Halloween is done, the Manchester Christmas markets are just around the corner, and we’re very excited because one of its biggest bar operators is preparing to serve up some retro sweet cocktails.
In a nod to some of our childhood favourites, this year as part of the winter festivities drinkers will be able to get their hands on Drumstick and Parma Violet-inspired cocktails alongside the usual boozy hot chocolates, mulled wines and pints of German beer.
Both reto sweetie-inspired cocktails, which incorporate the flavours of the classic sweets, will be available at The Round House bar on Cathedral Gardens where shoppers can take a break, sip on nostalgia-inducing bevvies and soak up the festive atmosphere amidst the twinkling lights.
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Meanwhile at Bar 3 on New Cathedral Street, revellers will find a number of theatrical smoking cocktails as well as a selection of craft lager,cider and boozy Bailey’s hot chocolates on the menu.
As for gin lovers, the Grumpy Moose on King Street is the place to be with over fifty different styles of gin and tonics on offer at the bar. Whether you’re into a London dry or an American wet gin, you’re sure to find it here.
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Fans of Drumstick sweeties will be able to enjoy a drinkable version of the chewy favourite over on Piccadilly Deck at the Brooks Mill bar too, as well as a selection of hot whiskeys, mulled gins and Manchester Mules, liquor coffees and hot chocolates.
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Whilst as the Melting Pot on Market Street, there will be warming gingerbread lattes and a choice of seasonal hot chocolates at hand to satisfy busy shoppers on the go.
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Over at this year’s Winter Gardens hub on Piccadilly, meanwhile, The Windmill bar will be dishing out the likes of Krombacher German beer and Yon lager, alongside raspberry cider and Sheppy’s 200 cider.
The Windmill will also have an adjacent food stall this year in the form of The Dirty Chicken Co, selling a selection of spicy chicken burgers, chicken strips and loaded fries. There’s so much to look forward to.
Open daily from 10am to 9pm, seven days a week starting from Thursday 10 November when the markets open to the public, last drink orders will be at 8.45pm. Time to get planning your day out, the markets will be here before you know it.
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Selfridges Manchester to host an out-of-hours dinner in the middle of the shop floor, plus the city’s chicest book club
Daisy Jackson
Selfridges will be hosting a series of exclusive events in the coming weeks, including a supper club in the middle of a shop floor, and an evening with the city’s chicest book club.
Up first, on Thursday 23 April, Selfridges Exchange will welcome acclaimed local supper club A-Kin for an exclusive dining experience on the menswear shop floor.
Guests will enjoy a five-course menu inside the luxury department store, long after the doors have closed.
You’ll be tucking into dishes like short rib doughnut with horseradish cream, breadcrumbs and chives; bone-in ribeye with cafe de Paris butter and shoestring fries; and a tarta de Santiago.
A-Kin will be bringing together like-minded guests for an evening of exceptional food, music, and style, fittingly in the surrounds of Selfridges Exchange’s menswear department.
Club Culture is Selfridges’ take on what’s bringing people together, now, building on the new movement of hobby-led and community-centric social gatherings and clubs.
But Selfridges has always had its roots as a social space – when the London store first opened in 1909, founder Harry Gordon Selfridge opened a Journalist’s Club with a room equipped with typewriters, telephones and a bar, later hosting an All-Girl Gun Club on the roof in the 1920s and 1930s; and even later, hosting screenings with Club Cine.
Run clubs, a comedy club, boxing club and nightclub have all featured as part of Selfridges creative programming in recent years – and now, a book club and supper club.
Selfridges customers can collect keys for attending Club Culture events and experiences, as part of its membership programme, Selfridges Unlocked. Customers join and collect keys by shopping and spending time at Selfridges to unlock perks at every level.
The Akin Supper Club has now sold out, but you can still book tickets for The Read Room HERE.
Manchester’s Science and Industry Museum announces FREE programme of space-themed activities
Emily Sergeant
National Space Day is coming up, and you can celebrate with a bunch of free space-inspired activities in Manchester this bank holiday.
Ever wondered what astronauts eat in orbit? How they use the loo in zero gravity? Or why crumbs are bad news on the International Space Station? Well, to celebrate National Space Day – which is taking place this year on Friday 1 May – you’ll now get to discover the answers to those questions and so much more down at the Science and Industry Museum early next month.
The popular Manchester city centre-based museum has unveiled a programme of free ‘out-of-this-world’ events and activities this upcoming May bank holiday weekend.
The programme of free events are set to accompany the museum’s latest special exhibition, Horrible Science: Cosmic Chaos – which you do have to pay for – and will give visitors more ways to explore the ‘wonders and weirdness’ of space.
The Science and Industry Museum has announced a free programme of space-themed activities / Credit: Drew Forsyth / Science Museum Group
Launching on National Space Day (Friday 1 May) and running through to Monday 4 May, the special bank holiday weekend programme is especially timely following the recent return of Artemis II astronauts from their history-making mission around the moon.
Families can get a taste of space during new live shows by sampling real foods used to feed astronauts, and discover more about how humans live and work beyond Earth, while budding space explorers put their skills to the test in interactive activities designed to ‘spark curiosity’ and ‘stretch imaginations’ to the moon and back.
Stargazers can enjoy the night sky as its projected across super-sized screens, or get creative by crafting their very own constellations and designing a mission patch for an astronaut’s spacesuit.
The events accompany the museum’s latest special exhibition, Horrible Science: Cosmic Chaos / Credit: Drew Forsyth / Science Museum Group
“2026 has already been a stellar year for space,” commented Tash Camberwell, who is the Interpretation and Content Developer at the Science and Industry Museum, as the programme of free events was announced this week.
“We’ve been so inspired by the amazing Artemis II astronauts, so I’m especially excited to bring space back down to Earth with an action-packed programme for the May bank holiday.
“Just like the exhibition, our holiday activities have been created for young people and their grown-ups to enjoy together by blending humour, hands-on science and spectacular experiences to spark curiosity in space and inspire the next generation of space explorers.”
More information on the bank holiday weekend activities can be found on the Science and Industry Museum’s website here, and free general admission tickets, as well as £10 tickets to Horrible Science: Cosmic Chaos, can also be booked online too – with under threes going free.
Following what was a popular spring school holidays, museum staff say early booking is ‘advised’.
Featured Image – Drew Forsyth / Science Museum Group
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1st November 2022 
