FAMILY EVENTS IN MANCHESTER
FAMILY EVENTS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Family Events in Manchester
Thu 26 Mar - Tue 28 Apr 2026
Tue 3 Dec 2024 - Sun 12 Jan 2025
Sat 14 Dec 2024 - Sun 5 Jan 2025
Fri 22 Nov 2024 - Sun 5 Jan 2025
Wed 9 Apr - Sat 17 May 2025
Tue 29 Jul - Sun 3 Aug 2025
Fri 6 Dec 2024 - Sun 5 Jan 2025
Christmas Funland Festival
Sunday 15 December 2024
Join us for a magical Christmas Family Festival at Be-Active Urmston, featuring tribute acts, fairground rides, Santa's Grotto, and festive fun...
Jurassic World - The Exhibition
Tuesday 17 - Thursday 19 December 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...
The Totally Improvised Pantomime
Tuesday 17 December 2024
Bored of the same pantomimes every year? The ComedySportz team are back this Christmas for more Totally Improvised Pantomimes! Heroes, villains, songs and silliness are guaranteed this December as the gang create brand-new pantomime adventu...
Little Penguin's First Christmas
Friday 20 - Tuesday 24 December 2024
From the company that brought you the sell-out productions of Snowbabies! and Aleena's Garden, Little Penguin's First Christmas is an immersive, festive experience for babies aged 0-36 months and their grown-ups! Filled with puppetry, origi...
A Christmas Carol Performed by Gerald Charles Dickens
Friday 20 December 2024
The original Christmas Carol and the best! No other show in the country has a direct descendant of Charles Dickens playing the lead role. Gerald Charles Dickens is none other than the great great grandson of Charles Dickens. We all kn...
Opera North - Cinderella
Saturday 21 December 2024
The much-loved fairy tale, but not quite as you know it... A fun, family-friendly magical adventure where fate and love triumph all! Led by a cast of professional opera singers and musicians, this interactive and relaxed concert encou...
Grinchmas Brunch
Saturday 21 December 2024
The grinchmas brunch is a daytime event aimed at familys with children any age. The grinch, Cindy Lou & Santa will be at the event....
The Royal Ballet - The Nutcracker (12A)
Sunday 22 December 2024
The Royal Ballet and Opera returns to the big screen for its Cinema Season 2024/25 with Peter Wright's much-loved production, featuring gorgeous period designs by Julia Trevelyan Oman, which keeps true to the spirit of this festive ballet c...
Family Disco
Sunday 22 December 2024
School is now finished, it's time to celebrate Christmas Join us for some festive family fun with children's entertainment and DJ...
John Street Social Family Christmas Party
Monday 23 December 2024
Monday 23rd December, doors at 5.00pm, our annual family Christmas party, with Children's entertainer, Visit from Santa and a gift for each child...
Jonathan Cohen - Christmas Carol Singalong
Tuesday 24 December 2024
Sing your heart out as irrepressible showman Jonathan Cohen returns to lead you through another fun-filled extravaganza of his most-loved carols and all time Christmas hits with guest singer Louise Dearman. This festive favourite from Raym...
Little Penguin's First Christmas
Saturday 28 December 2024 - Sunday 5 January 2025
From the company that brought you the sell-out productions of Snowbabies! and Aleena's Garden, Little Penguin's First Christmas is an immersive, festive experience for babies aged 0-36 months and their grown-ups! Filled with puppetry, origi...
Children's New Years Eve Party
Tuesday 31 December 2024
Join us for a children's New Years Eve Party There will be food, entertainment and a count down...
Varna International Ballet - The Nutcracker
Thursday 2 January 2025
This most famous of fantasy ballets for all the family begins as night falls on Christmas Eve. As snowflakes fall outside, the warm glow of the open fire sends flickering shadows across the boughs of the Christmas tree and all the present...
Beastmode Media: Savage Sunday ~ Live
Sunday 5 January 2025
Want to spice up your content game?Come and get the tea on camera phone settings, content hacks & strategy basics to level up your socials....
BTW bolton town rascals
Friday 10 January 2025
Btw is teaming with rascals wrestling academy with stars from both promotions putting on the best action packed family entertainment...
The Nutcracker
Saturday 18 January 2025
The festive delights of The Nutcracker will charm audiences of all ages this New Year. When Clara is gifted a Nutcracker doll who magically comes to life, an enchanting adventure unfolds; a dramatic battle with the Mouse King ensues, and da...
Pop Princesses
Saturday 18 January 2025
This is the children's pop concert with a big difference. A musical spectacular starring four fabulous Fairy tale Princesses who just love to sing! It's the perfect mix. Featuring a soundtrack of top pop hits from artists such as Little Mix...
Animal Farm
Wednesday 22 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...
Crafty Fools - Adventures in Science
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...
Sing-a-Long-a The Greatest Showman
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
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 ...
Comedy lab long form 1 day intensive
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...
Floella Benjamin's Coming To England
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...
BTW Appetite For Destruction
Saturday 8 February 2025
Btw returns to blgc with a huge new family friendly professional wrestling show featuring the best of the North wrestlers...
Hold On To Your Butts
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
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
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...
Sing-a-Long-a Encanto
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
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
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"...
The Detective Dog
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 ...
The Wizarding Adventure
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...
Bing's Birthday
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
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
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...
Arenacross - British Championship
Saturday 22 February 2025
The Arenacross British Championship is back! Arenacross is a show like no other. It's a high-octane mix of indoor Motocross racing from 6yo kids to the top Pros, Freestyle Motocross (FMX) madness and it's packed to the rafters with all...
American Wrestling
Saturday 22 February 2025
Cheer the goodies and boo the baddies at the world's greatest family spectacular, featuring the man with the million dollar arms, TV's worldwide heavyweight champion Tiny Iron!With tag team titles on the line and a sensational over the top...
Jack and The Beanstalk
Saturday 22 February 2025
Fee Fi Fo Fum! This classic fairytale now gets the Lyngo Theatre treatment so expect lots of surprises and beautiful images as Patrick Lynch (from Cbeebies) tells the gripping story of Jack who sells his cow for 5 magic beans and finds hims...
Dinosaur Adventure Live
Sunday 23 February 2025
65 million years in the making... Are you ready for the adventure? This awe-inspiring interactive stage show captivates both young and young at heart, immersing audiences in the enthralling & realistic world of Dinosaurs. When a satell...
Bing's Birthday
Tuesday 25 - Wednesday 26 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 ...
Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Wednesday 26 February - Sunday 9 March 2025
The smash-hit London Palladium production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat returns!The multi award-winning show has been performed hundreds of thousands of times including multiple runs in t...
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show
Saturday 1 - Sunday 2 March 2025
Dive into Eric Carle's bright and colourful world as his beloved stories are transformed from page to stage using a menagerie of 75 lovable puppets and charming music. Featuring your favourite titles: Brown Bear, Brown Bear, 10 Little Rubb...
Wrestling
Saturday 8 March 2025
High flying, hard hitting, body slam mayhem returns to The Plaza with professional wrestling and an evening the whole family will enjoy. Cheer the good guys and boo the bad guys in this high energy, entertainment spectacular featuring rip-r...
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