Forget the arrival of the Manchester Christmas Markets – the true sign that winter has arrived for us is when The Oast House’s giant teepee pops up in the middle of town.
And this year, the beloved Spinningfields bar has pulled out all the stops with its biggest teepee yet.
It’s gearing up to host the first installment of the winter season of Manifest, The Oast House’s popular music festival, with live entertainment and totally free entry.
The teepee itself has been decorated with a beautiful autumn theme, with red and orange leaves wrapped around the huge wooden beams and flickering fire pits placed between the wooden tables.
As the colder months go on, The Oast House will redecorate the teepee in its beloved beer garden with new themes to continue the festivities.
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Inside, you can order from the venue’s menu of hanging kebabs, burgers, loaded fries, and loads more.
There are cocktails galore too, like spicy margaritas, pornstar martinis and a Berry Colada.
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You can sip cocktails in The Oast House winter teepee. Credit: The Manc GroupManifest – a free music festival – will be back in Manchester this winter. Credit: The Manc GroupHanging kebabs at The Oast House’s winter teepee. Credit: The Manc Group
As for Manifest, The Oast House’s popular summer festival is now running through winter, with a vibrant party atmosphere all day and night.
You’ll be treated to pop, R&B, rock and indie, soul, funk, disco and loads more over the course of many hours in the cosy surrounds of the teepee.
In between the live music curated by the venue, there’ll be live interval DJs keeping the party going.
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The event is completely free, with spaces dished out on a first-come, first-served basis (and it packs out quickly so we recommend getting there early and staying for the full show).
Manifest will be back at The Oast House in Manchester, this time in its teepee, on Saturday 26 October.
Remaining dates then are Saturday 30 November, Saturday 14 December, and Saturday 25 January from 1pm until late.
Manchester’s iconic Rylands building is being reborn – and the developers want to hear from you
Daisy Jackson
Manchester’s iconic Rylands building, formerly home to the Debenhams department store, is being reborn.
And now the developers working on its new chapter want Mancunians to weigh in on which businesses we want to see in the landmark building.
The transformation of Rylands Manchester will honour the heritage character of the building, which dates back to 1932, but will introduce contemporary design and a list of residents that’s bang up to date for our modern city centre.
The plans include building a four-storey extension with panoramic city views and a bright, central atrium. When it completes, this Grade II-listed art deco building will bring together workspace, retail, and leisure, right at the beating heart of town between the Northern Quarter, Piccadilly, Manchester Arndale, and the central business district.
Standing proudly at the top of Market Street, this next era for Rylands will establish it as an exciting new destination in the heart of town when its phased completion begins from late 2026.
Already confirmed to be moving in is Market Place Food Hall with its first northern location, which has signed on for a 15 year lease to occupy the ground floor of Rylands.
Market Place Food Hall is already confirmed to be moving into RylandsRylands is entering a new era
But now Rylands are putting it back to locals to ask what shops, restaurants, or cafes we’d love to see moving in.
It could be a high street hero you’ve loved for years, an independent business you’ve fallen for, or a foodie spot you return to time and time again.
Your ideas could help to shape the future of this landmark building and make it a destination us Mancs can be proud of.
And if you submit your suggestions in the comments of THIS Instagram post, you could be in with a chance of winning a £100 Love2Shop voucher (make sure you’re following @Rylands_manchester for a chance to win).
Science and Industry Museum announces new major exhibition taking visitors on an ‘epic space adventure’
Emily Sergeant
A major new exhibition taking visitors on an ‘epic space adventure’ is making its world premiere in Manchester next year.
Horrible Science: Cosmic Chaos will invite visitors to explore our wondrous Solar System when it launches at the Science and Industry Museum next February.
Fresh off-the-back of the new BBC Children’s and Education TV show, Horrible Science, the ‘thrilling’ new exhibition will encourage visitors to ‘do science the horrible way’, and join both scientists and supervillains to unveil the secrets of space.
The new exhibition will propel families up into space where mystery, intrigue, and rocket-loads of silly and surprising science await. You’ll get to venture through a series of cosmic zones, walk in the shoes of astronauts, explore the life-giving energy of the sun, marvel at mysterious moons, and discover far-off weird worlds.
Left teetering on the edge of our Solar System, explorers will then find themselves staring into the dark depths of space, on the lookout for any extra-terrestrial life that could be staring back.
Whether its sniffing astronauts’ smelly socks, dancing on an alien disco planet, feeling the tremors from a mysterious moonquake, or launching a space rocket, organisers say this new adventure will engage all the senses in a truly immersive experience.
This is the first time Horrible Science has been brought to life as a major exhibition.
The Science and Industry Museum has announced a new major exhibition taking visitors on an ‘epic space adventure’ / Credit: BBC | Science Museum Group
Visitors will get to see familiar characters from the BBC series – like Dr Big Brain, in particular – on their mission to find out more about our fascinating Solar System through interactive experiments, playful challenges, and sensory exploration.
The exhibition is being developed by the Science and Industry Museum in collaboration with producers of the Horrible Science TV show, BBC Children’s and Education, and Lion Television, together with Scholastic, who are publishers of the much-loved Horrible Science book series by Nick Arnold and illustrated by Tony De Saulles.
‘Unmissable’ objects from the Science Museum Group’s world-class space collection will also be on show when the exhibition premieres.
Horrible Science: Cosmic Chaos will open at the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester on 13 February 2026 for an 11-month run before heading down to London, and tickets are now on sale priced at £10 – with family discounts available, and under-threes going free.
Daisy Jackson -
24th October 2024 
