History Events in Manchester

Check out happening history events all around Manchester, EN

ERB @ BAND ON THE WALL - MANCHESTER, UK

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

An Evening with Terry Deary - Manchester Deansgate

 Fri, 12 Jun at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 0 to 24

FLECKY BENNETT’S THE MANCHESTER GHOST WALK

 Sat, 25 Apr Lock 91 GBP 15

What Should Be Done With A Royal Assassin? Killing Victoria

 Mon, 15 Jun at 07:00 pm Track Brewing Co - Brewery & Taproom GBP 14

Raves & Revolutions

 Sun, 14 Jun at 11:00 am M3 4NQ GBP 16

On the Trail of The Smiths in Manchester (The Queen is Dead at 40)

 Tue, 16 Jun at 06:00 pm Outside the Mercure Manchester Piccadilly Hotel Free

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

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

THE KNIGHT WATCH: Thomas D. Lee in conversation

 Fri, 03 Jul at 06:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 5 to 22

A Beginner's Guide to Ancient Egypt

 Thu, 16 Jul at 06:30 pm International Anthony Burgess Foundation GBP 16

Antwerp Mansion

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

The Manchester Pusher: Outdoor Exploration Game

 Wed, 01 Jul at 12:00 am Quay St & Young St GBP 8

Later Youth + Indian Pale Male + Gib James / Kamera @ Lloyd & Platt, Chorlton / Fri 12 Jun

 Fri, 12 Jun at 07:30 pm The Lloyds

THE BUFFALO HUNTER HUNTER: An evening with Stephen Graham Jones

 Tue, 09 Jun at 06:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 5 to 11

Belle Vue & Gorton FREE Family Fun Day 2026

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

MANCHESTER MUST DANCE. An in conversation with MIKE PICKERING

 Sun, 15 Nov at 02:00 pm INNSIDE Manchester GBP 20 to 22

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 OUTSIDE THE “GATES OF HELL” Next Door to Ye Olde Cock Inn GBP 15

Women of Manchester 2-hour Walking Tour

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

Black History Month - GM Civiv Launch 2026

 Thu, 24 Sep at 07:00 pm Manchester Cathedral Free

Centenary Celebration

Sat, 13 Jun at 11:00 am Wythenshaw Park

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

Manchester Music Outdoor Exploration Game

 Wed, 01 Jul at 12:00 am Johnny Roadhouse Music GBP 8

The Fabric of Protest

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

Manchester City Centre Walking Tour

 Wed, 25 Feb at 10:30 am outside the main entrance of Manchester Central Library GBP 14

The Library of the Past and the Future

 Tue, 16 Jun at 06:00 pm The Portico Library Free

Hyundai Translocal Series: Entangled and Woven Preview

 Thu, 09 Jul at 06:00 pm The Whitworth GBP 0 to 10

The Ultimate Manchester Free Walking Tour

 Mon, 25 May at 10:00 am Chinatown Free

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

Manchester Angel Meadow guided walking tour with author Dean Kirby

 Fri, 20 Mar at 02:00 pm Sadler's Yard GBP 15 to 22

Family Album: Special Screening with Samara Pearce

 Tue, 30 Jun at 05:30 pm Manchester Central Library Free

Southern Cemetery Guided Tour

 Sun, 05 Jul at 03:00 pm The Lodge, Southern Cemetery GBP 17

John Rylands Library and...expert guided tour.

 Wed, 01 Jul at 11:15 am Meet outside St Ann's Church Free

Grimlaw: Warhammer 40k and Constitutional Systems

 Thu, 09 Jul at 04:00 pm Geoffrey Manton Building Free

The Spanish Civil War at 90 – collections & conversations

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

TEMPLES

 Fri, 13 Nov at 07:30 pm The White Hotel

The Long, Riotous and Completely Disreputable Life of Mary M'Ginty, Rogue

 Thu, 17 Sep at 06:30 pm Pankhurst Centre GBP 0 to 6

Organisational Absurdity Unveiled

 Tue, 23 Jun at 09:30 am People's History Museum GBP 500 to 3,150

Recoverist Culture Fix: Re/Assemble at the People's History Museum

 Thu, 11 Jun at 06:00 pm People's History Museum Free

Researching archives workshop

 Thu, 11 Jun at 05:00 pm Ahmed Iqbal Ullah RACE Centre, Lower Ground Floor, 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

Archival Lenses Film Festival

 Tue, 30 Jun at 09:30 am SODA (School of Digital Arts) Cinema Free

Heritage Open Days 2026

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

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

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

Street Art of Manchester Outdoor Exploration Game

 Wed, 01 Jul Travelodge Manchester Piccadilly GBP 8

Timeless Bodies: Death, Grief, and Healing Across Cultures

 Mon, 29 Jun at 10:00 am The Manchester Museum Free

Ancient Traditions Made New: Storytelling for Adults

 Thu, 02 Jul at 05:00 pm Westcroft Community Centre GBP 4

Christopher Isherwood: An illustrated talk by Andrew Biswell

 Fri, 12 Jun at 06:00 pm The Portico Library Free

On The Line – BSL guided tour

 Sun, 26 Jul at 12:30 pm People's History Museum GBP 0 to 14

The Pump House Luneside, Lancaster and preserving its history

 Tue, 16 Jun at 06:00 pm GHD’s Manchester offices Free

Behind the Scenes Tour

 Thu, 21 May Manchester Central Library GBP 13

Illuminating Knowledge: Exploring Arabic Scientific Manuscripts

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

Book Launch: Anglo German Manchester

 Tue, 09 Jun at 06:00 pm The Portico Library GBP 0 to 9

The Manchester Naturalists: mapping the people who collected the world

 Wed, 02 Sep at 10:00 am The University of Manchester GBP 30

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

Stars and Galaxies at Battlesteads 11-13th July 2026

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

Heritage Tour: The Timeless Spirit of Central Arabia

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

1776: How the Magnificent Seven made America great

 Thu, 25 Jun at 06:30 pm International Anthony Burgess Foundation GBP 7 to 17

Deconstructing The Signature of All Things - The Curator's Talk

 Thu, 02 Jul at 06:00 pm The Portico Library Free

walking tour: Manchester's Medieval Quarter

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

THE ISLAND BOOK OF RECORDS with Neil Storey

 Fri, 13 Nov at 08:30 pm INNSIDE Manchester GBP 11 to 13

SOCIETA’ DANTE ALIGHIERI MANCHESTER 30th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

 Sat, 13 Jun at 04:15 pm Cross Street Unitarian Chapel, Manchester City Centre

Remembering Lancashire United

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

Manchester Churches & Cathedral Walking Tour

 Tue, 03 Nov at 11:30 am Manchester Cathedral GBP 5 to 49

Unbroken Spirits

 Sat, 27 Jun at 02:00 pm 60-62 Nelson Street, M139WP Manchester, United Kingdom

Buses by Twilight

 Sat, 14 Nov at 10:00 am Boyle Street, Cheetham, M8 8UW Manchester, United Kingdom

Muslims in the Medieval European Imagination: With Saaleha Iqbal

 Fri, 12 Jun at 05:00 pm Chetham's Library

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

Oasis Wonderwalk Tour

 Fri, 01 May Arch of Chinatown GBP 15

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

ADULT GIFT VOUCHER FOR THE ORIGINAL MANCHESTER GHOST WALK

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

Manchester's Northern Quarter Walking Tour

 Fri, 27 Feb at 02:00 pm outside the Fred Aldous shop GBP 14

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

 Sun, 29 May at 02:00 pm 77 Dale St GBP 20

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

Visit The Pankhurst Museum

 Sun, 02 Feb at 11:00 am Pankhurst Centre GBP 0 to 5

Street Art Tour: The Modern History of the Northern Quarter

 Sat, 17 Feb at 11:00 am Bike racks at Shudehill Metrolink Platform GBP 0 to 17