Literary-art Events in Manchester

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

The Fabulous Open Mic Night

 Thu, 04 Sep at 08:00 pm The Albert Club

Jolie Holland + Inland Taipan / YES Basement, Manchester / Fri 12 Sep

 Fri, 12 Sep at 07:00 pm YES

Chorlton Comedy Club, Manchester

 Fri, 05 Sep at 08:30 pm Hough End Centre Chorlton

UrbanArtistry Presents... The Art Of Disobedience

Fri, 19 Sep at 06:45 pm Cultplex

Unheard: Hidden Cabinet Concert at Saul Hay Gallery

 Sat, 11 Oct at 07:30 pm Saul Hay Gallery GBP 0 to 9

Rolf Hind performs Alan Bush

 Sat, 04 Oct at 07:00 pm International Anthony Burgess Foundation Free

Niamos Jam

 Wed, 03 Sep at 08:00 pm Chichester Road, M15 5EU Manchester, United Kingdom

Jay Prince, Live at YES Pink Room - Manchester

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

An Evening with Oti Mabuse

 Mon, 15 Sep at 07:30 pm 2, Tony Wilson Place, M15 4FN Manchester, United Kingdom

Tickle your Fancy's 10 year anniversary cabaret night

 Thu, 18 Sep at 07:30 pm The Edge Manchester

Women's Improv playground - Comedy Lab presents...

 Sat, 20 Sep at 11:00 am 33 Oldham Street GBP 66

Slow Reading Book Club: Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice

 Fri, 19 Sep at 04:00 pm 57 Mosley Street,Manchester,M2 3HY,GB

Flour & Flagon Open Mic Night

 Mon, 08 Sep at 07:30 pm Flour & Flagon

Gogol Bordello: Albert Hall, Manchester

 Sun, 26 Oct at 07:00 pm Albert Hall

The Burning Hell + Jon McKiel / YES Pink Room, Manchester / Fri 5 Sep

 Fri, 05 Sep at 07:00 pm YES

RNCM - New Dawn Fades - A Play About Joy Division And Manchester +Exhibition

 Sat, 04 Oct at 08:00 pm RNCM - Royal Northern College of Music

I've Never Read Elizabeth Gaskell - Temporary Exhibition

Sun, 07 Sep at 11:00 am Elizabeth Gaskell's House, 84 Plymouth Grove, M13 9LW Manchester, United Kingdom

Rowena Wise + Secret Admirer / Gullivers, Manchester / Wed 24 Sep

 Wed, 24 Sep at 07:30 pm Gullivers NQ

Didsbury Comedy Club

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

Sidestep Writers' Block

 Tue, 09 Sep at 04:00 pm Manchester Cathedral Free

Erin Rae + maví lou / Gullivers, Manchester / Wed 1 Oct

 Wed, 01 Oct at 07:30 pm Gullivers NQ

St Lucifer x10

 Sat, 27 Sep at 04:00 pm Fuel The Music, St Anne's Alleyway, Manchester, M27AT

Northenden Comedy Club

 Fri, 10 Oct at 07:30 pm Northenden Social Club

Black Creative Trailblazers Showcase

 Fri, 03 Oct at 06:30 pm Aviva Studios, home of Factory International GBP 15 to 40

In The Beginning Woman Was The Sun (BESEA mixer)

 Fri, 12 Sep at 09:30 pm 2, Tony Wilson Place, M15 4FN Manchester, United Kingdom

Carlton Rhyme Time

 Sun, 14 Sep at 08:00 pm The Carlton Club

Louder Than Words Festival 2025 - Super Early Bird Weekend Passes

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

Barbara play Kamera at The Lloyds Manchester

 Fri, 17 Oct at 08:00 pm The Lloyds

Cat On The Road To Findout - An Evening of Tales, Tunes and Mysteries

 Tue, 16 Sep at 06:30 pm The Bridgewater Hall

Northern Publishers' Fair - Our Autumn Fair, now with agents!

 Sat, 27 Sep at 11:00 am Manchester Central Library

Picnic Club at Station South

 Wed, 03 Sep at 07:30 pm Station South

Music As Medicine: Edward Chilvers - 'Simplexity'

 Fri, 10 Oct at 06:00 pm International Anthony Burgess Foundation

Emma-jean Thackray, live at Band on the Wall - Manchester

 Thu, 06 Nov at 07:30 pm Band on the Wall

Duo Gimeno-Sanchís

 Fri, 12 Sep at 12:45 pm The Bridgewater Hall

Lorna Goodison, Supriya Kaur Dhaliwal, Jack Faricy, Charlotte Eichler

 Sat, 06 Sep at 02:30 pm International Anthony Burgess Foundation

Introduction to Buddhism Retreat Day

 Sun, 14 Sep at 10:30 am Manchester Buddhist Centre

Alan Davies Live in Manchester

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

Vision: the imagined testimony of Hildegard of Bingen & her haunting chant

 Sun, 21 Sep at 07:30 pm Hallé St Peter's

PN Review Autumn Readings 2025

 Thu, 02 Oct at 06:00 pm Castlefield Gallery

MAYSHE-MAYSHE 'MOSSWOOD' ALBUM LAUNCH

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

Slow Reading Book Club: James Joyce's Ulysses

 Wed, 08 Oct at 04:00 pm 57 Mosley Street,Manchester,M2 3HY,GB

Ordinary Decent Criminal

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

Creating Sacred Art | A Practical Workshop

 Sun, 28 Sep at 10:30 am The Monastery Manchester

Festival of Fantastic Films - Manchester

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

Grandad Anansi

 Thu, 02 Oct at 06:00 pm 335 Stretford Road, Hulme, M15 5ZA Manchester, United Kingdom

Manchester pop up -With Tasha

 Wed, 24 Sep at 06:00 pm Manchester Art Gallery

John Rylands Library & more...Official Manchester Tours

 Wed, 10 Sep at 11:15 am St Ann Street,Manchester,M2 7LF,GB

Natalie Haynes: No Friend To This House

 Wed, 10 Sep at 06:30 pm The Stoller Hall

Northern Publishers' Fair Autumn 2025

 Sat, 27 Sep at 10:00 am Manchester Central Library, Performance Space

Robert Forster & His Swedish Band / Band on the Wall, Manchester / Mon 13 Oct

 Mon, 13 Oct at 07:30 pm Band on the Wall

Fawlty Towers Live at Opera House Manchester

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

Lola Kirke

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

Liminal Festival: The Companion Piece

 Thu, 18 Sep at 07:00 pm Grosvenor East theatre, Manchester Metropolitan University

Alina Ly | Debut Album Launch

 Mon, 17 Nov at 08:00 pm Band on the Wall

Gothic Historical Fiction: Essie Fox and Kate Griffin in conversation

 Wed, 22 Oct at 05:30 pm 57 Mosley Street,Manchester,M2 3HY,GB

Mean Girls Live at Opera House Manchester

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

EP launch show: poor effort // charlie lawless @ the britons protection, manchester

 Fri, 03 Oct at 07:00 pm The Britons Protection

Robert Forster & His Swedish Band

 Mon, 13 Oct at 07:30 pm Band on the Wall

Treating Generalised Anxiety Disorder with CBT - A Practical Approach

 Sun, 05 Oct at 10:00 am Premier Meetings Manchester Central (GMEX) GBP 87 to 125

Sebas Garreta Manchester: Bachata All-Dayer | Saturday 15th November

 Sat, 15 Nov at 02:00 pm MN1 Manchester

Spirit Of Comedy Competition - Manchester Semi-Final - Hosted By Hal Cruttenden 🍸

 Thu, 04 Sep at 05:30 pm Lions Den Manchester

Dylan Flynn & The Dead Poets | Manchester, 33 Oldham Street

 Thu, 13 Nov at 07:00 pm 33 Oldham Street

Shawshank Redemption

 Tue, 07 Oct at 07:30 pm 2, Tony Wilson Place, M15 4FN Manchester, United Kingdom

The Dreaming Spires

 Wed, 12 Nov at 07:00 pm Stage & Radio

Healing Manchester @ The Monastery

 Sun, 21 Sep at 10:00 am The Monastery Manchester

When In Rome UK

 Fri, 14 Nov at 07:00 pm The Deaf Institute

Nxdia

 Sun, 05 Oct at 06:00 pm The Deaf Institute

DUBIOZA KOLEKTIV

 Thu, 09 Oct at 06:00 pm Gorilla

Liminal Festival: Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA)

 Tue, 16 Sep at 06:00 pm Grosvenor East theatre, Manchester Metropolitan University

Liminal Festival: Speak Out

 Wed, 17 Sep at 04:00 pm Grosvenor East theatre, Manchester Metropolitan University

Listen Up!

 Fri, 14 Nov at 05:00 pm INNSiDE UK Manchester

Flyte

 Sat, 13 Sep at 06:00 pm Gorilla

TV Pins

 Wed, 01 Oct at 06:30 pm Castle Hotel

One Spirit Service | A Spiritual Gathering for All Faiths with Music, Art, Poetry & Celebration

 Sun, 28 Sep at 02:00 pm The Monastery Manchester

9th Annual Conference of the International Place Branding Association (IPBA)

 Wed, 29 Oct at 09:00 am Manchester Metropolitan University Business School