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

Pop Queens at Albert Hall Featuring Spice Girls, Beyoncé, Sabrina Carpenter & Taylor Swift Tribute Shows!

 Fri, 03 Apr at 02:30 pm Albert Hall, Manchester

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

Raver Tots Mini Fest Manchester

 Mon, 25 May at 11:00 am Freight Island

An Evening of Radiohead at Manchester Cathedral

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

Raver Tots Mini Fest Manchester

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

Raver Tots Mini Fest Manchester

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

The Rosadocs

 Sat, 18 Apr at 06:00 pm Gorilla

Monet & the Figure Life Drawing Workshop

 Wed, 25 Mar at 07:00 pm Impossible - Manchester GBP 20 to 25

Monday | Sip & Paint | Manchester

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

Amber's: Pangaea, Jossy Mitsu, Manami, Aletha

 Fri, 10 Apr at 10:00 pm Amber's

0161 MUMC Promototions Presents: JOANovARC/Vmbra/Bad Heritage/Skin Flowers

 Sat, 28 Mar at 06:30 pm Aatma

China Moses

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

Miles Davis: Celebrating 100 Years

 Wed, 01 Apr at 07:00 pm 13 Quay St, Manchester M3 3HN, UK

SINN6R

 Mon, 20 Apr at 06:00 pm Gorilla

MYL Pathway to Partnership Panel Event

 Wed, 25 Mar at 06:00 pm Impossible - Manchester

Katie Rigby

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

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

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

 Thu, 21 May at 06:00 pm Gullivers

ProArt Creator Connect: Manchester 2026

 Thu, 26 Mar at 06:00 pm Manchester235 Free

Sculpt and Sip | Northern Monk Refectory MCR

 Sat, 28 Mar Northern Monk Refectory MCR GBP 35

Life Drawing at the Whitworth Gallery (+18) APR 2ND

 Thu, 02 Apr at 06:00 pm The Whitworth GBP 10 to 29

Sparkle Family Fun Day

 Sun, 29 Mar at 12:00 pm The Proud Trust GBP 0 to 20

Miles Davis: Celebrating 100 Years

 Wed, 01 Apr at 07:00 pm THE BLUES KITCHEN, MANCHESTER

ART SCHOOL GIRLFRIEND

 Thu, 16 Apr at 07:00 pm Manchester Gorilla

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

Kintsugi for Beginners at Manchester Craft and Design Centre

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

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

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

Celebrating Caroline Aherne with David Scott - Waterstones Deansgate

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

Unserious Life Drawing 29th March

 Sun, 29 Mar at 11:00 am Hope Mill Theatre GBP 14

Andy Scott & Carmel Smickersgill + Simeon Walker + Her Revelation

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

STRIPPED SKETCH- 8TH APRIL

 Wed, 08 Apr at 06:00 pm Queer Lit

Charlotte Carpenter - Manchester

Thu, 23 Apr at 06:30 pm Eagle Inn

Calaveras

 Sat, 04 Apr at 06:00 pm The Deaf Institute

Paint and Sip - Female Body (New) | Lock 84

 Wed, 25 Mar at 07:00 pm 7 Ducie St GBP 35

Big Gens Attic Dweller Headline Show

Tue, 31 Mar at 06:00 pm CUPRA City Garage Manchester

Japanese Ukiyo-e Prints: art for the masses talk

 Thu, 02 Apr at 06:30 pm The Whitworth Free

John Butcher (Solo) + Burn Into Sleep

 Sat, 28 Mar at 07:30 pm St Margarets Church, Whalley Range

Easter Macaron Decorating Workshop

Fri, 03 Apr at 05:00 pm The English Rose Bakery

Life Sculpting Ancoats

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

WYC Voices: Art Crits

 Thu, 26 Mar at 06:00 pm The Whitworth Free

4ft Fingers

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

Manchester & the Pre-Raphaelites

 Tue, 31 Mar at 02:30 pm Manchester Art Gallery Free

Life drawing with Korey

 Fri, 01 May at 07:00 pm The Deaf Institute

Paint and Sip - Northern Lights | Lock 84

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

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

Speed Hobbying

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

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

Drawn In: Face Off / Manchester illustrators meet-up

 Thu, 02 Apr at 07:00 pm Department Campfield GBP 5 to 6

Light Up Spring - Lantern Making

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

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

Understanding Adult Attachment in Parenting Assessment

 Wed, 25 Mar at 09:30 am Manchester Art Gallery Free

A Quest For Star Bits

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

Delaine Le Bas: Un-Fair-Ground Curator Tour

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

Linocut printmaking workshop

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

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

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

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

HEADS Art Gallery x INNSiDE - 'EXHIBITION #4' launch event

 Wed, 25 Mar at 06:00 pm INNSiDE Manchester Meliá Hotels

A Very Special Episode

 Fri, 03 Apr at 06:00 pm Castle Hotel

Session Day's Fine Art Portraits Shakespeare Edition SOLD OUT

Sat, 18 Apr at 09:00 am AWOL Studios

Wellbeing Wednesday, Spring Into Action!

 Wed, 25 Mar at 03:00 pm Manchester Museum GBP 3

Painting Calm Watercolour Workshop

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

Art Class | Reclaiming the Sacred Child with Fay Barratt

 Sun, 12 Apr at 10:30 am The Monastery Manchester

Japanese Painting Workshop with Matcha Latte's

 Sat, 18 Apr 92 Degrees Coffee GBP 34

Paint & Vibe Culture (Jamaican Independence Edition)

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

Lino Neon Sign Printing Workshop

 Thu, 26 Mar at 06:00 pm Saan1 GBP 12

Paper Fan Painting Social Night by Whereabouts MCR

 Sun, 12 Apr at 05:00 pm Haunt MCR GBP 14

Anglo Scottish FHS Meet the Glasgow Girls

 Sat, 11 Apr at 02:00 pm Manchester Central LIbrary GBP 0 to 5

Drawing Faces: The Ultimate Portrait Course

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

LIFE DRAWING AT RENAE with Female Body Builder

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

Paint and Sip - Mt Fuji | Lock 84

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

Thursday Late: Neurodivergent Friendly Exhibition Tour of Delaine le Bas

 Thu, 26 Mar at 07:00 pm The Whitworth Free

Understanding Proportions & Movement in Life Drawing Workshop

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

Data, Meeple, and What Happens When It Happens

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

A Reflective Clay Workshop: Migration Memories

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

New Territories: A Painting Workshop by Rachael Addis

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

Create & Play for Adults

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

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

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

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

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

Understanding Adult Attachment in Parenting Assessment

 Wed, 08 Apr at 09:30 am Manchester Art Gallery Free

A Reflective Clay Workshop: How Do We Care?

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

Assorted Heritage Railway Drawings & Paintings by Edward Meziani

 Thu, 02 Apr at 07:00 pm Station South Free

The Foundations of Watercolour Painting Workshop

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

Connoisseur or Conman? Manchester’s forgotten Japanese art collector

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

Bunker Talk #165: Benedict Phillips

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

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

Beneath the Great Wave Curator Tour with Imogen Holmes-Roe

 Thu, 04 Jun The Whitworth GBP 0 to 10

EPISODE 4 - HABITAT FROM BEYOND

Mon, 30 Mar at 06:00 pm Progress Centre

Matcha Glass Painting

 Wed, 22 Apr at 06:30 pm Bird & Blend Tea Co. GBP 22

Alla Prima Painting Workshop

 Mon, 06 Apr at 07:30 pm Cafe Blah

Unserious Life Drawing

 Sun, 01 Feb at 11:00 am Hope Mill Theatre GBP 12