History Events in Manchester

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ERB @ BAND ON THE WALL - MANCHESTER, UK

 Tue, 30 Jun at 07:30 pm Band on the Wall

SATURDAY PASS: The Fall Futures and Pasts - Saturday 6th June 2026

 Sat, 06 Jun at 10:15 am Band on the Wall GBP 55

Library After Hours

 Fri, 01 May at 05:30 pm Long Millgate, M3 1SB Manchester, United Kingdom

SUNDAY PASS: The Fall Futures and Pasts - Sunday 7th June 2026

 Sun, 07 Jun at 10:15 am Band on the Wall GBP 55

FLECKY BENNETT’S THE MANCHESTER GHOST WALK

 Sat, 25 Apr Lock 91 GBP 15

Machu Picchu: Journey to the Lost City

 Wed, 29 Apr at 11:20 am Transmission House GBP 10 to 22

Manchester’s LGBTQ+ History Walk

 Mon, 04 May at 01:00 pm The New Union GBP 13

Never Mind The Books. Here's... PUNK DAY

 Sat, 11 Jul at 11:30 am Manchester Central Library Free

Antwerp Mansion Sleepover £50pp

 Sat, 16 May at 08:30 pm Kent Road West

Raves & Revolutions

 Sat, 09 May at 02:00 pm M3 4NQ GBP 16

Antwerp Mansion

Sat, 20 Jun at 08:00 pm Antwerp Mansion Manchester

Scouting, Skating, Hanging Around: Crime and Justice Film Festival

 Sat, 16 May at 12:00 pm Grosvenor East Building, Manchester Metropolitan University Free

Bridgewater Canal Tour – Castlefield

 Sat, 16 May at 10:30 am National Trust - Castlefield Viaduct GBP 14

Dark Matter presents Heathen Apostles + Bones Shake - Manchester show

 Thu, 02 Jul at 07:30 pm The Yard Mcr

FLECKY BENNETT’S THE DIDSBURY GHOST WALK

 Fri, 29 May at 07:00 pm OUTSIDE THE “GATES OF HELL” Next Door to Ye Olde Cock Inn GBP 15

50th Anniversary of the Pistols at the Lesser Free Trade Hall TOUR

 Thu, 04 Jun at 06:00 pm HOME Manchester GBP 12

Champs Camp Open Day

 Sat, 06 Jun at 12:00 pm Moss Side Boxing & Athletics Association Free

MUSIC Q&A: ‘IT’S TIME THE TALE WERE TOLD: A PEOPLE’S HISTORY OF THE SMITHS’

 Thu, 25 Jun at 06:00 pm Manchester Central Library Free

Black History Month Launch 2025 | 80 Years of Pan-African Legacy

 Thu, 24 Sep at 07:00 pm The Gorton Monastery Manchester Free

Worn and the afterlife of clothing

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

Creativity and AI: Cultural Heritage

 Thu, 30 Apr at 02:30 pm tbc Free

1926 General Strike centenary open day

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

Meet the Expert. The Sikh Empire and Maharajah Ranjit Singh

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

What is History For?

 Sat, 06 Jun at 10:00 am John Rylands Library Free

Tour of the Other City, Salford's Chapel Street

 Sun, 03 May at 11:00 am People's History Museum GBP 14

John Rylands Library & More...Official Manchester Tours

 Thu, 28 May at 11:30 am Meet outside St Ann's Church Free

Online Talk: Charlotte Brontë and Elizabeth Gaskell- A Friendship

 Wed, 29 Apr at 07:00 pm Elizabeth Gaskell's House, 84 Plymouth Grove, Manchester

Kieran Lawless' Complete History of Ireland || Creatures Comedy

 Thu, 07 May at 06:00 pm Creatures Comedy Club

Heritage Open Days 2026

 Sat, 12 Sep at 10:00 am Boyle Street, Cheetham, M8 8UW Manchester, United Kingdom

Conference 2026: The Long March: Strikes, Protests & Riots Through History

 Fri, 10 Jul at 09:30 am People's History Museum GBP 90 to 120

REUNIFICATION 家庭團聚 | Manchester Screening | Waving Kites

 Sat, 09 May at 02:00 pm Manchester Museum (2/F, Kanaris Theatre) Free

Los Colonos (Felipe Gálvez Haberle 2023, 15): Crime & Justice Film Festival

 Wed, 10 Jun at 05:30 pm Grosvenor East Building, Manchester Metropolitan University Free

Beneath the Great Wave

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

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

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

Remembering the past, fighting for the future

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

Everything & Nothing: Curator's Tour

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

Beneath the Great Wave: Hokusai and Hiroshige Visitor Experience Tour

 Tue, 14 Apr The Whitworth Free

Alignments, Earth Energies & Ley Lines: Coincidence or Design?

 Sun, 31 May at 11:00 am The Monastery Manchester

Organisational Absurdity Unveiled

 Tue, 23 Jun at 09:30 am People's History Museum GBP 500 to 2,700

The Spanish Civil War at 90 – collections & conversations

 Sat, 11 Jul at 11:00 am People's History Museum GBP 0 to 11

Manchester Angel Meadow guided walking tour with author Dean Kirby

 Fri, 20 Mar at 02:00 pm Sadler's Yard GBP 22

June Guided Tour- SOLD OUT!

 Thu, 04 Jun at 11:00 am FoWH. Wythenshawe Park, Northenden, Manchester

Music Q&A: 'Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love: A People's History'

 Thu, 30 Apr at 06:00 pm Manchester Central Library Free

Connoisseur or Conman? Manchester’s forgotten Japanese art collector

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

Like the Night Launch

 Sun, 17 May at 02:30 am International Anthony Burgess Foundation

Victorian Séance Experience Antwerp Mansion, Manchester

 Thu, 28 May Antwerp Mansion

The Real Story of the Knights Templar

 Sun, 24 May at 01:00 pm The Monastery Manchester

The Fabric of Protest

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

Online Talk: ‘I wish I were a girl again, half-savage and hardy, and free’ – Emily and Anne Brontë

 Wed, 06 May at 07:00 pm Elizabeth Gaskell's House, 84 Plymouth Grove, Manchester

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

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

Stars and Galaxies at Battlesteads 11-13th July 2026

 Sat, 11 Jul at 10:00 am Everywhere and Nowhere

M (Fritz Lang 1931, PG): Crime and Justice Film Festival

 Wed, 20 May at 05:30 pm Grosvenor East Building, Manchester Metropolitan University Free

Hispanic Film Club Screening: Goya en Burdeos

 Wed, 20 May at 05:45 pm Biblioteca Central de Mánchester Free

760 Days in Sanctuary: Guided Tours

 Sun, 03 May at 01:00 pm Ascension Church Hulme Free

Manchester Netwalk: Bypassed Buildings and Fancy Features

 Tue, 19 May at 12:30 pm Outside The Peveril of the Peak pub GBP 16

Whose Heritage? An “animal turn” for conservation and management

 Wed, 29 Apr at 05:00 pm University Place, 4.205, University of Manchester Free

Everything & Nothing: Curator's Tour

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

The History of Mermaids, Sea Spirits & Women

 Wed, 20 May at 05:30 pm Friends' Meeting House

Heritage Tour: The Timeless Spirit of Central Arabia

 Sat, 03 Oct at 10:00 am Manchester Airport Multi Storey T2 West Free

Illuminating Knowledge: Exploring Arabic Scientific Manuscripts

 Sat, 04 Jul at 02:00 pm John Rylands Library Free

Everything & Nothing: Curator's Tour

 Mon, 06 Jul at 03:00 pm The Portico Library GBP 6

Remembering Lancashire United

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

1647: The Poorest Hee - Sarah Rundle

 Wed, 20 May at 07:00 pm Lock 91 GBP 7 to 9

WTUC visit to Peoples History Museum

 Sat, 13 Jun at 09:00 am People's History Museum GBP 22

walking tour: Manchester's Medieval Quarter

 Wed, 05 Nov at 10:30 am New Cathedral Street GBP 10 to 20

Annual John Halstead Memorial Lecture 2026 at the John Rylands Library

 Sat, 13 Jun at 02:00 pm The John Rylands Research Institute and Library Free

Waterhouse Lecture 2026: Butterfield- the Master Builder

 Sat, 02 May at 02:00 pm Church of St Cross GBP 10

Slow Reading: Charles Dickens' Pictures from Italy

 Wed, 20 May at 04:00 pm The Portico Library GBP 6

Encountering Biblical Bodies - CIDRAL & CBS Research Showcase

 Tue, 26 May at 10:00 am Ellen Wilkinson Building Free

Roda Gigante: Carmela Gross, Lina Bo Bardi, and Objective Form in Brazil

 Wed, 29 Apr at 04:30 pm Mansfield Cooper Building, G.22 Free

Building Early Modern Goa

 Wed, 13 May at 04:00 pm University Place, 4.205, University of Manchester Free

Another Stranger: Cressida’s Tale

 Thu, 04 Jun at 06:00 pm The Portico Library GBP 9 to 14

Free Manchester Walking Tours

 Fri, 06 Jan at 11:00 am Alan Turing Memorial Statue Free

Fashion as Narrative? - From Pre-history to the Present Day (On Campus)

 Thu, 04 Jun at 04:00 pm Geoffrey Manton Building, Lecture Theatre 5 (GM.LT5) Free

Retired Community Event, Manchester

 Mon, 05 Oct at 01:00 pm Square One - Travis St - Manchester

Retired Community Event, Manchester

 Mon, 06 Jul at 01:00 pm Square One - Travis St - Manchester

walking tour: Manchester's Castlefield

 Sat, 14 Feb at 01:00 pm Campfield GBP 15 to 20

LGBT+ Manchester Walking Tour

 Sat, 13 Nov at 03:00 pm Vimto Bottle GBP 0 to 15

Oasis Wonderwalk Tour

 Sat, 04 Jul Arch of Chinatown GBP 15

Oasis Wonderwalk Tour

 Fri, 01 May Arch of Chinatown GBP 15

ADULT GIFT VOUCHER FOR THE ORIGINAL MANCHESTER GHOST WALK

 Sun, 24 Aug at 03:00 pm M2 4EG GBP 16

A Brush With History - Restoring Our Town Hall's paintings

 Tue, 12 May Manchester Central Library Free

Free Walking Tour Manchester - NUMBER ONE TOUR IN MANCHESTER

 Tue, 20 Apr at 10:30 am Manchester Central Library Free

Film & TV tour Peaky Blinders, House Of Guinness, Captain America

 Sun, 29 May at 02:00 pm 77 Dale St GBP 18

Manchester Afternoon Walking Tour By SiManchester

 Wed, 18 Aug at 02:00 pm Manchester Central Library GBP 15

Manchester Fun Puzzle Treasure Hunt! Singe route or double for racing! :)

 Tue, 24 Oct at 10:00 am Manchester Piccadilly Train Station GBP 20 to 70

walking tour: an introduction to Manchester

 Mon, 26 Jan at 02:00 pm Library Walk GBP 15 to 20

Rock 'n Goal Manchester Walking Tour

 Fri, 17 Apr at 12:30 pm Arch of Chinatown GBP 17

Threads of a City: The Manchester Tapestry Project - Research Workshops

 Wed, 04 Feb at 01:00 pm Manchester Central Library Free