Fine-arts Events in Manchester

Check out happening fine-arts events all around Manchester, EN

2026 Manchester Marathon

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

Manchester Marathon 19th April 2026

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

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

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

 Tue, 22 Sep at 09:30 pm Manchester

The Simon & Garfunkel Story

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

Raver Tots Mini Fest Manchester

 Mon, 25 May at 11:00 am Freight Island

Raver Tots Mini Fest Manchester

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

Erasured // Manchester Academy 2

 Fri, 24 Apr at 07:30 pm Manchester Academy

K-POP SUPERSTARS AND JURASSIC EARTH

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

Raver Tots Mini Fest Manchester

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

Ultimate Bounce, Lostock Park, 2nd - 4th May

 Sat, 02 May at 11:00 am Lostock Park

The Rosadocs

 Sat, 18 Apr at 06:00 pm Gorilla

Monday | Sip & Paint | Manchester

 Mon, 27 Apr at 06:00 pm The Taphouse Manchester

Spring exhibitions preview

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

Katie Rigby

 Fri, 01 May at 06:00 pm The Deaf Institute

China Moses

 Sun, 24 May at 08:00 pm Band on the Wall GBP 17 to 27

SINN6R

 Mon, 20 Apr at 06:00 pm Gorilla

June Holland Out of the Darkness Into the Light EP Tour - Manchester

 Thu, 21 May at 06:00 pm Gullivers

Understanding Proportions & Movement in Life Drawing Workshop

 Sun, 03 May at 10:30 am Gorilla GBP 130

May Day at Forever Fields

 Sun, 03 May at 12:00 pm St. Margarets Centre, Brantingham Road, Chorlton Cum Hardy, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, M21 0TT

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

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

THE ASKING: Jane Hirshfield in conversation

 Mon, 27 Apr at 06:30 pm International Anthony Burgess Foundation GBP 4 to 15

ART SCHOOL GIRLFRIEND

 Thu, 16 Apr at 07:00 pm Manchester Gorilla

MANCHESTER POPFEST - Gina Birch / Good Flying Birds / The Gabys / Olivia Is A Ghost and more

 Sat, 27 Jun at 02:00 pm Levenshulme Old Library

Token Honey | Album Launch

 Sat, 16 May at 06:00 pm Aatma

Life Drawing with HOP at Terrace, Northern Quarter, Manchester

 Wed, 13 May at 07:00 pm Terrace NQ GBP 20

Andy Scott & Carmel Smickersgill + Simeon Walker + Her Revelation

 Fri, 22 May at 08:00 pm Stoller Hall GBP 6 to 17

Summer Family Fun Day 2026 | Donkey Rides, Wildlife, Garden Games, Stalls, Food Trucks & More!

 Sun, 12 Jul at 11:00 am The Monastery Manchester

Critical Conversations : Africa Day Edition : Relooted Game

 Wed, 20 May at 06:00 pm Manchester Museum Free

Kintsugi for Beginners at Manchester Craft and Design Centre

 Sat, 16 May at 10:30 am Manchester Craft and Design Centre GBP 55

Charlotte Carpenter - Manchester

Thu, 23 Apr at 06:30 pm Eagle Inn

Life Drawing with HOP at Manchester Art Gallery

 Wed, 27 May at 06:30 pm Manchester Art Gallery GBP 23

Celebrating Caroline Aherne with David Scott - Waterstones Deansgate

 Mon, 25 May at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 0 to 20

INDIE ALT ROCK SHOWCASE

Fri, 01 May at 06:00 pm Off The Square

Sculpt and Sip | Northern Monk Refectory MCR

 Sat, 28 Mar Northern Monk Refectory MCR GBP 35

MINOR BLACK FIGURES: Brandon Taylor in conversation with Simon Savidge

 Wed, 24 Jun at 06:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 4 to 19

Painting Calm Watercolour Workshop

 Tue, 28 Apr at 06:30 pm Gorilla GBP 35

Life Sculpting Ancoats

 Sun, 25 Jan at 02:00 pm Hope Mill Theatre GBP 40

4ft Fingers

 Sat, 13 Jun at 06:00 pm Star & Garter

Salon | The Northern Art Workers' Guild: An Untold Story

 Wed, 22 Apr at 06:00 pm Manchester Central Library Free

STRIPPED SKETCH- MAY 13TH

 Wed, 13 May at 06:00 am Queer Lit

Masculinity Through Art History Life Drawing Workshop at Impossible Bar

 Thu, 30 Apr at 07:00 pm Impossible - Manchester GBP 16 to 24

Paint and Sip - Northern Lights | Lock 84

 Wed, 22 Apr at 07:00 pm 7 Ducie St GBP 35

Life drawing with Korey

 Fri, 01 May at 06:00 pm The Deaf Institute

Speed Hobbying

 Sun, 26 Apr at 02:00 pm Space at the Mill GBP 17

Beginner Brush Lettering & Modern Calligraphy Workshop | Manchester

 Sun, 19 Apr at 02:00 pm HOME GBP 32

Paint & Chill Night - Manchester

 Tue, 21 Apr at 07:00 pm Navarro Lounge GBP 18

"The Glories of Manchester Architecture" with Riba judge Ed Glinert

 Thu, 23 Apr at 11:30 am Midland Hotel, Peter Street, Manchester Free

Gender Equality and Economic Growth: An Overlapping Generations Approach

 Thu, 07 May at 05:00 pm University Place Free

Chinese bottle painting workshop

 Sat, 25 Apr at 11:30 am Manchester Museum GBP 6

Japanese Painting Workshop

 Sun, 07 Jun at 01:00 pm BrewDog Manchester Outpost GBP 9 to 30

Pottery Paint & Sip, Manchester City Centre

 Thu, 07 May at 06:45 pm Nomad Coffee GBP 27

Friend of Chorlton Park Easter Event

 Sat, 18 Apr at 01:00 pm Chorlton Park

Light Up Spring - Lantern Making

 Thu, 16 Apr at 05:30 pm Material Source Studio Free

The Absolute Beginners' Guide to Urban Sketching (in the Northern Quarter)

 Sat, 18 Apr at 10:00 am Cass Art GBP 49

Rising Stars Manchester - 53two - Theatre North

 Sun, 24 May at 07:00 pm 53two GBP 14

British Sign Language tour of Delaine Le Bas

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

ACCA & Kaplan - the future ACCA Qualification - Manchester

 Tue, 19 May at 08:30 am Kaplan Manchester Free

The Foundations of Watercolour Painting Workshop

 Sun, 07 Jun at 10:30 am Gorilla GBP 130

Linocut printmaking workshop

 Sun, 31 May at 01:00 pm Northern Monk Refectory MCR GBP 30

Recoverist Curators: Hands on Hockney Workshop

 Tue, 14 Apr at 11:00 am The Whitworth Free

Beneath the Great Wave

 Thu, 30 Apr at 01:45 pm The Whitworth GBP 17

Record Painting INK x Dusk till Pawn

 Sun, 19 Apr at 02:00 pm Dusk Til Pawn GBP 18

Common Ground: Wild Clay Workshop

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

Bearbrick Paint Pouring & Matcha

 Tue, 05 May at 06:30 pm Bird & Blend Tea Co. GBP 31

One Year Anniversary Celebration: 1838 Collective

 Wed, 29 Apr at 05:30 pm SEESAW Free

Performing Trees Exhibition: Curator Tour

 Thu, 07 May at 05:45 pm The Whitworth GBP 0 to 10

Beneath the Great Wave: Hokusai and Hiroshige Visitor Experience Tour

 Tue, 14 Apr The Whitworth Free

Listening with Trees: Inside Lud’s Church and How to be a Forest

 Thu, 30 Apr at 06:00 pm The Whitworth GBP 5 to 10

Japanese Painting Workshop with Matcha Latte's

 Sat, 18 Apr 92 Degrees Coffee GBP 34

Session Day's Fine Art Portraits Shakespeare Edition SOLD OUT

Sat, 18 Apr at 09:00 am AWOL Studios

Mindful Cooking & Mindful Art special summer evening workshop

 Fri, 10 Jul at 06:00 pm Chorlton Water Park GBP 50

A Reflective Clay Workshop: How Do We Care?

 Thu, 23 Apr at 06:00 pm SEESAW GBP 35

The Minds Eye in Reading: A World Without Mental Pictures

 Sat, 13 Jun at 02:30 pm The Portico Library Free

Drawing Faces: The Ultimate Portrait Course

 Sun, 10 May at 10:30 am Gorilla GBP 150

Graphic Design Is Not Dead - Type Design

 Sat, 25 Apr at 02:00 pm Manchester GBP 30

Paint & Vibe Culture (Jamaican Independence Edition)

 Thu, 06 Aug at 06:00 pm Culture Box GBP 20 to 25

A Reflective Clay Workshop: Migration Memories

 Sat, 25 Apr at 02:00 pm Saan1 GBP 35

Create & Play for Adults

 Wed, 15 Apr at 07:00 pm Hinterland Alcohol-Free Bar and Cafe GBP 8 to 14

Paint and Sip - Mt Fuji | Lock 84

 Wed, 03 Jun at 07:00 pm 7 Ducie St GBP 35

Cultural Agents and Creative Economies: Arts, Policy and Civic Imagination

 Wed, 22 Apr at 04:00 pm University Place, 4.205 Free

LIFE DRAWING AT RENAE with Female Body Builder

 Wed, 15 Apr at 07:00 pm renae GBP 17

Bunker Talk #165: Benedict Phillips

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

Connoisseur or Conman? Manchester’s forgotten Japanese art collector

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

Zine and Collage Workshop

 Tue, 23 Jun at 06:30 pm Track Brewing Co - Brewery & Taproom GBP 17

New Territories: A Painting Workshop by Rachael Addis

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

Heaton Park Food & Drink Festival 2026: The Fifth Anniversary Feast

 Sat, 01 Aug at 10:00 am Heaton Park, Sheepfoot Lane, M25 0DL

Foundations of Life Drawing : A Structured Approach to Drawing the Figure

 Sun, 17 May at 10:30 am Gorilla GBP 140

Anjuman: A New Mushaira

 Thu, 30 Apr at 05:30 pm Manchester Metropolitan University Free

Bunker Talk #166: Stephen Sutcliffe

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

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

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

Beneath the Great Wave Curator Tour with Imogen Holmes-Roe

 Thu, 04 Jun The Whitworth GBP 0 to 10

The Self Is a Costume

 Fri, 08 May at 05:00 pm SeeSaw

The Creative Woods in Summer: evening workshop at TK & Chorlton waterpark

 Sun, 14 Jun at 06:00 pm Chorlton Water Park GBP 15 to 25

Session Day's Fine Art Portraits

 Sat, 18 Jul at 09:00 am AWOL Studios

The role of emotions and networks in global fashion production (On Campus)

 Mon, 20 Apr at 04:00 pm SODA (School of Digital Arts), Room GF.12 Free

Bunker Talk #164: Be Andr

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

DRAWING TREES

 Wed, 22 Apr at 12:30 pm The Whitworth Free

Olga Amelchenko // Manchester

 Mon, 29 Jun at 07:30 pm The Yard Mcr

A Jane Austen Literary Salon & Afternoon Tea

 Sat, 25 Jul at 03:00 pm West Didsbury Metrolink (Stop A) GBP 44