Come the Hour… come the creatives.
Come as you are. Leave feeling refreshed. A space to meet, share, and build connections in cultural education.
The Curious Creatives Network isn’t just about listening - it’s about connecting.
The Hour: Connect is a relaxed, informal session where cultural education practitioners come together to talk, share experiences, and spark new collaborations.
ALL FM and Dragons Voice are joining forces again, this time it’s for a heritage project called, 'Births, Deaths & Marriages'. ALL FM and Dragons Voice will develop radio shows and podcasts looking at how the Chinese community in Manchester is changing via how they mark, celebrate, commemorate; births, deaths and marriages.
ALL FM and Dragons Voice are looking for a freelance:
Join Europia for a celebration of Eastern European and Jewish culture and cuisine as part of the Great Get Together 2026.
Come along to enjoy food samples, learn more about Eastern European and Jewish cultures, and meet some of the organisations working to support and keep local residents safe.
The Great Get Together is all about bringing people together, getting to know our neighbours, and celebrating what we have in common as well as what makes us unique.
Longsight Art Space are running free community consultation sessions across Gorton South this June.
Longsight Art Space have received funding through Pride in Place under which £20 million is being invested in Gorton South over the next ten years. The plan is to go out into the community and hear directly from local residents. Longsight Art Space want to know how people feel about where they live, what matters most to them, and what they would love to see happen in their neighbourhood.
The sessions are free, drop-in, and open to everyone:
Manchester Village Pride is a simple idea: Pride belongs to the people. Following the collapse of the previous organiser in late 2025, there was a real risk that our city's cornerstone celebration would disappear, and the Parade – something that our city has seen annually for the last 40+ years – hung in the balance. But Manchester doesn’t do "giving up."
Business owners, residents, and activists from the Gay Village came together to form Manchester Village Pride CIC.
Join The University of Manchester to discuss how local government can use culture and heritage to craft shared identities in local communities.
Greater Manchester has a rich and diverse heritage that is creative, industrial and political. It is also a place with deep-seated regional inequalities, both compared to the rest of the country and within the city region itself. So how can its history be harnessed to build social cohesion and community connectedness?
My name is Hema Harshini, and I am an MSc Urban Design and City Planning student at University College London (UCL). As part of my Major Research Project, I am researching the long-term social and spatial impacts of heritage-led regeneration in Castlefield.
Join this free event in celebration of Age Without Limits Day!
Following on from successful performances at prestigious venues including Manchester (Royal Exchange Theatre), Oldham, Chester - You are invited to join Annette, Enid, Joan, Kinisha Yvonne (the cast) for this extra special performance.
Join this free event in celebration of Age Without Limits Day!
Following on from successful performances at prestigious venues including Manchester (Royal Exchange Theatre), Oldham, Chester - You are invited to join Annette, Enid, Joan, Kinisha Yvonne (the cast) for this extra special performance.
Horizons Festival is a free 2-day global arts festival in the heart of Manchester. A summer weekend packed with shows, live music events, creative family activities, global cinema, workshops, standup comedy and pressing discussions.