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A ‘brick or treat’ event is happening at LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Manchester this Halloween

Brick or Treat has everything to "get you into the Halloween spirit".

Emily Sergeant Emily Sergeant - 23rd September 2021

There’s a unique Halloween-themed lego event coming to LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Manchester next month.

With October just around the corner, and the spooky spectacular that is Halloween just a couple of weeks away, LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Manchester is getting into the spirit by giving lego lovers and “little monsters” the chance to get involved with a whole host of themed activities throughout the next month.

The Barton Square-based centre is known for going all out when it comes to festive-themed events, and Halloween is certainly no different.

Brick or Treat has everything to “get you into the Halloween spirit”.

Some of the “spook-tacular” events on offer are pumpkin building – where you can add your creation to the LEGO pumpkin patch – ‘scarevenger’ hunts, the chance to meet and greet character mascots scarecrow and Lord Vampyre and join them for a Halloween dance party, join the Master Model Builder and Playmakers to help create a giant LEGO vampire, and spin the ‘spooky wheel of fortune’ to see if you’ll get a trick or a treat.

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Brick or Treat has everything to “get you into the Halloween spirit” / Credit: LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Manchester

There’ll also be limited edition pop-badges to get your hands on whilst stocks last, and there’ll even be some special limited edition LEGO DOTS activities where you can create your own spooky-themed bracelet to take home.

And all of this is on top of access to two rides, LEGO ‘build & play’ zones, and a 3D cinema experience at the ultimate indoor LEGO playground.

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Brick or Treat is happening on weekends and throughout Half Term from 2 to 31 October.

This much-anticipated Halloween event is included within the standard admission price of a ticket to LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Manchester, and pre-booking online in advance is essential for everyone as capacity is limited.

You can find more information, and grab tickets here.

Featured Image – LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Manchester

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A free open-air cinema is opening in the heart of Manchester’s skyscraper district

Daisy Jackson Daisy Jackson Screen on the Square will open at New Jackson this week

A free open-air cinema is opening in Manchester city centre this summer, screening everything from film to sporting and cultural events. 

Audiences will be able to recline in deck chairs surrounded by one of the city’s best views – the glittering towers of New Jackson.

With a backdrop of the modern Manchester skyline and food delivered to your seat from the acclaimed Medlock Canteen, Screen on The Square will be a go-to hangout for Mancs this summer. 

This new opening at New Jackson will also have its own licensed outdoor bar. 

It’s all launching at New Jackson this weekend, Renaker’s world-class skyscraper district and thriving new neighbourhood that’s taken shape at the southern side of Manchester city centre.

Films on the schedule will include family favourites like Big Hero 6, Frozen, and Finding Nemo; cult classics such as Cool Runnings, Grand Budapest Hotel, and Back to the Future; and major musical blockbusters such as Mamma Mia and La La Land. 

As well as a packed programme of film screenings, Screen on the Square will be showing major summer events like Glastonbury, Wimbledon and the UEFA Women’s EURO competition. 

There’ll be family-friendly matinees and morning screenings, as well as later evening movie nights. 

Screen on the Square will take place on The Square at the base of Deansgate Square towers
Screen on the Square will take place on The Square at the base of Deansgate Square towers

Screen on The Square will run from Saturday 21 June until Sunday 14 September, at The Square at Deansgate Square in New Jackson. 

It’s the latest cultural and community offering from the new neighbourhood, which has transformed Manchester’s skyline with world-class skyscrapers. 

The New Jackson district includes Deansgate Square, The Blade, Three60, Crown Street, and Contour, and (once fully complete) will bring 6,400 homes. The neighbourhood already includes public spaces, a primary school, play area, NHS medical centre, health and wellness clinic, hair salon, cookery school, padel courts and loads of independent restaurants and bars. 

Full listings for Screen on the Square are below, and HERE. 

Screen on The Square programme*

  • Saturday 21 June, 3pm – Wall-E
  • Saturday 21 June, 7pm – Back to the Future
  • Sunday 22 June, 10am – Big Hero 6
  • Sunday 22 June, 7pm – Tron: Legacy
  • Friday 27 June, 12pm-11pm – Glastonbury
  • Saturday 28 June, 12pm-11pm – Glastonbury
  • Sunday 29 June, 12pm-11pm – Glastonbury
  • Wednesday 2 July, 5pm – Women’s Euro 2025: Iceland v Finland
  • Wednesday 2 July, 8pm – Women’s Euro 2025: Switzerland v Norway
  • Thursday 3 July, 5pm – Women’s Euro 2025: Belgium v Italy
  • Thursday 3 July, 8pm – Women’s Euro 2025: Spain v Portugal
  • Friday 4 July, 5pm – Women’s Euro 2025: Denmark v Sweden
  • Friday 4 July, 8pm – Women’s Euro 2025: Germany v Poland
  • Saturday 5 July, 5pm – Women’s Euro 2025: Wales v Netherlands
  • Saturday 5 July, 8pm – Women’s Euro 2025: England v France
  • Sunday 6 July, 5pm – Women’s Euro 2025: Norway v Finland
  • Sunday 6 July, 8pm – Women’s Euro 2025: Switzerland v Iceland
  • Monday 7 July, 5pm – Women’s Euro 2025: Spain v Belgium
  • Monday 7 July, 8pm – Women’s Euro 2025: Portugal v Italy
  • Tuesday 8 July, 5pm – Women’s Euro 2025: Germany v Denmark
  • Tuesday 8 July, 8pm – Women’s Euro 2025: Poland v Sweden
  • Wednesday 9 July, 5pm – Women’s Euro 2025: England v Netherlands 
  • Wednesday 9 July, 8pm – Women’s Euro 2025: France v Wales
  • Thursday 10 July, 8pm – Women’s Euro 2025: Finland v Switzerland or Norway v Iceland
  • Friday 11 July, 8pm – Women’s Euro 2025: Italy v Spain or Portugal v Belgium
  • Saturday 12 July, 12pm – 7pm – Wimbledon
  • Saturday 12 July, 8pm – Women’s Euro 2025: Sweden v Germany or Poland v  Denmark
  • Sunday 13 July, 12pm – 7pm – Wimbledon
  • Sunday 13 July, 8pm – Women’s Euro 2025: England v Wales or Netherlands v France
  • Wednesday 16 July, 8pm – Women’s Euro 2025: Quarter Finals
  • Thursday 17 July, 8pm – Women’s Euro 2025: Quarter Finals
  • Friday 18 July, 8pm – Women’s Euro 2025: Quarter Finals
  • Saturday 19 July, 3pm – Sing
  • Saturday 19 July, 5.30pm – Mamma Mia
  • Saturday 19 July, 8pm – Women’s Euro 2025: Quarter Finals
  • Sunday 20 July, 10am – Kids’ Morning: School of Rock
  • Sunday 20 July, 7pm – La La Land
  • Tuesday 22 July, 8pm – Women’s Euro 2025: Semi Finals
  • Wednesday 23rd July, 8pm – Women’s Euro 2025: Semi Finals
  • Sunday 27 July, 8pm – Women’s Euro 2025: Final
  • Saturday 2 August, 3pm – Kids’ Matinee: Frozen
  • Saturday 2 August, 7pm – Cool Runnings
  • Sunday 3 August, 10am – Kids’ Morning: Happy Feet
  • Sunday 3 August, 7pm – Grand Budapest Hotel
  • Saturday 30 August, 3pm – Kids’ Matinee: Finding Nemo
  • Saturday 30 August, 7pm – Chicken Run
  • Sunday 31 August, 10am – Kids’ Morning: My Neighbor Totoro
  • Sunday 31 August, 7pm – Persepolis
  • Saturday 6 September, 3pm – Kids’ Matinee: Shrek
  • Saturday 6 September, 7pm – Despicable Me
  • Sunday 7 September, 10am – Kids’ Morning: Mrs Doubtfire
  • Sunday 7 September, 7pm – Napoleon Dynamite
  • Saturday 13 September, 3pm – Kids’ Matinee: Fantastic Mr Fox
  • Saturday 13 September, 7pm – Goonies
  • Sunday 14 September, 10am – Kids’ Morning: The Princess Bride
  • Sunday 14 September, 7pm – Labyrinth

*Screenings are weather dependent and programme is subject to change

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Massive music-filled takeover planned as 1.3m tourists descend on Manchester this summer

Emily Sergeant Emily Sergeant Live music crowd

Plans for a massive music-filled takeover of Manchester have been announced ahead of 1.3 million tourists descending on the city centre this summer.

It comes as no surprise that this summer is set to be a big one for music in Manchester.

Parklife weekend has just been and gone, but in 2025, the fun is far from over, as there will be countless global megastars taking to the stage at some of our city’s biggest music venues, such as Co-op Live and the AO Arena, over the next couple of months, and there’s also the Sounds of the City concert series to look forward to at Castlefield Bowl, as well as a handful of Wythenshawe Park gigs.

Oh, and in case you’ve been living under a rock, there’s also the small matter of Manchester’s most legendary band, Oasis, reforming for a run of gigs at Heaton Park next month too.

Sure, Manchester is big for music all year round, but as you can imagine, 2025 is set to be bigger than ever, which is why Manchester City Council has now announced its very-own musical takeover called MCR Live ’25 to help celebrate what promises to be a sensational summer of sound.

There’ll be everything from a pop-up bar in Piccadilly Gardens with surprise live acts doing sets, and markets in St Peter’s Square selling vinyl and vintage goods, to block parties in the Northern Quarter, and the already-announced Music for the Senses art trail dotted around all the well-known city centre sights.

The Piccadilly Gardens space, known as The Hub, is designed to be the ‘basecamp’ for Manchester’s music tourists, and will be an easy place to drink at the bar, sample some of the best street food in the North West, catch surprise acts and DJ takeovers on the outdoor stage, or bring the family along during the day for some music-inspired fun.

If you head to St Peter’s Square, this is where you’ll find the pop-up markets running alongside Oasis’ legendary homecoming gigs, which will bring together local makers, artists, and indie traders for a celebration of sound, style, and city pride.

Music for the Senses
A massive music-filled takeover is planned as 1.3m tourists descend on Manchester this summer / Credit: David Oates Photography

Several ‘block parties’ will be taking over the Northern Quarter on selected Fridays and Saturdays in both June and July, so it’s your chance to head on down to Edge Street and Thomas Street and take in all the action happening over two stages – with DJs and live acts playing throughout the day.

There’ll also even be an ‘Oasis Week’ at Manchester Central Library, with legendary Supernova live sets, Gallagher look-alike competitions, a Big Oasis Quiz, Supersonic film screenings, and so much more.

But the stand-out event has to be the art trail, which is titled Music for the Senses: an art arrangement for a musical city, running across the city centre from early July until the end of August, and is a collaboration between global art producer Wild in Art – the creators of the famous Bee in the City project – and the Council.

There’ll be pop-up bars, music markets, block parties, and loads more dotted around the city / Credit: MCC

At the heart of the exhibition will be an interactive installation called ‘Guitar Street’ created by Manchester artist Liam Hopkins, known as Lazerian, which will lovingly repurpose 100+ broken guitars, all donated by members of the public.

“We’re already known the world over for the music we make and for our unrivalled music scene, and this summer we’re going all out with MCR Live ’25 to harness the moment and celebrate the massive contribution that music makes to the city,” commented Cllr Bev Craig, who is the leader of Manchester City Council.

You can find out everything happening for MCR Live ’25 on the VisitManchester website here.

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Of course, the annual Manchester Day celebrations will also be back and taking over the city centre’s main streets on Saturday 26 July too, and this year, that’s also music-themed… because why wouldn’t it be? It makes sense.

Find out more about Manchester Day 2025 here.

Featured Image – Alex Bracken (via Unsplash)

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