SOCIAL EVENTS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Social Events in Manchester
Fri 3 May - Fri 5 Jul 2024
Sat 31 Aug - Sun 1 Sep 2024
Sat 27 Apr - Sat 6 Jul 2024
Sat 27 Apr - Sat 20 Jul 2024
Sun 19 May - Wed 23 Oct 2024
Thu 2 May - Thu 18 Jul 2024
Wed 1 May 2024 - Mon 1 Dec 2025
The Gin To My Tonic Show
Saturday 27 April 2024
The Gin To My Tonic Show is the largest gin festival in the UK, offering a rare opportunity for gin enthusiasts to meet-the-makers behind over 50 premium gin and mixer brands. The show offers a very different experience to the traditional f...
Saturday Club - Society and Change
Saturday 27 April - Saturday 6 July 2024
Society and Change Are you aged 13-16? Are you interested in creatively exploring how we can work together towards a fairer and more sustainable future? In partnership with the National Saturday Club, the Society & Change Saturday Club...
Zorbing Football
Saturday 27 April - Saturday 11 May 2024
Bubble Football is a hilarious and chaotic twist on the beautiful game. Strap yourselves into your giant inflatable bubble and step onto the pitch, then barge, bounce and bump your way through a thrilling five-a-side match. Players will be ...
Family Art Stars
Saturday 27 April - Saturday 20 July 2024
Families that learn together, grow together. We are very excited to continue our Family Art Stars sessions every Saturday! Come down, muck in and make some art as a family, spending quality time and learning new techniques. No skill is requ...
Paint in the Dark - Painting Workshop & Drinks in the Dark
Tuesday 30 April 2024
A painting workshop in a unique retro-futuristic atmosphere. Immerse yourself in a fluorescent neon-lit setting to create your own work of art. Brush in one hand, glass in the other (with or without alcohol), unleash your inner artist! Pain...
Haunted Manchester City Exploration Game
Wednesday 1 May 2024 - Monday 1 December 2025
Choose your date and time after you purchase. Explore the most frightful places in Manchester, with their stories of restless spirits, cruel murders and menacing ghouls. Solve 13 creepy clues to find out the true story of Loky. Loky was a M...
Rhyme Time
Thursday 2 May - Thursday 18 July 2024
Rhyme time is a fun group singing session for babies and toddlers (0-4 years) and their grown-ups. Singing together and repeating rhymes helps your child develop listening, visual and memory skills, which will help them develop. Rhyme t...
Ray Aggs Talk: Decolonising folk music
Thursday 2 May 2024
Deconstructing othering languages such as world music and expanding our idea of folk music beyond nationalistic origins of ownership....
Murder Mystery Evening
Friday 3 May - Friday 13 December 2024
Nothing works up an appetite like exercising those brain cells. So bring your best detective skills and join us for a night of mystery and murder on one of our stunning heritage steam trains. If you love Agatha Christie or Sherlock Holmes -...
Altrincham Garrick Play Reading Club
Friday 3 May - Friday 5 July 2024
If you like theatre... no, if you love theatre, drama, comedy, musical theatre, play reading, poetry and much more and would relish the opportunity to meet new people, then the new 'Altrincham Garrick Play Reading Club' is for you. Here is ...
Babies Playtime
Friday 3 - Friday 24 May 2024
A great opportunity to meet other parents and socialise babies, come along to The Lowry's fun and friendly activity for babies. In this session you and your little ones will sing, dance and get creative.10am-10.45am: For babies under 1 (pre...
Day Out With Thomas at East Lancashire Railway
Saturday 4 May - Sunday 6 October 2024
Peep! Peep! Join Thomas & Friends for a day of family fun at East Lancashire Railway. Take a train ride with Thomas, meet Sir Topham Hatt and join Sodor Station Sweepers Rusty & Dusty for a trainload of excitement. There will be lots to enj...
Red Rose Diners
Saturday 4 May - Friday 22 November 2024
The perfect steam train dining experience for two, or an indulgent treat for a group of friends, our Red Rose Diners are the ultimate foodie experience in Lancashire. Enjoy a delicious four-course meal with an unbeatable atmosphere, ideal f...
Friends of Z-arts
Tuesday 7 May - Tuesday 3 December 2024
Friends of Z-arts is where the grown-ups of the Z-arts community meet each other, socialise and help decide what happens to Z-arts. You can ask the Z-arts team questions, tell us what you think, and have your say on what happens at Z-arts i...
East Lancashire Railway Behind-the-Scenes Photography Experience
Saturday 18 May - Saturday 26 October 2024
Get up close and personal with the ELR heritage, on a day-long, behind-the-scenes tour that'll help you snap that perfect shot. It doesn't matter if you're a seasoned shutterbug or just getting started as an amateur photographer, you'll hav...
Rail Ale Trail
Saturday 18 May - Saturday 21 September 2024
Chug through lush valleys and pretty villages, take in the stunning scenery and sample some delicious local ales when you join the East Lancashire Railway's Rail Ale Trail. Climb aboard one of the steam or diesel trains on the ELR and be gu...
The Wizarding Adventure
Sunday 19 May - Wednesday 23 October 2024
It's a kind of magic! Are you ready to attend your first day at the Grand Old School of Wizardry. Join the madcap mages and wacky witches of the faculty on a spellbinding adventure to work on your wand waving, brush up on your broomstick sk...
Baby Book Club
Wednesday 22 May - Wednesday 26 June 2024
Baby Book Club is a wonderful way to spend time together with your baby (0-2 years) and develop their love of books, stories and reading. Baby Book Club helps parents develop skills in how to make reading fun for their babies and help d...
Dan Banks Psychic Medium
Thursday 13 June 2024
Connect with loved ones, gain insights, and find clarity. Unlock the mysteries of your life with Dan Banks....
Wine Tasting Dinner
Friday 14 June - Saturday 12 October 2024
Fancy a tipple? Our wine tasting nights - complete with a delicious dinner - are the best way to celebrate any special occasion. Enjoy a fabulous four course meal perfectly paired with wonderful wine as you steam up and down the ELR. Hop on...
Góbéfest
Friday 21 June 2024
Gobefest was established in 2017 to celebrate the little-known culture and traditions of the Szekler people - a group of ethnic Hungarians living in Transylvania, which is part of Romania. A Gobe is a friendly word for a 'crafty Szekely'. W...
Wellnergy Manchester
Saturday 6 July 2024
For the first time ever we bring Wellnergy Festival to the vibrant city of Manchester...
Glaston-BURY Fund Raiser
Saturday 13 July 2024
A Night of live music with Broken Biskits, Vulture Squadron and The Bends at Walshaw Sports....
Fearne Cotton's Happy Place Festival
Saturday 31 August - Sunday 1 September 2024
Fuel your thoughts and find your sanctuary this summer at the UK's biggest space dedicated to feeding both body and mind. A creative space for self-love and happiness. We can't wait to see you there, and remember - the magic really happens ...
Africa-UK Business Forum
Wednesday 26 November 2025
The Africa-UK Business Forum is a premier gathering aimed at fostering strong business ties between African nations and the United Kingdom....