Literary-art Events in Manchester

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

An Evening with Joey Batey - Manchester Deansgate

 Thu, 30 Oct at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 20

Halloween Double Bill - 'A Night at the Haunted Opera'

 Thu, 30 Oct at 07:15 pm Hallé St Peter's (Victoria Wood Hall) GBP 16 to 54

Gaston Leroux's The Phantom of the Opera

 Thu, 30 Oct at 08:30 pm Hallé St Peter's (Victoria Wood Hall) GBP 6 to 44

Manchester: Marxism in a Day

 Sat, 01 Nov at 10:00 am Friends' Meeting House GBP 8 to 22

Triceratops Uncovered

 Fri, 24 Oct at 06:00 pm Manchester Museum GBP 0 to 15

MAYSHE-MAYSHE 'MOSSWOOD' ALBUM LAUNCH

 Sun, 02 Nov at 07:00 pm 33 Oldham Street

Gogol Bordello: Albert Hall, Manchester

 Sun, 26 Oct at 07:00 pm Albert Hall

Jay Prince, Live at YES Pink Room - Manchester

 Fri, 07 Nov at 07:00 pm New Century Hall

Louder Than Words Festival 2025 - Super Early Bird Weekend Passes

 Fri, 14 Nov at 06:00 pm INNSIDE Manchester GBP 87 to 584

The Life & Lyrics of Jonn Penney: an in conversation

 Fri, 14 Nov at 08:30 pm INNSIDE Manchester GBP 11 to 14

Festival of Fantastic Films - Manchester

 Fri, 24 Oct at 04:00 pm Pendulum Hotel GBP 30 to 120

THE FEMINIST ART OF WALKING with Morag Rose

 Wed, 22 Oct at 06:00 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 17

Let's Play Cashflow 101!

 Wed, 29 Oct at 06:30 pm Black Sheep Coffee GBP 8

CAYA Collective Presents: The Poetry Lounge

 Wed, 29 Oct at 06:30 pm On The Hush GBP 5 to 9

Book launch: GOATSONG

 Mon, 10 Nov at 06:00 pm Manchester Poetry Library at Manchester Metropolitan University Free

The Singer Not the Song - Launch

 Fri, 14 Nov at 06:00 pm The Portico Library Free

MR OUTSIDE: Caleb Klaces in conversation

 Thu, 13 Nov at 06:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 4 to 12

Night Vision: Dan Richards and Helen McGhie

 Thu, 04 Dec at 06:30 pm Manchester Poetry Library at Manchester Metropolitan University Free

Meet Hannah Gold at Waterstones Deansgate

 Sun, 02 Nov at 03:00 pm Waterstones GBP 0 to 15

Leon Craig & Andrew Michael Hurley in conversation

 Tue, 28 Oct at 06:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 4 to 17

Materiality, Dimensionality, and Embodied Sensation

 Wed, 29 Oct at 01:30 pm HOME, Manchester Free

Muslim Artists Academy 2025: Launch Event

 Sat, 01 Nov at 11:00 am The Whitworth Free

Thinking About Character with Emma Adams

 Sat, 01 Nov at 11:00 am International Anthony Burgess Foundation Free

Gothic fiction & The Female Writer

 Thu, 06 Nov at 06:30 pm Friends' Meeting House GBP 14 to 33

Mean Girls Live at Opera House Manchester

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

John Dee: The Strange History of Renaissance Magicians

 Fri, 24 Oct at 06:00 pm Chetham's Library GBP 8

Tom Rowley

 Fri, 24 Oct at 07:30 pm 26 Oldham Street, M1 1JN Manchester, United Kingdom

Collection Bites: Museums and the Gothic Novel

 Wed, 05 Nov at 01:15 pm The Manchester Museum Free

Secrets of Ancoats. Expert Tour

 Sat, 08 Nov at 02:30 pm Band on the Wall Free

EDWARD TUDOR POLE in conversation: The Pen is Mightier

 Sun, 16 Nov at 04:00 pm INNSIDE Manchester GBP 12 to 25

How to read a book - Poetry

 Thu, 27 Nov at 06:00 pm The Portico Library GBP 4

Reframing Blackness - In Conversation with Alayo Akinkugbe

 Thu, 23 Oct at 06:30 pm The Whitworth Free

THE MOTEL: HIGH TIMES IN 90s IBIZA - Claire Manumission

 Sat, 15 Nov at 08:15 pm INNSIDE Manchester GBP 12 to 37

A night of Sapphic Comedy & Spooky Stories with Jane Postlethwaite & Alexi Melvin

 Fri, 24 Oct at 07:00 pm Social Refuge

Ordinary Decent Criminal

 Wed, 26 Nov at 07:45 pm 2, Tony Wilson Place, M15 4FN Manchester, United Kingdom

Radical Women, Radical Truths: The Brontës and Elizabeth Gaskell

 Sat, 01 Nov at 05:00 pm The Portico Library GBP 4 to 7

Bunker Talk #158: Tony Schumacher

 Tue, 02 Dec at 05:30 pm The Salutation Pub (Upstairs) Free

SUNDAY PASS: LOUDER 2025

 Sun, 16 Nov at 10:00 am INNSIDE Manchester GBP 61 to 66

Chartreuse

 Fri, 07 Nov at 07:00 pm The Deaf Institute

Maureen Onwunali

 Wed, 26 Nov at 07:00 pm Hinterland Alcohol-Free Bar and Cafe GBP 12 to 15

Still Care - Clay Life Modelling

 Sun, 02 Nov at 12:30 pm The Whitworth Free

Southern Cemetery, Manchester. Official tour.

 Sun, 26 Oct at 12:00 pm Southern Cemetery Free

Jews and Christians in the History of Empathy (1800 to the Present)

 Tue, 18 Nov at 05:15 pm Geoffrey Manton Building Lecture Theatre 2 Free

The Milltown Brothers in conversation with live acoustic set

 Sat, 15 Nov at 06:00 pm INNSIDE Manchester GBP 11 to 14

Trailblazers Open Mic Night

 Fri, 21 Nov at 06:00 pm Renold Building GBP 5 to 10

Zine Launch: ‘The Duet of the Exodus’ by Queer Patch

 Wed, 19 Nov at 06:00 pm esea contemporary GBP 0 to 3

This Ain't Rock 'n' Roll: Pop Music, the Swastika and the Third Reich

 Sat, 15 Nov at 08:15 pm INNSIDE Manchester GBP 10 to 35

An Evening with Olivie Blake at Waterstones Manchester Deansgate

 Sat, 15 Nov at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 0 to 25

Louder Than Words Festival 2025 - FRIDAY EVENING Pass

 Fri, 14 Nov at 06:00 pm INNSIDE Manchester GBP 19 to 22

BILLY BRAGG: A People's History. An in conversation

 Sun, 16 Nov at 08:00 pm INNSIDE Manchester GBP 18 to 52

Hispanic Film Club Screening: La librería

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

Crumpsall Folk Club Xmas Special feat. Douglas and Moss

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

BOOK LAUNCH: Jazmine Linklater and Fatema Abdoolcarim, with Rowland Hill

 Wed, 29 Oct at 07:00 pm Altogether Otherwise Free

Second Sight Project: Adi Newton and Pete Webb in conversation

 Fri, 14 Nov at 08:00 pm INNSIDE Manchester GBP 10 to 13

Dennis Bovell in conversation: Wise Music In Dub

 Sat, 15 Nov at 06:00 pm INNSIDE Manchester GBP 10 to 39

CREEPING BENT : A LEAP INTO THE VOID with Douglas MacIntyre

 Fri, 14 Nov at 06:45 pm INNSIDE Manchester GBP 10 to 13

Manchester City book launch with author Dom Farrell

 Thu, 30 Oct at 07:30 pm Waldorf Manchester GBP 6

THE SONG IS NEARLY OVER: Music Stories 1985-2025 with author Stuart Bailie

 Fri, 14 Nov at 08:30 pm INNSIDE Manchester GBP 10 to 13

Edgar Allan Poe's Ghost Stories x Moonlight Sonata

 Thu, 30 Oct at 07:15 pm Hallé St Peter's (Victoria Wood Hall) GBP 6 to 44

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

Cult DIY band The Lovely Eggs bring their book club LIVE to #Louder2025

 Sat, 15 Nov at 06:15 pm INNSIDE Manchester GBP 10 to 12

RUSTY EGAN in conversation

 Sun, 16 Nov at 06:00 pm INNSIDE Manchester GBP 12 to 36

Graham Fellows in conversation: John Shuttleworth Takes The Biscuit & more

 Fri, 14 Nov at 08:45 pm INNSIDE Manchester GBP 9 to 26

Jewish Flavours of Italy with Silvia Nacamulli

 Thu, 30 Oct at 06:00 pm 190 Cheetham Hill Road, M88 Manchester, United Kingdom

DANCING THROUGH THE FIRE: The Authorised Oral History of PAUL WELLER

 Sat, 15 Nov at 06:15 pm INNSIDE Manchester GBP 10 to 49

Anjuman: a new Mushaira

 Thu, 13 Nov at 06:00 pm Manchester Poetry Library at Manchester Metropolitan University Free

Ministry of Mischief: Meet Alex Foulkes at Waterstones Manchester

 Sat, 25 Oct at 12:00 pm Waterstones GBP 0 to 15

Gentle methodologies for pressured communities

 Wed, 05 Nov at 06:00 pm Kanaris Theatre Free

Creative writing: Activating your imagination

 Fri, 24 Oct at 03:00 pm Garden of Peach Taiwan Ramen 桃園樓 GBP 15

Lola Kirke

 Fri, 28 Nov at 07:00 pm The Deaf Institute

THE NORTHERN WEIRD PROJECT: A Wild Hunt Books Showcase

 Fri, 28 Nov at 06:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 4 to 36

Word Central with special guest Richard Easton

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

WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM THEIR FRIENDS: Stuart Maconie

 Sat, 15 Nov at 12:15 pm INNSIDE Manchester GBP 11 to 32

Amy Lilwall and John Ironmonger in conversation

 Thu, 06 Nov at 06:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 4 to 13

SATURDAY PASS: LOUDER 2025

 Sat, 15 Nov at 10:00 am INNSIDE Manchester GBP 71 to 77

Charlotte Cropper and Jess Perillo Work It Out

 Thu, 13 Nov at 07:00 pm Fairfield Social Club GBP 6

The Absence: The Memoirs of a Banshee Drummer - Budgie in conversation

 Sun, 16 Nov at 06:00 pm INNSIDE Manchester GBP 12 to 14

Sam Johnson Memorial Lecture 2025

 Thu, 04 Dec at 06:00 pm Manchester Central Library Free

Meet Cassandra Clare and Holly Black - Waterstones Manchester, Deansgate

 Thu, 23 Oct at 06:00 pm Waterstones GBP 0 to 20

Will Harris, Romalyn Ante, Leo Boix with music from Emily Mercer

 Sat, 25 Oct at 02:30 pm International Anthony Burgess Foundation

Film and TV Networking Party

 Tue, 04 Nov at 07:00 pm Tank & Paddle Manchester Printworks GBP 0 to 8

Romantasy Panel at Waterstones Manchester Arndale

 Thu, 13 Nov at 06:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5

Didsbury Comedy Club

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

Sara Ahmed - No Is Not a Lonely Utterance - Manchester Book Launch

 Wed, 22 Oct at 06:15 pm The Whitworth GBP 0 to 8

Imagining a Fairer Platform Economy for Musicians and Listeners

 Wed, 22 Oct at 04:00 pm Low Four Studio Free

Proof Party with John Murray Press and writers Djamel White, Ashani Lewis & Liv Little

 Sat, 25 Oct at 04:00 pm Central Library Manchester

Alan Davies Live in Manchester

 Wed, 12 Nov at 07:30 pm Palace Theatre & Opera House Manchester

Changes in Light: Screening & Panel Discussion

 Thu, 20 Nov at 06:00 pm The Portico Library GBP 4

The Barking Dogs Poetry

 Thu, 06 Nov at 07:00 pm 9A Higher Road, Urmston, Manchester

Battle of the Bands and a Battle of the Books: The Jam or The Clash?

 Sat, 15 Nov at 04:15 pm INNSIDE Manchester GBP 6 to 8

The National Creative Writing Industry Day 2025

 Sat, 15 Nov at 09:30 am Grosvenor East Building, Manchester Metropolitan University GBP 60 to 71

Meet Nick Sharratt: Saturday Storytime Takeover

 Sat, 22 Nov at 11:00 am Waterstones GBP 0 to 10

"Courage, vision, planning and fearless work": the Congress Lives On.

 Mon, 03 Nov at 05:00 pm Manchester Central Library (Performance Space, Ground Floor) Free

Tour of Manchester Art Gallery’s Remarkable Collection

 Tue, 04 Nov at 02:00 pm Manchester Art Gallery GBP 12

Autonomy: Portrait of a Buzzcock: Steve Diggle in conversation

 Sat, 15 Nov at 02:00 pm INNSIDE Manchester GBP 10 to 13

Live Forever - The Rise, Fall and Resurrection of Oasis: John Robb

 Sat, 15 Nov at 10:15 am INNSIDE Manchester GBP 10 to 12

Michael Stewart & Yvonne Battle-Felton in conversation

 Thu, 20 Nov at 06:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 4 to 10

Fawlty Towers Live at Opera House Manchester

 Tue, 04 Nov at 07:30 pm Palace Theatre & Opera House Manchester

Meet E.Lockhart at Waterstones Manchester Arndale

 Sun, 16 Nov at 03:00 pm Waterstones GBP 9

An evening with SenLinYu at St Ann's Church - Manchester

 Wed, 19 Nov at 07:00 pm Saint Ann's Church GBP 0 to 30