Arts & culture

This event celebrates the lives of older people living in North Manchester and their contribution to their communities.

At this pop-up exhibition, creative work produced by older residents and community groups across North Manchester will be shown including photographs, a zine, embroideries and calligraphy. These creative pieces were created during a year-long participatory project led by Camilla Lewis and Niamh Kavanagh from the Manchester Urban Ageing Research Group (funded by Healthier Futures).

Social clubs have played an important role in Britain's musical history. From brass to cabaret, to late night raves and emerging bands, they have offered a live touring circuit that has launched some of the UK's biggest performers, as well as providing affordable, accessible spaces where music and communities thrive together.

Telling stories about people who have migrated has never been more important, or felt more risky. Across North West England, organisations are heading into Christmas appeal season unsure whether they can safely put a client, or even a volunteer, in front of a camera, while hostile posts, hotel protests and misinformation keep coming.

This free two hour workshop from IMIX, is a practical session on speaking out while keeping people safe. You will leave with real drafts you can use this winter, not just notes.

The workshop will cover:

Under the theme Shaping Our Digital Futures, this landmark summit brings together civil society, governments, businesses, academia and communities with lived experiences, regardless of technical background, to see themselves as co architects of a future where technology, innovation and artificial intelligence strengthen human dignity, expand opportunity and accelerate social impact.

24 & 25 November 2026 | 08:30–17:30 GMT | Holiday Inn Manchester City Centre

Summit Day 1 establishes the foundations for an inclusive and equitable digital future.

Join Langworthy Cornerstone for a vibrant celebration of Black History Month! Embrace the richness of culture and heritage through music, dance, art, and more. Let's honour the past, celebrate the present, and inspire the future together.

This event is all about unity and honouring our black and Afro-Caribbean communities in Salford. Don't miss out on this opportunity to connect with your community and celebrate the beauty of diversity. 

Tentative Schedule

Arrival & Welcome Drinks

Join Mahtsen CIC for a FREE family-friendly event featuring children's activities, food and refreshments, health checks, digital support, community stalls, advice and much more!

We would love to see you there and kindly ask you to share the attached poster with your networks, colleagues, local residents and community groups to help us reach as many families as possible.

Together, we can build stronger, healthier and more connected communities.

GMECN x MBME Network have curated spotlighting everyday black people, communities and legacies.

Join this free event early evening spotlighting the stories of black people in our everyday life, as part of GMECN's x Manchester BME Network's Black History Contribution.

Author and Curator Tony Fairweather talks about the Windrush generation and showcases the Windrush Living Room.

Poet and Film Maker Nathaniel Richards talk and screening of his love letter to black women of Manchester in Ode to Black Women.

This World Menopause Day, the Whitworth for a panel discussion on menopause along with creative and wellbeing workshops.

The Whitworth Art Gallery is holding an event for world menopause day on 18th October, as part of their Age Friendly Creative Menopause project.

Come and join for a varied and exciting event focussing on menopause and creativity linked to the World Menopause Day theme of Chronic pain https://www.imsociety.org/education/world-menopause-day-2026/

This is a free, casual online get-together of people working in the charity sector who are interested in using Canva for visual design.

This get-together has no agenda and is governed entirely by what people want to know and/or share. 

These include tips and questions about using Canva to create: graphics, animations, posts, videos etc. either for social media, online or print formats.