What's On
Communities from across Manchester come together for an afternoon of Mother Language Day celebration at Central Library.
HOME presents a spellbinding adventure of traditional folk and fairy tales as Sophie Anderson’s novel, The House with Chicken Legs, is transported from book to stage.
A show which blurs the real with the imagined as we follow Josephine Baker – the little girl from Missouri who became an original 20th Century icon.
A hedgehog and a tortoise are both in search of a restorative hug in The Hug. a family theatre show that is a tale of hope, empathy and acceptance
One Tenth Human’s adventure for families, Curious Investigators, sees Dr Irene Wise and her team solve the problem of a lost egg and shows us how to create new ways to reuse familiar objects.
Stuff and Nonsense present a family theatre adventure starring The Gingerbread Man and the bravest biscuit of all time.
Pixar’s Inside Out meets Night at the Museum in a family theatre event starring Manchester Museum’s Stan, the gigantic T-Rex.
Palaver Party is bringing all their most glittery and colourful friends to throw a FABULOUS performance party for kids (and their grown-ups too!).
Dress your finest, come learn the moves – then take to the floor for The Family Vogue Ball at Contact.
Elizabeth Gaskell’s House invite families to the servents’ hall to get crafty this half term.
Join Central Library for carols, Christmas crafts for children, hot chocolate and festive treats and surprises.
Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without settling down in front of Raymond Brigg’s classic animated film, The Snowman.
The Presents of Christmas is a festive family fun day at Z-arts, Manchester’s venue for children and families.
This year’s Hallé Family Christmas Concert will be conducted by Delyana Lazarova and will feature much-loved Christmas and family favourites.
An enchanting light installation brings a group of life-sized Polar Bears to First Street this December.