Home / What's On / ManchesterWhat's On in Manchester17 tonight · 1 on now · 5 ongoing · 73 this week · 132 in the next two weeks.It's Friday in Manchester: 17 events on tonight and 73 this week, with 132 over the next two weeks. 1 event is already running. 5 exhibitions, seasons and programmes are ongoing. The busiest spots right now are The Deaf Institute and 42's.Today · Fri 2 Oct · 17Daytime · 1Fri 2 Oct 2026 — Buddy Barn Petting Zoo at Station South Terrace — Come visit us at Station South and meet the adorable Buddy Barn farm animals, brought to you by the students of Grange…Evening · 11Fri 2 Oct 2026 — SLOPE at The Deaf Institute — Slope is a German 5-piece hardcore-funk band from Duisburg (formed 2014) known for a high-energy, 90s-influenced sound…Fri 2 Oct 2026 — DJ Meredith Marks at Gorilla — Meredith Marks is an international DJ, entertainment mogul, and entrepreneur, celebrated for her high-energy sets that…Fri 2 Oct 2026 — Super | Manchester, Lions Den at Lions Den Manchester — Scruff of the Neck presents Super Listen: https://spotf.fi/TLjGIK3Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share…Instagram…Fri 2 Oct 2026 — Sunliner & Sam Russo and the Trembling Leaves at The Deaf Institute — The ‘Russoliner’ co-headline tour is coming to Think Tank? in October.Fri 2 Oct 2026 — David David Dave at Lloyd & Platt and Kamera Ballroom — + Kieran ArnoldLemon GingerUpstream__________________________________________ A storyteller at heart, David David Dave…Fri 2 Oct 2026 — XL Poncho at The Deaf Institute — XL Poncho were born in June 2025, and immediately began writing their first songs. Honing this sound in their student…Fri 2 Oct 2026 — Air Drawn Daggers Plus Support at Aatma — Air Drawn Daggers headline Aatma, joined by NIGHT THIEVES and Syntara. Expect modern alternative metal, melodic vocals…Fri 2 Oct 2026 — Station Selects: Guest DJ TBA at Station South (11 dates) — The weekend starts here. Station Selects brings a rotating line-up of Manchester DJs and selectors to the Station Hall…Fri 2 Oct 2026 — FACTORY 251 FRIDAYS at FAC251 - Factory Manchester (5 dates) — MANCHESTER’S FAVOURITE FRIDAY NIGHT DESTINATION! 🪩✨ GROUND FLOOR: HIP HOP & R&B 🕺 MIDDLE FLOOR: INDIE & CHEESE 🎸 TOP…Fri 2 Oct 2026 — Back Chat Brass at Matt and Phred'sFri 2 Oct 2026 — Dirty Dancefloors – Freshers Special at 42's — The weekend starts here with our legendary Dirty Dancefloors! Friday’s our favourite night here at 42’s for a reason…Late · 1Fri 2 Oct 2026 — HARDWeRK VI: HARDCORE WILL [ ..NEVeR] WeRK at Rebellion Manchester — FOOTWORK INNA HARDCORE STYLE.. ..Will Hardcore ever WeRK? ..we’re finding out by forcing all your favourite fast tunes…Tomorrow · Sat 3 Oct · 14Daytime · 4Sat 3 Oct 2026 — Barkers Blastfest at Rebellion Manchester — Barkers Blast fest Barker’s BlastFest: A Renal Re-Animation lands at Rebellion, Manchester on October 3rd 2026 — a full…Sat 3 Oct 2026 — The Independent Black (African/Caribbean) Manchester Film Festival 2026 at Contact Theatre — The Independent Black(African/Afro Caribbean) Manchester Film Festival 2026 is a cutting edge and pioneering…Sat 3 Oct 2026 — Stoned Statues at Aatma — After Extensive tours at home Finnish Alt Metal outfit Stoned Statues come to the UK for a debut tour to headline an…Sat 3 Oct 2026 — M&P’s Jazz Brunch at Matt and Phred's (3 dates)Evening · 4Sat 3 Oct 2026 — James Lucas at Matt and Phred'sSat 3 Oct 2026 — The Cavs at Gorilla — Manchester based Indie Rock 5-piece, The Cavs pride themselves on their highly energetic live performances, catchy yet…Sat 3 Oct 2026 — FACTORY 251 SATURDAYS at FAC251 - Factory Manchester (5 dates) — MANCHESTER’S FAVOURITE SATURDAY NIGHT DESTINATION! 🥳🪩 GROUND FLOOR: HIP HOP & R&B 🕺 MIDDLE FLOOR: INDIE & CHEESE 🎸 TOP…Sat 3 Oct 2026 — Urban Legends – Freshers Special at 42's — Who are your Indie, Rock + Alt Legends? Good chance they’ll be playing at ours tonight! The only place to be on a…Late · 1Sat 3 Oct 2026 — Tunnel Presents Hardcore Babes, Scritts + More at Rebellion Manchester — Tunnel are back bringing another night of Hardcore, Jungle + Drum n Bass The line up for this one is special so lace up…Sun 4 Oct · 9Evening · 5Sun 4 Oct 2026 — Skinner Brothers at Gorilla — The Skinner Brothers are an English indie rock band formed in London in 2018 by frontman Zachary Charles Skinner. Known…Sun 4 Oct 2026 — KARTEL + Support at Aatma — MCHC Presents KARTEL with support from BLOOD MONEY POWERMOVE xNECESSARY DEMISEx\nSun 4 Oct 2026 — Rookie Numbers at Lions Den Manchester — The Pentatonic Presents ** Rookie Numbers ** With Special Guests Technicolour Steam Train ___________________________…Sun 4 Oct 2026 — Bachateame Manchester with Alberto & Jolie – Sunday 4th October | Revolution de Cuba at Revolución de Cuba Manchester — Manchester’s Bachata Social – Sunday 4th October 2026 ★• Bachateame Manchester •★• “Bachateame Mami” & “Bachateame Papi…Sun 4 Oct 2026 — Didsbury Comedy Club, Manchester October 2026 at Didsbury Comedy Club — Didsbury Comedy Club October 2026 with special guest MC Scott Bennett (The Royal Variety Performance, Teenage Cancer…Mon 5 Oct · 6Evening · 2Mon 5 Oct 2026 — EILIS FRAWLEY & GUESTS at The Peer Hat, Faraday Street — We\'re very proud to be hosting EILIS FRAWLEY, sonic poet and unflinching observer. “Krautrock-precision drum rhythms…Mon 5 Oct 2026 — 🔺 DIRTY ANTICS 🔺 MANCHESTER’S BIGGEST MONDAY NIGHT – £1 ENTRY at FAC251 - Factory Manchester — 🔺 DIRTY ANTICS 🔺 📆 MONDAYS 📆 📍FACTORY 📍 THE UK’S BIGGEST SELLING WEEKLY CLUB NIGHT FINALLY COMES TO MANCHESTER 🎵 🪩 Join…Tue 6 Oct · 7Daytime · 1Tue 6 Oct 2026 — Manchester Meeting – ‘A Little Paradise’: the Urban and Rural Homes of a Manchester Manufacturer at Cross Street Chapel — Manchester Meeting – ‘A Little Paradise’: the Urban and Rural Homes of a Manchester Manufacturer 6 October , 1:00 pm…Evening · 2Tue 6 Oct 2026 — The Cultural Welcome: Night People at Contact Theatre — Open to all experience levels, welcoming and accessible. Move, connect and meet new people at Night People's Movement…Tue 6 Oct 2026 — 🟪 SHAPES @ SANKEYS 🟪 – BRAND NEW TUESDAY NIGHTS AT MCR’S MOST ICONIC NIGHTCLUB 🥇🪅🪩 S1E3 at Sankeys — 🟪 SHAPES @ SANKEYS 🟪 – BRAND NEW TUESDAY NIGHTS ARE HERE – Welcome to SHAPES – the ONLY Student Club Night at the…Wed 7 Oct · 10Daytime · 1Wed 7 Oct 2026 — MYP Mentoring 7 Launch at Union at Union Coliving Apartments Manchester (2 dates) — Join us on Wednesday 7th October at Union for the launch of MYP Mentoring 7, an evening exploring the power of…Evening · 2Wed 7 Oct 2026 — The Cultural Welcome: Open Floor at Contact Theatre — Join us for an evening of live improvised music and dance hosted by Company Chameleon, Dance@Salford and Low Four…Wed 7 Oct 2026 — IDA THE YOUNG WITH DOGVIOLET & KAZIMI at The Peer Hat, Faraday Street — IDA THE YOUNG (Czech Republic) moves between fragile introspection and soaring distortion. Led by singer-songwriter and…Late · 1Wed 7 Oct 2026 — WE LOVE ❤️ WEDNESDAYS – Manchester’s Biggest Student Night! at O2 Ritz Manchester — We ❤️ Wednesdays Manchester’s BIGGEST Student Night @ O2 RITZ Love Wednesdays? LOVE O2 RITZ! Manchester’s BIGGEST…Thu 8 Oct · 10Evening · 2Thu 8 Oct 2026 — Glisten Trick at Gullivers — + RosenbergI Kill VideoMarvin’s Revenge______________________________________________ Glisten Trick tilt from deep…Thu 8 Oct 2026 — Vesper – Exhibition Launch at Station South — Join us at the Station for the launch of Vesper, a new exhibition by artist Gary Steer. Opening on Thursday 8 October…LaterFri 9 Oct 2026 — Glacmanis at Lloyd & Platt and Kamera Ballroom — + KennyMax ClaytonFrank & The Beats (Solo)_____________________________________________ Glacmanis are a…Fri 9 Oct 2026 — Manchester K-Pop Party – Fire Tour THE BIG SHOW | Friday 9th October at O2 Ritz Manchester — KPOP PARTY is back Manchester ! 🔥 A new academic year commences! We welcome all new and returning students and kpop…Sat 10 Oct 2026 — Tchotchke at The Peer Hat, Faraday Street — https://www.facebook.com/events/1027609963250750 https://www.seetickets.com/event/tchotchke/the-peer-hat/3661254Sat 10 Oct 2026 — JJerome87 | Manchester, New Century Locker at New Century — Scruff of the Neck & CloseUp presents Dork’s Night Out MCR: JJerome87 Listen: https://open.spotify.com/artis…Facebook…Sat 10 Oct 2026 — Ten Hands High | Manchester, The Rat & Pigeon at The Rat & Pigeon — Scruff of the Neck presents Ten Hands High Listen: https://spoti.fi/3hLU2CaFacebook…Sat 10 Oct 2026 — Columbia Mills | Manchester, Grafton Arms at Grafton Arms — Scruff of the Neck presents Columbia Mills Listen: https://open.spotify.com/artis…Facebook…Sun 11 Oct 2026 — The Hanging Stars | Manchester, Night & Day Café at Night & Day Cafe — Scruff of the Neck presents The Hanging Stars Listen: https://spotf.fi/tI5QDZ8Facebook…Thu 15 Oct 2026 — LowDown Brass Band | Manchester, Lions Den at Lions Den Manchester — Scruff of the Neck presents LowDown Brass Band Listen: https://spotf.fi/8ox3L6LFacebook…On now1 event in Manchester opened earlier and is still running.On now — runs until 4 October 2026 — Weekly Ticket (entry to all events in the week) at 42's — Grab a weekly ticket!! This gives you entry to every night we are open for the bargain price of £10! You can use it for…Ongoing in ManchesterExhibitions, seasons and programmes running for a while.Ongoing — since Jul 2026, until Oct 2026 — To See and Be Seen by Conor Collins — Inspired by the Queer Up North archive, Conor Collins explores queer identity, visibility and belonging through a powerful new body of work. at HOME — Discover Conor Collin's new exhibition Conor Collins’ first solo exhibition is born from a deep exploration of the…Ongoing — since Aug 2026, until Dec 2026 — Young and Queer Up North at HOME — This series of artworks were created by HOME’s Young Artists, a group of young creatives aged 14–18, in response to a…Ongoing — since Sept 2026, until Jan 2027 — After Interaction: Explorations in Co-Creation — A presentation of a new work by artist Belshah, created through his ongoing work with Portraits of Recovery for Recoverist Month 2026. at HOME — The marks we leave behind This window installation by artist Belshah is a public artistic response to Artefacts of…Ongoing — since Apr 2026, until Apr 2027 — Concrete Club at The Deaf Institute — + Frank & The BeatsRosenbergDaytrading________________________________________________________ Following their raucous…Ongoing — since Sept 2026, until Aug 2027 — COOL IT MCR PLATINUM SEASON PASS 🌟🎟️ – FREE ENTRY & QUEUE JUMP TO EVERY WEEKLY EVENT FOR THE WHOLE OF THE STUDENT YEAR! SAVE £1000’s! VERY LIMITED! at MULTIPLE MANCHESTER VENUES — IT’S HERE… THE COOL IT MCR PLATINUM SEASON PASS 🌟🎟️ – FREE ENTRY & Q JUMP TO EVERY WEEKLY EVENT FOR THE WHOLE OF THE…Festivals near ManchesterWed 9 – Thu 10 Dec — Debut 2026 – A Festival of Theatre, Film and Comedy (2 days) at New Adelphi, SalfordWhere it's happening in ManchesterThe Deaf Institute — 4 events42's — 3 eventsAatma — 3 eventsContact Theatre — 3 eventsFAC251 - Factory Manchester — 3 eventsNearby townsWhat’s on in SalfordWhat’s on in RadcliffeWhat’s on in StockportWhat’s on in BuryWhat’s on in RochdaleWhat’s on in BoltonWhat’s on in DelphWhat’s on in WarringtonAbout what's on in ManchesterWhat's on in Manchester tonight?Buddy Barn Petting Zoo at Station South Terrace; SLOPE at The Deaf Institute; DJ Meredith Marks at Gorilla — 17 events on tonight.What's happening in Manchester this weekend?23 events this weekend in Manchester, including Barkers Blastfest and The Independent Black (African/Caribbean) Manchester Film Festival 2026.Where does this listing come from?Listings are gathered daily from venues and local sources across Manchester, alongside events published directly on FolkAir.Good spots in ManchesterBe At OneBrezo LoungeGulliversThe MidlandThe Bread ShedAlbert HallPlace data © OpenStreetMap contributorsSee Manchester on the live map · Manchester city guide · What's on across the UKWhat's OnGigsPlacesFestivalsBlogExplorePricingFor suppliersFor venuesProductAboutJoin freeChristmasBank holiday weekendLondon eventsManchester eventsBirmingham eventsGlasgow eventsEdinburgh eventsLiverpool eventsLeeds eventsBristol eventsNewcastle upon Tyne eventsBrighton eventsFolkestone eventsAll city guides