FAMILY EVENTS IN MANCHESTER
FAMILY EVENTS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Family Events in Manchester
Jurassic World - The Exhibition
Trafford Centre
Sun 8 Sep - Sun 3 Nov 2024
Hot Wheels City Experience
Bowlers Exhibition Centre
Sun 8 - Thu 12 Sep 2024
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Halloween Ghost Train
East Lancashire Railway, Bury
Thursday 24 - Thursday 31 October 2024
Are your family ready for the fright of their lives on the Halloween Scream Train? The Halloween Ghost Train is back to haunt the East Lancashire Railway this October, and we're hoping you're brave enough to climb aboard. Do you have what i...Toot
The Stoller Hall, Manchester
Friday 25 October 2024
MishMash Production's Toot! Ensemble deliver a fun family concert that's perfect 7 to 11-year-olds and their families. Travel around the world with music from all over the globe in a performance filled with warmth, excitement, and magic. Be...
Nick Cope's Family Show
Waterside, Manchester
Sunday 27 October 2024
Nick Cope has been writing and recording his beautiful and totally unique songs for children and their families for over 10 years, he performs with his guitar and animations to sell-out crowds all over the country. He has an incredible fan ...The Wizard Of Oz (October Half Term Musical)
Altrincham Garrick Playhouse, Altrincham
Monday 28 October - Sunday 3 November 2024
This amateur production of The Wizard of Oz is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. on behalf of Tams-Witmark LLC. Based on the 1939 MGM film, this stage classic features the well-loved songs "Merry Old Land of Oz",...Run, Rebel
The Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 29 October - Saturday 2 November 2024
Pilot Theatre brings you an electrifying adaptation of Manjeet Mann's acclaimed novel. Amber is trapped - by her family's rules, by their expectations, by her own fears. But on the running track she is completely free. As her body speeds up...Halloween fancy dress party
Bar Sage, Wigan
Thursday 31 October 2024
kids entertainment Disco/party6pm-9pmall children need to be accompanied by an adult...There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly
Waterside, Manchester
Friday 1 November 2024
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly. I don't know why she swallowed a fly... But The People's Theatre Company do! And now you can too as they bring the world's best loved nonsense rhyme to life just in time to celebrate the 50th anniv...The Gruffalo
Z-arts, Manchester
Saturday 2 - Sunday 3 November 2024
A mouse took a stroll through the deep dark wood... Join Mouse on a daring adventure through the deep, dark wood in Tall Stories' magical, musical adaptation of the classic picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. Searching for h...BTW Bonfire Fury 4
Bolton Lads And Girls Club, Bolton
Saturday 2 November 2024
Our annual bonfire extravaganza, this year taking place at bolton lads and girls club. Another action packed family friendly show...Nature Elly
The Lowry, Salford
Sunday 10 November 2024
A puppet theatre show created especially for 2-5 year olds, full of interactive fun, beautifully written original music and a cast of stunning and adorable animal puppets for little ones to meet. Created by award-winning Barmpot Theatre, in...Elf The Musical
Palace Theatre, Manchester
Tuesday 12 - Sunday 17 November 2024
Based on the cherished 2003 New Line Cinema hit, Elf features songs by Tony Award nominees Matthew Sklar and Chad Beguelin (Disney's Aladdin On Broadway, The Wedding Singer), with a book by Tony Award winners Thomas Meehan (Annie, The Produ...Wonder Boy
The Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 12 - Saturday 16 November 2024
Olivier Award-winner Sally Cookson (A Monster Calls) directs the critically acclaimed Bristol Old Vic production of WONDER BOY by Ross Willis, a heart-warming and inspiring story about the power of communication for ages 12+ Sonny is twelve...Opera North - The Big Opera Adventure
The Lowry, Salford
Saturday 16 November 2024
A thrilling quest for all the family. Join the Orchestra of Opera North and singers on a madcap journey to meet some of opera's most colourful characters - in just 50 minutes! In this new family-friendly show, you'll encounter heroes and vi...The Extraordinary Time-Travelling Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Waterside, Manchester
Saturday 16 November 2024
Amazing tales, elegantly told. The Extraordinary Time-Travelling Adventures of Baron Munchausen is a multi award-winning, family friendly, improvised storytelling show. There will be pirates and princesses, unicorns and dragons, spacemen an...
Crown Ballet - The Nutcracker
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Wednesday 20 November 2024
A wonderful treat full of glitter for the whole family, and an ideal introduction to audiences of any age to the magic that is classical ballet, Moldova's Crown Ballet returns to the UK to enchant you with their delightful production of an ...The Jungle Book
Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Friday 22 November 2024 - Sunday 5 January 2025
A wild & wonderful adventure for Christmas 2024 Swing into the jungle this festive season and join man-cub Mowgli and his friends Baloo the bear, Bagheera the panther, a gang of mischievous monkeys and a pack of wily wolves in this enchanti...
Sleeping Beauty - Middleton's Christmas Panto 2024
Middleton Arena, Manchester
Tuesday 26 November - Monday 30 December 2024
This Christmas, you're invited to the pantomime of your dreams, Sleeping Beauty at Middleton Arena. Once upon a time, in a Pantoland far away, a beautiful Princess is cursed by the evil Carabosse to perish on her 21st birthday by pricking h...Home Alone in Concert - The Film with Live Orchestra
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 29 November 2024
This beloved holiday favourite features renowned composer John Williams' charming and delightful score performed live to picture by a live symphony orchestra. Since its debut in 2013, Home Alone in Concert has become a seasonal favourite wi...Chetham's Schools Concerts - Revolting Rhymes
The Stoller Hall, Manchester
Monday 2 - Thursday 5 December 2024
You might think you know the story of Little Red Riding Hood, but this musical adaption of Roald Dahl's wicked Revolting Rhymes turns this classic woodland tale into a cheeky, riotous adventure. Performed by musicians from Chetham's...Wicked
Palace Theatre, Manchester
Tuesday 3 December 2024 - Sunday 12 January 2025
Wicked the Musical the smash-hit musical that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, is "the must-see wonder of the West End" (Andrew Pierce, LBC Radio) Based on the best‐selling novel by Gregory Maguire that ingeniously ...A Christmas Carol - The Musical
The Lowry, Salford
Friday 6 December 2024 - Sunday 5 January 2025
The classic Dickens story comes to life with true broadway spectacle in this Musical version brought to you by Alan Menken (Disney's Beauty And The Beast The Little Mermaid and Newsies and Little Shop Of Horrors) and Lynn Ahrens (Ragtime, S...Miracle on 34th Street
HOME, Manchester
Friday 6 - Tuesday 31 December 2024
Join HOME for a festive musical this Christmas! A major New York department store is on the brink of collapse and their upcoming Christmas sale has to be a success. When their Santa quits at the last minute they're left with a kindhearted s...Sleeping Beauty
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Friday 6 December 2024 - Sunday 5 January 2025
Let us Magically Awaken Your Dreams this Christmas with the North West's premier Family Pantomime: Sleeping Beauty starring TV favourite WENDI PETERS as Carabosse the Wicked Fairy with SCOTT GALLAGHER and Full Supporting Cast. Join us for a...Jack & The Beanstalk
Altrincham Garrick Playhouse, Altrincham
Friday 6 December 2024 - Sunday 5 January 2025
Our festive show for 2024/25 is our pantomime Jack & The Beanstalk ! The Garrick Panto is back and full of FEE, FIE, FOE, FUN !! Young Jack, his daft-as-a-brush brother, Silly Simon, and his long-suffering mother, Dame Trott, live in a tiny...Chetham’s Family Concert - Revolting Rhymes
The Stoller Hall, Manchester
Saturday 7 December 2024
You might think you know the story of Little Red Riding Hood, but this musical adaption of Roald Dahl's wicked Revolting Rhymes turns this classic woodland tale into a cheeky, riotous adventure. Performed by musicians from Chetham's...The Muppet Christmas Carol In Concert
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Sunday 8 December 2024
Back by popular demand, Disney's much loved 1992 musical comedy The Muppet Christmas Carol returns to The Bridgewater Hall, the beloved festive movie brought to life by a talented orchestra performing its musical score live in time with the...Stick Man
The Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 10 December 2024 - Sunday 5 January 2025
Touching, funny and utterly original, Freckle Productions' delightful adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's Stick Man is back in town! What starts off as a morning jog becomes quite the misadventure for Stick Man: a dog wants t...Disney On Ice - Road Trip Adventures
AO Arena, Manchester
Wednesday 11 - Sunday 15 December 2024
Exciting twists and turns await as Mickey Mouse and his Disney friends embark on a wild ride with unexpected hijinks and magic at every turn when Disney On Ice presents Road Trip Adventures skates into your hometown! Embark on a wild ride t...
Cinderella
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Saturday 14 December 2024 - Sunday 5 January 2025
Comedy Superstar Jason Manford is BACK for a 3rd year of panto at the Opera House as Prince Charming! Jason is joined by Manchester panto favourite Ben Nickless, who returns for another year of fun as the hilarious Buttons, alongside star o...The Totally Improvised Pantomime
Waterside, Manchester
Saturday 14 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...Jonathan Cohen - Christmas Carol Singalong
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
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
The Lowry, Salford
Saturday 28 - Tuesday 31 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...Varna International Ballet - The Nutcracker
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
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...The Nutcracker
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
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
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
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
Octagon Theatre, Bolton
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...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...Floella Benjamin's Coming To England
The 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...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...Bing's Birthday
The 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 ...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...
Arenacross - British Championship
AO Arena, Manchester
Saturday 22 February 2025
The Arenacross British Championship is back for 2023/24! Round 1 kicked off at Bolesworth, Chester in September and set the scene for a 7 round tour of the UK in January and February 2023, where the reigning Champion Tommy Searle, and las...Jack and The Beanstalk
Waterside, Manchester
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
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
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
St Helens Theatre Royal, St Helens
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
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
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...Angelica Sprocket's Pockets
