Wolf Mcfarlane

The Bridgewater Hall unveils its 2026/27 International Concert Series, bringing a world-class season of orchestras, soloists, opera and choral music to Manchester.

This August, The Edge Theatre marks both its 15th anniversary as an organisation and 140 years of its historic Chorlton home with Edge Fest, an all-day celebration packed with live music, creative workshops, street theatre, family entertainment and much more.

Didsbury favourite Hispi is set for a new chapter after founder Gary Usher announced he is handing over the neighbourhood bistro following a decade at the helm.

This September, Manchester's 53two stages the UK premiere of Maria , a powerful new production from acclaimed playwright Simon Stephens exploring love, isolation and the search for hope in a fractured, post-industrial Britain.

From monumental symphonies and poignant choral masterworks to world premieres, intimate chamber collaborations and springtime celebrations of Beethoven's peerless legacy, the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra has unveiled another intensely captivating season for 2026/27.

Manchester's newest students can kick off university life in suitably chaotic fashion this September, with the official Freshers Move In Party taking over Albert Hall on Sun 20 Sep.

This bank holiday, Great Northern Warehouse is stretching out the final days of Mancunian summer with a typically diverse and fun-filled programme of family-friendly activities, live music, Balearic blowouts and dining offers, with everything from Pride celebrations and tropical terrace takeovers to grassroots gigs and big screen blockbusters on hand across the last long weekend of the year.

This September, the Royal Exchange Theatre celebrates its landmark 50th anniversary with a series of events marking the venue's longstanding commitment to storytelling, championing new voices and fostering new talent, while looking back on its extraordinary origins and evolution into one of the UK's most unique and radical theatre spaces.

Featuring fearless physical theatre, gravity-defying circus, boundary-pushing dance and urgent new drama, Lowry has revealed another captivating contemporary Season for autumn 2026, bringing together some of the most innovative artists working across the UK and internationally.

This October, David Threlfall returns to the Royal Exchange after 27 years to take on the title role in Matthew Dunster's powerful new interpretation of Shakespeare's greatest tragedy, bringing two of the theatre's most distinctive artists back to the stage as part of its 50th anniversary year.