Past events

MANTIS Festival Fall Event (Concert 3)

14:00 - 15:30 1 November 2026

Join us this Fall for the MANTIS Festival, showcasing innovative audio-visual and electroacoustic wo...

MANTIS Festival Fall Event (Concert 1)

18:00 - 19:00 31 October 2026

Join us this Fall for the MANTIS Festival, featuring electroacoustic works and a programme by specia...

MANTIS Festival Fall Event (Concert 2)

19:30 - 21:00 31 October 2026

Join us this fall for the MANTIS Festival, showcasing innovative audio-visual and electroacoustic wo...

WCLC: BAILE/home

13:10 - 13:50 29 October 2026

Renowned harpsichordist Yonit Kosovske, viola da gamba virtuoso Lucia Capellaro and boundary-explori...

CHINA+100: Book launch and exhibition opening

17:00 - 19:00 29 October 2026

Join us for the launch of the China+100 anthology with Comma Press and attend the preview of our exh...

Sasha Rasmussen (University of Nottingham) 'Desperate Circumstances: Negotiating Abortion as Crime and Healthcare in the Late Russian Empire'

12:00 - 13:30 28 October 2026

Sasha Rasmussen (University of Nottingham) 'Desperate Circumstances: Negotiating Abortion as Crime a...

SOLD OUT: Manchester Literature Festival presents An Afternoon with Elif Shafak

15:00 - 16:15 25 October 2026

Join us for a special afternoon with one of today’s most influential and much-loved literary voice...

MUMS Symphony Orchestra

13:00 - 15:00 24 October 2026

The MUMS Symphony Orchestra, one of our premier ensembles, will be performing the world premiere of...

WCLC: Listen Up! Postgraduate Performance

12:10 - 12:50 23 October 2026

Informal, mixed programme of chamber music featuring music by composers Chopin, Pete Furniss and mor...

WCLC: Bringing Silent Cinema to Life

12:10 - 12:50 22 October 2026

Using clips from three groundbreaking silent films, renowned composer, writer and broadcaster Neil B...