Literary-art Events in Manchester
Check out happening literary-art events all around Manchester, EN
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
NOVELISTS, vianova, TSS in Manchester
Tue, 07 Apr at 07:00 pm
Manchester Academy 3
AI SOCIAL CLUB: The Symposium
Thu, 05 Mar at 10:00 am
Sister - Renold Building
GBP 33 to 131
In Conversation: African Climate Futures
Thu, 22 Jan at 05:00 pm
House of Books & Friends
Free
Tim Harford: How to Make the World Add Up
Tue, 17 Mar at 07:00 pm
Stoller Hall
An Evening with Petra Lord & Samantha Shannon - Manchester Deansgate
Sat, 31 Jan at 06:30 pm
Waterstones
GBP 0 to 19
Midlake
Tue, 03 Feb at 07:00 pm
Gorilla
Women Against the Far Right North West Launch
Sat, 07 Feb at 02:00 pm
Central Hall Manchester
Free
Just a Girl From North Manchester Book Launch & Live Performance Evening
Sun, 08 Mar at 06:30 pm
The Yard Mcr
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
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
The Wave Pictures + Turner Cody / YES Pink Room, Manchester / Thu 5 Mar
Thu, 05 Mar at 07:30 pm
YES
Lenka Lichtenberg presents music of the Shoah
Sun, 25 Jan at 07:00 pm
190 Cheetham Hill Road, M88 Manchester, United Kingdom
Caitlin O'Ryan @ Hinterland Poetry
Tue, 17 Feb at 07:00 pm
Hinterland Alcohol-Free Bar and Cafe
GBP 13 to 17
Fust + The Slow Country / Gullivers, Manchester / Fri 23 Jan
Fri, 23 Jan at 07:30 pm
Gullivers NQ
Romance Book Club at Waterstones Manchester Arndale!
Thu, 22 Jan at 06:30 pm
Waterstones
Free
An evening with David McCloskey - Waterstones Manchester Deansgate
Wed, 28 Jan at 06:30 pm
Waterstones
GBP 0 to 22
Cosy Reading Club
Wed, 21 Jan at 06:00 pm
Manchester Central Library
GBP 0 to 6
The Home We Made
Wed, 28 Jan at 07:30 pm
2, Tony Wilson Place, M15 4FN Manchester, United Kingdom
Open Mic Night - New year, new voice
Wed, 28 Jan at 07:00 pm
Fairfield Social Club
GBP 7
Cuentacuentos: Pequeña Frida
Sat, 14 Mar at 12:00 pm
Biblioteca Central de Mánchester
Free
Novelists | Manchester
Tue, 07 Apr at 07:30 pm
Oxford Road, M13 9PR Manchester, United Kingdom
Poet's Palace Manchester
Wed, 28 Jan at 06:30 pm
Lock 91
GBP 6 to 15
The Psychology of Carl Jung with Dr Rachel Newsome
Wed, 11 Feb at 07:00 pm
Friends' Meeting House
GBP 6 to 32
Marm's Spotlight - Manchester
Fri, 23 Jan at 07:30 pm
Hope Mill Theatre
CPD Training: Somatic Toolkit for Trauma Therapy
Thu, 19 Mar at 10:00 am
Bridge 5 Mill
An Evening of Purity and Purpose - Manchester
Fri, 23 Jan at 06:00 pm
The Pyramid Building,
GBP 17 to 28
PALAVER: Bryan Washington in conversation with Tawseef Khan
Thu, 22 Jan at 06:30 pm
Blackwell's Bookshop
GBP 4 to 17
Burns Night 2026 - Tri Carragh
Fri, 23 Jan at 07:00 pm
Elysium Whisky Bar Manchester
GBP 44
LIVING AND WRITING IN THE AGE OF AI WITH HANNAH SILVA
Sat, 24 Jan at 11:00 am
Manchester
Free
Comedy Lab Sketch writing 1 day intensive W/Josie Throup
Sat, 07 Feb at 10:00 am
Methodist Central Hall
GBP 28 to 75
The Barking Dogs Open Mic Poetry
Thu, 12 Feb at 07:00 pm
9A Higher Road, Urmston, Manchester
Book Club by Jot Bookshop: Caleb Klaces – Mr Outside
Wed, 21 Jan at 07:00 pm
Station South
Free
Creative Workspace @ HOME Arches
Mon, 26 Jan at 02:30 pm
HOME Manchester
Free
Simeon Walker + Rory A. Green / Low Four Studio, Manchester / Thu 5 Feb
Thu, 05 Feb at 07:00 pm
Low Four Studio
Tickle your Fancy cabaret
Thu, 12 Feb at 07:30 pm
Edge Theatre & Arts Centre
myndstate @ Hinterland Poetry
Thu, 22 Jan at 07:00 pm
Hinterland Alcohol-Free Bar and Cafe
GBP 12 to 15
Reflective Conversation
Sun, 25 Jan at 12:00 pm
Tariff & Dale
Free
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, 17 Jan 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 Alex Goldie - Manchester Deansgate
Tue, 27 Jan at 06:30 pm
Waterstones
GBP 0 to 17
Dominie Hooper
Wed, 04 Feb at 07:30 pm
Gullivers NQ
Manchester Day Retreat & Live Music
Sat, 24 Jan at 03:00 pm
The Resonance Centre
GBP 33 to 55
Winter Warming Flows: Poetry & Yoga
Wed, 28 Jan at 03:00 pm
The Portico Library
GBP 0 to 9
Online Talk: I Blame the Mother
Wed, 18 Mar at 07:00 pm
Elizabeth Gaskell's House, 84 Plymouth Grove, Manchester
Manchester Cathedral Poetry Competition 2025 – Prize Ceremony
Sun, 25 Jan at 01:00 pm
Manchester Cathedral
Free
International Mother Language Day Open Mic
Sat, 21 Feb at 02:00 pm
Manchester Poetry Library at Manchester Metropolitan University
Free
FLESH: Charli Howard in conversation with Helen Mort
Wed, 11 Mar at 06:30 pm
Blackwell's Bookshop
GBP 4 to 17
Memory, Meaning and Belonging - Holocaust Memorial Day 2026
Tue, 20 Jan at 06:00 pm
Manchester Central Library
Free
An Evening with Venetia Constantine - Manchester, Deansgate
Wed, 04 Mar at 06:30 pm
Waterstones
GBP 0 to 21
Manchester Histories Salon - Unburied: The True Story of Hannah Beswick
Thu, 29 Jan at 06:00 pm
Manchester Central Library
Free
Decolonise!: deconstructing the nostalgia of colonial Hong Kong
Sun, 25 Jan at 11:00 am
Manchester Museum
Free
MossWorlds: Re-storying Urban Lives
Thu, 12 Feb at 05:30 pm
Samuel Alexander Building
Free
The Evil Corners of Strangeways: Ed Glinert's Criminal tour
Tue, 10 Feb at 11:30 am
Victoria Station Wallmap
Free
RSHE Conference North West
Mon, 02 Feb at 09:30 am
The Studio
GBP 225
Linguistic Landscapes in Manchester and Beyond
Sat, 21 Feb at 11:00 am
Manchester Museum
Free
Still Care - Restorative Retreat
Sun, 25 Jan at 10:00 am
The Whitworth
GBP 15
The Deadlians - Manchester
Fri, 06 Mar at 07:30 pm
YES
A murder is announced by Agatha Christe adapted by Leslie Darbon
Sun, 01 Feb at 07:00 pm
Northenden Players Theatre Club
ADRIFT: Will Dean in conversation with Neil McRobert
Thu, 19 Feb at 06:30 pm
Blackwell's Bookshop
GBP 5 to 22
Looking for Languages – Family-friendly trail at Manchester Museum
Sat, 21 Feb at 01:00 pm
Manchester Museum
Free
An evening with Kiran Millwood Hargrave at Waterstones Deansgate
Thu, 26 Mar at 06:30 pm
Waterstones
GBP 0 to 19
An Evening with Oliver Bullough at Waterstones Deansgate
Thu, 05 Feb at 06:30 pm
Waterstones
GBP 0 to 27
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
Instant Party
Fri, 06 Feb at 07:30 pm
Manchester Academy
Spanish as a Heritage Language in the United Kingdom
Tue, 24 Feb at 06:00 pm
Instituto Cervantes - Manchester
Free
Caitlin O'Ryan @ Hinterland Poetry
Wed, 18 Feb at 07:00 pm
Hinterland Alcohol-Free Bar and Cafe
GBP 13 to 17
above/ground book launch featuring David Gaffney, Lydia Unsworth, Tom Jenks
Thu, 26 Feb at 06:30 pm
Saul Hay Gallery
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
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
How to film “visual trust”? A practical and methodological approach
Wed, 28 Jan at 04:00 pm
SODA (School of Digital Arts)
Free
Bunker Talk #159: Testament
Tue, 20 Jan at 05:30 pm
Manchester Poetry Library
Free
Owt On Stage
Thu, 07 May at 01:30 pm
Band on the Wall
Free
Gothic Music and the Lucy Hale archive: An Exhibition and Live Performance
Wed, 28 Jan at 12:30 pm
RNCM (Royal Northern College of Music)
Free
Galentine’s Day - Be That Woman
Sat, 14 Feb at 12:00 pm
Solido Well-being Hub.
Poets Who Edit: Featuring Sarah Howe
Thu, 23 Apr at 04:30 pm
Manchester Poetry Library at Manchester Metropolitan University
Free
IWD 2026 with Creative Manchester
Wed, 04 Mar at 12:15 pm
The Whitworth
Free
SUPER NINTENDO: Keza MacDonald in conversation
Mon, 02 Mar at 06:30 pm
Blackwell's Bookshop
GBP 4 to 18
The Prose of Mycock
Thu, 05 Feb at 07:00 pm
The Portico Library
GBP 12
One City, Many Stories
Thu, 07 May at 06:00 pm
Manchester Central Library
Free
Bunker Talk #163: The Guardians of Living Matter
Tue, 24 Mar at 05:30 pm
SODA Cinema
Free
Bunker Talk #162: Tanztheater Adrian Look
Tue, 24 Mar at 05:30 pm
The Salutation Pub (Upstairs)
Free
Owt On Stage
Thu, 05 Feb 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
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
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
EATING ASHES: Brenda Navarro in conversation
Tue, 03 Feb at 06:30 pm
Blackwell's Bookshop
GBP 4 to 15
CHS South School is celebrating MACFEST
Fri, 19 Jun at 12:00 pm
451 Mauldeth Rd W
Free
“Hot Off The Page’- Presented By Hazel Wing Theatre
Mon, 19 Jan at 07:30 pm
The Kings Arms
Step Up Manchester Lead Meet
Sat, 28 Feb at 09:30 am
the Deaf Centre Manchester
GBP 0 to 131
Crumpsall Folk Club feat. Tom Blackwell
Thu, 16 Apr at 07:45 pm
The Cleveland, 77 Crumpsall Lane, Manchester
Queering the Asian Diaspora
Wed, 04 Mar at 05:00 pm
University Place, 4.205, University of Manchester
Free
Manchester - A Very Violent Valentines: Unsolved - True Crime Night
Wed, 18 Feb at 07:00 pm
The Peer Hat
GBP 9 to 12
Annual John Halstead Memorial Lecture 2026 at the John Rylands Library
Sat, 13 Jun at 02:00 pm
The John Rylands Research Institute and Library
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
Online Talk: Elizabeth Gaskell’s Short Stories – An Introduction
Wed, 21 Jan at 07:00 pm
Elizabeth Gaskell's House, 84 Plymouth Grove, Manchester
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