FAMILY EVENTS IN MANCHESTER
FAMILY EVENTS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Family Events in Manchester
Sat 29 Jun - Sun 7 Jul 2024
Tue 3 Dec 2024 - Sun 12 Jan 2025
Tue 30 Jul - Sat 10 Aug 2024
Tue 13 Aug - Sun 1 Sep 2024
Tue 16 Jul - Wed 14 Aug 2024
Sat 14 Dec 2024 - Sun 5 Jan 2025
Wed 9 Apr - Sat 17 May 2025
Disney's Aladdin
Saturday 29 June - Sunday 7 July 2024
From the producers that brought you The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast and Frozen, comes the spectacular Disney Broadway and West End musical ALADDIN. Don't miss out on Disney's enchanting Aladdin musical, an extraordinary theatrical pheno...
The Showstoppers Kids' Show
Saturday 29 June 2024
An improvised musical show for kids of all ages (5+), from Olivier Award-winning West End improvisers, The Showstoppers. If your children could create their very own dream musical - where would they start? The Showstoppers' Kids Show ta...
The Best Movies in Cinemas & Streaming
Saturday 29 June - Sunday 20 October 2024
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 £5 off tickets too. We've also compiled the best releases new to the streaming s...
Summer Diesel Gala
Saturday 29 June 2024
Gleaming diesel locomotives, gorgeous sun-drenched days (hopefully) and soothing summer evenings. It's the East Lancashire Railway's Summer Diesel Gala!See and ride behind your favourite engines from the ELR home fleet, and maybe even some ...
Bury Comic Con - Pen! Paper! Pose!
Saturday 29 - Sunday 30 June 2024
Join Lee Crocker of Two Crows Arts Studio for a lively figure drawing event that is Comic Con inspired for all levels of experience (Ages 5+) with a great playlist and random prizes. Basic materials available and the bar will be open! ...
Indoor Skydiving
Saturday 29 June - Thursday 1 August 2024
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...
Saturday Club - Society and Change
Saturday 29 June - 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...
Family Art Stars
Saturday 29 June - 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...
CPHT Manchester Hypnotherapy Diploma Course 2024
Saturday 29 June - Wednesday 27 November 2024
Book a call on Zoom to chat about the next Solution Focused Hypnotherapy course, starts February 2024 in Manchester. One weekend per month x 10 months...
Haunted Manchester City Exploration Game
Monday 1 July 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...
Manchester City Stadium Tour
Monday 1 - Friday 19 July 2024
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...
Mothers Who Make
Monday 1 July 2024
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 School of Curiosity
Monday 1 - Monday 15 July 2024
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...
Lowry Workshops - Dance & Drama (Morning)
Tuesday 2 July 2024 - Thursday 31 July 2025
The Lowry offers a diverse and inclusive creating learning offer. With a variety of workshops linked to curriculum areas, mental health and wellbeing and project work. All workshops and projects are tailor made to support your objectives an...
Little Reads
Tuesday 2 July 2024
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...
Rhyme Time
Thursday 4 - 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...
Babies Playtime
Friday 5 July 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...
Milkshake Live - Milkshake on Holiday
Saturday 6 July 2024
Milkshake! Live is back with a brand-new show! Join your favourite Milkshake! friends on Holiday with Dora, Pip and Posey, Blue from Blues Clues and You!, Milo, Milkshake! Monkey plus two of your Milkshake! presenters for an all-new adventu...
The 100 Story Hotel
Saturday 6 July - Thursday 31 October 2024
Created with bestselling, multi-award-winning author and illustrator Rob Biddulph and Discover Children's Story Centre. This interactive world of play and storytelling has something for everyone aged 1-8 and their families. Hello and welc...
The Lion Inside
Sunday 7 - Monday 8 July 2024
Nicoll Entertainment present a Rose Theatre, Curve, MAST Mayflower Studios, and Unicorn Theatre production based on the best-selling story by Rachel Bright & Jim Field. A heart-warming tale about confidence, self-esteem, and a shy little mo...
Baby Mosh
Sunday 7 July 2024
A massive emo, rock, metal and pop-punk family partyDJ, face paints, inflatables, crafts and moshing...
The Little Mermaid Jr.
Friday 12 - Sunday 14 July 2024
Hope Mill Theatre School are back for their third annual summer musical. After the success of Annie and Shrek - you do not want to miss out on an all singing, all dancing, trip under the sea! Based on the Hans Christian Andersen story and t...
Red Rose Diners
Friday 12 July - 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...
Sing-a-Long-a Matilda The Musical (PG)
Sunday 14 July 2024
Calling all revolting children and their parents - come and be a little a bit naughty at Sing-a-Long-a Matilda the Musical From the producers of Sing-a-longa-a Sound of Music and Sing-a-long-a The Greatest Showman. Now if your chance to in...
Batman Unmasked - The Exhibition
Tuesday 16 July - Wednesday 14 August 2024
Mark the 85th Anniversary of DC's most iconic Super Hero, Batman in an all-new experience showing never-before-seen UK collection of original props, vehicles, and costumes direct from the archives at Batman Unmasked. Fans of all ages will b...
Les Miserables School Edition
Wednesday 17 - Saturday 20 July 2024
Winner of over 100 international awards and seen by over 65 million people worldwide, Les Miserables is an epic and uplifting story about the survival of the human spirit. Now adapted for high school performers, Les Miserables School Editio...
Brave Space
Thursday 18 - Saturday 20 July 2024
An unmissable highlight for the whole family is this particularly innovative and magical circus experience from the United States: 'Brave Space'. The artists of Aloft, who come from the circus school in Chicago, invite you to enter their wo...
Jurassic World - The Exhibition
Friday 19 July - Sunday 3 November 2024
Welcome to Jurassic World Get closer to dinosaurs than ever before at Jurassic World: The Exhibition! Based on one of the biggest blockbusters in cinema history, the exhibition will immerse audiences of all ages in scenes of the beloved mov...
Cillian O'Connor
Sunday 21 July 2024
With a show to enchant and amaze the entire family, Cillian O'Connor is bringing his first ever live stage tour, My Magic World, to the UK and Ireland in 2024. Cillian literally burst onto an unsuspecting world during Britain's Got Talent i...
RHS Flower Show
Monday 22 - Friday 26 July 2024
RHS Flower Show Tatton Park, is a day out for all the family, with unique gardens, talks and tips, children's activities, floral installations, markets, stalls and lots of tasty food and drink to enjoy. ...
Charlie Cook's Favourite Book
Tuesday 23 July - Sunday 4 August 2024
Based on the original book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler, delve into a range of books with Charlie Cook, which are brought to life with puppetry and enchanting songs. Charlie loves reading. Especially books ab...
SIX Dance Party
Wednesday 24 July - Sunday 1 September 2024
Don't lose your head! Join the Lowry's SIX inspired dance party to learn some of the famous moves from the show. In this free 45 minute session you will work with a professional dancer to learn some of the legendary SIX choreography. Recomm...
101 Dalmatians
Tuesday 30 July - Saturday 10 August 2024
The smash hit musical 101 Dalmatians is going on tour, starring Kym Marsh (Coronation Street, Hear'say) as the greatest villain of them all, Cruella De Vil. When fashionista Cruella de Vil plots to swipe all the Dalmatian puppies in town to...
Bluey's Big Play
Wednesday 31 July - Sunday 11 August 2024
When Dad feels like a little bit of Sunday afternoon time out, Bluey and Bingo have other plans! Join them as they pull out all of the games and cleverness at their disposal to get Dad off that bean bag. Bluey's Big Play is a brand-new thea...
Family Magic Show With Robbie Star
Wednesday 31 July 2024
Thrilling magic, side-splitting comedy, mind-blowing illusions followed by a disco and party games. Fun For All The Family...
Day Out With Thomas at East Lancashire Railway
Saturday 3 August - 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...
Summer Bounce
Saturday 3 August 2024
New to Inflatable Heaven Introducing our community Big Summer Bounce event. Bring the family along to our unmissable inflatable fun sessions....
The Ultimate Party
Saturday 3 August 2024
The ultimate childrens party. Meet our princesses, Dolls and Superheroes....
Horrible Histories - Rotten Royals
Sunday 4 August 2024
We all want to meet people from history. The trouble is everyone is dead! So Horrible Histories is back in 2024 with revolting rulers and mad monarchs from Britain'sbarmypast! Would you be wooed by Richard the Lionheart? Are you ready for a...
Travel to Wonderland
Friday 9 - Friday 30 August 2024
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...
Magic of Thailand Festival - Manchester
Saturday 10 - Sunday 11 August 2024
A two day Thai Festival to experience the taste of Thailand this summer at Platt Fields Park is brought to you by Magic of Thailand, previously known as Manchester Thai Festival. Treat yourself to a weekend wonder and bring along your famil...
Milkshake Live - Milkshake on Holiday
Sunday 11 August 2024
Milkshake! Live is back with a brand-new show! Join your favourite Milkshake! friends on Holiday with Dora, Pip and Posey, Blue from Blues Clues and You!, Milo, Milkshake! Monkey plus two of your Milkshake! presenters for an all-new adventu...
SIX
Tuesday 13 August - Sunday 1 September 2024
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...
Hot Wheels City Experience
Tuesday 13 August - Thursday 12 September 2024
The Hot Wheels™ City Experience will be opening at its first European venue, the B.E.C Arena, Manchester. The 6,000 square metre experience, will provide fans of all generations with the opportunity to step through a nostalgic and educati...
The 13-Storey Treehouse
Thursday 15 - Sunday 18 August 2024
Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton's hilarious, multi award-winning book The 13-Storey Treehouse comes to life on stage!Who wouldn't want to live in a treehouse? Especially a 13-storey treehouse that has everything including a bowling alley, a...
The Pop Party
Thursday 15 August 2024
Get ready for a dazzling explosion of music, dance, and excitement as children's concert sensation, Pop Party, takes the stage! This exhilarating live concert, made especially for kids, brings the latest trending TikTok hits to life in vib...
