Festival returns this July with a diverse 10-day programme

Manchester-founded jazz favourites The Easy Rollers begin their 10th anniversary tour tonight, celebrating ten years of swing, style and irresistible live energy

A major American classic is going fully Northern - with a Salford date on 22 May

Ai Weiwei brings a stark, 24-hour re-enactment of his 2011 detention to Manchester — part of a major new exhibition that cements Aviva Studios as a global cultural force.

Manchester composer Gareth Smith revisits and reshapes his Vanishing project in real time - drawing on space, collaboration and imperfection to push his quietly radical musical language into new territory.

A deepening connection between music, place and the environments we inhabit

Ahead of International Women’s Day, two striking theatre productions exploring women’s resistance, history and powerdom, are centre stage.

Actor Catherine Tyldesley joins fellow Salfordians in signing a centenary book as Art with Heart unveil Salford Voices - a community banner exhibition honouring the city’s resilience, creativity and enduring sense of home.

Rochdale’s musical past meets its future in a one-night celebration of Cargo and Suite Sixteen

From rehearsal rooms to recording desks, Girls Can invites young women and non-binary creatives aged 12–19 to step forward, turn up the volume and build confidence in a supportive, industry-aware environment in the heart of Morecambe

Satnam Galsian, Folk Memory and the Work of Naming Abuse

The growing international community of people working towards gender equaliy has important news: Whether you're in Kirkby Londale or Karachi