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Manchester events

Events in Manchester: The biggest guide to gigs, clubs, festivals and more. With lineups, venue details and entry times. Buy tickets from a trusted primary outlet.

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The Brit Fest Cheshire at Ashley Hall Showground Altrincham WA14 3QA
The Brit Fest Cheshire
Fri 4th - Sun 6th July
12:00pm - 11:00pm
Ashley Hall Showground Altrincham WA14 3QA, MANCHESTER
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Tattoo Tea Party 2025 at Manchester Central
Tattoo Tea Party 2025
Sat 29th - Sun 30th March
11:00am - 8:00pm
Manchester Central
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18+
Moovin Festival 2025 at Whitebottom Farm
Moovin Festival 2025
Fri 13th - Sun 15th June
2:00pm - 2:00am
Whitebottom Farm, Stockport
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18+
Teletech Festival 2025 at Bowlers Exhibition Centre
Teletech Festival 2025
Saturday 2nd August
1:00pm - 5:00am
Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester
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Gay Village Party - Manchester Pride 2025 at Sackville Gardens
Gay Village Party - Manchester Pride 2025
Fri 22nd - Mon 25th August
5:00pm - 2:00am
Sackville Gardens, Manchester
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18+
Mardi Gras - Manchester Pride 2025 at Depot Mayfield
Mardi Gras - Manchester Pride 2025
Sat 23rd - Sun 24th August
12:00pm - 11:00pm
Depot Mayfield, Manchester
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Craic by the Creek 2025 at Whitebottom Farm
Craic by the Creek 2025
Fri 18th - Sun 20th July
12:00pm - 11:45pm
Whitebottom Farm, Stockport
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14+
Damnation 2025 at BEC Arena
Damnation 2025
Sat 8th - Sun 9th November
11:00am - 11:45pm
BEC Arena, Manchester
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18+
Slapfunk & Animal Crossing Present The Bank Holiday Block Party at Progress
Slapfunk & Animal Crossing Present The Bank Holiday Block Party
Sunday 4th May
1:00pm - 11:00pm
Progress, Manchester
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18+
Manchester Forever at Bowlers Exhibition Centre
Manchester Forever
Saturday 3rd May
2:00pm - 12:00am
Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester
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18+
Unfussy at the Albert Hall W/ Morgan Seatree at Albert Hall
Unfussy at the Albert Hall W/ Morgan Seatree
Friday 28th March
10:00pm - 3:00am
Albert Hall, Manchester
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18+
Eastenderz Manchester at Albert Hall, Manchester
Eastenderz Manchester
Saturday 19th April
9:00pm - 4:00am
Albert Hall, Manchester
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Parklife Festival 2025 at Heaton Park
Parklife Festival 2025
Sat 14th - Sun 15th June
12:00pm - 11:00pm
Heaton Park, Manchester
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18+
Teletech Hardcore 2025 [Day & Night] [SOLD OUT] at Hidden
Teletech Hardcore 2025 [Day & Night] [SOLD OUT]
Saturday 3rd May
3:00pm - 4:00am
Hidden, Manchester
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18+
UNLÍSH @ Secret Warehouse at Nowhere
UNLÍSH @ Secret Warehouse
Saturday 29th March
3:00pm - 11:00pm
Nowhere, Manchester
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18+
Fields Of Gold Festival 2025 at Ashton Cricket Club
Fields Of Gold Festival 2025
Fri 5th - Sat 6th September
5:00pm - 11:00pm
Ashton Cricket Club, Manchester
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Sean Paul and Ashanti at AO Arena
Sean Paul and Ashanti
Sunday 20th April
6:00pm - 11:00pm
AO Arena, Manchester
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18+
Kolter Curates at Progress
Kolter Curates
Saturday 5th April
3:00pm - 11:00pm
Progress, Manchester
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Hits On The Pitch at Stockport Rugby Club
Hits On The Pitch
Saturday 5th July
12:00pm - 11:00pm
Stockport Rugby Club
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18+
Country Club - Outdoor Country Music Festival - Manchester at Freight Island
Country Club - Outdoor Country Music Festival - Manchester
Saturday 26th July
3:00pm - 10:00pm
Freight Island, Manchester
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Bellaire - nowhere, Manchester at Nowhere
Bellaire - nowhere, Manchester
Friday 28th March
8:00pm - 2:00am
Nowhere, Manchester
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Continental GT presents Steppers @ SQUARE ONE at Progress
Continental GT presents Steppers @ SQUARE ONE
Saturday 31st May
3:00pm - 11:00pm
Progress, Manchester
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18+
SHÈN Presents Franky Wah B2B Cristoph (5 Hour Set) at Progress
SHÈN Presents Franky Wah B2B Cristoph (5 Hour Set)
Friday 18th April
3:00pm - 11:00pm
Progress, Manchester
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Progress Centre After Party: Franky Wah at Joshua Brooks
Progress Centre After Party: Franky Wah
Friday 18th April
11:00pm - 4:00am
Joshua Brooks, Manchester
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Fri 4th - Sun 6th July12:00pm - 11:00pmAshley Hall Showground Altrincham WA14 3QA, MANCHESTER
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Sat 29th - Sun 30th March11:00am - 8:00pmManchester Central
Moovin Festival 2025

Moovin Festival is back for 2025 and promises to get you dancing to a mix of bass, funk, soul, reggae, house & d&b until the cows come home

Teletech Festival 2025

We are incredibly excited to announce the lineup for Teletech Festival 2025. This will be an 18 hour extravaganza of all things Teletech.

Gay Village Party - Manchester Pride 2025

Gay Village Party returns this August Bank Holiday weekend

Mardi Gras - Manchester Pride 2025

Mardi Gras Depot Mayfield

Craic by the Creek 2025

The fifth instalment of the worlds greatest Irish festival! Craic by the Creek returns on the 18th, 19th & 20th July 2025 in Greater Manchester.

Damnation 2025

Damnation's 20th anniversary, taking place on the 8th and 9th of November 2025 at the BEC Arena, Manchester.

Slapfunk & Animal Crossing Present The Bank Holiday Block Party

SLAPFUNK x ANIMAL CROSSING BANK HOLIDAY BLOCK PARTY. 2 STAGES. 2 VENUES. 25 ARTISTS.

Manchester Forever

The biggest celebration of the 90's Manchester Rave Scene! Hardcore // Jungle // Classic DNB // House // Acid // Trance // Old Skool // Techno

Unfussy at the Albert Hall W/ Morgan Seatree

Unfussy heads to the Albert Hall on Friday 28th March for their biggest show yet with Morgan Seatree!

Eastenderz Manchester

East End Dubs is bringing Eastenderz back to Manchester after two years on Easter Saturday. Now is the chance to secure your spot

Parklife Festival 2025

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Teletech Hardcore 2025 [Day & Night] [SOLD OUT]

13 hours. 24 artists. Day & Night. Courtyard & Club. Manchester prepare for our yearly marathon @ Hidden: Teletech Hardcore.

UNLÍSH @ Secret Warehouse

ALISHA brings UNLÍSH to Manchester for the first time.

Fields Of Gold Festival 2025

Fields Of Gold Festival 2025 is a two-day music festival taking place in Ashton-Under-Lyne, Manchester.

Sean Paul and Ashanti

Geestar Empire presents Sean Paul and Ashanti at AO Arena, Manchester on 20th April 2025

Kolter Curates

After consecutive sell-out Manchester shows, mastermind Kolter returns with a specially curated lineup to take over Progress for the opening party.

Hits On The Pitch

The North West's ultimate 'blast from the past' music festival is back this summer, and it's bigger than ever!

Country Club - Outdoor Country Music Festival - Manchester

Saddle up cowboys & cowgirls The UKs first ever country music OUTDOOR OPEN AIR day party is riding into MANCHESTER

Bellaire - nowhere, Manchester

French DJ Bellaire returns to Manchester this March to play intimate warehouse venue, nowhere.

Continental GT presents Steppers @ SQUARE ONE

CONTINENTAL GT takes on SQUARE ONE at Progress for the largest open air STEPPERS in Manchester!

SHÈN Presents Franky Wah B2B Cristoph (5 Hour Set)

Shèn heads to Progress in Manchester on 18th April with Franky Wah B2B Cristoph (5 hour set) & support from Ben Elding

Progress Centre After Party: Franky Wah

Franky Wah + support continues the energy to Joshua Brooks for the official Shèn after-party.

what's on in manchester

In the city that spawned The Hacienda, The Stone Roses, The Smiths, Joy Division and Homobloc, it's fair to say that there is no shortage of musical heritage in Manchester, a trait which has continued through to today, with an enormous number of music events taking place in the city.

Our What's on in Manchester this weekend guide covers all Manchester clubs, as well as a Manchester gig guide, comedy nights and tickets. 

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