Manchester City bring a taste of the Rio Carnival to city centre commuters as they launch their ‘Touch of Brazil Stadium’ Tour

Commuters on Manchester’s Metrolink network were transported to Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, as samba dancers and drummers brought the sights and sounds of the Brazil carnival to their morning commute. A colourful carnival atmosphere complete with Brazilian samba dancers in feather headdresses, wings and vibrant sequins were joined by traditional drummers to bring the…

Professional Boxing Entertainment expecting over a million views!

After the success of ‘Return Of The Hyde’ in October, the guys from ‘PBE’ (Professional Boxing Entertainment) bring you their next high octane installment of sport and entertainment all under one roof. ‘St Patrick’s Day Showdown’ taking place on Friday March 17th at The B.E.C Arena is headlined by Manchester’s Joe Murray, fresh from his…

Maximo Park, The Sunshine Underground & Happy Mondays’ Bez play Sound Control this Sunday! A celebration of Manchester’s Chris Glaba as he continues his fight against cancer

This Sunday, 20 November, a selection of the UK’s finest music acts will play Manchester’s Sound Control for a very special one day festival, in celebration of Chris Glaba, a young man from Sale recently diagnosed with stomach, liver and kidney cancer and given just a few months to live. Kicking off at 2pm the…

The Crystal Maze Manchester

The Crystal Maze are delighted to announce the 2017 launch of a brand new and improved live experience in Manchester, located in none other than Old Granada Studios! These gigantic film studios will be the perfect backdrop for the new, impressive Crystal Maze Experience. In 2015, the public overwhelmingly backed Little Lion Entertainment to bring…

The Fitzgerald brings you a tequila-fuelled gig with upbeat pop covers from The Retrosettes and a spiced-up cocktail menu

NEW LIVE MUSIC AT THE FITZGERALD, EVERY THURSDAY The Fitzgerald brings you a tequila-fuelled gig with upbeat pop covers from The Retrosettes and a spiced-up cocktail menu – to keep the party going ’til late! Part of a brand new line-up of exciting live music events at The Fitzgerald every Thursday, from 8pm. In partnership with El Jimador, The Fitzgerald’s…

ENJOY MANCHESTER CITY’S HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR STADIUM AND CLUB TOUR!

Treat the kids to something truly spooktacular this half-term as Manchester City Football Club open the doors to the ghouls of football past with the introduction of a brand new Halloween-themed Spooky City Stadium Tour. Launching on 24th October to coincide with half-term, children and parents are invited to come along to the Launching on…

MANCHESTER ICONS ENSHRINED ON CITY CENTRE ‘STAR WALK’

To celebrate the launch of their new bar on the popular First Street development in Manchester, The Liquor Store today unveiled Star Walk Manchester. Inspired by the famous Hollywood Walk of Fame, Star Walk celebrates 20 of Manchester’s most popular icons as voted for by you – the great people of Manchester. Amongst the notorious…

The Letter Room to Transform Selfridges Exchange into their Globe Theatre

Theatre company The Letter Room create fearless, boundary-breaking music theatre, one that captures the energy of a night out and the intimacy of live performance and now they will be turning their hats to Shakespearean times to create something very special in store. On the 10th and 11th September The Letter Room will be creating…

PechaKucha Night Manchester is back for Vol. 14.

Looking for an evening jam packed full of fun, fast and inspiring talks from a host of Manchester’s most vibrant creative minds? PechaKucha Manchester is definitely worth a visit! About PechaKucha Manchester The PechaKucha Nights are informal and fun gatherings where creative people get together and share their ideas, works, thoughts, holiday snaps  (just about anything, really) in the…

Top 5 things to do with the kids over the bank holiday weekend

We are coming to the last stretch of the summer holidays and yes the weather has yet again been a disappointment. Although we have had a couple of lovely days it’s mostly been typical Manchester weather! The weather for this weekend is 50/50 between rain and sun so that’s why we have come up with…

Exciting new Manchester city centre Gin experience

Manchester city centre’s first ever dedicated Gin distillery in modern times is set to open it’s doors on the 18th August. Three Rivers Distillery can be found hidden away in a railway arch in the vibrant Green Quarter. Adding to the growing popularity of local craft spirits, such as Zymurgorium, it is clear that a…