History Events in Manchester

Check out happening history events all around Manchester, EN

The Fall: Futures and Pasts - A Weekend celebration of 50 years of The Fall

Fri, 05 Jun at 05:30 pm Band on the Wall GBP 147

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

An Evening with Terry Deary - Manchester Deansgate

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

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

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

Raves & Revolutions

Sat, 16 May M3 4NQ GBP 16

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

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

MHF 2026 | Threads of a City: The Manchester Tapestry Project

Thu, 04 Jun at 02:00 pm Manchester Central Library Free

MHF 2026 | Histories Slam

Thu, 04 Jun at 05:30 pm Manchester Central Library Free

MHF 2026 | Talks & Tours

Sat, 06 Jun at 01:30 pm Manchester Central Library Free

Machu Picchu: Journey to the Lost City

Wed, 20 May at 11:20 am Transmission House GBP 10 to 26

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

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

The Manchester Pusher: Outdoor Exploration Game

Mon, 01 Jun at 12:00 am Quay St & Young St GBP 8

Women of Manchester 2-hour Walking Tour

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

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

Antwerp Mansion

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

MHF 2026 | 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

The Grand Canals of Manchester: The Official Tour

Sat, 23 May at 11:00 am Malmaison Manchester Free

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

Black History Month - GM Civiv Launch 2026

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

Manchester Music Outdoor Exploration Game

Mon, 01 Jun at 12:00 am Johnny Roadhouse Music GBP 8

Centenary Celebration

Sat, 13 Jun at 11:00 am Wythenshaw Park

Worn and the afterlife of clothing

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

The Spanish Civil War at 90 – collections & conversations

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

Yuen Fong Ling: A Changing Appetite

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

What is History For?

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

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

Poland's musical hero Mieczysław Fogg - 1930s cabaret to wartime resistance

Tue, 26 May at 06:00 pm Performance Space, Manchester Central Library Free

Southern Cemetery, Manchester. Official tour.

Fri, 29 May at 11:00 am Southern Cemetery Free

Emmeline Pankhurst’s Manchester: Expert Guide Tour

Tue, 26 May at 02:00 pm Emmeline Pankhurst statue Free

Manchester Angel Meadow guided walking tour with author Dean Kirby

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

Kieran Lawless' Complete History of Ireland || Creatures Comedy

Sun, 07 Jun at 04:30 pm Creatures Comedy Club

John Rylands Library & More...Official Manchester Tours

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

TEMPLES

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

Street Art of Manchester Outdoor Exploration Game

Mon, 01 Jun at 10:00 am Travelodge Manchester Piccadilly GBP 8

The Library of the Past and the Future

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

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

The Sun Inn Poets – Community Consultation

Thu, 21 May at 06:00 pm Manchester Cathedral Free

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

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

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

Behind the Scenes Tour

Thu, 21 May at 06:00 pm Manchester Central Library GBP 13

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

Connoisseur or Conman? Manchester’s forgotten Japanese art collector

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

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

The Gaskells and the Cultural Life of Victorian Manchester

Wed, 27 May at 06:30 pm Cross Street Chapel GBP 7 to 17

Berlinguer – The Great Ambition (Italian film with English subtitles)

Thu, 04 Jun at 06:00 pm Cross Street Chapel, Unitarian GBP 10

Timeless Bodies: Death, Grief, and Healing Across Cultures

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

The Material City: A Collection in Progress

Thu, 28 May at 06:00 pm The Portico Library GBP 4

The Real Story of the Knights Templar

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

Ancient Traditions Made New: Storytelling for Adults

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

Book Launch: Anglo German Manchester

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

The Pump House Luneside, Lancaster and preserving its history

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

June Guided Tour- additional spaces available

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

Behind the Scenes & Highlights of the Collection Tour

Thu, 21 May at 06:00 pm The Portico Library GBP 9

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

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

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

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

THE ISLAND BOOK OF RECORDS with Neil Storey

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

The History of Mermaids, Sea Spirits & Women

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

Victorian Séance Experience Antwerp Mansion, Manchester

Thu, 28 May at 06:00 pm Antwerp Mansion

The Manchester Naturalists: mapping the people who collected the world

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

Stars and Galaxies at Battlesteads 11-13th July 2026

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

Manchester Churches & Cathedral Walking Tour

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

1647: The Poorest Hee - Sarah Rundle

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

Remembering Lancashire United

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

Slow Reading: Charles Dickens' Pictures from Italy

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

Speed And Strike Presents: SECRET HONOR

Wed, 27 May at 07:00 pm Free

Mix-d: Project Archive May Workshop

Wed, 20 May at 05:00 pm Ahmed Iqbal Ullah RACE Centre, Lower Ground Floor, Manchester Central Library Free

Encountering Biblical Bodies - CIDRAL & CBS Research Showcase

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

Buses by Twilight

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

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

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

Another Stranger: Cressida’s Tale

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

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

Fri, 01 May Arch of Chinatown GBP 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

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