Literary-art Events in Manchester

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

Fiction Fest UK 26

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

An Evening with Patrick Ness at Waterstones Deansgate

 Thu, 09 Apr at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 0 to 20

An Evening with Beth O'Leary at Waterstones Deansgate

 Sat, 11 Apr at 06:00 pm Waterstones GBP 0 to 21

The Laughienda Comedy Club | 23rd Apr '26 | Peter Brush Headlines

 Thu, 23 Apr at 06:30 pm Lions Den Manchester

An Evening with Alex Aster at Waterstones Manchester Deansgate

 Tue, 14 Apr at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 0 to 25

Jazz Sabbath - Manchester UK

 Thu, 24 Sep at 08:00 pm Band on the Wall

An Evening with Veronica Roth at Waterstones Deansgate

 Tue, 14 Jul at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 0 to 24

Meet Joe Abercrombie at Waterstones Deansgate

 Thu, 07 May at 12:30 pm Waterstones GBP 0 to 11

Chorlton Comedy Club, Manchester

 Fri, 01 May at 08:30 pm Hough End Centre Chorlton

Katherine Priddy | The Stoller Hall, Manchester | 29.4.26

 Wed, 29 Apr at 06:45 pm Stoller Hall

Balu Brigada - UPGRADED

Sun, 03 May at 06:00 pm Gorilla

Meet Derek Landy at Waterstones Manchester Deansgate

 Fri, 17 Apr at 02:30 pm Waterstones GBP 17

An evening with Clint Boon - Waterstones Deansgate

 Thu, 27 Aug at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 0 to 27

From the Tigris to the Thames with Linda Dangoor

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

Northern Publishers' Fair 2026

 Sat, 25 Apr at 11:00 am Manchester Central Library

An evening with Melissa Auf der Maur at Waterstones Deansgate

 Wed, 08 Apr at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 0 to 25

Cuentacuentos: Pequeño Federico

 Sat, 25 Apr at 12:00 pm Biblioteca Central de Mánchester Free

The Music Of Bob Dylan Performed By The Zimmermen - Lions Den Manchester

 Sat, 16 May at 07:00 pm Lions Den Manchester

Shane Koyczan - Manchester

 Mon, 13 Apr at 07:00 pm The Hallé

'Malc's Boy'. Shaun Wilson in conversation with Tony Walsh.

 Thu, 21 May at 06:00 pm Manchester Central Library GBP 4 to 15

A Vinny Peculiar band show at the Castle Hotel + Lisa Moore

 Sat, 06 Jun at 07:30 pm Castle Hotel In Manchester

THE ASKING: Jane Hirshfield in conversation

 Mon, 27 Apr at 06:30 pm International Anthony Burgess Foundation GBP 4 to 15

SEASONS OF GLASS & IRON: Amal El-Mohtar in conversation with Eliza Chan

 Thu, 09 Apr at 06:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 4 to 17

Hey! Festival

 Thu, 23 Apr at 02:00 pm Cross Street Chapel, Unitarian Free

Manchester Scene Stories Live: Take Me Back with Tammy Jayne

 Thu, 23 Apr at 07:00 pm Gullivers Free

Three Talks on Folklore

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

Tickle your Fancy Cabaret night

 Thu, 04 Jun at 07:30 pm The Edge Manchester

An Evening with Paige Toon at Waterstones Deansgate

 Wed, 22 Apr at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 0 to 12

Robin Ince book tour

 Mon, 11 May at 07:00 pm International Anthony Burgess Foundation GBP 12 to 16

Centre for New Writing Fellows 2026: Inua Ellams and Gurnaik Johal

 Tue, 05 May at 06:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 4 to 10

Dan Hicks: Monuments Will Fall

 Wed, 06 May at 06:00 pm The Manchester Museum GBP 0 to 5

THE DISAPPEARING ACT: Maria Stepanova in conversation

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

An Evening with Lucy Steeds at Waterstones Deansgate

 Thu, 25 Jun at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 0 to 13

Celebrating Caroline Aherne with David Scott - Waterstones Deansgate

 Mon, 25 May at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 0 to 20

Black Creatives Development Day 2026

 Fri, 10 Apr at 12:00 pm Renold Building GBP 6

An Evening with Benjamin Wood at Waterstones Deansgate

 Fri, 10 Apr at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 0 to 12

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

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

An Evening with Shannon Chakraborty - Waterstones Deansgate

 Wed, 03 Jun at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 0 to 21

TBR BOOK FESTIVAL

 Sat, 12 Sep at 11:00 am Band on the Wall GBP 12

Indie Lit Con - Manchester 2026

 Sat, 15 Aug at 10:00 am Mercure Manchester Piccadilly Hotel GBP 0 to 33

An Evening with Katherine Arden - Waterstones Deansgate

 Wed, 17 Jun at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 0 to 22

BIG BOOK QUIZ

 Thu, 23 Apr at 07:00 pm Manchester Central Library GBP 4 to 6

Owt On Stage

 Thu, 07 May at 01:30 pm Band on the Wall Free

Anxiety in the Modern World with Joshua Fletcher - Waterstones Deansgate

 Wed, 13 May at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 0 to 22

Manchester Book Bonanza

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

Crumpsall Folk Club feat. Tom Blackwell

 Thu, 16 Apr at 07:45 pm The Cleveland, 77 Crumpsall Lane, Manchester

Gans

Thu, 07 May at 06:00 pm The Deaf Institute

Crime Central

 Wed, 22 Apr at 06:00 pm Manchester Central Library GBP 2 to 6

Art Cure: In conversation with Prof. Daisy Fancourt

 Tue, 28 Apr at 10:00 am HOME Manchester GBP 0 to 8

AFFAIR WITH HAIR

 Tue, 26 May at 06:30 pm The Kings Arms

Reflective Conversation

 Sun, 12 Apr Tariff & Dale Free

Tommy WÁ

 Sat, 02 May at 06:00 pm The Deaf Institute

One City, Many Stories

 Thu, 07 May at 06:00 pm Manchester Central Library Free

Haunted Book Club Live: The Old Nurse's Tale

 Thu, 14 May at 06:30 pm The Portico Library GBP 12 to 17

The Wholegrain - 11th April 2026

 Sat, 11 Apr at 06:30 pm Grafton Arms

Manchester Angel Meadow guided walking tour with author Dean Kirby

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

Manchester Seminar, Metabolic Syndrome

 Thu, 07 May at 03:15 pm Malmaison Manchester GBP 35

Mask Bloc Family Presents: Queer Anarchy MEOW!

Sat, 23 May at 05:00 pm Withington Public Hall Institute

Poets Who Edit: Featuring Sarah Howe

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

1984 (UK Tour)

 Tue, 21 Apr at 07:30 pm The Edge Theatre And Arts Centre

Agriculture

 Mon, 22 Jun at 06:00 pm Rebellion Manchester

Pollinate at Niamos

 Thu, 21 May at 06:30 pm Niamos

Listening with Trees: Inside Lud’s Church and How to be a Forest

 Thu, 30 Apr at 06:00 pm The Whitworth GBP 5 to 10

POUR HOMME MCR

 Thu, 30 Apr at 06:00 pm 73 Whitworth St W Free

Remembering the past, fighting for the future

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

Romani Resistance Day with Delaine Le Bas, Juice Vamosi and Gemma Lees

 Sat, 16 May at 01:00 pm The Whitworth Free

Everything & Nothing: Curator's Tour

 Sat, 09 May at 03:00 pm The Portico Library GBP 6

LEAN CAT, SAVAGE CAT: Lauren J. Joseph in conversation

 Mon, 18 May at 06:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 4 to 17

Wildlife Gardening Club “Wildflower ID Walk with Leif Bersweden”

 Thu, 21 May at 06:00 pm Altogether Otherwise Free

The Poetry of Suicide: J.T. Welsch in conversation with Nikolai Duffy

 Thu, 21 May at 06:30 pm Manchester Poetry Library at Manchester Metropolitan University 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

The Ocelots

 Wed, 27 May at 06:00 pm The Rat & Pigeon

NEW BOOK LAUNCH! MANCHESTER CENTRAL LIBRARY -45 min performance from book & Q&A - FREE

Thu, 30 Apr at 06:00 pm Manchester Central Library

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

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

Creative club x Comedy lab - Headshots and mixer

 Sat, 25 Apr at 11:00 am Methodist Central Hall Free

The Hayes Sisters and Clive Gregson

 Thu, 23 Apr at 07:00 pm The Yard Mcr

Organisational Absurdity Unveiled

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

All Made Up Podcast LIVE! || Creatures Comedy Club

 Thu, 11 Jun at 07:00 pm Creatures Comedy Club

GRIT – Power to Women* in the Events Industry

 Mon, 27 Apr at 04:30 pm Manchester Poetry Library

An Evening of New Writing: Kate Lord Brown and Tina Cole

 Fri, 20 Mar at 06:00 pm Manchester Poetry Library at Manchester Metropolitan University Free

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

Grief Talk Manchester: An Epic Grief Journey with Author & Personal Coach, Alan Creedon

 Sun, 03 May at 01:00 pm The Monastery Manchester

Data, Meeple, and What Happens When It Happens

 Thu, 09 Apr at 06:00 pm esea contemporary GBP 0 to 3

Bunker Talk #165: Benedict Phillips

 Tue, 05 May at 05:30 pm The Salutation Pub (Upstairs) Free

Celebrating ten years of MUARG: Urban ageing research and action

 Tue, 28 Apr at 09:30 am St Thomas Centre Free

Pollinate at Niamos

 Thu, 16 Apr at 06:30 pm Niamos

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

Music Q&A: 'Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love: A People's History'

 Thu, 30 Apr at 06:00 pm Manchester Central Library Free

Anjuman: A New Mushaira

 Thu, 30 Apr at 05:30 pm Manchester Metropolitan University Free

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

INTERSEX: Iain Morland in conversation

 Mon, 27 Apr at 06:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 4 to 22

An Evening with John Patrick McHugh at Waterstones Deansgate

 Tue, 19 May at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 0 to 12

Bunker Talk #166: Stephen Sutcliffe

 Tue, 19 May at 05:30 pm The Salutation Pub (Upstairs) Free

KESHED: Stu Hennigan in conversation with Thom Cuell

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

Goyle, Chert, Mire Book Launch with Jean Sprackland

 Thu, 28 May at 06:30 pm Manchester Poetry Library at Manchester Metropolitan University Free

FINDERS, KEEPERS: Nicholas Royle in conversation

 Tue, 28 Apr at 06:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 4 to 11

Sub Club: Poetry Workshop

 Sat, 25 Apr at 10:00 am Manchester Poetry Library at Manchester Metropolitan University Free

SOLACE HOUSE: Will Maclean in conversation

 Tue, 12 May at 06:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 4 to 20

Beltane Walk in the Woods

 Sat, 02 May at 05:30 pm Bailey's Wood Free