Have a cold one: Grub's Winter Beer Festival is coming back in January
The folks over at Manchester's popular hangout Grub have announced the return of their much-loved Winter Beer Festival in January. This year's event promises a fantastic selection of winter brews, featuring brewery bars and over 30 guest taps. Attendees can look forward to a variety of street food,...
1 Nov 2024
The largest chicken wing festival in the world is coming to Manchester
Wing Fest is landing in Manchester this month, celebrating its tenth anniversary. The festival, which honours all things chicken wings and is the largest of its kind in the world, will take place at the new Victoria Baths from Friday, September 20, to Sunday, September 22. The festival will celebrat...
17 Sep 2024
Throw back a shot or two at Manchester's first tequila festival
On a September Saturday, the city will host the inaugural Copita Mezcal and Tequila Festival, with visitors able to sample more than 100 different Mexican spirits. Taking place on the grounds of the Manchester Cathedral, the Copita Mezcal and Tequila Festival offers Mancunians the chance to sample a...
4 Sep 2024
Manchester Literature Festival 2024 reveals full programme
The Manchester Literature Festival, established in 2006 from the legacy of the Manchester Poetry Festival, is a welcoming space where people gather to celebrate language, culture, and connections. Held every October across various iconic venues in the city, the two-week festival offers a blend of li...
15 Aug 2024
A new LGBTQ+ film and TV festival is coming to Manchester this August
Celebrating Greater Manchester's storied history of queer screen talent, Scene will highlight new and classic LGBTQ+ productions. Across seven days, the Scene festival will showcase new and classic LGBTQ+ films and TV series with a varied programme. Launching on 16 August with a screening of a class...
6 Aug 2024
One of the UK's biggest festivals returns to Bolton this August Bank Holiday
Taking place in the Greater Manchester town of Bolton, the Bolton Food & Drink Festival is a massive undertaking, attracting upwards of half a million hungry, thirsty punters across the weekend, as well as some of the biggest culinary names in the country. During this year's four-day event, Bolt...
25 Jul 2024
A ten-day comedy festival is coming to Manchester
Later this month, the Northern Quarter will host a major 10-day comedy festival organised by the Creatures Comedy Club. The Creatures Comedy Festival will feature 30 performances by both local and international comedians at The Corner Boy, near Stevenson Square. The lineup includes Raul Kohli, winne...
12 Jul 2024
Moovin Festival brings quality beats to the countryside
Over the August bank holiday, a varied line-up of DJs and producers will take over Whitebottom Farm in Etherow Country Park for three days of music, dancing, and fun. Moovin Festival is a 5,000-capacity festival taking place in the Stockport countryside. A three-day getaway for fans of Bass, House,...
5 Jul 2024
Manchester Rum Festival
Joining the incredible line up of summer events in the city, Manchester Rum Festival is bringing its special brand of celebration to New Century on World Rum Day, 13th July, with its biggest ever line up of rums. Around 50 incredible brands from every corner of the world will be showing off their be...
14 Jun 2024
A Polish pierogi festival is returning to Manchester
June sees the return of a special food festival to Manchester, which in previous years has had people queuing down the street. Modern Polish restaurant Platzki in Deansgate has announced that its pierogi festival will take place between 12th and 14th June this year, offering you a whole load of dump...
5 Jun 2024
The UK's biggest Italian food fest is returning to Manchester
If you're already thinking ahead to the August bank holiday and wondering what you can get up to over the long weekend, we've got some great news - the biggest Italian food festival in the UK is returning to Manchester for its seventh year. Festa Italiana is taking place on 23rd-25th August. The eve...
24 May 2024
A Stockport brewery is launching its first ever beer festival
A brewery and taproom in Stockport has announced its first ever beer festival to celebrate its 10th anniversary and one year since it moved into its current premises. Runaway Brewery is known for brewing contemporary beers using traditional methods and runs brewery tours and tastings, as well as hav...
22 Apr 2024