History Events in Manchester
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Library After Hours
Fri, 01 May at 05:30 pm
Long Millgate, M3 1SB Manchester, United Kingdom
Machu Picchu: Journey to the Lost City
Wed, 08 Apr
Transmission House
GBP 10 to 18
From the Tigris to the Thames with Linda Dangoor
Thu, 16 Apr at 06:00 pm
190 Cheetham Hill Road, M88 Manchester, United Kingdom
Antwerp Mansion Sleepover £50pp
Sat, 16 May at 08:30 pm
Kent Road West
Manchester in 10 Songs (Guided Tour with Music)
Sat, 11 Apr at 11:30 am
Cross Street Chapel (outside)
Free
Solstice and Equinox series: Cottonopolis-The Origins of Global Manchester
Thu, 23 Apr at 06:30 pm
John Rylands Research Institute and Library
Free
Rekindling Nello James: The Final Gathering
Sat, 11 Apr at 11:00 am
Contact Theatre
Free
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
Dark Matter presents Heathen Apostles + Bones Shake - Manchester show
Thu, 02 Jul at 07:30 pm
The Yard Mcr
Bridgewater Canal Tour – Castlefield
Sat, 16 May at 10:30 am
National Trust - Castlefield Viaduct
GBP 14
Scouting, Skating, Hanging Around: Crime and Justice Film Festival
Sat, 16 May at 12:00 pm
Grosvenor East Building, Manchester Metropolitan University
Free
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
Celebrating the Return of the Monastery Organ
Sun, 19 Apr at 10:00 am
The Monastery Manchester
50th Anniversary of the Pistols at the Lesser Free Trade Hall TOUR
Thu, 04 Jun at 06:00 pm
HOME Manchester
GBP 12
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
Dadikwakwa-kwa come out to play
Tue, 07 Apr at 02:00 pm
Manchester Museum
Free
The Intellectual Pub Tour of Manchester
Fri, 10 Apr at 06:15 pm
HOME Manchester
Free
Black History Month Launch 2025 | 80 Years of Pan-African Legacy
Thu, 24 Sep at 07:00 pm
The Gorton Monastery Manchester
Free
The Evil Corners of Strangeways: Ed Glinert's Criminal tour
Fri, 10 Apr at 02:30 pm
Victoria Station wallmap
Free
Beneath the Great Wave: Hokusai and Hiroshige Visitor Experience Tour
Tue, 14 Apr at 02:00 pm
The Whitworth
Free
50 Years of Greg Wilson at Manchester Cathedral
Fri, 24 Apr at 06:30 pm
Manchester Cathedral
Creativity and AI: Cultural Heritage
Thu, 30 Apr at 02:30 pm
tbc
Free
Heritage Open Days 2026
Sat, 12 Sep at 10:00 am
Boyle Street, Cheetham, M8 8UW Manchester, United Kingdom
Manchester Angel Meadow guided walking tour with author Dean Kirby
Fri, 20 Mar at 02:00 pm
Sadler's Yard
GBP 22
1926 General Strike centenary open day
Sat, 09 May at 10:30 am
People's History Museum
GBP 0 to 11
Everything & Nothing: Curator's Tour
Sat, 11 Apr at 03:00 pm
The Portico Library
GBP 6
RIBA North West HCS Group Wentworth Woodhouse Talk
Wed, 22 Apr at 05:30 pm
International Anthony Burgess Foundation
GBP 6 to 12
1984 (UK Tour)
Tue, 21 Apr at 07:30 pm
The Edge Theatre And Arts Centre
Nightless Cities: The pleasure quarters as timescapes in early modern Japan
Thu, 14 May at 06:30 pm
The Whitworth
GBP 0 to 10
Tour of the Other City, Salford's Chapel Street
Sun, 03 May at 11:00 am
People's History Museum
GBP 14
Responses to Ecological Crises through Creative and Civic Participation
Wed, 22 Apr at 12:30 pm
Contact Theatre
Free
Alexander Hacke (Einstürzende Neubauten) - BLAST - Distorted Memories Book Reading & Music
Thu, 09 Apr at 07:30 pm
The Lloyds
The Fabric of Protest
Sat, 21 Mar
People's History Museum
GBP 0 to 17
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
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
Everything & Nothing: Curator's Tour
Sat, 09 May at 03:00 pm
The Portico Library
GBP 6
Anglo Scottish FHS Meet the Glasgow Girls
Sat, 11 Apr at 02:00 pm
Manchester Central LIbrary
GBP 0 to 5
Online Talk: Charlotte Brontë and Elizabeth Gaskell- A Friendship
Wed, 29 Apr at 07:00 pm
Elizabeth Gaskell's House, 84 Plymouth Grove, Manchester
100 years of strikes and solidarity
Sat, 18 Apr at 01:00 pm
People's History Museum
Free
IEEE Milestone award: Manchester code, 1948-1949
Mon, 13 Apr at 02:00 pm
Kilburn Building
Free
Lunch & Talk with Elaine Griffiths OBE | 30 Years of Trust
Tue, 21 Apr at 11:30 am
The Monastery Manchester
Above & Below Stairs in the Victorian era
Sun, 19 Apr at 11:00 am
FoWH. Wythenshawe Park, Northenden, Manchester
Silent Seams
Sat, 11 Apr at 01:00 pm
Pankhurst Centre
GBP 6
Organisational Absurdity Unveiled
Tue, 23 Jun at 09:30 am
People's History Museum
GBP 500 to 2,700
Alignments, Earth Energies & Ley Lines: Coincidence or Design?
Sun, 31 May at 11:00 am
The Monastery Manchester
The Real Story of the Knights Templar
Sun, 24 May at 01:00 pm
The Monastery Manchester
Manchester Netwalk: Mancunian Celebrations
Tue, 21 Apr at 12:30 pm
Albert Square near the Fountain House
GBP 16
A Virtual Journey in Edo Japan (1603-1868): mapping famous places
Thu, 17 Sep at 06:30 pm
The Whitworth
GBP 0 to 10
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
June Guided Tour
Thu, 04 Jun at 11:00 am
FoWH. Wythenshawe Park, Northenden, Manchester
Connoisseur or Conman? Manchester’s forgotten Japanese art collector
Thu, 18 Jun at 06:30 pm
The Whitworth
GBP 0 to 10
Music Q&A: 'Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love: A People's History'
Thu, 30 Apr at 06:00 pm
Manchester Central Library
Free
Stars and Galaxies at Battlesteads 11-13th July 2026
Sat, 11 Jul at 10:00 am
Everywhere and Nowhere
THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF LOSS: Sarah Tarlow in conversation with Melanie Giles
Tue, 21 Apr at 06:30 pm
Blackwell's Bookshop
GBP 4 to 11
M (Fritz Lang 1931, PG): Crime and Justice Film Festival
Wed, 20 May at 05:30 pm
Grosvenor East Building, Manchester Metropolitan University
Free
Roots & Routes: Fashion, Culture & Heritage': Professor Hazel Clark seminar
Tue, 28 Apr at 05:00 pm
Grosvenor East Building, Manchester Metropolitan University
Free
April Guided Tours
Thu, 09 Apr at 11:00 am
FoWH. Wythenshawe Park, Northenden, Manchester
Everything & Nothing: Curator's Tour
Mon, 08 Jun at 03:00 pm
The Portico Library
GBP 6
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
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
The PHD Series at Gorton Hub
Wed, 22 Apr at 05:30 pm
Gorton Hub
Free
Remembering Lancashire United
Sat, 25 Jul at 10:00 am
Boyle Street, Cheetham, M8 8UW Manchester, United Kingdom
The History of Mermaids, Sea Spirits & Women
Wed, 20 May at 06:30 pm
Friends' Meeting House
Whose Heritage? An “animal turn” for conservation and management
Wed, 29 Apr at 05:00 pm
University Place, 4.205, University of Manchester
Free
Heritage Tour: The Timeless Spirit of Central Arabia
Sat, 03 Oct at 10:00 am
Manchester Airport Multi Storey T2 West
Free
DRAWING TREES
Wed, 22 Apr at 12:30 pm
The Whitworth
Free
Everything & Nothing: Curator's Tour
Mon, 06 Jul at 03:00 pm
The Portico Library
GBP 6
walking tour: Manchester's Medieval Quarter
Wed, 05 Nov at 10:30 am
New Cathedral Street
GBP 10 to 20
Illuminating Knowledge: Exploring Arabic Scientific Manuscripts
Sat, 04 Jul at 02:00 pm
John Rylands Library
Free
WTUC visit to Peoples History Museum
Sat, 13 Jun at 09:00 am
People's History Museum
GBP 22
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
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, 06 Jul at 01:00 pm
Square One - Travis St - Manchester
LGBT+ Manchester Walking Tour
Sat, 13 Nov at 03:00 pm
Vimto Bottle
GBP 0 to 15
Michael Billington, Churchyards, Cemeteries of Urmston, Flixton, Davyhulme
Wed, 15 Apr at 01:00 pm
Manchester Central LIbrary
GBP 0 to 5
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
ADULT GIFT VOUCHER FOR THE SATURDAY NIGHT MANCHESTER GHOST WALK
Thu, 24 Apr at 04:30 pm
Lock 91
GBP 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
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
Threads of a City: The Manchester Tapestry Project - Research Workshops
Wed, 04 Feb at 01:00 pm
Manchester Central Library
Free
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