We’re into our final week of October and with schools out across the region and Halloween coming up, there’s so much to be getting up to in Greater Manchester.
If you’re stuck for something to do to keep the kids occupied during half term, then this is your go-to guide for what’s on and what’s happening in the city centre and beyond this week.
Some of the events we’re going to mention here are completely free, others will set you back a few pounds and most will need to be booked in advance, but all are COVID-secure and socially-distanced in order to keep you as safe as possible during these trying times.
Whatever you fancy doing though, there’s certainly no shortage of choice in our region, especially with the spookiest day of all arriving on Saturday.
This week is your last chance to catch a glimpse of the pumpkins.
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If you’re looking to get in the mood for Halloween, but want to keep things a little on the cheaper side this week, then you need look no further than up above in the city centre as the annual decorative pumpkin lanterns are back once again and they’re here all month.
Going on a little tour to see the lanterns in the trees in St Ann’s Square, Market Street and beyond is the perfect activity for all the family, easy to plan and great for pictures.
Trick or treating may be off the cards this year, but Halloween is still making itself at home in the city, and Manchester’s collection of giant inflatable monsters are back this week and ready to invade rooftops across the city centre for the third year running.
During this year’s event – which is organised by Manchester BID – the monsters will be appearing at Spinningfields, Moda Angel Gardens, Manchester Arndale, The Printworks, Selfridges, 111 Piccadilly and Great Northern Warehouse.
They really are one of the highlights of Manchester’s annual Halloween in the City celebrations, so don’t forget to look up if you’re out and about this week.
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You never know what you’ll find lurking above.
More information about the MCR Monsters and Halloween in the City can be found here.
Scare City is not for the faint hearted and there couldn’t be a spookier week to go.
This immersive drive-in cinema event – organised by Park N Party – sees terrifying performers swarming on unsuspecting viewers’ during each evening of car park entertainment at Event City in Trafford.
Horror flicks for all film fans will be showing throughout this week, right through to Halloween.
From the comfort of your own car this week, you can watch films including It & It Chapter 2, The Lighthouse, Paranormal Activity, Scary Movie, The Cabin in the Woods, and Crawl for the brave, or The Witches, Coco, The Haunted Mansion if you’d rather keep your wits about you.
Tickets are priced at £35 per vehicle.
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Food and drink is also available to purchase on site, and will be served and distributed in compliance with COVID-19 safety precautions.
You can reserve your spot at Scare City online now via Eventbrite.
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Swizzels’ Virtual Halloween Party
Greater Manchester
Saturday 31st October
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Swizzels is set to host the UK’s largest virtual Halloween party in “a bid to save the scary season”.
Swizzels Fright Night Live is an evening of live Halloween-themed family fun for the nation to join in and enjoy from the comfort of their own homes. The interactive live event will take place on Saturday 31st October from 5pm – 7pm and will also be hosted across its website and social media channels.
The event will be live streamed from a secret haunted location and will be filled with a whole host of spooky entertainment, as well as tricks and treats.
Prizes will be up for grabs throughout the evening through a range of interactive challenges and competitions.
To register your interest or to find out more about the event, head to the Swizzels website here, or alternatively, simply head over to Swizzels’ social media channels on the evening of Halloween at 5pm.
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Totally Gruesome
Ashton-under-Lyne
Monday 26th October – Sunday 1st November
Totally Gruesome
This is one of your last chances to make the most of Totally Gruesome this week.
Totally Gruesome is a 100% socially distanced and COVID-safe Halloween attraction aimed at Primary School-aged children in Ashton-under-Lyne.
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In your pre-booked time slot, you’ll get five minutes to spend in each of the 10 themed rooms – which range from ‘Spiders Cave’ and ‘Clown Graveyard’, to ‘Egyptian Tomb’ and ‘Witches Forest’ – to crack the code. Follow the clues to uncover a letter of the alphabet in each themed room and once you have all the letters, you can then solve the anagram to be entered into the weekly sweetie prize draw.
It’s basically a kids version of break-out rooms, crossed with the crystal maze.
Tickets are priced at £7 each.
You can discover more information about the event and book your tickets here.
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Spooky Skeleton Hunt
Greater Manchester
Monday 26th – Saturday 31st October
Sometimes the spookiest skeletons are hiding in plain sight – it’s just that you need the right imagination (or technology) to be able to see them, and by using innovative AR technology from Love Exploring, you can make your way around your local park spotting Halloween skeletons as you go.
Skeletons can be spotted this year at Heaton Park, Platt Fields Park, Whitworth Park, Alexandra Park and more.
You’ll need to download the Love Exploring app on an Apple or Android device before your visit to your local park and you can find more information here.
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Hallowe’en Costume Party
GRUB Manchester
Saturday 31st October
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There’s a fun-filled and family-friendly Hallowe’en Costume Party happening at GRUB this Saturday.
Manchester’s largest street food fair is really pulling out the stops this weekend and you’re invited to join in for a whole host of COVID-safe events such as pumpkin carving, a costume competition, and a trick or treat tombola too, plus all of the usual street food, music, drinks and craft beer that GRUB is most well-known for.
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Reservations are required in advance and can find more information about social distancing / COVID-safe precautions via the GRUB MCR website here.
Wythenshawe Park & Hall is known to pull out the stops for half term and Halloween, and this year is no different with the return of the Spooky Trail around the Hall Gardens this week.
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You are invited to make your way around the grounds of this historic Grade II listed finding a series of creepy clues as you go, before collecting your completion certificate.
And it’s completely free of charge too.
If you want to prep early, you can download and print the Instructions, Clues, the Map and your completion certificate here, or visit the the Courtyard Cafe on site for a Spooky Trail pack that can be picked up free of charge from the 26th October.
You can find more information via the Wythenshawe Park website here.
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FilmFear 2020
HOME Manchester
Wednesday 28th October – Thursday 5th November
HOME Manchester
HOME’s annual celebration of big-screen scares is this year known as FilmFear 2020: Scream Now, Think Later.
The festival is returning for five film-filled days and a provocative programme that mixes thrills and chills, with plenty to think about.
For this year’s festival, HOME has partnered with Film4 to co-curate a line-up of modern genre classics that sink their teeth into politics, race, sexuality, social issues and more, with movie-goers told to “prepare yourself for the ‘Night of the Living Subtext’ [as] the real world can be unsettling at the best of times and, as FilmFear proves, horror cinema faces it all without flinching”.
Tickets to all screenings must be booked in advance, and the full programme of films can found here.
You can find more information here and purchase your tickets to each film showing via the HOME Manchester website here.
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Elizabeth Gaskell’s Gothic Tales Online Talk
Elizabeth Gaskell’s House
Wednesday 28th October
You are invited to virtually join the staff at Elizabeth Gaskell’s house for a spine-tingling talk just in time for Halloween this week.
Elizabeth Gaskell delighted in writing gothic tales and ghost stories and this online experience allows you to explore these terrifying tales in a spellbinding Halloween talk by Dr Diane Duffy.
Tickets must be bought in advance and are priced at £3 per person.
Sales will cease one day before the event starts, in order give staff time to send out joining instructions, and all joining instructions will be sent via email on the day of the talk, prior to the start of the event.
You are cordially invited to “the wildest mother tucking (in) brunch of the year”.
Set in the grandeur of the stunning Albert Hall, you can experience a brunch fit for a Queen (and hosted by fabulous Queens) in collaboration with Albert’s Schloss, serving up mouthwatering waffle stacks with lashings of maple syrup & bacon, or strawberries & cream, with bottomless mimosas and endless prosecco.
The Queens will provide an afternoon of debauchery, fierce and fast lip syncs, immersive antics, (socially distant) interactive encounters, and once in a lifetime chance to grace the Albert Hall stage.
Tickets are £35 per person, and the event will commence from 12pm – 2:30pm.
You can books your tickets and find more information about social distancing / COVID-safe precautions via the Albert Hall Manchester website here.
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Science and Industry Museum
Manchester City Centre
Monday 26th October – Sunday 1st November
Science and Industry Museum
There’s so much to get stuck into at the Science and Industry Museum this half term.
Since reopening in August, the museum has actually been closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, but will be reopening for the entire half term week – including Monday 26th and Tuesday 27th October – so families can truly make the most of it.
You are invited to discover “world-changing ideas and amazing activities” with the museum’s top priority being “a safe and fun visit for everyone” amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and local lockdown restrictions.
You will be required to book a free ticket before your visit.
More information ahead of your visit can be found here, and tickets for half term can be booked through the museum website here, or by calling 0800 047 8124.
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50 Windows of Creativity
Manchester City Centre
Monday 26th October – 5th December
50 Windows of Creativity
50 Windows of Creativity is a brand new art trail that celebrates Manchester’s rich creative culture and will see a huge array of spectacular mosaics, installations, fine art, photography, craft, murals and more by local artists and makers pop up in windows, venues, businesses and spaces right across the city centre.
Created by the team behind the award-winning Bee in the City event, 50 Windows of Creativity transform Manchester into an innovative art gallery.
Visitors are invited on a colourful, inspiring and COVID-safe journey around the city centre.
The trail is also for a number of worthy causes too as it seeks to raise money for the artists involved, and also the Lord Mayor of Manchester’s Charity Appeal Trust – the We Love MCR Charity.
You can find more information about the 50 Windows of Creativity Art Trail here.
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Chill Factore
Trafford Park
Monday 26th October – Sunday 1st November
Chill Factore
Chill Factore has a bunch of different offers available on skiing / snowboarding and snow sessions for families looking to pause the real world and escape to the slopes this half term.
The indoor snow complex has also been awarded a Visit England ‘We’re Good To Go’ accreditation, so you can enjoy these unique family experiences at a destination that follows all government and industry COVID-19 guidelines.
Junior Lift Passes, skiing & snowboarding taster sessions, early bird snow park access, and more are all available at discounted prices this week.
You can find more information about half term at Chill Factore here.
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Half Term & Halloween at Great Northern
Manchester City Centre
Monday 26th October – Sunday 1st November
Great Northern
There’s plenty of “fang-tastic fun” for everyone to getting up to at Great Northern this half term and Halloween.
With offers and events happening that are suitable for days out with family, or evenings with your social bubble, there’s something for everyone to enjoy at “Manchester’s ultimate leisure destination”.
You can spot the warehouse’s very own tentacled monster lurking up above as part of the ‘Halloween in the City’ celebrations, then catch one of the many blood-curdling blockbusters that’ll be screening at the Odeon cinema, before ending your trip with one of Manchester’s best burgers from Almost Famous and grabbing some incredibly discounted treats from other independent business to take home with you.
You can find out more about Halloween and half term at Great Northern here.
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Escape to Freight Island
Depot Mayfield
Wednesday 28th, Friday 30th, Saturday 31st October & Sunday 1st November
Escape to Freight Island
Halloween’s evening happening down at Escape to Freight Island this week.
If you haven’t had chance to make your way down to Manchester’s newest social experience and one of the hottest tickets in town yet – which is housed at Depot Mayfield in the heart of the city centre – then this is definitely a good week to make that happen.
On the agenda this extended week is Eve’s Drop Collective – Ruby & Sahar on Wednesday, Midnight Riot and Hifi Sean on Friday, an extra special Halloween Party takeover by Kysko, Hattie, Rhys Webb, Joe Packman, and Nat Wardle on Saturday, and finally Neil Diablo, Reeshy, PBR Street Gang, and Amuse Bouche all taking to the stage on Sunday.
Tickets to all events must be booked in advance.
You can books yours and find more information about social distancing / COVID-safe precautions here.
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Mamma Mia Musical Brunch
Revolution Parsonage Gardens
Sunday 1st November
Mamma Mia
The laid-back Greek island lifestyle and Mediterranean sunshine is calling your name.
This 90-minute Mamma Mia Musical Brunch experience – hosted by The Brunch Club in partnership with Revolution – will have you singing, dancing and testing your movie trivia knowledge with a bunch of themed quizzes in the aim of trying to win some of the exciting prizes up for grabs. There’ll also be a costume competition, all of the greatest ABBA tunes blasting out, and of course a few sing-alongs thrown in there too for good measure.
Along with an inclusive food menu – with options suitable for vegetarians and vegans available – you can also sip on a tipple or two, all while you sing-along to your heart’s content.
The Brunch Club has worked closely with Revolution to make this event as COVID-safe as possible and is necessary.
Tickets are £35 per head.
You find out more information and grab your tickets here.
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The MOBO Awards in Manchester – everything you need to know
Thomas Melia
It’s official, the MOBOs are coming to Manchester for a night of live music performances and international artists, all at Co-op Live.
This award show, dedicated to music created by black creatives and musicians, has been hosted in cities nationwide, most recently in Newcastle, but 2026 marks its first time ever in the music capital of the North: Manchester.
A whole host of impressive musicians and acts take to the stage every year, with iconic moments throughout the award show’s history attributed to R&B royalty Lauryn Hill and Queen of Dancehall, Spice.
This award show is dedicated to celebrating Music of Black Origin but is recognised more widely as the MOBOs, with the aim of platforming as many genres as possible, from reggae and rap to soul, hip-hop and more.
Odeal and Spice performing at MOBOs 2025 in Newcastle / Credit: Nick Redman
The MOBOs first took place in 1996, and since then, founder Kanya King and her team have created a legacy – one now set to celebrate its 30th anniversary at 23,500 indoor venue Co-op Live.
MOBOs 2026 guide – all the key info
Are there still tickets left for the MOBO Awards ceremony at Co-op Live?
In a word, yes; there is still a healthy amount of tickets, both general admission and hospitality/VIP packages, if you fancy splashing out.
There’s still time to secure a seat, so grab yours HERE while you still can.
What time do the 2026 MOBOs start in Manchester and on TV?
This year, the MOBOs won’t be broadcast on mainstream TV channels; the award show has decided to collaborate with Amazon.
The show will be live-streamed via Amazon Music UK’s official Twitch account on Thursday, 26 March from 8pm – watch HERE.
There’s also an ‘Access All Areas’ programme hosted by DJ Target on BBC One with interviews and all the red carpet action on Friday 27 March, recapping all the action HERE.
All live streams and official channels have a finishing time of 10:30pm, meaning you can enjoy a night of huge performances while also getting a good quality kip.
Eve and Eddie Kadi are hosting this year’s MOBOs in Manchester / Credit: MOBO Organisation
2026 MOBO nominations
Obviously, the focus of this night isn’t just toasting 30 years of music with Black British culture and beyond, but recognising those pushing the industry forward in their field(s).
Lots of current and up-and-coming acts have found their way onto the list of nominees for the MOBOs this year – many for the very first time.
Shortlisted are the likes of the neo-soul singer-songwriting sensation, Olivia Dean, fellow female solo artists, PinkPantheress and Little Simz; Central Cee, Skepta, Kojey Radical, Raye, Myles Smith and FKA twigs, just to name a few excitinng few.
The MOBOs are known for some of the most insane live performances by some of the music industry’s biggest stars, this year with presenters Eve and Eddie Kadi.
Get ready for the Co-op Live crowd to chant “DEANO!” as the aforementioned Ms Dean will be performing on the night, and with the amount of hits this ‘Lady Lady’ has, we’re bound to know every word.
The ‘Queen of Afrobeats’, Tiwa Savage, is set to take to the stage and her album, This One Is Personal, helped soundtrack 2025, like the Skepta collaboration ‘On The Low’. With ‘Skeppy’ in attendance, anything is possible…
Dancehall diva Shenseea will be performing and has seen massive international success on MOLIY’s single ‘Shake It To The Max (Remix)’, Aya Nakamura duet ‘Dis-moi’, and solo hit ‘Time For Me’.
R&B trio FLO, Manchester rapper Aitch, Myles Smith, Slick Rick and Estelle, as well as a grime medley featuring Wiley, Chip, Nolay, Scorcher and D Double E curated by DJ Target, are also putting on a show – Co-op Live is in for a treat.
Tiwa Savage, FLO and Shenseea are just some of the acts taking to the Co-op Live stage / Credit: Press Shots via supplied
Who else is on the live music line-up in Manchester for MOBOs Fringe?
With the MOBO Awards heading to town for the very first time, there’s also a whole host of events taking place at various independent venues throughout the city.
Some may have already passed in the build-up to event week, such as a special partnered Manchester Basketball game for the MOBO Fringe festival, but if you time to go along to any of the ones still remaining, we strongly urge you to do so.
Get your MOBOs fix ahead of the show by attending some stellar upcoming acts as you gear up for the big event next Thursday night.
Fri 20 March – Shimrise Selects – The Deaf Institute
Sat 21 March – Mobørigins – Renae
Sat 21 March – Habitat x MOBO Fringe – Cupra City Garage
Sun 22 March – Manchester Made: Roots, Rhyme & The Future – Niamos Centre
Sun 22 March – Aarchive House – Side Street
Sun 22 March – Crib Sessions with Faro – Side Street
There are plenty of events ahead of the MOBOs that you can get involved with across Manchester / Credit: Nick Flynn via supplied
How to get to Co-op Live
Tram
For those of you heading to Co-op Live to watch the BRIT Awards shows in person, you’ll be glad to know it’s right next door to a rather famous big blue stadium and its integrated Metrolink stop.
Head along the light blue or orange lines directly to the Etihad Campus or Ashton-under-Lyne, and you can get off the tram literally spitting distance from the arena. You can find the full map HERE.
Trams run frequently on the Ashton-Eccles line to the Etihad stop, with services leaving every six minutes from the city centre and until 1:00am on Fridays and Saturdays. It’s also worth noting that anyone with a valid BRITs ticket is granted FREE travel from all zones travelling to and from the venue.
Bus
You can find the full list of bus routes HERE, with the one in closest proximity to the venue being the 53 bus, which runs from Cheetham Hill through to Higher Crumpsall, Old Trafford and Pendleton, leaving just a two-minute walk to Co-op Live. You also get free Bee Network travel with any valid event ticket.
If you’re driving, there is limited parking available at the venue, but this must be pre-booked ahead of time, and there are designated drop-off areas.
The postcode is M11 3DU, and you can follow the signs towards the wider Etihad Campus as you get closer; directions to the adjacent drop-off points will also be signposted.
Keep in mind that congestion on the roads close to the stadium is expected to gather around two hours prior to any event, so if you are travelling on the road, these are the suggested times they provide on event day, though estimates will obviously vary:
Alan Turing Way (both directions): plan an additional 20 minutes into any journey by road.
Hyde Road (eastbound): expect an additional 15 minutes to be added to your journey.
Mancunian Way (westbound): plan for an extra 10 minutes of travel time.
There are also three park-and-ride facilities near Co-op Live, but be advised that the Velopark and Holt Town stops will be closed post-event to help safely manage crowds:
Ashton West (Ashton line) – 184 spaces and 11 disabled spaces
Ladywell (Ashton-Eccles line) – 332 spaces and 22 disabled spaces
Walk/cycle
Lastly, Co-op Live is only a half-hour stroll from Manchester Piccadilly, and you could even walk along the canal all the way to the front door if you fancy taking the scenic route.
Greater Manchester now also offers the option to hire bikes on the Beryl app, with riders able to locate, unlock, get to their destination and then safely lock up the bike all through an easy-to-use app. There are hire points just near the south-west corner of the Etihad Stadium on Ashton New Road.
For more information on all travel options, you can check out the enhanced journey planner.
The best things to do in Greater Manchester this week | 23 – 29 March 2026
Emily Sergeant
Our last full week of March has arrived, and it won’t be long before April is here.
It’s officially spring in the UK, and it certainly has been feeling like it across Greater Manchester this past week, and we can only hope the sunshine sticks around as there’s loads of events and activities to be getting up to throughout the region this week.
Finding it a bit tricky to pick what to do though? No worries. We’ve chosen a few of the highlights for another edition of our ‘what’s on‘ guide.
Both free things and those that’ll set you back a few pennies are featured.
Europe’s most popular Banksy exhibition, The Mystery of Banksy – A Genius Mind, has officially made its UK premiere down at Depot Mayfield, and the amazing industrial space has been filled with more than 200 reimagined works by the acclaimed street art superstar.
Fans are able to step inside the mind of one of the world’s most prolific artists in an immersive and interactive exhibition that has already wowed audiences in their millions.
Expect to see recreations of his most iconic works, including Girl With Balloon, the thought provoking Devolved Parliament, a fully ‘Banksified’ London Underground carriage, and a towering seven-foot elephant installation.
Did you also know that The Christie cancer patients’ artwork is also being showcased at this exhibition too?
That’s right, The Christie – which is, at present, the only hospital in the UK that offers a dedicated art service for patient – has been invited to showcase a selection of artwork at the new exhibition, all with the aim of highlighting the role art plays in supporting cancer patients.
Patients will have a chance to prove just how powerful and transformative art can be, all while raising money for a very important cause.
Horrible Science: Cosmic Chaos / Credit: Science Museum Group | BBC
Horrible Science: Cosmic Chaos has made its world premiere at the Science and Industry Museum, and is inviting visitors to explore our wondrous Solar System.
Fresh off-the-back of the new BBC Children’s and Education TV show, Horrible Science, the ‘thrilling’ new exhibition encouraging visitors to ‘do science the horrible way’, and join both scientists and supervillains to unveil the secrets of space.
The new exhibition propels 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.
A new free exhibition by Pablo Picasso is opening in Manchester this week, including works never-before seen on public display.
The new exhibition, titled Picasso: A Legacy, is comprised of more than 35 original works on paper and ceramics, all of which were created by the artist from the mid 1930s up until his death in 1973, and visitors will get to be guided through the last four decades of his life.
You’ll also get to encounter the artist’s lovers and muses, mythological alter egos, and playful zoomorphic ceramics, as well as feats of frantic artistic output that made up Picasso’s final decade.
If you could bottle up the smell of a store, we’d want it to be this one…
The White Company has officially opened its flagship store inside the Trafford Centre, and let’s just say, it looks absolutely beautiful. There’s new collections not seen before in other stores, brand-new scents inspired by flowers, and everything you need to make your home look divine.
You’ll find luxury linens, plush towels, the softest pyjamas, candles, tableware, the cutest baby outfits, and so much more.
The sun has arrived in Manchester… and we’re not just referring to that one that’s popped up in the sky at long last.
We’re taking about Helios, the amazing installation that’s now shining bright inside Victoria Baths.
Created by renowned artist, Luke Jerram, the beautiful art piece measures a whopping seven-metres in diameter and has been created using images captured by NASA, all now dangling above the former swimming baths.
Helios will be lighting up this corner of Manchester until 6 April.
Works from legendary Japanese artists Hokusai and Hiroshige have now arrived in the city.
Opening the Whitworth’s first exhibition of Japanese print in more than a century, ‘Beneath the Great Wave’, features colourful woodblock ukiyo-e prints from Edo-period Japan, dating as far back as 1700s – including the iconic ‘Under the Wave off Kanagawa’.
It’s an easy shout if you fancy something different this week, oh and even bette, it’s completely FREE to enter and look around.
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Museum of Illusions
Market Street
Monday 23 March – onwards
Museum of Illusions / Credit: The Manc Group
Looking to escape the elements and have your mind boggled this spring? Sounds like a trip to Museum of Illusions is on the cards then.
It’s time to let your competitive side out – get ready to experience the city’s most unique attraction like never before. Race through the vortex, create the best mirror image, and complete the brain gym the fastest to win the dazzling trophy at the end.
Whether you’re team building with your work lot, or taking your mates for a bit of healthy competition, it’s a great one to have a go at.
Matilda The Musical is finally arriving in Manchester this week.
The RSC’s smash-hit musical – which is based on Roald Dahl’s beloved book of the same name – is currently on a tour of the UK and Ireland, and this includes a special four-week run at Manchester’s iconic Palace Theatre beginning this week.
Written by Dennis Kelly, with music and lyrics by Tim Minchin, and developed and directed by Matthew Warchus, the beloved production about a determined heroine with a vivid imagination has won hearts all over the globe.
Find out more and see if you can grab yourself some last-minute tickets here.
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Looking for a different and creative way to spend your weekend?
If you fancy unleashing your inner artist, or you simply just want a break from staring at your phone for a bit, then this vinyl painting workshop in Manchester is well worth checking out.
Hosted by INK at Renae over in the Northern Quarter, this unique class lets you transform old, damaged records into your own piece of art.
No experience is needed, you just turn up and get creative – with tickets setting you back £18.50, and each including the record, all the supplies you’ll need, and even a drink too. Not bad for a wholesome afternoon out, right?
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Stuck for somewhere to have a bite to eat?
Just like we do every month, we’ve rounded up some of the best things we got to eat in February, so if you’re on the hunt for somewhere new to eat in March, then we’ve absolutely got you covered as there’s plenty of places across the city region.
It’s been another jam-packed month of insanely delicious eats, and we’ve been lucky to have loads of new openings too. From golden egg pops, to a pickle lover’s wet dream (… sorry) in pizza form, we’ve been scoffing the lot.
Keen to grab a pint and make the most of the sunshine while you still can?
After all, we know it doesn’t stick around too long. We really don’t think we’re getting ahead of ourselves to say it’s started to feel a little like summer this past week, and with that pep now firmly in our step, we’re heading straight to one of Manchester’s many beer gardens and terraces. Whether you like a proper pub, a waterside wine bar, or a cocktail on the cobbles, the city’s got you covered, and we’ve rounded up some of the best to choose from👇
Ski season is officially here, the Winter Olympics have well and truly entertained us, and people are jetting off to the slopes left, right, and centre. But if you’ve never been skiing before, and you’re heading on your first ski holiday, luckily you can learn the ropes here at Manchester’s very-own Snow Centre first.
Over a two-hour beginner lesson here, you can learn everything from how to get your skis on, to snow ploughing… and even getting back up again after falling over.
Our Amy’s currently on her first-ever ski holiday this week, so we took her for her initial lesson👇
Are you a fan of Mini Eggs? Oh boy, do we have a treat for you then.
If you ask us, one of life’s greatest pleasures has to be Mini Eggs, and Grandpa Greene’s and Greene’s Bistro over in Diggle and Uppermill have taken this humble choccy treat to the next level – with a whole menu dedicated to them.
There’s a full Mini Egg afternoon tea, stacked pancakes, waffles, French toast, milkshakes, and gigantic sundaes (plus, their homemade Mini Egg ice cream is up there with the best).
Oh and who can forget the Slattery x Grandpa Greene’s hot chocolate. The special Easter menu is available at both sites, but the question is, how will you have your Mini Eggs?
Emily Sergeant -
20th October 2020 
