HISTORIC EVENTS IN MANCHESTER
HISTORIC EVENTS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Historic Events in Manchester
Horrible Histories - Terrible Tudors
Palace Theatre
Thu 13 - Sat 15 Feb 2025
Horrible Histories - Awful Egyptians
Palace Theatre
Thu 13 - Sat 15 Feb 2025
Phil Collins & Oleksiy Radynski - Intervention
HOME
Tue 24 - Tue 31 Dec 2024
Haunted Manchester City Exploration Game
22 Opposite The Old Granada Studios And Bauhaus
Wed 1 Jan - Mon 1 Dec 2025
The Wizarding Adventure
East Lancashire Railway
Wed 19 Feb - Wed 29 Oct 2025
Phil Collins & Oleksiy Radynski - Intervention
HOME, Manchester
Tuesday 24 - Tuesday 31 December 2024
A collaborative project by Berlin and Wuppertal-based moving-image artist and filmmaker Phil Collins and Kyiv-based filmmaker and writer Oleksiy Radynski, co-commissioned by HOME and Manchester International Festival, re-contextualising th...Haunted Manchester City Exploration Game
22 Opposite The Old Granada Studios And Bauhaus, Manchester
Wednesday 1 January - 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...Palace Theatre Tour
Palace Theatre, Manchester
Monday 6 January 2025
With a glorious history hosting stars of stage and screen including Judy Garland, Gracie Fields, Les Dawson and Charlie Chaplin, today, the Palace delights audiences with large scale musicals, plays, music and comedy acts. Palace Tours a...Votes for Women Across the North of England
The Portico Library, Manchester
Wednesday 22 January 2025
Jill Liddington asks why was the Lancashire story for votes for women is so well-known and the equally dramatic Yorkshire story neglected for so long? Jill Liddington moved to Manchester area in 1974, and in 1978 her coauthored book, One Ha...Floella Benjamin's Coming To England
Lowry, Salford
Wednesday 5 - Monday 10 February 2025
An inspirational story of hope, determination and triumph Floella Benjamin's award-winning and iconic book Coming to England comes to life in this joyful stage adaptation with music, storytelling and song. Much loved by children and familie...Horrible Histories - Awful Egyptians
Palace Theatre, Manchester
Thursday 13 - Saturday 15 February 2025
So it's time to prepare yourselves for an amazing show with Horrible Histories live on stage! Using actors and eye-popping 3D special effects, these astounding shows are guaranteed to thrill you and your children. Historical figures and eve...Horrible Histories - Terrible Tudors
Palace Theatre, Manchester
Thursday 13 - Saturday 15 February 2025
We all want to meet people from history. The trouble is everyone is dead! So it's time to prepare yourselves for Terrible Tudors live on stage! From the horrible Henries to the end of evil Elizabeth, hear the legends (and the lies!) about t...The Wizarding Adventure
East Lancashire Railway, Bury
Wednesday 19 February - Wednesday 29 October 2025
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...Rail Ale Trail
East Lancashire Railway, Bury
Saturday 22 February - Saturday 6 September 2025
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...Legends of Steam
East Lancashire Railway, Bury
Friday 14 - Sunday 16 March 2025
Three days, three legendary locomotives. Celebrate the crowning glory of British industry, personified by three incredible and iconic mainline steam engines. This special springtime steam event will feature three guest locomotives from the ...Peter's Field
Hallé at St Michael's, Manchester
Thursday 20 March 2025
A new Rochdale made musical marking one of the most momentous days in working class history enjoyed a remarkable debut at FolkEast on the 205th anniversary of Peterloo. Written by award-winning songwriter and member of The Young'uns, Sean C...CHESHIRE CLASSIC CAR & MOTORCYCLE SHOW
Capesthorne Hall, Macclesfield
Monday 26 May - Monday 25 August 2025
Classic Shows return for the Cheshire Classic Car & Motorcycle Show at Capesthorne Hall. This stunning estate, property and gardens is a firm favorite with exhibitors and visitors and provides a fantastic setting for a display of classic...SIX
Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 29 July - Sunday 3 August 2025
The international smash hit musical SIX is back! Multi award-winning with a spectacularly successful studio album adored on playlists across the globe, this sell-out Tudor take-off has 'an incredibly strong and powerful message. Boundary-pu...The Secret Histories of Rome with Mary Beard
