Community festival Universally Manchester returns this weekend with a FREE day of fun

A community festival with dozens of free events and activities for all the family is returning to Manchester this weekend.

After what was a successful turnout last summer to celebrate 200 years since the University of Manchester (UoM) first welcomed students through its doors, with more than 150 immersive events on the lineup, Universally Manchester is back this weekend, and the popular festival has a jam-packed day of fun to look forward to.

Oh, and it’s FREE fun, at that.

As part of the university’s civic commitment to ‘enhancing’ its relationship with members of Manchester‘s local communities, the annual university-wide festival will back for its sixth year this Saturday.

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Running since 2017, the university’s campus turns into a welcoming space for thousands of visitors from Greater Manchester and beyond, so they can discover all the important work the institution does.

The festival aims to be an ‘inviting and informal space’ for visitors to meet the university’s staff and students, while UoM also gets to play an integral part in conversations that connect people and inspire future generations. 

Kicking off from 11am this Saturday (14 June), you can expect there to be something for everyone during this free day jam-packed with fun activities for all the family. 

Saturday 14 June

Universally Manchester is back for 2025 this weekend, and it’s shaping up to be a proper community day for all.

We’re talking everything from creative sessions with poetry, music, and art, right through to special tours and meets-ups with the university’s inspiring curators, lots of different activities for your wellbeing, and load more.

You can even watch and join in with science experiments, and listen to enthralling stories of local history and experiences.

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• Manchester’s Heaton Park to host dazzling new immersive light trail this winter

Universally Manchester 2025 takes over UoM’s campus and beyond this Saturday 14 June from 11am right through to 4:30pm.

Find out more here.

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