Literary-art Events in Manchester

Check out happening literary-art events all around Manchester, EN

Didsbury Comedy Club

 Sun, 07 Dec at 07:45 pm St Catherine's Community Centre Didsbury

Aerial Soundbath Winter Solstice

 Sat, 27 Dec at 04:00 pm Bodybarre Manchester ☆ Pole + Burlesque + Aerial Studio ☆ GBP 14 to 20

The Zimmermen - The Music Of Bob Dylan Live At Lions Den, Manchester - 16th May 2026.

 Sat, 16 May at 08:00 pm Lions Den Manchester

Journal Club

 Wed, 10 Dec at 07:00 pm Hinterland Alcohol-Free Bar and Cafe Free

Yuki Kihara in conversation with Tamsin Hong and Ross Brooks

 Thu, 11 Dec at 06:30 pm The Whitworth Free

Mean Girls Live at Opera House Manchester

 Mon, 23 Feb at 07:30 pm Palace Theatre & Opera House Manchester

RING THE BELLS: Pre-Christmas Capers with C. K. McDonnell

 Thu, 11 Dec at 06:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 4 to 15

Hispanic Film Club Screening: La librería

 Wed, 10 Dec at 05:45 pm Biblioteca Central de Mánchester Free

The Journey to Veganism: How to adopt the lifestyle and inspire others

 Thu, 22 Jan at 06:30 pm Friends' Meeting House GBP 14 to 38

Rebel Book Club Manchester x LEADING

 Tue, 16 Dec at 06:30 pm Work.Life Manchester, Brown Street - Office Space & Coworking GBP 12

myndstate @ Hinterland Poetry

 Thu, 22 Jan at 07:00 pm Hinterland Alcohol-Free Bar and Cafe GBP 12 to 15

Yaldā Feast

 Sat, 20 Dec at 05:00 pm Platt Fields Park, M14 6LT Manchester, United Kingdom

The Future of the Jubilee Decorations by Ford Madox Brown

 Sun, 07 Dec at 02:00 pm Manchester Art Gallery Free

Edward Barton and friends - Out of the House with Edward

 Thu, 11 Dec at 07:00 pm The Yard Mcr

Winter Solstice Walk in the Woods

 Mon, 22 Dec at 02:30 pm Bailey's Wood Free

Winter Warming Flows: Poetry & Yoga

 Wed, 17 Dec at 03:00 pm The Portico Library GBP 0 to 9

Screening from the LUX Collection: ‘This ending will make sense in time’

 Wed, 10 Dec at 06:00 pm esea contemporary GBP 0 to 3

Online Talk: Elizabeth Gaskell’s Fairy Stories

 Wed, 04 Feb at 07:00 pm Elizabeth Gaskell's House, 84 Plymouth Grove, Manchester

Crumpsall Folk Club Xmas Special feat. Douglas and Moss

 Thu, 18 Dec at 07:45 pm The Cleveland Hotel, Manchester

A History of Pies and Pudding

 Wed, 10 Dec at 06:00 pm Cross Street Chapel GBP 8 to 24

Online Talk: Elizabeth Gaskell’s Short Stories – An Introduction

 Wed, 21 Jan at 07:00 pm Elizabeth Gaskell's House, 84 Plymouth Grove, Manchester

Locating Men’s Underwear (On Campus)

 Wed, 04 Feb at 04:00 pm SODA (School of Digital Arts), Room 1.07 Free

An evening with Alex Goldie - Manchester Deansgate

 Tue, 27 Jan at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 0 to 17

Poets Who Edit: Featuring Luke Thompson

 Thu, 12 Feb at 04:30 pm Manchester Poetry Library at Manchester Metropolitan University Free

Muslim LitFest

 Sat, 06 Dec at 10:45 am Khizra Mosque

Queering the Asian Diaspora

 Wed, 04 Mar at 05:00 pm University Place, 4.205, University of Manchester Free

Owt On Stage

 Thu, 05 Feb at 01:30 pm Band on the Wall Free

Caitlin O'Ryan @ Hinterland Poetry

 Tue, 17 Feb at 07:00 pm Hinterland Alcohol-Free Bar and Cafe GBP 13 to 17

Mike Harding: Tales from the North

 Thu, 18 Dec at 06:00 pm The Portico Library GBP 7

The Secret Lives of Dinosaurs – with Dr Dean Lomax & Bob Nicholls

 Sat, 21 Feb at 01:00 pm Manchester Museum GBP 5

Step Up Manchester Lead Meet

 Sat, 28 Feb at 09:30 am the Deaf Centre Manchester GBP 0 to 131

Apiary Book Club - Sonia and Sunny

 Sun, 11 Jan at 03:00 pm Ducie Street Warehouse Free

John Rylands Library & More...Official Manchester Tours

 Wed, 10 Dec at 11:15 am Meet outside St Ann's Church Free

Poets Who Edit: Featuring Sarah Howe

 Thu, 23 Apr at 04:30 pm Manchester Poetry Library at Manchester Metropolitan University Free

Bunker Talk #161: Selina Thompson

 Tue, 03 Mar at 05:30 pm Manchester Poetry Library Free

Manchester Book Bonanza

 Sat, 18 Apr at 11:00 am The Alan Manchester GBP 3 to 55

Livi Michael on her new book Elizabeth and Ruth

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

MedCommsNetworking Pre-Christmas Event 2025

 Tue, 16 Dec at 01:30 pm Business School 3rd Floor Seminar Room BS 3.11 Free

Bunker Talk #159: Testament

 Tue, 20 Jan at 05:30 pm Manchester Poetry Library Free

Building Early Modern Goa

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

ELIZABETH & RUTH: Livi Michael in conversation

 Tue, 17 Feb at 06:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 4 to 11

Only the Poets

 Fri, 30 Jan at 07:30 pm Manchester Academy

LIKE A CAT LOVES A BIRD: James Bailey in conversation with Jenn Ashworth

 Thu, 16 Apr at 06:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 4 to 18

Bunker Talk #160: Kelly Jones x Adam Z. Robinson

 Tue, 03 Feb at 05:30 pm SODA (School of Digital Arts) Free

PALAVER: Bryan Washington in conversation with Tawseef Khan

 Thu, 22 Jan at 06:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 4 to 17

RSHE Conference North West

 Mon, 02 Feb at 09:30 am The Studio GBP 225

Brian Groom on These Isles - New Book

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

An evening with David McCloskey - Waterstones Manchester Deansgate

 Wed, 28 Jan at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 0 to 22

Southern Cemetery Guided Tour

 Mon, 29 Dec at 01:30 pm Southern Cemetery, Manchester

Online Reading Course – The Gothic – Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

 Wed, 11 Feb at 07:00 pm Elizabeth Gaskell's House, 84 Plymouth Grove, Manchester

Fiction Fest UK 26

 Sat, 11 Apr at 11:00 am The Bridgewater Hall GBP 14 to 66

Poets Who Edit: Featuring Rachael Allen

 Thu, 12 Mar at 04:30 pm Manchester Poetry Library at Manchester Metropolitan University Free

The Wave Pictures + Turner Cody / YES Pink Room, Manchester / Thu 5 Mar

 Thu, 05 Mar at 07:30 pm YES

Manchester - A Very Violent Valentines: Unsolved - True Crime Night

 Wed, 18 Feb at 07:00 pm The Peer Hat GBP 9 to 12

Online Reading Course – The Gothic – Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu

 Wed, 13 May at 07:00 pm Elizabeth Gaskell's House, 84 Plymouth Grove, Manchester

KESHED: Stu Hennigan in conversation with Thom Cuell

 Mon, 11 May at 06:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 4 to 13

HOME IS WHERE THE HAUNT IS: Tobi Coventry and Róisín Lanigan

 Mon, 16 Mar at 06:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 4 to 17

Novelists | Manchester

 Tue, 07 Apr at 07:30 pm Oxford Road, M13 9PR Manchester, United Kingdom

AI SOCIAL CLUB: The Symposium

 Thu, 05 Mar at 10:00 am Sister - Renold Building GBP 33 to 131

Online Reading Course – The Gothic – The Nurses’ Story and The Poor Clare by Elizabeth Gaskell

 Wed, 08 Apr at 07:00 pm Elizabeth Gaskell's House, 84 Plymouth Grove, Manchester

Word of Mouth @ The Carlton Club - 16th December

 Tue, 16 Dec at 07:30 pm The Carlton Club

NOVELISTS, vianova, TSS in Manchester

 Tue, 07 Apr at 07:00 pm Manchester Academy 3

Queer Co-Working @ SEESAW

 Fri, 28 Mar at 09:00 am SEESAW Free

Tim Harford: How to Make the World Add Up

 Tue, 17 Mar at 07:00 pm Stoller Hall

EKOH

 Sat, 14 Mar at 07:00 pm Gorilla

Hinterland Poets + Open Mic

 Thu, 10 Apr at 07:00 pm Hinterland Alcohol-Free Bar and Cafe Free

Poetry Library Drop In with Supriya Kaur Dhaliwal

 Tue, 07 Oct at 05:00 pm Manchester Poetry Library at Manchester Metropolitan University Free

TripleC Community Group

 Fri, 02 May at 10:30 am 53two Free

Midlake

 Tue, 03 Feb at 07:00 pm Gorilla

Identity Global Majority Writers Group

 Wed, 10 Sep at 06:30 pm Manchester Poetry Library Free

An Evening of Blues & Soul - Ian Siegal x Paolo Fuschi & The Outsiders

 Thu, 08 Jan at 07:30 pm Band on the Wall

TripleC Youth Theatre

 Mon, 15 Sep at 04:30 pm 53two Free

Break The Silence

 Wed, 08 Oct at 01:00 pm Manchester Poetry Library at Manchester Metropolitan University Free

Queer Co-working @ The Proud Trust

 Tue, 11 Jul at 10:00 am The Proud Trust GBP 0 to 8