Literary-art Events in Manchester

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

Meet Joe Abercrombie at Waterstones Deansgate

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

An Evening with Patricia Cornwell - Waterstones Deansgate

 Mon, 11 May at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 0 to 27

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

Blizzard Comedy's Mini-Fringe All-Dayer

 Sun, 14 Jun at 02:00 pm Gullivers NQ

Katherine Priddy | The Stoller Hall, Manchester | 29.4.26

 Wed, 29 Apr at 06:45 pm Stoller Hall

Chorlton Comedy Club, Manchester

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

Balu Brigada - UPGRADED

Sun, 03 May at 06:00 pm Gorilla

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

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

An evening with Clint Boon - Waterstones Deansgate

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

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

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

The Slow Day

 Fri, 18 Sep at 06:00 pm Manchester Academy

LOVE STORIES etc FESTIVAL

 Fri, 17 Jul at 10:00 am Manchester Central Library GBP 25 to 35

GMIF: Real and Present Theatre

 Sat, 06 Jun at 04:00 pm The Kings Arms

Trailblazers Open Mic Night

 Fri, 08 May at 06:00 pm CUPRA City Garage Manchester GBP 5 to 10

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

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

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

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

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

Tickle your Fancy Cabaret night

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

Robin Ince book tour

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

An Evening with Steve Mason - Waterstones Deansgate

 Wed, 06 May at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 0 to 27

Festival of Fantastic Films 2026 - Manchester

 Fri, 23 Oct at 04:00 pm Pendulum Hotel GBP 30 to 120

Dan Hicks: Monuments Will Fall

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

An Evening with Lucy Steeds at Waterstones Deansgate

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

Future of Opera: Human-AI Improvisation

 Tue, 19 May at 04:00 pm International Anthony Burgess Foundation Free

Meet Ben Miller at Waterstones Manchester Arndale

 Wed, 20 May at 01:00 pm Waterstones GBP 20

Celebrating Caroline Aherne with David Scott - Waterstones Deansgate

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

THE DISAPPEARING ACT: Maria Stepanova in conversation

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

Cuentacuentos: Pequeño Salvador Dalí

 Sat, 30 May at 12:00 pm Biblioteca Central de Mánchester Free

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

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

Kirsty Greenwood, Lucy Jane Wood & Laura Wood - Waterstones Manchester

 Mon, 08 Jun at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 0 to 6

An Evening with Sufiyaan Salam - Waterstones Deansgate

 Thu, 11 Jun at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 0 to 19

An Evening with Shannon Chakraborty - Waterstones Deansgate

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

An Evening with Katherine Arden - Waterstones Deansgate

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

MINOR BLACK FIGURES: Brandon Taylor in conversation with Simon Savidge

 Wed, 24 Jun at 06:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 4 to 19

Gans

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

The Nerve presents Dave Eggers in conversation: Contrapposto

 Thu, 02 Jul at 07:00 pm International Anthony Burgess Foundation GBP 12

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

THE KNIGHT WATCH: Thomas D. Lee in conversation

 Fri, 03 Jul at 06:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 5 to 22

Indie Lit Con - Manchester 2026

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

Manchester In-Person Book Choice: Letting Go by David Hawkins

 Thu, 14 May at 10:00 am Waterstones Free

ERIKA EHLER & HANNAH PLATT - Work in Progress DOUBLE BILL

 Wed, 29 Jul at 07:00 pm Fairfield Social Club GBP 6

有没有那么一首歌｜That One Song

Thu, 14 May at 06:00 pm Lions Den Manchester

RETOLD: Kat Dunn and Elle Machray in conversation

 Wed, 03 Jun at 06:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 4 to 32

Gender Equality and Economic Growth: An Overlapping Generations Approach

 Thu, 07 May at 05:00 pm University Place Free

TBR BOOK FESTIVAL

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

Worn and the afterlife of clothing

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

Mask Bloc Family Presents: Queer Anarchy MEOW!

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

AFFAIR WITH HAIR

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

Meet the Expert. The Sikh Empire and Maharajah Ranjit Singh

 Sat, 16 May at 12:00 pm Manchester Art Gallery Free

Southern Cemetery, Manchester. Official tour.

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

Carlton Rhyme Time

 Sun, 10 May at 08:00 pm The Carlton Club

Creatives House Launch Party & Artist Showcase

 Fri, 01 May at 06:00 pm 53two GBP 5 to 15

John Rylands Library & More...Official Manchester Tours

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

CRITICAL MUSLIM ISSUE 57

 Thu, 28 May at 06:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 4 to 20

Tommy WÁ

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

Online Talk: Charlotte Brontë and Elizabeth Gaskell- A Friendship

 Wed, 29 Apr at 07:00 pm Elizabeth Gaskell's House, 84 Plymouth Grove, Manchester

Manchester Seminar, Metabolic Syndrome

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

WAP: The Variety Show || Creatures Comedy Club

 Sun, 24 May at 05:30 pm Creatures Comedy Club

Upcycling Workshops

 Tue, 12 May at 06:30 pm Bridge 5 Mill GBP 5

Agriculture

 Mon, 22 Jun at 06:00 pm Rebellion Manchester

'Radical Justice' An In-depth discussion with author Nani Jansen Reventlow

 Wed, 13 May at 01:00 pm Whitworth Hall. Free

Journal Club

 Wed, 06 May at 07:00 pm Hinterland Alcohol-Free Bar and Cafe Free

Hinterland Poets + Open Mic

 Thu, 14 May at 07:00 pm Hinterland Alcohol-Free Bar and Cafe Free

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

Pollinate at Niamos

 Thu, 21 May at 05:30 pm Niamos

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

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

Dining with Jane Austen

 Sat, 23 May at 03:00 pm The Portico Library GBP 31

Everything & Nothing: Curator's Tour

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

Yuen Fong Ling: A Changing Appetite

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

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

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

Ulrika Spacek

 Wed, 14 Oct at 06:30 pm The White Hotel

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

Wildlife Gardening Club “Wildflower ID Walk with Leif Bersweden”

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

Organisational Absurdity Unveiled

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

The Spanish Civil War at 90 – collections & conversations

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

Manchester Angel Meadow guided walking tour with author Dean Kirby

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

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

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

HOW NOT TO SAVE THE WORLD: Anthea Lawson in conversation

 Wed, 10 Jun at 06:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 4 to 11

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

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

Build Inclusion - Educate, Don’t Segregate

 Thu, 30 Apr at 11:30 am International Anthony Burgess Foundation Free

Bunker Talk #165: Benedict Phillips

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

The Ocelots

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

Zine and Collage Workshop

 Tue, 23 Jun at 06:30 pm Track Brewing Co - Brewery & Taproom GBP 17

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

All Made Up Podcast LIVE! || Creatures Comedy Club

 Thu, 11 Jun at 06:00 pm Creatures Comedy Club

small hours by Wisteria Theatre

 Sat, 27 Jun at 06:00 pm SEESAW GBP 6

Wednesday Night Write Club

 Wed, 06 May at 07:00 pm The Pen And Pencil Free

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

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

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

The Compound by Aisling Rawle Book Club

 Sun, 10 May at 03:00 pm HOME Manchester Free

KESHED: Stu Hennigan in conversation with Thom Cuell

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

Contemporary Gothic Reading Group 1: Natural Beauty

 Tue, 05 May at 06:00 pm Manchester Poetry Library Free

Bunker Talk #166: Stephen Sutcliffe

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

Beltane Walk in the Woods

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