Events
Estival Concert with MUMS Symphony Orchestra & Choir
Join us for the much anticipated 'ESTIVAL 2025’ concert, showcasing the many talents of the Manchester University Music Society. This performance features our Symphony orchestra and choir.
Lunchtime calligraphy for wellbeing (EVERY TUESDAY)
Are you looking for a lunchtime activity to improve your wellbeing? Join the Confucius Institute’s four-week Calligraphy for Wellbeing course and spend your lunch break doing something creative and mindful. Calligraphy (shufa) is the traditional art of writing Chinese characters, and a fundamental part of Chinese culture. This course will f..
Manchester University Music Society: Sing the Musicals Sing-a-long Relaxed Performance
Calling all West End and Broadway wannabes to our FREE sing-a-long event. Sing your favourite songs from stage and screen, in a relaxed setting. UPDATE: Download our Event Programme (including lyrics) with the link on this page! Open to everybody, Manchester University Music Society hosts this inclusive, 50-minute musical treat. This rel..
Mandarin Corner - EVERY WEDNESDAY
THIS IS A RECURRING EVENT - EVERY WEDNESDAY between 4:30PM – 5:30PM Mandarin Corner is back for another term and we're delighted to bring you more language practice and some cultural activities. Mandarin Corners are informal conversation sessions at Beginner (HSK 1-3) and Advanced (HSK 4-6) level that are designed to allow Mandarin learner..
Vanished: An Unnatural History of Extinction
Anyone alive today is among a tiny fraction of the once living: over 90% of species that ever existed are now extinct. How did we come to think of ourselves as survivors in a world where species can vanish forever, or as capable of pushing our planet to the verge of a sixth mass extinction? Join us for an event exploring these questions with D..
Rowe Irvin and Gurnaik Johal in conversation with Kaye Mitchell
We are thrilled to welcome Rowe Irvin and Gurnaik Johal to the shop to discuss their stunning debut novels LIFE CYCLE OF A MOTH and SARASWATI. The authors will be in conversation with Kaye Mitchell. Doors: 6.30pm, starts: 6.45pm Tickets are £4. Admission is free when purchasing a copy the book. About LIFE CYCLE OF A MOTH: Maya and Daughte..
Spontaneous Memorials: Contemporary perspectives on their sociocultural, psychological and organisational impact
International Conference, Manchester, 12-13 June 2025 In-person and Online https://www.spontaneousmemorials.org/conference2025/ Register for Online Attendance: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/spontaneous-memorials-conference-tickets-1375814240429 We are pleased to announce a Call for Papers for the upcoming international conference on Spont..
Creativity + AI: Publishing
The rapid expansion of AI is impacting and changing the publishing industry. We will be asking a panel of publishers, authors and librarians to reflect on the pace of change in the sector, and where they see opportunities emerging for their work. We will be asking how best we can take advantage of new technologies and how new technologies are..
Manchester Literature Festival: Colm Tóibín
PLEASE NOTE: Due to popular demand, Colm Tóibín’s event has been moved from Central Library to University Place, 176 Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL. Quaytickets are in the process of contacting existing ticket holders to let them know of the venue change, tickets already purchsed will still be valid at the new venue. Please check the Man..
Creativity + AI: Fashion
Presented in partnership by Creative Manchester, Digital Futures and the Turing Innovation Catalyst (TIC) Manchester, the CreaTech 2025 series of events is aimed at supporting the development of a network of industry professionals working in CreaTech and related industries, CreaTech being the intersection between Creativity and Technology. Th..