History Events in Manchester

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Manchester Histories Salon - A Queer Scrapbook

Thu, 26 Mar at 06:00 pm Manchester Central Library Free

Antony Beevor: Rasputin. An evening at St Ann's Church, Manchester

Tue, 07 Apr at 07:00 pm Saint Ann's Church GBP 0 to 32

FLECKY BENNETT’S THE MANCHESTER GHOST WALK

Sat, 28 Mar at 07:00 pm Lock 91 GBP 15

From the Tigris to the Thames with Linda Dangoor

Thu, 16 Apr at 06:00 pm 190 Cheetham Hill Road, M88 Manchester, United Kingdom

Manchester Scene Stories – Live with Andy E (Drew Ellison)

Thu, 19 Mar at 07:00 pm Gullivers Free

Secret Manchester. The Official Tour

Sat, 21 Mar at 02:15 pm Mercure Manchester Piccadilly Hotel Free

Behind the Scenes Tour

Thu, 26 Mar at 06:00 pm Manchester Central Library GBP 13

Women of Manchester 2-hour Walking Tour

Sat, 21 Mar at 03:30 pm Emmeline Pankhurst Statue GBP 15

The Angel Meadow Explorer (with Ed Glinert, Manchester's leading historian)

Sun, 22 Mar at 11:30 am Victoria Station wallmap Free

DISSENT! Museums & Political Disagreement

Wed, 25 Mar at 09:00 am The University of Manchester Free

Antwerp Mansion Sleepover £50pp

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

Three Talks on Folklore

Sat, 25 Apr at 09:30 am Friends' Meeting House GBP 20 to 66

Antwerp Mansion

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

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

Bridgewater Canal Tour – Castlefield

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

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

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

Celebrating the Return of the Monastery Organ

Sun, 19 Apr at 10:00 am The Monastery Manchester

The History of Wythenshawe Hall and "Who Built Wythenshawe?"

Sun, 22 Mar at 11:00 am FoWH. Wythenshawe Park, Northenden, Manchester

Curator Tour: Splendours of the Sikh Raj

Sat, 21 Mar at 12:00 pm Manchester Art Gallery Free

Dadikwakwa-kwa come out to play

Tue, 07 Apr at 02:00 pm Manchester Museum Free

Manchester Angel Meadow guided walking tour with author Dean Kirby

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

The Fabric of Protest

Sat, 21 Mar at 01:00 pm People's History Museum GBP 0 to 17

John Rylands Library & More...Official Manchester Tours

Fri, 20 Mar at 11:30 am Saint Ann's Church 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

Manchester & the Pre-Raphaelites

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

Hispanic Film Club Screening: Mamá cumple 100 años

Wed, 25 Mar at 05:45 pm Biblioteca Central de Mánchester Free

50 Years of Greg Wilson at Manchester Cathedral

Fri, 24 Apr at 06:30 pm Manchester Cathedral

Heritage Open Days 2026

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

Creativity and AI: Cultural Heritage

Thu, 30 Apr at 02:30 pm tbc Free

Join CyanLines for a FREE guided walking tour in Manchester City Centre.

Sun, 29 Mar at 02:30 pm St. Peter's Square Free

1926 General Strike centenary open day

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

BLACK HISTORY EVENT. THE HEBREW NEW YEAR’S FELLOWSHIP PARTY 2026.

Sun, 22 Mar at 06:00 pm West Indian Sports & Social Club GBP 0 to 14

The Great Treasures of Manchester. Guided Tour

Thu, 02 Apr at 11:00 am Victoria Station wallmap Free

Everything & Nothing: Curator's Tour

Sat, 11 Apr at 03:00 pm The Portico Library GBP 6

Tour of the Other City, Salford's Chapel Street

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

Kieran Lawless' Complete History of Ireland || Creatures Comedy

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

Remembering the past, fighting for the future

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

REUNIFICATION 家庭團聚 | Manchester Screening | Waving Kites

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

Organisational Absurdity Unveiled

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

Secrets of Ancoats. Expert Manchester Guided Tour

Fri, 20 Mar at 02:30 pm Band on the Wall Free

Public Opening: Everything and Nothing - what makes a 220 year old library?

Thu, 19 Mar at 06:00 pm The Portico Library Free

Lunch & Talk with Elaine Griffiths OBE | 30 Years of Trust

Tue, 21 Apr at 11:30 am The Monastery Manchester

Livi Michael on her new book Elizabeth and Ruth

Thu, 26 Mar at 06:00 pm The Portico Library GBP 0 to 9

Hidden in Plain Sight Tour | Down the Rabbit Hole with Gill Harbach

Sun, 29 Mar at 10:15 am The Monastery Manchester

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

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

Silent Seams

Sat, 11 Apr at 01:00 pm Pankhurst Centre GBP 6

IEEE Milestone award: Manchester code, 1948-1949

Mon, 13 Apr at 02:00 pm Kilburn Building Free

Manchester Netwalk: Mancunian Celebrations

Tue, 21 Apr at 12:30 pm Albert Square near the Fountain House GBP 16

Stars and Galaxies at Battlesteads 11-13th July 2026

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

100 years of strikes and solidarity

Sat, 18 Apr at 01:00 pm People's History Museum Free

Assorted Heritage Railway Drawings & Paintings by Edward Meziani

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

What’s in a Name?

Thu, 19 Mar at 07:00 pm Main Hall, Friends' Meeting House GBP 7 to 17

Manchester City Centre Peace Trail – A Guided Walk

Sat, 25 Apr at 02:00 pm Manchester Victoria Station GBP 12

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

760 Days in Sanctuary: Guided Tours

Sun, 05 Apr at 01:00 pm Ascension Church Hulme Free

June Guided Tour

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

April Guided Tours

Thu, 09 Apr at 11:00 am FoWH. Wythenshawe Park, Northenden, Manchester

Online Talk: North and South across the Atlantic – Elizabeth Gaskell’s Influence in America

Wed, 15 Apr at 07:00 pm Elizabeth Gaskell's House, 84 Plymouth Grove, Manchester

Celebrating St Francis & St Clare: A Divine Partnership

Sun, 22 Mar at 01:00 pm The Monastery Manchester

Baronial Baroque

Thu, 19 Mar at 05:30 pm Long Millgate, M3 1SB Manchester, United Kingdom

Above & Below Stairs in the Victorian era

Sun, 19 Apr at 11:00 am FoWH. Wythenshawe Park, Northenden, Manchester

Behind the Scenes & Highlights of the Collection Tour

Thu, 23 Apr at 06:00 pm The Portico Library GBP 9

Introduction to Heritage Science and the RICHeS programme: Manchester

Wed, 08 Apr at 01:00 pm Manchester Metropolitan University Free

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

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

Chorlton Players - Blue Stockings Auditions

Mon, 30 Mar at 07:30 pm Spread Eagle

Illuminating Knowledge: Exploring Arabic Scientific Manuscripts

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

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

Phoenix Cities: Rising From the Ashes

Thu, 26 Mar at 08:30 am 53two GBP 28

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

Nineteenth-Century Afterlives: Creative and Critical Approaches

Wed, 25 Mar at 01:00 pm 2.06 Grosvenor East Building, Manchester Metropolitan University 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, 06 Jul at 01:00 pm Square One - Travis St - Manchester

Science and Industry Museum Tour

Tue, 24 Mar at 12:30 pm Science and Industry Museum (Meet outside museum main entrance on Lower Byrom Road) GBP 10

LGBT+ Manchester Walking Tour

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

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

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

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

The Jury Experience - Frankenstein on Trial: The Man Who Defied God

Sat, 28 Mar at 07:00 pm The Stoller Hall GBP 27 to 42