What's On
Full of humour and beauty, Hamzeh Al Hussien’s extraordinary story takes you on a personal tour of the places he knows best.
Join Professor David Sumpter at Anthony Burgess Foundation for Four Ways of Thinking: Statistical, Interactive, Chaotic and Complex.
Fresh from a barnstorming Manchester Psych Fest appearance, The Mysterines return to Manchester in support of Day of the Girl.
A new production of New Dawn Fades: A Play About Joy Division and Manchester returns to RNCM.
Set against the frenzy of the Lioness’ success, this brand new multi-sensory play by Keisha Thompson invites you on a journey inside the confines of a post-match train carriage.
Experience a special event with pioneering Jamaican reggae poet, performer, activist and critic, Linton Kwesi Johnson, hosted by Jackie Kay.
The first major UK solo exhibition by Omid Asad features new large-scale sculptural work exploring loss, memory and belonging.
At MLF23, Simon Armitage discusses his love of language, compositions and his collaborations with musicians.
One of our most fearless voices on nature, climate change and the environment, George Monbiot visits Manchester Literature Festival.
Cities Untold provides lyrical, surprising, sensual, and sometimes surreal impressions of the three cities through fresh lenses.
Karl Ove Knausgaard makes his Manchester Literature Festival debut to discuss his dazzling new novel The Wolves of Eternity.
Westerman, the west London singer-songwriter, loved by Perfume Genius, heads to Canvas following last year’s show at Yes.