb at 10:00 pm Ark Manchester

Barnum Live at Palace Theatre Manchester

 Tue, 10 Feb at 07:30 pm Palace Theatre & Opera House Manchester

The Battle Live at Opera House Manchester

 Tue, 17 Mar at 07:30 pm Palace Theatre & Opera House Manchester

Manchester Holi - 2026

Sat, 07 Mar at 12:00 pm Bee Noir Manchester

Arctic Monkeys 'Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not' 20th Club Night

 Fri, 06 Mar at 11:00 pm The Deaf Institute

FRINGE LAB

 Fri, 27 Feb at 10:00 am New Century Free

GHOSTS OF GARAGE vs 2FACED w/ TAIKI NULIGHT x P Money x Jolie P

 Fri, 27 Feb at 11:00 pm Hidden

Би-2 in Manchester

 Tue, 24 Mar at 07:00 pm Manchester Academy

'LOVE & LUST' Valentine's Special @YOURS 14.02.26

 Sat, 14 Feb at 09:30 am Yours Bar

Shanti Celeste, Midland, Call Super in Manchester

 Sat, 14 Mar at 03:00 pm Nowhere

XTC in Manchester

 Fri, 01 May at 07:00 pm Band on the Wall

Thursday | RedLight 30+ | Manchester

 Thu, 19 Feb at 07:00 pm Red Light

The MOBO’s Afterparty at Runway Manchester 🌟

 Thu, 26 Mar at 11:00 pm Runway Nightclub

Low Steppa | Joshua Brooks Manchester

 Sat, 14 Feb at 10:00 pm Joshua Brooks

BEATZ & PIANO

 Sat, 21 Feb at 11:00 pm CLUB94 MANCHESTER

TINLICKER LIVE | EU & UK TOUR 2026 | Manchester

 Thu, 19 Mar at 07:00 pm Albert Hall

Thursday | Box | Manchester

 Thu, 23 Apr at 06:00 pm BOX Deansgate

DANIEL AVERY (DJ) with Aletha x HELIOS x VICTORIA BATHS

 Sat, 21 Mar at 08:30 pm Victoria Baths

The Simon & Garfunkel Story

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

Erasured // Manchester Academy 2

 Fri, 24 Apr at 07:30 pm Manchester Academy

Optimo (Espacio) Homoelectric at Hidden 6.3.26

 Fri, 06 Mar at 10:00 pm Hidden

Alfie Boe Manchester Tickets

 Fri, 29 May at 07:00 pm Pavilion Theatre EUR 27

The Muslims Are Coming : Manchester

Sun, 10 May at 06:00 pm Frog and Bucket Comedy Club

An Evening of Radiohead at Manchester Cathedral

 Fri, 27 Mar at 07:30 pm Manchester Cathedral GBP 0 to 33

Thursday | Be At One | Manchester

 Thu, 26 Feb at 07:00 pm Be At One - Manchester

Spiderbait

 Wed, 22 Jul at 06:00 pm Gorilla

The Ultimate Stone Roses & Oasis Tribute Night - Freight Island

 Fri, 03 Apr at 07:30 pm Escape To Freight Island

An Evening of Radiohead at Manchester Cathedral

 Sat, 28 Mar at 07:30 pm Manchester Cathedral GBP 0 to 33

Oden & Fatzo (Live) at Joshua Brooks

 Fri, 06 Mar at 10:00 pm Joshua Brooks

Jaykae x President T Live in Manchester

 Fri, 06 Mar at 06:00 pm Impossible

Thursday | Queer Men Matchbox Valentine’s | Manchester

 Thu, 12 Feb at 07:00 pm The Liars Club

Single Mingle - 40's & 50's (Manchester) - 21st March 2026

 Sat, 21 Mar at 05:00 pm Barça - Canal-side Bar, Castlefield - Manchester

Keep It Unreal & Echo 45 - Mr Scruff b2b Nightmares On Wax

 Sun, 05 Apr at 03:00 pm Progress, Manchester

Bayboards

 Sat, 07 Feb at 07:00 pm The Deaf Institute

Me Gusta Collective presents Habibi Funk

 Fri, 03 Apr at 10:00 pm Gorilla