Fine-arts Events in Manchester

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

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

Art Garfunkel at Manchester Opera House

 Thu, 15 Oct Manchester Opera House

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

 Tue, 22 Sep at 09:30 pm Gorilla

Raver Tots Mini Fest Manchester

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

The Simon & Garfunkel Story

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

Universally Manchester Festival

 Sat, 13 Jun at 11:00 am University Place Free

Raver Tots Mini Fest Manchester

 Mon, 25 May at 11:00 am Freight Island

M2TM Manchester 2026 Grand Final

 Sat, 06 Jun at 12:00 pm Rebellion Manchester

Raver Tots Mini Fest Manchester

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

Texas Is The Reason at Manchester Academy

 Sun, 31 May at 07:00 pm Manchester Academy

AFI in Manchester (Venue upgraded)

 Sat, 22 Aug at 07:00 pm Manchester Academy

China Moses

 Sun, 24 May at 08:00 pm Band on the Wall GBP 15 to 27

K-POP SUPERSTARS AND JURASSIC EARTH

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

The Jazz Room: A Journey to the Heart of New Orleans

 Thu, 18 Jun at 06:00 pm Band on the Wall GBP 18 to 39

Charlie Parr + Jon Coley / YES Basement, Manchester / Mon 25 May

 Mon, 25 May at 07:00 pm YES

Karan Casey Trio

 Fri, 29 May at 08:15 pm The Parrs Wood GBP 25

Delaine Le Bas & Ronke Osinowo: NO performance for Un-Fair-Ground

 Sat, 30 May at 11:00 am The Whitworth GBP 0 to 5

Monday | Sip & Paint | Manchester | book at thursday.com

 Mon, 18 May at 06:00 pm Turtle Bay Manchester Oxford Rd

China Moses (Manchester Jazz Festival 2026)

 Sun, 24 May at 07:30 pm Band on the Wall, Swan Street, Manchester, UK

Life Drawing with HOP at Levenshulme Old Library, Manchester

 Tue, 19 May at 07:00 pm Levenshulme Old Library GBP 20

Andy Scott & Carmel Smickersgill + Simeon Walker + Her Revelation

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

Celebrating Caroline Aherne with David Scott - Waterstones Deansgate

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

The Music of The Lord of the Rings. Tribute to Howard Shore

 Sun, 31 May at 04:00 pm Manchester Stoller Hall

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

 Thu, 21 May at 06:00 pm Gullivers

OEG Live | Beyond the drawing board: from concept to offshore reality

 Tue, 16 Jun at 12:00 pm Manchester Central Convention Complex Free

Sculpt and Sip | Northern Monk Refectory MCR

 Sat, 28 Mar Northern Monk Refectory MCR GBP 35

Kintsugi for Beginners with Amelia at Manchester Craft and Design Centre

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

Critical Conversations : Africa Day Edition : Relooted Game

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

Sip and Paint - Monton Lighthouse

 Sat, 30 May at 02:00 pm Monton Lighthouse

Life Drawing with HOP at Manchester Art Gallery

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

Belle Vue & Gorton FREE Family Fun Day 2026

 Sun, 28 Jun at 11:00 am The Monastery Manchester

Studio Ghibli Painting Workshop

 Sun, 16 Aug at 01:00 pm Northern Monk Refectory MCR GBP 12 to 58

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

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

MINOR BLACK FIGURES: Brandon Taylor in conversation with Simon Savidge

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

Bank Holiday Family Funday

 Mon, 25 May at 02:00 pm 118 Worsley Rd

InDemand Presents: Drawing Club Monthly +18

 Sun, 24 May at 02:00 pm The Whitworth GBP 5 to 50

MANCHESTER POPFEST - Gina Birch / Good Flying Birds / Kamikaze / Josie and more

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

Liquid Dependencies: Guided Game Session

 Sat, 16 May at 12:00 pm esea contemporary GBP 3 to 13

Paint and Sip - Enchanting Forest | Lock 84

 Wed, 20 May at 07:00 pm 7 Ducie St GBP 35

Token Honey | Album Launch

 Sat, 16 May at 06:00 pm Aatma

Unserious Life Drawing 24th th May

 Sun, 24 May at 11:00 am Hope Mill Theatre GBP 9 to 12

ART SCHOOL LIVE - Phellotape, Marnie Glum, Naomi Kalu, Sanja Cin

 Thu, 21 May at 06:30 pm Grosvenor East Building, Manchester Metropolitan University Free

‘Do Something Silly’ — Paper Collage Workshop

 Sat, 23 May at 02:00 pm 2/F, Manchester Central Library GBP 3 to 8

Symbiosis: The Threshold of the Other

 Fri, 05 Jun at 05:00 pm 42 Chorlton St. GBP 6 to 12

Linocut printmaking workshop

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

Rogue Alternative Market and Cabaret

 Sun, 05 Jul at 11:30 am The Church - formerly Churchills

ACCA & Kaplan - the future ACCA Qualification - Manchester

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

Due a Change? Understanding the Data (Use and Access) Act

 Thu, 28 May at 10:00 am DoubleTree by Hilton Manchester - Piccadilly Free

Japanese Painting Workshop

 Sun, 07 Jun at 01:00 pm House of Social Manchester GBP 9 to 30

4ft Fingers

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

Japanese Painting onto Silk Fans

 Sun, 19 Jul at 01:00 pm Bold Street Coffee University Green GBP 12 to 30

Performing Trees Exhibition: Curator Tour

 Thu, 21 May at 05:45 pm The Whitworth GBP 0 to 10

Token Honey | Album Launch - Manchester

 Sat, 16 May at 06:00 pm Aatma

Yuen Fong Ling: A Changing Appetite

 Sat, 06 Jun at 06:30 pm esea contemporary GBP 0 to 3

Universally Manchester Festival

 Sat, 13 Jun at 11:00 am The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, UK

Japanese Painting Workshop with Matcha Latte's

 Sat, 18 Apr 92 Degrees Coffee GBP 34

Unique Ukrainian Decorative Painting (Petrykivka painting)

 Fri, 29 May at 01:00 pm Vapiano Manchester GBP 22

Meet the Expert. The Sikh Empire and Maharajah Ranjit Singh

 Sat, 16 May at 12:00 pm Manchester Art Gallery Free

Exhibition Preview 'Chris Zhongtian Yuan: Two Improvisations'

 Fri, 12 Jun at 06:00 pm esea contemporary GBP 0 to 3

Carlton Queer Clubhouse #4: Extraordinary II by Mandy Beck-McKim

 Sat, 23 May at 07:00 pm The Carlton Club Manchester

Rising Stars Manchester - 53two - Theatre North

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

Record painting INK x Sureshot Taproom

 Thu, 28 May at 07:30 pm Sureshot Taproom GBP 18

Sip & Splash: Paint a Pot Women's Meet up

 Thu, 28 May at 06:30 pm The Deansgate GBP 28

Paint and Sip - Mt Fuji | Lock 84

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

Digital Economy Ethics of AI Workshop

 Wed, 24 Jun at 02:30 pm Nancy Rothwell Building Free

Charlotte Carpenter - Manchester

Mon, 14 Sep at 06:30 pm Eagle Inn

Atmospheric Landscapes in Oil & Cold Wax

 Sat, 26 Sep at 10:30 am Manchester Craft and Design Centre GBP 75

Absolute beginners guide to urban sketching with Len Grant

 Sat, 27 Jun at 10:00 am The Didsbury Pub GBP 2 to 48

Tibetan Cooking & Mindful Art special summer evening workshop

 Fri, 10 Jul at 06:00 pm Chorlton Water Park GBP 45 to 80

Paint and Sip - Martinis and Perello's | Leven

 Sat, 27 Jun at 04:00 pm Leven Manchester GBP 35

Samuel Moore and Duo Cantelina

 Sat, 07 Nov at 07:20 pm International Anthony Burgess Foundation GBP 17

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

 Sat, 18 Apr Cass Art GBP 49

(Re)imaging faces: restoring humanity through art, archaeology and science

 Wed, 27 May at 10:00 am The Manchester Museum Free

Bunker Talk #165: Stephen Sutcliffe

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

Vinyl Record Painting Social Night by Whereabouts MCR

 Sun, 17 May at 05:00 pm Haunt MCR GBP 12 to 15

Connoisseur or Conman? Manchester’s forgotten Japanese art collector

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

Manchester Regional Conference

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

Zine and Collage Workshop

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

Torso by Maddie Maycock

 Sat, 27 Jun at 12:00 pm SEESAW GBP 6

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

Life Sculpting Ancoats

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

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

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

Beneath the Great Wave Curator Tour with Imogen Holmes-Roe

 Thu, 04 Jun at 06:00 pm The Whitworth GBP 0 to 10

Handle with care - Ontroerend Goed

 Sun, 28 Jun at 05:30 am St Catherine's Community Centre GBP 9 to 13

Kinōra - 26.09.26

 Sat, 26 Sep at 07:00 pm TBA***

Drawing Faces: The Ultimate Portrait Course

 Sat, 01 Aug at 10:30 am Friends' Meeting House, Mount Street, Manchester, UK GBP 150

The Foundations of Watercolour Painting Workshop

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

Life Drawing: Drag King Special with Ren Stardust

 Tue, 26 May at 07:00 pm Revolución de Cuba Manchester GBP 16 to 24

Creative Health Research Symposium: Social Care and Creative Practice

 Tue, 16 Jun at 12:30 pm Core Technology Facility Free

Understanding Proportions & Movement in Life Drawing Workshop

 Sun, 14 Jun at 10:30 am Gorilla GBP 130

Manchester Plant Pot Painting

 Sun, 17 May at 05:00 pm Layla's Cafe GBP 16

Delaine Le Bas: Un-Fair-Ground Curator Tour

 Thu, 28 May at 06:00 pm The Whitworth GBP 0 to 10

Paint & Chill - Pot Painting Experience Manchester

 Wed, 06 May at 12:00 pm Studio Dawn GBP 25

Bunker Talk #168: Tanztheater Adrian Look

 Tue, 14 Jul at 05:30 pm The Salutation Pub (Upstairs) Free

Creative Book Club - The Creative Act (Saturday book social Manchester)

 Sat, 27 Jun at 01:00 pm Ditto Coffee GBP 3 to 6

Life Drawing with Now, Draw!

 Thu, 02 Jul at 07:00 pm Westcroft Community Centre GBP 6 to 24

Electric Experimental Ensemble

 Tue, 19 May at 07:30 pm The Talleyrand Free

Evil Wet Hen Presents-MOONFACE // Phoneutrian & Zaron Mizmeras // Catastrophe Assistant

 Thu, 28 May at 07:30 pm 14-16 Faraday Street, M1 1BE Manchester, United Kingdom

Ulrika Spacek

 Wed, 14 Oct at 06:30 pm The White Hotel

Wellbeing Wednesday, Can’t See The Wood For The Trees!

 Wed, 23 Sep at 03:00 pm The Manchester Museum GBP 3