Things to do in Manchester - Page 26

📅Sat 25 Jul·17:15

Chantel Nash & Jen Nolan: Split Hour Creatures Comedy Festival

Creature Comedy Club, Manchester

Country Club - Country Music Festival

Expect non-stop country music hits all night long, line dancing, cowboy & cowgirl hat giveaway, red solo cups, wild west décor.Expect to hear Luke Combs, Morgan…

Escape To Freight Island, Manchester

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From £20

📅Sat 25 Jul·15:00

Country Club - Country Music Festival

Escape To Freight Island, Manchester

Peterloo In Rock

Experience the powerful fusion of progressive folk rock with classic rock, indie and blues as The Reformers of Peterloo showcase Peterloo in Rock. The show begi…

The Mechanics Institute, Manchester

New

From £15

📅Sat 25 Jul·15:00

Peterloo In Rock

The Mechanics Institute, Manchester

An Audience with Eshaan Akbar Creatures Comedy Festival

Eshaan Akbar (Live At The Apollo, Mock The Week, QI, Sex Education) tests new jokes, talks to the crowd and brings general good vibes at Creatures for one night…

Creature Comedy Club, Manchester

New

📅Sat 25 Jul·19:00

An Audience with Eshaan Akbar Creatures Comedy Festival

Creature Comedy Club, Manchester

Eric Rushton: Innkeeper

In 2004, Eric Rushton was cast in his primary school Nativity. Despite absolutely smashing it, he immediately retired from being a child actor.

Creature Comedy Club, Manchester

New

📅Sun 26 Jul·18:45

Eric Rushton: Innkeeper

Creature Comedy Club, Manchester

Bear Mccreary - The Singularity

Bear McCreary is an American composer of soundtracks for film, television and games.

Manchester Academy, Manchester

New

From £39

📅Sun 26 Jul·19:00

Bear Mccreary - The Singularity

Manchester Academy, Manchester

What Do We Have Here? A Split WIP Creatures Comedy Festival

Kay and Hatty are putting their new shows together. Are they close? Are they miles off?

Creature Comedy Club, Manchester

New

📅Sun 26 Jul·17:00

What Do We Have Here? A Split WIP Creatures Comedy Festival

Creature Comedy Club, Manchester

Rob Auton: JUPITER Creatures Comedy Festival

Multiple award winning writer and performer Rob Auton has written 12 critically acclaimed comedy/theatre/spoken word shows. This is his 13th.

Creature Comedy Club, Manchester

New

📅Sun 26 Jul·15:15

Rob Auton: JUPITER Creatures Comedy Festival

Creature Comedy Club, Manchester

Glu

Seductive, sticky, and meticulously designed, GLU is the new hip \-hop anchored solo project hand \-built by ‘Queens of the Stone Age’ bassist Michael Shuman.

Yes, Manchester

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📅Sun 26 Jul·19:00

Glu

Yes, Manchester

Comedian of the Year Final Creatures Comedy Club

After weeks of heats and semi-finals, the best comedians in the competition go head-to-head in the Creatures Comedian of the Year Grand Final. These finalists h…

Creature Comedy Club, Manchester

New

📅Sun 26 Jul·20:30

Comedian of the Year Final Creatures Comedy Club

Creature Comedy Club, Manchester

Best in Class Creatures Comedy Festival

Best In Class is the sell out fringe phenomenon that champions the rich talent of working class comedians. Winner of multiple Edinburgh Comedy Awards.

Lost Cat, Manchester

New

📅Sun 26 Jul·18:30

Best in Class Creatures Comedy Festival

Lost Cat, Manchester

Benin International Musical

Benin International Musical (BIM) is a vibrant musical project and live performance experience that brings together a collective of Beninese artists blending tr…

Band on the Wall, Manchester

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From £22

📅Mon 27 Jul·19:30

Benin International Musical

Band on the Wall, Manchester

The Rocky Horror Show

Ready to thrill you with fun and naughty moments, Richard O’Brien’s legendary rock ‘n’ roll musical, The Rocky Horror Show returns to the UK as part of a sell-o…

Palace Theatre, Manchester

New

From £23

📅Mon 27 Jul·20:00

The Rocky Horror Show

Palace Theatre, Manchester

Chris Grace: 88% Creatures Comedy Festival

Chris Grace (Superstore, Dropout) brings a new hour of stand-up comedy for a UK world premiere tour. Whether it's politics, religion, AI, or The Traitors...

Creature Comedy Club, Manchester

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📅Mon 27 Jul·19:00

Chris Grace: 88% Creatures Comedy Festival

Creature Comedy Club, Manchester

So You Think You Want Funny Creatures Comedy Festival

Step into the hilarity of love with our comedy twist on the classic 90s show Blind Date! Hosted by Comedian Natalia Schwartz.

Creature Comedy Club, Manchester

New

📅Mon 27 Jul·20:45

So You Think You Want Funny Creatures Comedy Festival

Creature Comedy Club, Manchester

Magic Lecture: Kevin Gallagher No Cards Tricks Here. Just Pure Magic - Manchester

We are pleased to welcome Kevin Gallagher to The Order of the Magi in Manchester for a lecture focused on strong, practical sleight of hand magic using everyday…

Irish World Heritage Centre, Manchester

New

From £10

📅Tue 28 Jul·19:30

Magic Lecture: Kevin Gallagher No Cards Tricks Here. Just Pure Magic - Manchester

Irish World Heritage Centre, Manchester

Vanessa Carlton

Vanessa Carlton continues to expand creatively as an artist as seen in her upcoming seventh studio album Veils produced.

Band on the Wall, Manchester

New

From £30

📅Tue 28 Jul·19:00

Vanessa Carlton

Band on the Wall, Manchester

Hasan Al-Habib: Work In Progress Creatures Comedy Festival

Arab. Muslim. Brummy. 'Deliciously funny' (Guardian) Hasan Al-Habib's Edinburgh Fringe debut show Death to the West (Midlands), about growing up Iraqi in Birmin…

Lost Cat, Manchester

New

📅Tue 28 Jul·18:45

Hasan Al-Habib: Work In Progress Creatures Comedy Festival

Lost Cat, Manchester

Sisters, Alright (okay), + More Tba

The band Sisters is a Liverpool based group lead by singer and primary songwriter Jane Jenet.

The Castle Hotel, Manchester

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From £9

📅Tue 28 Jul·19:00

Sisters, Alright (okay), + More Tba

The Castle Hotel, Manchester

Paul Foot: The Future [WIP] Creatures Comedy Festival

Hello and OMG. Everythings wrong in the world. When did optimism end? Remember years ago when people were excited for the future, with predictions of people fly…

Creature Comedy Club, Manchester

New

📅Tue 28 Jul·20:45

Paul Foot: The Future [WIP] Creatures Comedy Festival

Creature Comedy Club, Manchester

Luke Rollason: Alas! (WIP) Creatures Comedy Festival

This prophecy will be my last. Come on a fool's errand to the tunnel at the end of the light for absurd antics and apocalyptic visions from the BAFTA-winning st…

Creature Comedy Club, Manchester

New

📅Tue 28 Jul·19:00

Luke Rollason: Alas! (WIP) Creatures Comedy Festival

Creature Comedy Club, Manchester

Horatio Gould: Work in Progress Creatures Comedy Festival

Join acclaimed comedian and hit podcaster Horatio Gould as he cooks up a brand-new hour of standup. Horatio Gould is unequivocally excellent The Skinny Horatio…

Creature Comedy Club, Manchester

New

📅Wed 29 Jul·20:45

Horatio Gould: Work in Progress Creatures Comedy Festival

Creature Comedy Club, Manchester

Joshua Ray Walker

Raised on the music of the Smokey Mountains, Joshua Ray Walker took a precarious path back to traditional country music.

The Deaf Institute, Manchester

New

From £24

📅Wed 29 Jul·19:00

Joshua Ray Walker

The Deaf Institute, Manchester

Catherine Bohart: Work in Progress Creatures Comedy Festival

This show is a Work in Progress. Catherine Bohart - as seen on Live at the Apollo, QI and LOL Ireland is back with a new show.

Creature Comedy Club, Manchester

New

📅Wed 29 Jul·19:00

Catherine Bohart: Work in Progress Creatures Comedy Festival

Creature Comedy Club, Manchester

Comedy Striptease Creatures Comedy Festival

The best, most daring stand-up comedians from the festival showcase their skills but if they can't make you laugh... then they must strip!

Creature Comedy Club, Manchester

New

📅Thu 30 Jul·22:30

Comedy Striptease Creatures Comedy Festival

Creature Comedy Club, Manchester

Jonathan Oldfield: Work in Progress Creatures Comedy Festival

Award-winning character comedian Jonathan Oldfield is making his debut comedy hour.

Lost Cat, Manchester

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📅Thu 30 Jul·20:30

Jonathan Oldfield: Work in Progress Creatures Comedy Festival

Lost Cat, Manchester

Lorna Rose Treen: Work In Progress Creatures Comedy Festival

Award-winning character comedian Lorna Rose Treen is trying out a bunch of bits that some people have called too new.

Lost Cat, Manchester

New

📅Thu 30 Jul·18:45

Lorna Rose Treen: Work In Progress Creatures Comedy Festival

Lost Cat, Manchester

Micky Overman: WIP Creatures Comedy Festival

A brand-new work-in-progress show from Dutch stand-up and sketch comedian Micky Overman.

Creature Comedy Club, Manchester

New

📅Thu 30 Jul·19:00

Micky Overman: WIP Creatures Comedy Festival

Creature Comedy Club, Manchester

The Drifters

The Drifters are back on tour in the UK performing all their classic hits including 'Saturday Night at the Movies', 'You're More Than A Number,' 'Come on Over t…

The Monastery, Manchester

New

From £33

📅Thu 30 Jul·19:30

The Drifters

The Monastery, Manchester

Milo Edwards: Work-in-Progress Creatures Comedy Festival

Milo Edwards is a professional comedian with two dead parents. What remains of them are two boxes filled with ashes and a third, larger box filled with hundreds…

Creature Comedy Club, Manchester

New

📅Thu 30 Jul·20:45

Milo Edwards: Work-in-Progress Creatures Comedy Festival

Creature Comedy Club, Manchester

Wolfmother

Wolfmother is a band from Erskineville, Sydney, Australia. Their music is often described as ham sandwich-retro-rock and is inspired by such grand acts of the l…

O2 Ritz, Manchester

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📅Thu 30 Jul·19:00

Wolfmother

O2 Ritz, Manchester

Radar Festival

RADAR Festival is a dynamic addition to the UK and European music scene that celebrates the spirit of progressive music and community.

O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester

New

From £67

📅Fri 31 Jul

Radar Festival

O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester

Siamés

Gotobeat & 7alent Scout by arrangement with Charco presents... SIAMÉSSIAMÉS is an Indie Rock-Pop band from South America that became an organic viral sensation…

Manchester Academy, Manchester

New

From £29

📅Fri 31 Jul·19:30

Siamés

Manchester Academy, Manchester

Secret Taskmaster Star: WIP Creatures Comedy Festival

Straight off the back of the latest season of Taskmaster, our secret comic is working up a new tour show. Some jokes might work, some might not.

Creature Comedy Club, Manchester

New

📅Fri 31 Jul·19:00

Secret Taskmaster Star: WIP Creatures Comedy Festival

Creature Comedy Club, Manchester

The Loft

The Loft, original Creation Records legends, set out on a UK tour next March in support of their forthcoming, debut album.The original line up of Pete Astor, Da…

Gullivers, Manchester

New

From £17

📅Fri 31 Jul·19:30

The Loft

Gullivers, Manchester

Shez Raja ft. Guthrie Govan

Voted one of the ‘Hottest Bass Players in the World’, British-Asian bass player Shez Raja is renowned for his high energy live shows, unique Indo-jazz-funk soun…

Band on the Wall, Manchester

New

From £27

📅Fri 31 Jul·19:00

Shez Raja ft. Guthrie Govan

Band on the Wall, Manchester

Rosie Holt: Preview Creatures Comedy Festival

Rosie Holt and her MP alter ego are back but this time fighting their biggest foe yet.

Creature Comedy Club, Manchester

New

📅Sat 1 Aug·15:30

Rosie Holt: Preview Creatures Comedy Festival

Creature Comedy Club, Manchester

Evan Desmarais: Work In Progress Creatures Comedy Festival

Evan Desmarais brings a brand new hour to the Creatures Comedy Festival. Originally from Canada, Evan is a sharp, energetic and highly engaging performer, known…

Creature Comedy Club, Manchester

New

📅Sat 1 Aug·17:15

Evan Desmarais: Work In Progress Creatures Comedy Festival

Creature Comedy Club, Manchester

Todd Terry - Haçienda All Night Long

Todd Terry - Haçienda All Night Long at Joshua Brooks, Manchester on August 1st 2026.

Joshua Brooks, Manchester

New

From £18

📅Sat 1 Aug·21:00

Todd Terry - Haçienda All Night Long

Joshua Brooks, Manchester

An Afternoon of Rock

With a mix of well known rock, hair metal, pop-punk, grunge and nu-metal hits from across the decades so they'll be something for everyone.

The Deaf Institute, Manchester

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📅Sat 1 Aug·15:00

An Afternoon of Rock

The Deaf Institute, Manchester

Heaton Park Food & Drink Festival 2026: The Fifth Anniversary Feast

Big news, Manchester!We're back in 2026 for our FIFTH anniversary! It's a big occasion, so we can assure you this is no ordinary celebration.

Heaton Park, Manchester

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📅Sat 1 Aug·10:00

Heaton Park Food & Drink Festival 2026: The Fifth Anniversary Feast

Heaton Park, Manchester

Wax Format Outdoors: Sam Mitcham Vinyl Only All Day Long

The much loved vinyl maestro digging deep into his insane record collection, delivering a beautiful seamless journey of House, Progressive, Trance and Techno Cl…

The Yard, Manchester

New

📅Sat 1 Aug·15:00

Wax Format Outdoors: Sam Mitcham Vinyl Only All Day Long

The Yard, Manchester

Teletech Festival 2026

We are incredibly excited to announce the lineup for Teletech Festival 2026. This will be an 18 hour extravaganza of all things Teletech, bringing you exclusive…

Bowlers Exhibition Centre Arena, Manchester

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📅Sat 1 Aug·13:00

Teletech Festival 2026

Bowlers Exhibition Centre Arena, Manchester

The Jury Experience: Million-Dollar Murder or Web of Lies?

You've been called for jury duty. Inspired by true events, this courtroom drama sees greed, passion, and revenge collide in a gripping murder trial.

The Stoller Hall, Manchester

New

From £28

📅Sun 2 Aug·16:00

The Jury Experience: Million-Dollar Murder or Web of Lies?

The Stoller Hall, Manchester

Solya

Solya at The Deaf Institute, Manchester

The Deaf Institute, Manchester

New

From £19

📅Sun 2 Aug·19:00

Solya

The Deaf Institute, Manchester

Everyday Angels with Alison Knox - Rediscover Your Wings

"Come to the edge", he said. They said: "We are afraid!". "Come to the edge", he said. They came. He pushed them... and they flew!

The Monastery, Manchester

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Everyday Angels with Alison Knox - Rediscover Your Wings

The Monastery, Manchester

Merauder

The legendary master killers themselves. Back in London after 8 years for a dose of crossover hardcore pain.Appropriately murderous support coming soon.Real Lif…

The Bread Shed, Manchester

New

📅Mon 3 Aug·19:00

Merauder

The Bread Shed, Manchester

Miss Saigon

Michael Harrison in association with Cameron Mackintosh presents a new production of MISS SAIGON as Boublil and Schönberg’s legendary musical is reborn.The soar…

Palace Theatre, Manchester

New

From £21