Events Around Greater Manchester

ROLL UP, ROLL UP & ENJOY SPINNING PLATES AT SPINNING GATE SUMMER CIRCUS The Spinning Gate Shopping Centre are providing a free Summer Circus, providing free circus themed family entertainment during the school summer holidays.

The Manchester Soul Festival Returns for Fifth Charitable Year After four years of bringing remarkable soul, northern, and Motown music to huge crowds and raising over £100,000 for The Christie, The Manchester Soul Festival is back for more!

Volunteers from the Northern Mill Engine Society have rescued and restored 30 old stationary steam engines - some of the engines which once powered the cotton mills and woollen mills of the North of England. The collection includes 2 rare beam engines (the oldest is 180 years old!

Come along to our Summer Fair & Open Day on Saturday 31st August 2019. Meet our dedicated team, view our outstanding facilities and enjoy all the summer activities.

Betfred Championship rugby league fixture between Leigh Centurions and York City Knights to be played at Leigh Sports Village on Sunday 1st September 2019, 3pm kick off

A strenuous ten mile ramble with Paul Nethercott on the eastern edge of Tameside’s moorland, with steep hills and rough terrain.

Pick your distance and join #TeamChristie once again as we tour the stunning Cheshire countryside in the Manchester 100. Starting and finishing at Wythenshawe Park, choose either the 100km or 100 mile route and test your cycling mettle for The Christie!

FREE family friendly day out featuring classic and modern transport based in Heaton Park. With something for everyone, classic and modern buses, military and commercial vehicles, cars and motorcycles on show. Close by are the Boating Lake, Lakeside Café and the fun fair.

You are very welcome to join us at St Paul’s Church in Monton on Sunday Evening, 1st September 2019 at 6:30pm as members of the Eccles Team Of Churches come together with friends from the local Methodist Churches and others to sing a selection of wonderful hymns and hear the reasons why those hymns have been

The Creative Craft show returns to cities across the UK this Autumn. The Creative Craft Show will be in Manchester in September bringing the hottest new supplies to crafters.

Live Comedy on the 1st Thursday of every month in our cosy, multi Award-winning Art Centre. 3 TOP comedians plus a witty Compere at each gig. Different line-up every month - see website for details themet.org.

Programme: Telemann – Oboe Concerto in C Bach – Concerto for Violin & Oboe Vivaldi – The Four Seasons If you’re looking for a romantic candlelit experience - or simply want to enjoy some classical music greats in a gorgeous setting - then this is the concert for you.

Mum2mum Market SWINTON, Manchester BARGAINS, BARGAINS, BARGAINS!! Swinton Mum2mum market is a popular baby and childrens nearly new sale, for goods for 0-6 years old. Come along and see what you can find! You can grab lots of bargains at a fraction of the retail price!!

Rossendale Hospice Mardi Gras Ball 2019 Fantastic entertainment, auction and DJ Hilton Hotel, 303 Deansgate, Manchester M3 4LQ. 6:30pm drinks reception, 3 course dinner Black tie, dress to impress. Carriages at 1am Booking form on www.rossendalehospiceball.com

Stockport Mind Body Spirit Event 50 + Exhibitors Including 30 + Workshops Talks & Demonstrations of mediumship - International mediums, astrology, psychic artist, psychic surgeon, aura soma, aura interpretation, specialist rune reader, crystal bed healing, reflexology, shamanic healing, reiki, retailers of crystals,

Calling all brides to be! We’d like to invite you to join us on Sunday 8th September at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester, where we’ll be hosting over 65 leading wedding suppliers. Bring your partner, friends or family along for what’s set to be a day filled with all the wedding inspiration you need.

Premier League 2 football fixture between Manchester United U23s and Fulham U23s to be played at Leigh Sports Village on Friday 13th September 2019, 7pm kick off - entry is free of charge for all

Saturday 14th September. Lots of bargains to be had!

On National Heritage Weekend, explore the history of the growth of Millbrook and the decline of the cotton industry on a two mile walk with Paul Nethercott.

Free admission & free heritage buses between the Museum, Museum of Science and Industry & People’s History Museum Heritage Open Days is England’s biggest heritage festival involving 40,000 volunteers.

Wing Fest is bringing its poultry wares to Manchester this 14th and 15th of September 2019. It will showcase over 20 restaurants, street food traders, BBQ teams and pop-ups; all slinging their drums and flats for a quid a wing in a bid to be crowned either ‘Best Buffalo Wing’ or ‘Best Wild Wing’ and prove they have...

Bride or groom to be? We’re hosting 45 leading local wedding suppliers at this beautiful venue on Sunday 15th September. From photographers and cake makers to florists and make-up artists, we have a fantastic range of suppliers all ready to help make your big day extra special.

Join John and Margaret on this moderate 11 mile ramble through the woods and over the moors to the heights of Tameside.