Families can kick-off the summer by going behind the scenes at Manchester City’s Stadium to “experience the magic”.
With schools across the UK now out for the six-week holidays, and parents and carers on the lookout for some exciting activities to occupy the little ones during the extended break, Manchester City’s popular tours of the Etihad Stadium are running throughout the summer – and tickets are now available to book.
The immersive tours are expertly-guided by City’s Tour Guides and filled with interesting stories, facts, and anecdotes from throughout the club’s history.
Some of the activities fans can be getting up to throughout the 75-minute Manchester City Stadium Tour include asking a virtual Pep Guardiola questions in the famous Press Conference room, and exploring the stadium’s exhibition space with holographic content and plenty of silverware.
They’ll even get to learn how the players prepare for a big match, feel what it’s like to walk down the legendary glass players’ tunnel, go pitch-side to get a “Pep’s-eye view” of the stadium from the dug outs, and so much more.
Manchester City’s popular tours of the Etihad Stadium are running throughout the summer / Credit: Tom Flathers (via Getty Images) | Manchester City
They can also watch the City story come to life in an immersive 360 degree cinema suite, and see what happens on matchdays in the Home Team dressing room with an audio-visual show.
By far one of the stand-out experiences on the tour has to be the chance to go inside the dressing room of the Premier League Champions and see the shirts of the entire squad hung up over their lockers – including those of new signings Erling Haaland, Julian Alvarez, Stefan Ortega Moreno, and Kalvin Phillips.
And for those who really want to know what it’s like behind the scenes and experience the proper pre-match buzz, then you can also book a tour that actually takes place on a matchday.
Families can kick-off the summer by going behind the scenes to “experience the magic” / Credit: Manchester City
Not only is the Manchester City Stadium Tour well-loved and known for being the most immersive tour experience in Premier League football, it’s now got an award to prove it, as it’s been rated in the top 1% of Tripadvisor experiences in 2022 – so it’s really becoming a must-see for anyone visiting Manchester.
Tickets for the Manchester City Stadium Tour will set adults back just £25 each, while it’s £15 for those under 18, and anyone under the age of five can go for free.
Star of hit CBBC show Operation Ouch! to host live Q&A and meet and greets in Manchester this summer
Emily Sergeant
Little Mancs can meet the star of one of their favourite TV shows at the Science and Industry Museum this summer.
In case you hadn’t heard, Operation Ouch! is back in Manchester again with a fresh new experience for 2025, and this time around, visitors can journey through an ear canal covered in gooey wax, squeeze past sticky snot, and delve deeper into how our brains interpret the world.
Thousands of families from across Greater Manchester and beyond have already visited the city centre museum make the most of the new exhibition, and get stuck into the wide range of immersive and interactive activities it has on offer.
But for those who haven’t been able to pay a visit yet, this summer couldn’t be a more ideal opportunity to do so.
That’s because Dr Xand Van Tulleken – who is one of the presenters of the BBC showOperation Ouch! – will be at the museum in a couple of weeks time to meet visitors as part of his myth-busting mission to answer some of the public’s deepest questions about our senses.
The Science and Industry Museum has unveiled its ‘summer of senses’ programme / Credit: Science Museum Group
Dr Xand Van Tulleken will be at the Science and Industry Museum for one day only, and will not only join mini medics on their voyage through the senses, but will also be on-hand to answer brain teasers from the audience during a series of live Q&As.
Whether it’s banging on a super-sized eardrum, venturing into a massive eyeball, or even taking a whiff of a ‘smell library’, this world-premiere exhibition dives into the science behind hearing, sight, touch, taste, and smell – and Dr Xand will be there every step of the way.
Dr Xand’s visit comes amid a senses-themed summer programme at the city centre museum, where visitors can enjoy everything from silent discos and science shows, to a ‘bogie lab’, brain-boggling challenges, and loads more during six weeks of activities inspired by its latest exhibition.
Book your tickets to visit Operation Ouch! Brains, Bogies and You on Tuesday 12 August, for any of the time slots between 11:30am – 1pm, and 2:45 – 4:15pm for the opportunity to grab a selfie with Dr Xand from inside the exhibition.
Tickets will cost visitors £10 each, with those under three going free, and a range of family discounts available.
Find out more about the exhibition and get tickets here.
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Aspiring artists can get their work displayed on one of the biggest digital screens in Manchester
Danny Jones
Are you a budding artist looking to get your work seen or know some who is? Well, you might want to pay attention because there’s an opportunity to have your creation seen by countless passers-by and on one of the biggest displays in the entire UK over at the Printworks.
If you’ve passed through the much-loved hospitality and leisure complex over the past year or so, you’ll have noticed their roof is now no longer a roof at all, really; the striking ceiling is now a constantly moving image and the largest of its kind in all of Europe.
Meaning that anyone who got their artworks on there would effectively be securing one of the biggest displays and public installations on the continent.
As Printworks themselves put it: “This isn’t just a screen; it’s an artistic stage viewed by millions of visitors every year, with the power to turn a single artwork into a 360-degree sensory experience.”
With that in mind, they’re giving one lucky individual the chance to grab the spotlight and see their creative expression plastered on the 1,000m² wraparound LED canvas.
“Supporting emerging talent and seeing fresh, creative perspectives is always inspiring, and I can’t wait to see what these young artists bring to the table! It was so surreal seeing my artwork on the digital.”
Past installations have included the ‘Spaces Up-Above’ exhibition by world-renowned light artist, Rupert Newman, as well as an International Women’s Day showcase by Heitzman herself, as a fellow Manchester-based creative.
In case you need a better idea of the sheer scale of this screen and why this is such an exciting opportunity for up-and-coming local artists, here’s how they celebrated Oasis returning to Manchester for their Heaton Park reunion gigs this week:
Synchronised with sound and added motion effects, the competition is now open to students who are currently enrolled in college, university or art school.
Better still, you don’t even have to be from or based in the area to take part – this is a nationwide competition hoping to spotlight the best talents in the UK.
All you have to do to enter this exciting competition in Manchester is simply provide Printworks your details and upload your artwork of choice HERE by Sunday, 3 August.
Emily Sergeant -
4th August 2022 
