FAMILY EVENTS IN MANCHESTER
FAMILY EVENTS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Family Events in Manchester
David Hockney: Bigger & Closer (not smaller & further away)
Aviva Studios
Thu 23 - Sat 25 Jan 2025
Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Manchester Opera House
Wed 26 Feb - Sun 9 Mar 2025
The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe
Lowry
Wed 3 Dec 2025 - Sun 11 Jan 2026
David Hockney: Bigger & Closer (not smaller & further away)
Aviva Studios, Manchester
Thursday 23 - Saturday 25 January 2025
Let David Hockney take you on a personal journey through sixty years of his art in this vibrant immersive exhibition With huge state-of-the-art projections and a revolutionary sound system, Bigger & Closer (not smaller & further away) invit...Animal Farm
Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Thursday 23 January - Saturday 1 February 2025
A powerful re-telling of George Orwell's chilling and timeless classic. When the downtrodden animals of Manor Farm overthrow their master and take over, they imagine it is the beginning of a life of freedom and equality for all. However ove...The Best Movies in Cinemas & Streaming
Manchester Multiple Venues, Manchester
Thursday 23 January - Wednesday 31 December 2025
If you are looking for a film to watch, ManchesterTheatres. com have rounded-up the best movies currently showing at Manchester's cinemas, and we are offering discounted tickets at Odeon, Vue, Cineworld and HOME too. We've also compiled...Indoor Skydiving
Ifly Indoor Skydiving Manchester, Manchester
Thursday 23 - Tuesday 28 January 2025
Safely float in an 800-horsepower vertical wind tunnel that generates a wall-to-wall cushion of air commonly used by professional skydivers at iFLY Manchester without having to jump from a plane. Once inside the flight chamber, a tunnel ope...Lowry CAT - Open Dance Class
Lowry, Salford
Thursday 23 January - Thursday 20 March 2025
Calling all young people aged 8-14 who love to move! Take part in inspiring dance classes to develop your dance ability and unleash your artistic creativity. Experience how dancers train at Lowry. Classes are led by Lowry Centre for Advanc...Babies Playtime
Lowry, Salford
Thursday 23 January 2025
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...The Lowry Dance & Drama Workshops
Lowry, Salford
Thursday 23 January - Thursday 31 July 2025
The Lowry offers a diverse and inclusive creating learning offer for Primary and Secondary Schools. With a variety of workshops linked to curriculum areas, mental health and wellbeing and project work. Held either at The Lowry or in scho...The Lowry Visual Arts Workshops
Lowry, Salford
Thursday 23 January - Thursday 31 July 2025
The Lowry offers a diverse and inclusive creating learning offer for Primary and Secondary Schools. With a variety of workshops linked to curriculum areas, mental health and wellbeing and project work. Held either at The Lowry or in the sch...Manchester City Stadium Tour
Etihad Stadium, Manchester
Thursday 23 January - Friday 14 March 2025
Enjoy one of the most immersive tour experiences in the Premier League with a guided look around The Etihad Stadium. Experience the Manchester City story in a 360 degrees theatre and enjoy an audio-visual perspective of the players' matchd...Manchester United Museum & Stadium Tour
Old Trafford, Manchester
Thursday 23 January - Monday 31 March 2025
Visit the Museum & Stadium Tour at Old Trafford and walk in the footsteps of greatness. The Museum is open for visitors, and the Stadium Tour follows a great route, so you'll see the players' tunnel, walk next to the world famous pitch, and...The Library of Enchantment
Z-arts, Manchester
Friday 24 January - Saturday 29 March 2025
Ever wanted to step inside a story? The Library of Enchantment is a fun-filled thrilling family-friendly escape room, full of seafaring adventures, time travelling tricks and a pesky old bookworm who's always up to meddlesome mischief! Can ...LEGO Club
Z-arts, Manchester
Friday 24 January - Friday 18 July 2025
Z-Arts are getting all their LEGO out for kids of all ages to play with and build whatever they like! Parents need to stay and supervise their children throughout the session. ...Neon Brush Kids - Paint in The Dark Kids Edition
Studio Bee, Manchester
Saturday 25 January - Saturday 15 February 2025
Get ready for your next family adventure! Neon Brush Kids offers parents a chance to connect with their kids in a fun and creative environment. With paints that glow in the dark, stencils to spark your imagination, and family-friendly tu...ComedySportz
Waterside, Manchester
Saturday 25 January - Saturday 13 September 2025
You've seen football. You've seen tennis. But have you seen Comedy as a sport? Then you don't want to miss this all ages, all action, all improvised competitive comedy show! Two teams battle it out for laughs with quick-witted gags, games, ...Family Art Stars
Z-arts, Manchester
Saturday 25 January - Saturday 19 July 2025
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...
Crafty Fools - Adventures in Science
Lowry, Salford
Sunday 26 January 2025
Seriously Silly Science for All Ages Join 'The Magical Mr West' on an incredible adventure into the world of science! Aided by his corvid companion Crowbert and a collection of curious contraptions, Mr West demonstrates the fundamental prin...Grand Pro Wrestling: Back With a Bang 2025
Monaco Ballroom, Wigan
Sunday 26 January 2025
Family friendly WWE style pro wrestling by the best in the U.K. There is no better way to spend your Sunday....The Illusionist (PG)
HOME, Manchester
Monday 27 January 2025
★★★★ Bittersweet, moving and utterly beautiful: a love letter to cinema and to Scotland. ~ Empire. --- A script for "L'illusionniste" was originally written by French comedy genius and cinema legend Jacques Tati as a love letter fr...The School of Curiosity
The Met, Bury
Monday 27 January 2025
Is your child aged between 10 and 14 and bursting with creativity?Do they love reading, making, and telling stories?Do they have a passion for exploring the world of imagination?Well, then, look no further! Welcome to The School of Curiosi...Sing-a-Long-a The Greatest Showman
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Thursday 30 January 2025
Sing-a-Long-a Productions, producers of Sing-a-Long-a Sound of Music and Sing-a-Long-a Grease brings you their newest show, the smash hit film musical that everyone can't stop singing - The Greatest Showman! Look out 'cause here it com...Strictly Come Dancing - The Live Tour
AO Arena, Manchester
Saturday 1 - Sunday 2 February 2025
Get your score cards ready, your dancing shoes on and prepare for the return of the Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour! Get ready for an electrifying spectacle full of glitz, glamour, and pure entertainment as your favourite stars take to the ...The Hallé - Game On
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Saturday 1 February 2025
A mesmerising celebration of symphonic game music. Witness the return of awesome symphonic game music from the Halle. The epic universes of The Witcher 3, World of Warcraft, Ori, The Elder Scrolls, Assassin's Creed, Guild Wars 2, BioShock a...Crafty Fools - Adventures in Science
The Met, Bury
Saturday 1 February 2025
Seriously Silly Science for All Ages Join 'The Magical Mr West' on an incredible adventure into the world of science! Aided by his corvid companion Crowbert and a collection of curious contraptions, Mr West demonstrates the fundamental prin...Haunted Manchester City Exploration Game
22 Opposite The Old Granada Studios And Bauhaus, Manchester
Saturday 1 February - 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...Comedy lab long form 1 day intensive
Fierce Bar, Manchester
Saturday 1 February 2025
Master 4 long form improv formats, perform 2 favorites at the Improv Showcase, get the exclusive Comedy Lab Improv Book all in one day...Little Reads
Z-arts, Manchester
Tuesday 4 February - Tuesday 1 July 2025
Little Reads with Manchester Literature Festival. Join Ged for an interactive Storytelling session in our new Children's Library. 10am session - Pre-school/Family session 11am- Inclusive session (If you require a BSL interpreter please do l...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...Young Voices
Co-op Live, Manchester
Thursday 6 - Tuesday 25 February 2025
The largest children's choir concerts in the world returns. Performing alongside 5,000-8,000 other children as a single choir to arena capacity audiences of family and friends, Young Voices have surpassed Take That's record of 46 shows at M...BTW Appetite For Destruction
Bolton Lads And Girls Club, Bolton
Saturday 8 February 2025
Btw returns to blgc with a huge new family friendly professional wrestling show featuring the best of the North wrestlers...Manchester Spring Festival
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Sunday 9 February 2025
A spectacular celebration of Chinese New Year and Lantern Festival. Hosted at the iconic Bridgewater Hall, this event will seamlessly blend the rich traditions and vibrant modernity of Chinese culture for an unforgettable evening. The progr...
Chinese New Year Extravaganza
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Sunday 9 February 2025
Come and celebrate the Year of the Snake as Jinlong Culture & Performing Arts returns with a spectacular line-up of exciting programmes! After 5 years of dormancy since Covid, the show brings back their 18 metre dragon that illuminates the ...Hold On To Your Butts
Lowry, Salford
Wednesday 12 - Saturday 15 February 2025
65 million years ago, dinosaurs ruled the Earth... 30 years ago, a movie about dinosaurs ruled the box office... Hold On To Your Butts is a must see "shot-for-shot" parody of the greatest dinosaur film of all time. After selling out in New ...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...Sale Gang Show
Waterside, Manchester
Thursday 13 - Saturday 15 February 2025
Sale Gang Show is a theatrical performance by members of Sale District Scouts and Guides and 2025 marks their 60th Show. The aim is, through performance, to empower young people to make a positive contribution to society. Since 1964 they ha...Sing-a-Long-a Encanto
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Saturday 15 February 2025
Gather la Familia! It's time to celebrate something truly Magical. From the producers of Sing-a-Long-a Sound of Music and Sing-a-Long-a Frozen the brand new smash hit film musical of 2021 about the Family Madigral with lyrics on screen that...For the Love of Wrestling
Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester
Saturday 15 - Sunday 16 February 2025
The UK and Europe's biggest dedicated wrestling event and fan convention featuring the biggest stars from WWE, WWF, WCW, ECW, TNA, NWA and Impact Wrestling - including (in 2024) Nic Nemeth, Mandy Sacs, Scott Steiner, Sgt. Slaughter, Trish S...Richard Jones - An Evening of Magic
The Bowdon Rooms, Altrincham
Saturday 15 February 2025
Richard Jones rose to fame as the only magician to ever win Britain's Got Talent and has since won the prestigious Gold Star accolade within the Inner Magic Circle, the highest honour in The Magic Circle. Known as "The Military Illusionist"...Stoller Story Sounds
The Stoller Hall, Manchester
Saturday 15 February - Saturday 12 April 2025
Perfect for children aged 3-5 (and their grown ups!), Stoller Story Sounds musical journeys will transport you to a beautiful world of new and exciting sights. An interactive session of music, art, storytelling and more. ...British Gymnastics - GymFusion
Lowry, Salford
Sunday 16 February 2025
Lights, camera, action! GymFusion is one of the most exciting and dramatic forms of gymnastics to watch, as display teams from across the country showcase exciting and creative performances based on this year's theme of 'movies'. It's all a...The Detective Dog
Lowry, Salford
Monday 17 - Thursday 20 February 2025
Tiny & Tall Productions, formerly Tessa Bide Productions, brings you Julia Donaldson and Sara Ogilvie's well-loved story, The Detective Dog on stage for Deaf and hearing family audiences. Whether it's finding a lost shoe or discovering who ...Work In Theatre Course
Palace Theatre, Manchester
Tuesday 18 - Friday 21 February 2025
This February Half Term. we're thrilled to offer an exclusive opportunity to discover more about theatre careers at the Palace Theatre... Work in Theatre is the programme for young people aged 14-17 to gain key insight into the different wo...Mothers Who Make
HOME, Manchester
Tuesday 18 February - Friday 11 July 2025
A peer support group and creative exchange session for mothers who are artists - professional and/or passionate - writers, painters, actors, dancers, filmmakers, photographers... every kind of maker welcome, and every kind of mother. The se...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...Midweek Lunch on East Lancashire Railway
East Lancashire Railway, Bury
Wednesday 19 February - Wednesday 29 October 2025
Lunch in style on your trip along the ELR with this fabulous two-course, midweek luncheon. Whatever the occasion, it's the perfect opportunity to experience our vintage Pullman-style carriages and sensational menu. Organising a group excurs...
Bing's Birthday
Lowry, Salford
Thursday 20 - Sunday 23 February 2025
Join Bing and his friends Sula, Pando, Coco, Amma and of course Flop as they get ready to celebrate his special day in the brand-new live stage show, Bing's Birthday!It's Bing's birthday and everyone is very excited! Things won't always go ...Travel to Wonderland
East Lancashire Railway, Bury
Thursday 20 February - Friday 8 August 2025
You're late, you're late, for a very important date! It's time to take a tumble down the Rabbit Hole for a curious adventure through Wonderland with Alice and her friends. This perfect Alice in Wonderland themed adventure for the whole fami...The Little Prince
Waterside, Manchester
Friday 21 February 2025
Through mesmerising puppetry and beautiful songs the boy who fell to earth teaches his friend the Aviator about love, life and real happiness. Has a sheep on a star eaten a rose?' If that sounds silly then you might be like the King and the...Minions Family Fun Day
Bury Transport Museum, Bury
Friday 21 February 2025
Come and meet the Minions at the fantastic Bury Transport Museum. Kevin and Bob will be appearing at intervals throughout the day and there will be even more family fun with three fun fair rides suitable for toddlers, face painters and craf...Music Makers
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 21 February - Monday 7 July 2025
Monthly music and sensory play sessions for babies and toddlers, with songs and musical activities. For parents with baby and toddler, babies are welcome to attend toddler sessions, but we would ask that toddlers not attend baby sessions, a...Arenacross - British Championship
