Literary-art Events in Manchester
Check out happening literary-art events all around Manchester, EN
TEDxManchester 2026
Sat, 07 Mar at 10:30 am
The Bridgewater Hall
GBP 32 to 131
Mean Girls Live at Opera House Manchester
Mon, 23 Feb at 07:30 pm
Palace Theatre & Opera House Manchester
Fiction Fest UK 26
Sat, 11 Apr at 11:00 am
The Bridgewater Hall
GBP 14 to 66
An Evening with Beth O'Leary at Waterstones Deansgate
Sat, 11 Apr at 06:00 pm
Waterstones
GBP 0 to 21
AI SOCIAL CLUB: The Symposium
Thu, 05 Mar at 10:00 am
Sister - Renold Building
GBP 33 to 131
An Evening with Veronica Roth at Waterstones Deansgate
Tue, 14 Jul at 06:30 pm
Waterstones
GBP 0 to 24
Tim Harford: How to Make the World Add Up
Tue, 17 Mar at 07:00 pm
Stoller Hall
Just a Girl From North Manchester Book Launch & Live Performance Evening
Sun, 08 Mar at 06:30 pm
The Yard Mcr
The Wave Pictures + Turner Cody / YES Pink Room, Manchester / Thu 5 Mar
Thu, 05 Mar at 07:30 pm
YES
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
An Evening with Shon Faye at Waterstones Deansgate
Thu, 19 Feb at 06:30 pm
Waterstones
GBP 0 to 14
Online Reading Course – The Gothic – Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (Repeat)
Thu, 26 Feb at 07:00 pm
Elizabeth Gaskell's House, 84 Plymouth Grove, Manchester
An Evening with Madeline Cash at Waterstones Manchester, Deansgate
Tue, 10 Feb at 06:30 pm
Waterstones
GBP 0 to 19
Jana Horn + Adjustments / Low Four Studio, Manchester / Wed 4 Mar
Wed, 04 Mar at 07:00 pm
Low Four Studio
Voiced: Polari & Poetry in Manchester
Wed, 25 Feb at 06:15 pm
Manchester Central Library
GBP 4 to 8
Community & Care: A Fuse Poetry Night
Thu, 19 Feb at 06:00 pm
Stage & Radio
Free
Caitlin O'Ryan @ Hinterland Poetry
Tue, 17 Feb at 07:00 pm
Hinterland Alcohol-Free Bar and Cafe
GBP 13 to 17
The Poetry Place presents Love is, Valentine's Love Poetry and Spoken Word
Sat, 14 Feb at 07:00 pm
The Gin Nest, Impossible Bar
GBP 17
The NERVE presents Ece Temelkuran in conversation with Carole Cadwalladr
Thu, 19 Feb at 06:30 pm
International Anthony Burgess Foundation
GBP 15
Kids of Colour on JOY
Tue, 24 Feb at 06:00 pm
Contact Theatre
Free
FLESH: Charli Howard in conversation with Helen Mort
Wed, 11 Mar at 06:30 pm
Blackwell's Bookshop
GBP 4 to 17
An evening with Kiran Millwood Hargrave at Waterstones Deansgate
Thu, 26 Mar at 06:30 pm
Waterstones
GBP 0 to 19
CroppaChoppa's Slumber Party
Sat, 21 Mar at 07:30 pm
Fairfield Social Club
GBP 6 to 12
Archiving Ourselves
Thu, 19 Feb at 06:00 pm
The Whitworth
Free
An Evening with Adrian Tchaikovsky at Waterstones Deansgate
Wed, 01 Apr at 06:30 pm
Waterstones
GBP 0 to 27
Cole Stacey - Live at The Portico Library
Sat, 21 Mar at 06:30 pm
The Portico Library
Cuentacuentos: Pequeña Frida
Sat, 14 Mar at 12:00 pm
Biblioteca Central de Mánchester
Free
Voices of the City: A Collective Performance
Sat, 21 Mar at 01:00 pm
The Whitworth
Free
The Poetry Edit
Tue, 10 Feb at 06:00 pm
Manchester Cathedral
Free
CPD Training: Somatic Toolkit for Trauma Therapy
Thu, 19 Mar at 10:00 am
Bridge 5 Mill
Caitlin O'Ryan @ Hinterland Poetry
Wed, 18 Feb at 07:00 pm
Hinterland Alcohol-Free Bar and Cafe
GBP 13 to 17
John Rylands Library & More...Official Manchester Tours
Wed, 11 Feb at 01:30 pm
Meet outside St Ann's Church
Free
BOOK TOUR // “Stitch It, Don’t Ditch It” Interactive Clothing Repair Talk
Thu, 19 Feb at 06:30 pm
Bridge 5 Mill
Free
The Creative Meet Up Manchester
Wed, 11 Feb at 06:30 am
Impossible - Manchester
GBP 8
The Psychology of Fetish and Kink
Wed, 18 Mar at 07:00 pm
Friends' Meeting House
GBP 6 to 32
Tickle your Fancy cabaret
Thu, 12 Feb at 07:30 pm
Edge Theatre & Arts Centre
The Secret Lives of Dinosaurs – with Dr Dean Lomax & Bob Nicholls
Sat, 21 Feb at 01:00 pm
Manchester Museum
GBP 5
Writing in the Wild
Sat, 21 Mar at 10:30 am
Chorlton Ees Nature Reserve
GBP 7 to 14
Michael Stewart & Yvonne Battle-Felton in conversation
Thu, 05 Mar at 06:30 pm
Blackwell's Bookshop
GBP 4 to 10
An Evening with James Alistair Henry at Waterstones Manchester, Deansgate
Wed, 11 Feb at 06:30 pm
Waterstones
GBP 0 to 12
Networking For Filmmakers
Wed, 25 Feb at 07:00 pm
Fairfield Social Club
GBP 0 to 4
Embroidery Workshop
Sun, 15 Feb at 12:30 pm
M1 2NP
GBP 35
John Butcher (Solo) + Burn Into Sleep
Sat, 28 Mar at 07:30 pm
St Margarets Church, Whalley Range
Portico Kitchen Afternoon Tea Number One: A Clockwork Orange
Thu, 05 Mar at 03:00 pm
The Portico Library
GBP 43
The Evil Corners of Strangeways: Ed Glinert's Criminal tour
Tue, 10 Feb at 11:30 am
Victoria Station Wallmap
Free
Online Talk: I Blame the Mother
Wed, 18 Mar at 07:00 pm
Elizabeth Gaskell's House, 84 Plymouth Grove, Manchester
MossWorlds: Re-storying Urban Lives
Thu, 12 Feb at 05:30 pm
Samuel Alexander Building
Free
Atoms to Bits: The AlphaBet of Intelligence v2.0
Wed, 25 Feb at 01:00 pm
The Whitworth
Free
Behind the Scenes Tour
Thu, 26 Feb at 06:00 pm
Manchester Central Library
GBP 13
Bunker Talk #163: The Guardians of Living Matter
Tue, 24 Mar at 05:30 pm
SODA Cinema
Free
WHITE RIVER CROSSING: Ian McGuire in conversation
Tue, 03 Mar at 06:30 pm
Blackwell's Bookshop
GBP 4 to 20
International Mother Language Day Open Mic
Sat, 21 Feb at 02:00 pm
Manchester Poetry Library at Manchester Metropolitan University
Free
Bunker Talk #162: Tanztheater Adrian Look
Tue, 24 Mar at 05:30 pm
The Salutation Pub (Upstairs)
Free
Linguistic Landscapes in Manchester and Beyond
Sat, 21 Feb at 11:00 am
Manchester Museum
Free
On the Sudanese 2019 revolution till now
Wed, 11 Feb at 04:00 pm
Simon Building
Free
The Deadlians - Manchester
Fri, 06 Mar at 07:30 pm
YES
Neurodivergent Friendly Exhibition Tour of Delaine le Bas
Thu, 19 Mar at 11:00 am
The Whitworth
Free
Didsbury Comedy Club, Manchester
Sun, 01 Mar at 07:45 pm
St Catherine's Community Centre
GBP 14
Crumpsall Folk Club feat. Tom Blackwell
Thu, 16 Apr at 07:45 pm
The Cleveland, 77 Crumpsall Lane, Manchester
Slow Reading: Elizabeth Gilbert's The Signature of All Things
Wed, 11 Feb at 04:30 pm
The Portico Library
GBP 6
You Are African First Before Anything (YAAFBA)
Sun, 15 Mar at 08:30 pm
The Kings Arms
An Evening with David Szalay at Waterstones ManchesterDeansgate
Wed, 25 Mar at 06:30 pm
Waterstones
GBP 0 to 12
ADRIFT: Will Dean in conversation with Neil McRobert
Thu, 19 Feb at 06:30 pm
Blackwell's Bookshop
GBP 5 to 22
The Disfluencies CoLab: Embodying Mother Languages through Poetry & Drawing
Sat, 21 Feb at 02:00 pm
University of Manchester Students' Union
Free
Voiced & IMLD26: Opening Event
Fri, 20 Feb at 07:00 pm
Manchester Poetry Library at Manchester Metropolitan University
Free
Looking for Languages – Family-friendly trail at Manchester Museum
Sat, 21 Feb at 01:00 pm
Manchester Museum
Free
Cuentacuentos: Mi primer platero
Sat, 21 Feb at 12:00 pm
Manchester Central Library
Free
Poets Who Edit: Featuring Rachael Allen
Thu, 12 Mar 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
IES-Bibiliographical Society Digital Skills Training
Fri, 13 Mar at 11:00 am
The John Rylands Research Institute and Library
Free
Spanish as a Heritage Language in the United Kingdom
Tue, 24 Feb at 06:00 pm
Instituto Cervantes - Manchester
Free
An Evening with Venetia Constantine - Manchester, Deansgate
Wed, 04 Mar at 06:30 pm
Waterstones
GBP 0 to 21
above/ground book launch featuring David Gaffney, Lydia Unsworth, Tom Jenks
Thu, 26 Feb at 06:30 pm
Saul Hay Gallery
Free
Charles Dickens and his Manchester Connections
Sat, 07 Mar at 05:00 pm
The Portico Library
GBP 12
Reflective Conversation
Sun, 08 Mar at 12:00 pm
Tariff & Dale
Free
Manchester Book Bonanza
Sat, 18 Apr at 11:00 am
The Alan Manchester
GBP 3 to 55
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
The Pre-Raphaelites & their Circle. Expert Manchester tour.
Thu, 12 Feb at 02:30 pm
Meet outside St Ann's Church
Free
RABBITBOX - Wayne Holloway-Smith in conversation with Andrew McMillan
Thu, 19 Mar at 06:30 pm
Blackwell's Bookshop
GBP 4 to 13
Jot: Pop Up Bookshop
Sun, 22 Feb at 11:00 am
Station South
Free
Instant Party
Fri, 06 Feb at 07:30 pm
Manchester Academy
An Evening for Stand Up to Racism
Fri, 20 Mar at 07:00 pm
Hinterland Alcohol-Free Bar and Cafe
Free
International Women's Day Walking Tour
Wed, 04 Mar at 10:30 am
Elizabeth Gaskell's House, 84 Plymouth Grove, M13 9LW Manchester, United Kingdom
Galentine’s Day - Be That Woman
Sat, 14 Feb at 12:00 pm
Solido Well-being Hub.
In Search of Women at the National Gallery
Mon, 09 Feb at 04:30 pm
Mansfield Cooper, G.20
Free
Reflective Conversation: Love ❤️
Sun, 08 Feb at 12:00 pm
Tariff & Dale
Free
SUPER NINTENDO: Keza MacDonald in conversation
Mon, 02 Mar at 06:30 pm
Blackwell's Bookshop
GBP 4 to 18
The Barking Dogs Open Mic Poetry
Thu, 12 Feb at 07:00 pm
9A Higher Road, Urmston, Manchester
Poets Who Edit: Featuring Sarah Howe
Thu, 23 Apr at 04:30 pm
Manchester Poetry Library at Manchester Metropolitan University
Free
Online Reading Course – The Gothic – Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Wed, 11 Feb at 07:00 pm
Elizabeth Gaskell's House, 84 Plymouth Grove, Manchester
Voiced Festival Workshop: Writing and Mosaics Workshop with Lydia Hounat
Sat, 21 Feb at 11:00 am
Manchester Poetry Library at Manchester Metropolitan University
Free
Dan Hicks: Monuments Will Fall
Wed, 06 May at 06:00 pm
The Manchester Museum
GBP 0 to 5
Owt On Stage
Thu, 07 May at 01:30 pm
Band on the Wall
Free
Angel Meadow, "Victorian Hell-Hole". Official Manchester tours
Tue, 10 Feb at 02:30 pm
Victoria Station wallmap
Free
IWD 2026 with Creative Manchester
Wed, 04 Mar at 12:15 pm
The Whitworth
Free
Carlton Rhyme Time
Sun, 08 Feb at 08:00 pm
The Carlton Club
THE STORY OF THE DEER WOMAN: Heidi Hinda Chadwick in conversation
Fri, 20 Feb at 06:30 pm
Blackwell's Bookshop
GBP 4 to 10
How to Teach Writing in Early Years
Mon, 02 Mar at 09:30 am
The Studio Manchester
The Creatives Book Club - Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert (time option b)
Sat, 28 Feb at 02:00 pm
Ditto Coffee
GBP 6
PHOENIX RISING BOOK LAUNCH
Sat, 07 Mar at 12:00 pm
Maldron Hotel
GBP 3 to 17
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