Festivals in Manchester

Check out happening festivals events all around Manchester, EN

✯Red and Black Bachata Salsa Party✯Special Guests: Alan & Jessica (Cuba/Spain)

 Tue, 04 Nov at 06:30 pm On Bar, 46 Canal Street, M1 3WD Manchester, United Kingdom

Northern (Manchester) Vegan Festival

 Sat, 01 Nov at 10:30 am Sugden Sports Centre Manchester Metropolitan University 114 Grosvenor St Manchester M1 7HL Free

As December Falls, RedHook, hara, THE HARA in Manchester

 Sun, 02 Nov at 06:00 pm O2 Ritz Manchester

The Emo Festival Comes to Manchester!

 Sat, 01 Nov at 07:00 pm Manchester Academy GBP 17 to 23

Marlon Hoffstadt, Benwal, Leaha, Club Angel, Sam Girling, X CLUB., Sedef Adasi, BIIANCO, DJ Gigola, Sam Alfred, horsegiirL, MALUGI, Niamh, VTSS, Fenrick, Surf 2 Glory, Emilija, Leaha, DJ Daddy Trance, Niamh in Manchester

 Sat, 01 Nov at 05:00 pm Depot Mayfield

HTID UK 2026 - The Homecoming

 Sat, 28 Feb at 07:00 pm O2 Victoria Warehouse Manchester

Manchester: Swing Into Christmas (2025 Tour) - evening

 Sat, 13 Dec at 07:30 pm The Stoller Hall

Just Like Hell - Halloween Special

 Fri, 31 Oct at 10:00 pm Night & Day Cafe

80's Day Disco: Manchester 🪩

 Sat, 08 Nov at 03:00 pm Gorilla

Primal Scream, Masters At Work, Groove Armada, David Morales, Todd Terry, Mike Pickering, Graeme Park, Luke Una, Marshall Jefferson, Greg Wilson, Crazy P, A Guy Called Gerald, DJ Pierre, K-Klass, Jon Dasilva, Justin Robertson, Chad Jackson, Russ, Derrick Carter, Erol Alkan, Guy Williams, Greg Wilson, Dj Paulette in Manchester

 Sat, 22 Nov at 05:00 pm Depot Mayfield

Manchester Whisky Festival 2025

 Fri, 21 Nov at 06:00 pm Manchester Cathedral GBP 21 to 100

Halloween Double Bill - 'A Night at the Haunted Opera'

 Thu, 30 Oct at 07:15 pm Hallé St Peter's (Victoria Wood Hall) GBP 16 to 54

DISTURBED x MEGADEATH: AFTERSHOW

Fri, 24 Oct at 09:00 pm Mother Mary's Irish Bar & Live Music Venue

Exhibition Preview 'Marcos Kueh: Smooth Sailing, 一路順風'

 Fri, 24 Oct at 06:00 pm esea contemporary GBP 0 to 3

Gaston Leroux's The Phantom of the Opera

 Thu, 30 Oct at 08:30 pm Hallé St Peter's (Victoria Wood Hall) GBP 6 to 44

Epica, Amaranthe, Charlotte Wessels in Manchester

 Fri, 23 Jan at 05:30 pm O2 Apollo Manchester

Tujhe Dekha : Come Fall in Love Again | Celebrating 30 Years Of DDLJ - Manchester

 Sat, 29 Nov at 08:00 pm Contact Theatre

Ardwick Women’s Footprints

 Mon, 27 Oct at 10:00 am Co-op Academy Medlock Free

The Big Bang - Fireworks spectacle.

Wed, 05 Nov at 05:00 pm Irish World Heritage Centre

LORD OF THE LOST - MANCHESTER

Fri, 31 Oct at 07:00 pm O2 Ritz Manchester

Here to Remember Live

 Sat, 15 Nov at 06:00 pm SOUP Free

Björn Again

 Fri, 31 Oct at 07:30 pm The Bridgewater Hall

Manchester Board Game Festival - Halloween Special 2025

 Fri, 31 Oct at 03:00 pm Manchester Conference Centre

Adam Davies, Piano

 Fri, 14 Nov at 06:30 pm Forsyth Brothers Limited Free

Bonfire Night at Ashton on Mersey Sports Club

 Wed, 05 Nov at 05:30 pm Ashton-on-Mersey Sports Club

Old School Hip Hop Festival Comes to Manchester!

 Fri, 24 Oct at 07:00 pm Manchester Academy

Lilly Hiatt / Gullivers, Manchester / Fri 24 Oct

 Fri, 24 Oct at 07:30 pm Gullivers NQ

The Amazons: Albert Hall, Manchester

 Sat, 25 Oct at 07:00 pm Albert Hall

Gogol Bordello: Albert Hall, Manchester

 Sun, 26 Oct at 07:00 pm Albert Hall

Auntie Tales: Ghost Stories Across the Generations

 Thu, 30 Oct at 11:00 am esea contemporary GBP 0 to 3

Emofest | Manchester

 Sat, 01 Nov at 07:00 pm Oxford Road, M13 9PR Manchester, United Kingdom

Altogether Otherwise & DEYA present ALL DEYA 1

 Sat, 25 Oct at 12:00 pm 6-10 Hanover St Free

MAYSHE-MAYSHE 'MOSSWOOD' ALBUM LAUNCH

 Sun, 02 Nov at 07:00 pm 33 Oldham Street

Hacienda at The Warehouse Project

 Sat, 22 Nov at 05:00 pm Depot Mayfield

Wild Wild Step Manchester: Halloween Rowdiest Country Rodeo Festival

 Sat, 01 Nov at 07:00 pm BLVD Manchester GBP 22

Day of the Dead Festival

 Sun, 02 Nov at 09:00 pm New York New York Manchester

Stipe - (R.E.M Tribute) - Live At Lions Den, Manchester

Sat, 25 Oct at 07:30 pm Lions Den Manchester

Emma Pollock live in Manchester

Wed, 22 Oct at 07:30 pm The Lloyds

Louder Than Words Festival 2025 - Super Early Bird Weekend Passes

 Fri, 14 Nov at 06:00 pm INNSIDE Manchester GBP 87 to 584

Lord of the Lost w/ Skarlett Riot & Julien K

 Fri, 31 Oct at 06:00 pm O2 Ritz Manchester

BOOK LAUNCH: Jazmine Linklater and Fatema Abdoolcarim, with Rowland Hill

 Wed, 29 Oct at 07:00 pm Altogether Otherwise Free

Foghat in Manchester

 Tue, 18 Nov at 08:00 pm Band On The Wall.

✯Alan & Jessica (Cuba/Spain) in Manchester✯BachaNova Party

 Sat, 01 Nov at 07:00 pm Revolution Oxford Road

Little Punk Records Compilation Festival

 Sat, 01 Nov at 02:00 pm 52 Cross Street Manchester M2 7AR England

Pictish Trail (Solo), live at The Castle Hotel - Manchester

 Sun, 16 Nov at 07:30 pm The Castle Hotel

Lights Up : Disco on Wheels | Volume III

 Sat, 08 Nov at 04:00 pm All Saints Park Free

Festival of Fantastic Films - Manchester

 Fri, 24 Oct at 04:00 pm Pendulum Hotel GBP 30 to 120

Urmston Weekly Wellbeing Laughter Club

 Mon, 20 Oct at 07:30 pm 210 Church Road, Manchester, M41 9DX, United Kingdom

Stipe - A Tribute To R.E.M Live At Lions Den, Manchester

Sat, 25 Oct at 06:30 pm Lions Den Manchester

Northern Vegan Winter Festival 2025 (Manchester)

 Sat, 01 Nov at 10:30 am Sugden Sports Centre GBP 0 to 17

GoGo Penguin, Daudi Matsiko in Manchester

 Tue, 02 Dec at 07:00 pm Albert Hall

Mumford & Sons - Album Presale Only

 Wed, 03 Dec at 06:30 pm Co-op Live

Working like a dog

 Thu, 30 Oct at 10:30 am People's History Museum Free

Sigma [DJ Set] Manchester

 Fri, 24 Oct at 09:00 pm Joshua Brooks

90s Day Party: Manchester 💿

 Sat, 13 Dec at 03:00 pm Impossible - Manchester

Role Model at O2 Apollo Manchester

 Thu, 06 Nov at 07:00 pm O2 Apollo Manchester

Gaz Brookfield and the Company of Thieves | Manchester

 Fri, 12 Dec at 07:30 pm YES

Temporal Landscape Scene 3: Tsai Ming-liang Short Films

 Tue, 11 Nov at 06:30 pm SODA (School of Digital Arts) Free

K-Pop Demon Disco: Manchester 👩🏼‍🎤

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

The Labubu Kids Party Comes to Manchester

 Sat, 13 Dec at 10:00 am Gorilla

Carlton Jazz Club: Gavin Barras Trio

 Sun, 26 Oct at 08:00 pm Rowan Lodge, 113 Carlton Road, M16 8BE Manchester, United Kingdom

Youth Sector

 Fri, 24 Oct at 06:00 pm The Deaf Institute

KID KAPICHI

 Fri, 24 Oct at 06:00 pm The Deaf Institute

Pete Tong presents Ibiza Classics

 Sat, 06 Dec at 06:00 pm AO Arena

Sean McGowan | Manchester

 Fri, 07 Nov at 07:30 pm The Castle Hotel, Manchester

The Lancashire Hotpots' Big Bash 5 - Manchester Academy 1

 Sat, 06 Dec at 06:30 pm Manchester Academy

How to read a book - Poetry

 Thu, 27 Nov at 06:00 pm The Portico Library GBP 4

LOUDER THAN WAR LIVE

Sat, 14 Mar at 02:00 pm Manchester Academy

O'Hooley & Tidow 'So Long For Now' //Manchester Royal Northern College of Music

 Tue, 21 Oct at 07:30 pm RNCM - Royal Northern College of Music

Good Habits - Manchester

 Wed, 05 Nov at 08:00 pm Band on the Wall

Mountains on Stage - Manchester

 Fri, 05 Dec at 07:00 pm ODEON Manchester Great Northern

From Fall to Spring | Manchester | ENTRY WOUNDS Tour 2025

 Tue, 28 Oct at 07:00 pm Night & Day Cafe

SUNDAY PASS: LOUDER 2025

 Sun, 16 Nov at 10:00 am INNSIDE Manchester GBP 61 to 66

Friday Night De-Lights!! Easy, Breezy, Portuguesey: Unparalleled Petiscos

 Fri, 31 Oct at 07:00 pm La Fromagerie, Urmston GBP 20 to 39

Manchester - New and Award Winning Cheese @ The Wayfarer

 Wed, 19 Nov at 07:00 pm The Wayfarer GBP 21 to 26

COMEDY NIGHT Live from the Rock House

 Sat, 29 Nov at 08:00 pm Rock House (Eccles)

Chartreuse

 Fri, 07 Nov at 07:00 pm The Deaf Institute

ATTRITION WITH LEUCATOME & SCHKEUDITZER KREUZ

 Thu, 23 Oct at 07:30 pm 14-16 Faraday Street, M1 1BE Manchester, United Kingdom

Information Lives in DIY Culture

 Sat, 15 Nov at 10:00 am SODA (School of Digital Arts) Free

Maureen Onwunali

 Wed, 26 Nov at 07:00 pm Hinterland Alcohol-Free Bar and Cafe GBP 12 to 15

DACARA HEADLINE @ REBELLION MANCHESTER

 Fri, 28 Nov at 06:00 pm Rebellion Manchester

The Milltown Brothers in conversation with live acoustic set

 Sat, 15 Nov at 06:00 pm INNSIDE Manchester GBP 11 to 14

HOMOBLOC 6.12.25 - DEPOT MAYFIELD MANCHESTER

 Sat, 06 Dec at 04:00 pm Depot Mayfield

Zine Launch: ‘The Duet of the Exodus’ by Queer Patch

 Wed, 19 Nov at 06:00 pm esea contemporary GBP 0 to 3

REEF - Replenish 2025

 Thu, 30 Oct at 07:00 pm O2 Ritz Manchester

This Ain't Rock 'n' Roll: Pop Music, the Swastika and the Third Reich

 Sat, 15 Nov at 08:15 pm INNSIDE Manchester GBP 10 to 35

Yoshika Colwell / Low Four Studio, Manchester / Sat 6 Dec

 Sat, 06 Dec at 07:00 pm Low Four Studio

THE MOTEL: HIGH TIMES IN 90s IBIZA - Claire Manumission

 Sat, 15 Nov at 08:15 pm INNSIDE Manchester GBP 12 to 37

The Lovely Eggs + Frank Skinner + Polite Bureaux / Manchester Academy 2 / Thu 30 Oct

 Thu, 30 Oct at 07:30 pm Manchester Academy

Louder Than Words Festival 2025 - FRIDAY EVENING Pass

 Fri, 14 Nov at 06:00 pm INNSIDE Manchester GBP 19 to 22

BILLY BRAGG: A People's History. An in conversation

 Sun, 16 Nov at 08:00 pm INNSIDE Manchester GBP 18 to 52

AU: BRATAKUS | BRASSICK | NERVOUS TWITCH

 Sat, 21 Feb at 07:00 pm The Star and Garter

Manchester Folk Festival 2026

 Thu, 19 Mar at 04:00 pm Manchester

Gentle methodologies for pressured communities

 Wed, 05 Nov at 06:00 pm Kanaris Theatre Free

Death All Day - Part III

 Sat, 31 Jan at 02:00 pm Rebellion Rock Bar

Dennis Bovell in conversation: Wise Music In Dub

 Sat, 15 Nov at 06:00 pm INNSIDE Manchester GBP 10 to 39

CREEPING BENT : A LEAP INTO THE VOID with Douglas MacIntyre

 Fri, 14 Nov at 06:45 pm INNSIDE Manchester GBP 10 to 13

BETTER DAYS | ALL DAYER

Sat, 25 Oct at 12:00 pm Rebellion Manchester

Day of the Dead Festival Manchester

 Sun, 02 Nov at 01:00 pm New York New York Free

Manchester Board Game Festival - Festive Special

 Fri, 12 Dec at 03:00 pm The Britannia Sachas Hotel Manchester