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10th August 2023

Road closures confirmed for Manchester Caribbean Carnival 2023 as police tell criminals to ‘stay away’

This year's event will be commemorating 75 years since the arrival of the Windrush generation. ...

8th August 2023

Malaysian festival threatens legal action after Matty Healy kisses The 1975 bandmate onstage

The festival's organisers claim the band's "controversial conduct" has impacted them financially....

3rd August 2023

New late-night tickets added for Yayoi Kusama’s giant polka-dot inflatables exhibition in Manchester

The tickets have been made available following a successful run at MIF2023....

28th July 2023

Everything happening for Manchester Day 2023 – a trip to the beach, visit to the zoo, and more

Manchester Day returns to the city centre on Saturday 29 July....

26th July 2023

Bluedot issues thank you statement after torrential rain leads to ‘heartbreaking’ cancellations

The Cheshire-based festival has thanked everyone "who made sure the show could go on"....

22nd July 2023

Green Island is the Manc music festival you’re all missing out on — and it’s in a garden centre

They don't need any promotion, it sells every time without fail — but we're still ......

13th July 2023

The world’s largest silent disco is happening at Reading and Leeds Festival this summer

This is gonna be huge... literally....

29th June 2023

Everything happening at Manchester International Festival 2023 – inflatable sculptures, coin treasure hunt, and more

MIF23 will take over Manchester city centre from Thursday 29 June - Sunday 16 July....

28th June 2023

Huge festival full of rum, Caribbean street food, and ‘uplifting’ DJ sets returns to Manchester next week

Manchester Rum Festival is back for it's "biggest and best" year yet....