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  • Families The best: October half-term activities around Manchester
    Sat 22 Oct 2022 - Sun 30 Oct 2022
  • Families Robert MacFarlane outdoor theatre adaptation ‘The Lost Words’ adds extra Heaton Park date on Sun 2 Oct
    Mon 26 Sep 2022 - Sun 2 Oct 2022
  • Families Relive the magic of ‘E.T. The Extra Terrestrial’ with a live score by the Hallé Orchestra
    Sat 22 Oct 2022
  • Families Astronaut Chris Hadfield brings his new tour, On Earth and Space, to the Lowry next June
    Sun 18 Jun 2023
  • Families Free things to do in Manchester this week FT. Manchester Central Library, Stretford Mall and more
    Mon 26 Sep 2022 - Sun 2 Oct 2022
  • Families Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty reawakens the classic fairytale at the Lowry
    Tue 22 Nov 2022 - Sat 26 Nov 2022
  • Families City Centre ‘oasis’ Mayfield Park is set to finally open on Thu 22 Sep
  • Families New Century announce free family fun festival on Sat 24 Sep
    Sat 24 Sep 2022
  • Families Free things to do in Manchester this week FT. The Whitworth, The Beagle and more
    Mon 19 Sep 2022 - Sun 25 Sep 2022
  • Families See the BBC Philharmonic perform for free this weekend at Salford Quays
    Sat 10 Sep 2022 - Sun 11 Sep 2022
  • Families Band on the Wall team up with We Invented the Weekend for two free, family-friendly festival shows
    Sun 11 Sep 2022
  • Families The RNCM continues its Young Explorers series with a Halloween Spooktacular
    Sun 16 Oct 2022
  • Families Manchester Science Festival brings a world of discovery to the Science and Industry Museum
    Fri 21 Oct 2022 - Sun 30 Oct 2022
  • Families Manchester Craft and Design Centre announces Sunday opening schedule
    Sun 11 Sep 2022
  • Families Guests can swim in Victoria Baths this weekend as The Big Splash returns
    Fri 9 Sep 2022 - Sun 11 Sep 2022
  • Families The Silk Museum invites visitors to its Paradise Mill on Macclesfield’s Treacle Sundays
  • Families The best: Open-air theatre in Manchester
    Fri 12 Aug 2022
  • Families Stockport’s Merseyway Shopping Centre opens pop-up 50p school uniform shop
    Mon 22 Aug 2022 - Sun 28 Aug 2022
  • Families Smash-hit parody Unfortunate brings the untold story of Ursula to the Lowry
    Tue 6 Sep 2022 - Sat 10 Sep 2022
  • Families Heartbreak Productions bring spectacular outdoor theatre to Manchester
    Thu 1 Sep 2022 - Sun 11 Sep 2022
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