Exhibitions in Manchester

Check out happening exhibitions events all around Manchester, EN

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

The ULTIMATE Shopping & Lifestyle Exhibition

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

MegaCon Live Manchester 2026

 Sat, 01 Aug at 09:00 am Manchester Central Convention Complex

UK's largest thrift market - Manchester

 Sun, 26 Apr at 11:00 am Victoria Baths

Manchester Jobs Fair

 Fri, 24 Apr at 10:00 am The Bridgewater Hall Free

Manchester Brick Festival

 Sat, 11 Jul at 10:00 am Sugden Sports Centre

ArdaCon: MESBG World Championships 2026

 Wed, 05 Aug at 08:30 am Portland Street, Manchester

Northern Sustainability Summit 2026

 Fri, 03 Jul at 09:00 am Manchester Central Convention Complex Free

Manchester Urban Makers & Street Market Weekend 2026

 Sat, 23 May at 10:00 am Manchester Central Convention Complex Free

Manchester Board Game Festival #7

 Fri, 12 Jun at 03:00 pm Manchester Conference Centre

Manchester Vintage Home Show

Sun, 07 Jun at 10:30 am Victoria Baths

NCBF National Festival at the RNCM

 Sat, 11 Apr at 08:30 am RNCM - Royal Northern College of Music

The Autism & ADHD Show - Manchester

 Fri, 03 Jul at 09:30 am Manchester Central GBP 0 to 39

Pollard Yard Open Studio Day

 Sat, 18 Apr at 09:00 am Pollard Yard Free

Etihad Stadium Wedding Fayre hosted by County Brides

 Sun, 27 Sep at 11:30 am Etihad Stadium GBP 3

Puressence

 Sat, 02 May at 07:00 pm Manchester Academy

Lahore to Longsight

 Wed, 29 Apr at 06:30 pm The Manchester Museum Free

Space Station Earth at Aviva Studios

 Sat, 06 Jun at 07:00 pm Aviva Studios

Sea Life Manchester Anytime Entry

 Tue, 12 May Legoland Discovery Centre

The Alternative Bazaar - MANCHESTER

 Sun, 31 May at 04:00 pm Diecast, Manchester

Spring exhibitions preview

 Thu, 16 Apr at 06:00 pm The Whitworth GBP 0 to 5

Pete McKee Pop-Up Art Exhibition & Everly Pregnant Brothers Live Tour

Sun, 26 Apr at 12:00 pm Night & Day Cafe

Didsbury Car Show 2026

 Sun, 12 Jul at 10:00 am Didsbury Park, Manchester

Cycle Fest 2026 - A Festival of Cycling + Culture in Manchester

 Sat, 09 May at 10:00 am Station South Free

GM Creative Industries Exchange

 Thu, 30 Apr at 10:00 am New Century Free

Comic Con Manchester 2026

 Sat, 25 Jul at 09:00 am B.E.C Arena Manchester, Longbridge Road, Manchester, M17 1SN, M17 1SN Manchester, United Kingdom

Northern Publishers' Fair 2026

 Sat, 25 Apr at 11:00 am Manchester Central Library

Festival of Apprenticeships - Careers Roadshow - Manchester - Wed 1st July

 Wed, 01 Jul at 10:00 am Manchester Metropolitan University - Business School Free

Solstice and Equinox series: Cottonopolis-The Origins of Global Manchester

 Thu, 23 Apr at 06:30 pm John Rylands Research Institute and Library Free

Manchester September 2026

 Sun, 20 Sep at 12:00 pm Malmaison Manchester Free

Rekindling Nello James: The Final Gathering

 Sat, 11 Apr at 11:00 am Contact Theatre Free

Radical Collections: Delaine Le Bas and Clémentine Deliss in conversation.

 Thu, 23 Apr at 06:30 pm The Whitworth GBP 3 to 17

Sight and sound 5

 Sat, 11 Apr at 03:00 pm GRIT STUDIOS

Paledusk

 Fri, 08 May at 07:00 pm Manchester Academy 3

UK Homes Network LIVE

 Thu, 30 Apr at 06:00 pm Amber's GBP 30

Manchester - UNexpected English Cheese @ The Faraday

 Wed, 29 Apr at 07:00 pm The Faraday Pub (previously 7Sins) GBP 16 to 76

The Textile Society's Manchester Antique and Vintage Textile Fair 2026

 Sun, 14 Jun at 08:00 am The Armitage Centre GBP 5 to 20

Manchester Home Show Summer 2026

 Sat, 20 Jun at 10:30 am Mercure Manchester Piccadilly Hotel Free

Hot Wheels Stunt Show

 Sun, 07 Jun at 11:30 am Co-op Live

Health Careers Live: National Health Careers Conference 2026 (Free, Hybrid)

 Sat, 04 Jul at 10:00 am Manchester Free

Card Market Manchester - July 2026

 Sat, 11 Jul at 10:00 am Sugden Sports Centre GBP 6 to 27

22nd Global Investment Immigration Summit & International Real Estate Expo!

 Sat, 27 Jun at 09:00 am Manchester Marriott Hotel Piccadilly GBP 0 to 109

FAIRFIELD WEDDING CLUB - Wedding Fair & Open Day

 Sun, 19 Apr at 11:00 am Fairfield Social Club

"Power UP" session @ Science and Industry Museum

 Sun, 19 Apr at 03:00 pm Science and Industry Museum Free

"Horrible Science: Cosmic Chaos" session @ Science and Industry Museum

 Wed, 15 Apr at 03:00 pm Science and Industry Museum Free

Stretford Arts and Crafts Fair

Sun, 31 May at 10:00 am Stretford Public Hall, Chester Road, Stretford, M32 0LG Manchester, United Kingdom

Beneath the Great Wave: Hokusai and Hiroshige Visitor Experience Tour

 Tue, 14 Apr at 02:00 pm The Whitworth Free

Chalk

 Fri, 24 Apr at 07:00 pm Manchester Gorilla

Odyssey

 Thu, 30 Apr at 07:30 pm Band On The Wall.

Lights

 Mon, 11 May at 07:30 pm Manchester Academy 3

Altered Images

 Tue, 15 Sep at 07:30 pm Band On The Wall.

Unprocessed

 Thu, 01 Oct at 07:30 pm Manchester Academy 3

British Sign Language tour of Delaine Le Bas

 Sat, 18 Apr at 02:00 pm The Whitworth Free

1926 General Strike centenary open day

 Sat, 09 May at 10:30 am People's History Museum GBP 0 to 11

Everything & Nothing: Curator's Tour

 Sat, 11 Apr at 03:00 pm The Portico Library GBP 6

A Quest For Star Bits

 Fri, 10 Apr at 06:00 pm Hilton House Free

Common Ground: Wild Clay Workshop

 Sat, 18 Apr at 01:00 pm Manchester Craft & Design Centre Free

Store Anniversary April 4th!

Sat, 04 Apr at 10:00 am Warhammer - Manchester

Delaine Le Bas: Un-Fair-Ground Curator Tour

 Thu, 09 Apr at 06:00 pm The Whitworth Free

Nightless Cities: The pleasure quarters as timescapes in early modern Japan

 Thu, 14 May at 06:30 pm The Whitworth GBP 0 to 10

Lone

 Fri, 26 Jun at 07:00 pm YES (Pink Room)

One Year Anniversary Celebration: 1838 Collective

 Wed, 29 Apr at 05:30 pm SEESAW Free

GANS

 Thu, 07 May at 07:00 pm Manchester The Deaf Institute.

The Fabric of Protest

 Sat, 21 Mar People's History Museum GBP 0 to 17

Remembering the past, fighting for the future

 Thu, 07 May at 05:30 pm People's History Museum Free

SAA Spring Fair 2026

 Sat, 11 Apr at 12:00 pm Peggy Henderson Animal Sanctuary, Mosley Acre Farm, Barfoot Bridge, Stretford, Manchester, Manchester

Bushman

 Thu, 16 Jul at 07:00 pm Band On The Wall.

Romani Resistance Day with Delaine Le Bas, Juice Vamosi and Gemma Lees

 Sat, 16 May at 01:00 pm The Whitworth Free

Cards In Common - Magic & Playing Cards Convention 2026

 Sat, 16 May at 10:00 am Holiday Inn Manchester - City Centre by IHG GBP 65

Everything & Nothing: Curator's Tour

 Sat, 09 May at 03:00 pm The Portico Library GBP 6

SAA Craft and Hobby Destash!

 Sun, 26 Apr at 12:00 pm Society for Abandoned Animals - SAA

100 years of strikes and solidarity

 Sat, 18 Apr at 01:00 pm People's History Museum Free

Manchester Regional Conference

 Sat, 20 Jun at 08:40 am INNSiDE by Meliá Manchester GBP 27 to 58

In Every Key

 Sat, 11 Apr at 05:00 pm Ascension Church Hulme GBP 13 to 20

NAS Social

 Fri, 17 Apr at 06:30 pm DIECAST

Developing Your Portfolio National Conference - Manchester 2026

 Sat, 25 Apr at 10:00 am TBA GBP 97 to 450

'If You Were An Engineer' Greater Manchester Exhibition & Awards

 Thu, 09 Jul at 01:00 pm The University of Manchester Free

A Virtual Journey in Edo Japan (1603-1868): mapping famous places

 Thu, 17 Sep at 06:30 pm The Whitworth GBP 0 to 10

Binghatti’s Dubai Property Expo 2026 in Manchester

 Sat, 25 Apr at 10:00 am The Edwardian Manchester Hotel Free

Data, Meeple, and What Happens When It Happens

 Thu, 09 Apr at 06:00 pm esea contemporary GBP 0 to 3

New Territories: A Painting Workshop by Rachael Addis

 Thu, 23 Apr at 11:00 am esea contemporary GBP 0 to 3

Bunker Talk #165: Benedict Phillips

 Tue, 05 May at 05:30 pm The Salutation Pub (Upstairs) Free

Dog Show

 Sun, 21 Jun at 11:00 am 46 Half Edge Lane, Eccles

Connoisseur or Conman? Manchester’s forgotten Japanese art collector

 Thu, 18 Jun at 06:30 pm The Whitworth GBP 0 to 10

Magnetic Skies | Manchester, Gulliver's

 Thu, 11 Jun at 06:00 pm Gullivers

FASHION BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY CLASS OF 2026 SHOWCASE

 Fri, 15 May at 02:00 pm Booth Street East Free

Bunker Talk #166: Stephen Sutcliffe

 Tue, 19 May at 05:30 pm The Salutation Pub (Upstairs) Free

Specifying Colour in Workplace Design - Manchester

 Thu, 07 May at 12:00 pm Material Source Studio Manchester Free

'In Her Colours': Women Into Visual Arts(WIVA) Summer Exhibition Open Day

 Mon, 13 Jul at 11:00 am Manchester Central Library Free

Sale Brick Show 2026

 Sat, 11 Jul at 10:00 am St Anne's Church, M33 3GD Manchester, United Kingdom

Beneath the Great Wave Curator Tour with Imogen Holmes-Roe

 Thu, 04 Jun The Whitworth GBP 0 to 10

The New Cut

 Sun, 12 Apr at 07:30 pm YES Basement

Everything & Nothing: Curator's Tour

 Mon, 08 Jun at 03:00 pm The Portico Library GBP 6

Behind the Scenes & Highlights of the Collection Tour

 Thu, 23 Apr at 06:00 pm The Portico Library GBP 9

Craft & Markers Market (stalls very full no waiting list)

Sun, 19 Apr at 11:00 am St John's Church, Kirklees Street, Bury

Manchester Board Game Festival #8

 Fri, 28 Aug at 03:00 pm Manchester Conference Centre

Bunker Talk #164: Be Andr

 Tue, 21 Apr at 05:30 pm The Salutation Pub (Upstairs) Free

The Self Is a Costume

 Fri, 08 May at 06:00 pm SeeSaw

Remembering Lancashire United

 Sat, 25 Jul at 10:00 am Boyle Street, Cheetham, M8 8UW Manchester, United Kingdom

Show Your Light Summer Event

 Fri, 19 Jun at 09:00 am Spinningfields Square GBP 114