Halloween week is finally here, and to help you on your way through the festivities, we’ve rounded up some of the best free things to do in Manchester over the next few days.

RADIO RAVE presents SALO b2b Rich Reason | Ramona | Wed 29 Oct | 7pm - 12am

Ramona invites you to spice up the working week with its very last Weekly Ramona Radio Rave, which will see the likes of SALO and Rich Reason go b2b for a cracking three-hour set this Wednesday evening.

40 Swan St, Manchester M4 5JG, Tel: 0161 441 9020
IDENTITY, EXPRESSION & RESISTANCE | CUPRA | Thu 30 Oct | 9am - 11pm

As part of the CUPRA Speakeasy series, this special one-day exhibition brings together global and transgenerational club culture through rare photographs, catalogues and books.

Enjoy a frozen Chilean Pisco Sour or taste the award winning Pisco Capel whilst enjoying works featuring powerful shots from: La Movida (Madrid); Soviet Hippies (Estonia); After the Fall (Berlin 1990/2000); French Touch (Paris); Tresor (Berlin); Dave Swindells’ Spirit of Ibiza ’89 (2011 Red Gallery edition); Chris Low’s Tokyo Punks; Tree Carr’s USA Rave Culture 1990/94; UK club culture; and NYC party culture 1970–1983.

Including images from private collections and previously unseen photographs given exclusively to the ‘OURHISTORY ARCHIVES’, curated by Chilean curator Ernesto Leal.

CUPRA City Garage, 1 St Anne’s Street, Manchester
Salón Nocturna - Launch Party | Salon Madre | Thu 30 Oct | 7pm - 1am

Get ready for a night of Funky House and UK Garage as Salon Madre is launching NOCTURNA – a new weekly free party sporting a lineup of some of the city’s best up and coming, local and international talent.

The first 100 beers are free, so be sure to get down there early doors…

49 Chorlton St, Manchester, M13FY
The GreensKeepers Jam (Halloween Special) | Stage and Radio | Fri 31 Oct | 7pm - 11pm

If you’ve yet to check out the weekly GreensKeepers Jam, which takes place every Friday night at Stage and Radio, then see this as your sign. This is a proper, wholesome community event filled with some of the city’s best up-and-coming musical talent.

This week, they’re getting spooky for Halloween with a £50 bar tab for the best fancy dress costume, so come prepared!

43 Port St, Manchester M1 2EQ
Day of the Dead Festival | New York New York | Sun 2 Nov | 1pm - 8pm

Head to New York New York for a vibrant celebration of Mexican culture and tradition in collaboration with the Embassy of the United Kingdom in Mexico.

Immerse yourself in the rich history of Dia de los Muertos and get ready for a day filled with colourful costumes, delicious food, a Mexican Market, lively music and stunning artwork.

94-98 Bloom St, Manchester M1 3LY, Tel: 0161 236 6556
Mon 27 Oct - Sun 2 Nov
Words:
Rhiannon Ingle
Published on:
Tue 28 Oct 2025