FREE SHOWS & EVENTS IN MANCHESTER
FREE SHOWS & EVENTS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Free Shows & Events in Manchester
Phil Collins & Oleksiy Radynski - Intervention
HOME
Sat 29 Jun - Tue 31 Dec 2024
Saturday Club - Society and Change
Manchester Museum
Sat 29 Jun - Sat 6 Jul 2024
Constellations of Care
The Lowry, Salford
Saturday 29 June 2024
Constellations of Care by Shawn J Stephen is an immersive audio-visual installation that highlights the sounds of Care as identified by young carers from across Greater Manchester and Salford. Informed by a collective exploration of Care us...Bury Comic Con - Pen! Paper! Pose!
The Met, Bury
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! ...Saturday Club - Society and Change
Manchester Museum, Manchester
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...The Lowry Gallery
The Lowry, Salford
Saturday 29 June - Sunday 29 September 2024
The Lowry Gallery has a permanent L.S Lowry exhibition which is open to all, and free to enter. The Lowry is named after Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976) - an artist who spent much of his life in Salford and whose work is strongly ass...Phil Collins & Oleksiy Radynski - Intervention
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 29 June - 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...Family Art Stars
Z-arts, Manchester
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...Weird as Folk: Tall Tales from the Northwest - Teaser
The Portico Library, Manchester
Saturday 29 June 2024
The Portico Library, Manchester, is putting on an exhibition and programme of activity exploring folk tales, dialect, boggarts and a sense of place as part of its innovative People, Purpose, and Place in Historic Books project. Weird as Fol...Pride Tours
Manchester Museum, Manchester
Sunday 30 June - Sunday 25 August 2024
Celebrate identity, sexuality, gender and community with our regular Pride Tours of the museum. Join a member of our Visitor Team who will take you on a journey through the museum, bringing new voices to the collections. Presented through s...Mothers Who Make
HOME, Manchester
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...Friends of Z-arts
Z-arts, Manchester
Tuesday 2 July - Tuesday 3 December 2024
Friends of Z-arts is where the grown-ups of the Z-arts community meet each other, socialise and help decide what happens to Z-arts. You can ask the Z-arts team questions, tell us what you think, and have your say on what happens at Z-arts i...Little Reads
Z-arts, Manchester
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...Cruush + Kinkai
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Wednesday 3 July 2024
Crack Magazine and Smirnoff present co-signed - a live music showcase bringing together local artists on their radar. No fixed genres, all good sounds, and delicious Smirnoff drinks. On Wednesday 3 July, 7-11pm, we'll welcome three acts yo...RNCM Community Opera - Silverwood
RNCM, Manchester
Thursday 4 - Friday 5 July 2024
Working with the eminent composer and conductor Kate Pearson and celebrated director Jonathan Ainscough, RNCM Community Chorus have written a brand-new opera to perform alongside RNCM students. Joined by local community organisations, inclu...Rhyme Time
Z-arts, Manchester
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...Queens: The Exhibition
The Lowry, Salford
Saturday 20 July - Sunday 3 November 2024
Curated by The Lowry, this exhibition will be the first of its kind and has been produced with the support of SIX and its creators Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss. This new exhibition will ask "What kind of Queen are you?" and will start with a c...SIX Dance Party
The Lowry, Salford
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...Bay Bryan
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 2 August 2024
Manchester-based singer, songwriter and multidisciplinary artist Bay Bryan has been compared to artists like Laura Marling, Rufus Wainwright and Anais Mitchell. Stripped down to the roots and performing as a duo with guitarist Matthew Camp...The National Youth Orchestra
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Wednesday 7 August 2024
FREE FOR UNDER 19s. Feel the sound, free your spirit with this fearless performance by the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain with conductor Andrew Gourlay, where hundreds of teenagers passionately share their love of music Hear ...Jazzette with Carol Jason
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 30 August 2024
FREE Lunchtime concert. Jazzette are led by Carol Jason, a bassist and vocalist specialising in traditional Jewish music and jazz standards. She'll be joined by pianist and vocalist Andy Gleave. Born in Withington, Carol grew up in a fa...Ahmed Dickinson - The Guitar World of Maria Camahort
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 6 September 2024
The Instituto Cervantes Manchester and The Iberian and Latin American Music Society present Ahmed Dickinson and the Guitar World of Maria Camahort by Cuban guitarist Ahmed Dickinson Cardenas, one of the finest performers of the Cuban clas...So Many Beauties Collective
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 20 September 2024
A spectacular world premiere performance of the So Many Beauties Collective celebrating the power of creativity. With new music co-created by a culturally diverse groups of people living with dementia and performed by some of the North Wes...Dilettante
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 27 September 2024
Dilettante is the brainchild of longtime BC Camplight member Francesca Pidgeon. The Manchester-based art-rock collective serves up a live genre-phobic loop-fest, featuring everything from fuzzy guitar licks to five-part saxophone harmonies....Delirium Diaries Book Launch
