We’re officially one week into 2025 and there are plenty of cracking things to do in and around the city that’ll help you get the year off to a budget-friendly beginning.
From full-evening Disco parties at The Peer Hat to art exhibitions at The Whitworth – here’s our rundown of the five best free things to do in Manchester this week…
If you’re looking for a mid-week motive, look no further than Ramona’s Radio Rave as Preston-based host, producer and DJ, Rakjay, will be putting on a banging three-hour set taking in all forms of Bass Music, his influences and his own productions.
And, if you’re peckish and not doing Dry Jan, Marguary has also returned to Ramona and the venue will be serving up £1.25 slices and their famous margarita cocktails for just £6 a pop.
The Modernist is set to showcase a brand-new exhibition this week by mixed media artist, Alison Waters.
The exhibition features hand-built stoneware ceramics that are inspired by the modernist car park screen designed by sculptor and public artist Alan Boyson, situated at the Merseyway Car Park in Stockport.
Alongside photography by Alison’s nephew and photographer Dylan Barker, they celebrate Boyson’s car park screen, its modernist shapes and the views beyond.
Get yourself over to The Peer Hat this Saturday night for a right old boogie as their Imbue club night is back with all the best jams certain to get you grooving on the dance floor.
DJ Joel Coltan will be on the decks with a bag full of records serving up a cracking after-hours all-vinyl session spinning the very best in Disco, Jazz-Funk and New Wave.
End the week right over at Band on the Wall with the venue’s Le Groove jam night which is centred around Neo Soul, Funk, R&B, and the Blues.
This event is all about providing a space for musicians to improvise in front of a crowd and create something incredible on stage so, if you’re a talented singer, rapper or musician, bring your friends to watch, come up on stage and get jamming!
- Words:
- Rhiannon Ingle
- Published on:
- Mon 6 Jan 2025
Mancs have until mid-March to catch acclaimed Thai artist Jakkai Siributr’s first UK exhibition, There’s no Place, which offers visitors an intimate look at one of Southeast Asia’s leading contemporary artists.
The exhibition invites visitors to view and interact with the movement between Thailand’s political and social histories and the artist’s own personal stories of grief and remembrance.