What's On Greater Manchester

Festival of Model Tramways Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 April 2018 Family friendly day out featuring the highest quality model tramway layouts and displays The premier model tramway event returns to the Museum of Transport.

Thanks to a brand-new offering from Manchester City Football Club, visitors can now enjoy a professionally guided tour of both the Etihad Campus and the amazing city, that it calls home.

Kahlúa, the spirit brand best known for its place in an Espresso Martini, is bringing its very own Brunch Club to Manchester to celebrate the most Instagramable meal of the day.

Explore the Tame Valley to see whether spring has sprung. Bluebells just flowering, vibrant green leaves and the first songbirds will all be there for your enjoyment on this six mile walk.

Access improvements and a Spring Clean in Hurst Clough. No experience is required, just a willingness to join in and learn new skills.

Speed Dating in Manchester How speed dating in Manchester works By simply arriving at venue for the Speed Dating in Manchester event, you will be greeted by our friendly professional hosts.

Planet Circus The Wow Factor!!! This year’s super show features: The world’s most dangerous circus act Team Brazil in The Globe of Death, with motorcyclists speeding around inside a steel cage at over 60mph, this act has to be seen to be believed.

Path work in Cowbury Dale to provide better public access. No experience is required, just a willingness to join in and learn new skills.

A variety of tasks in Vincent Park. No experience is required, just a willingness to join in and learn new skills.

Tense thrillers and great adventure stories have produced some of the world’s most exciting and atmospheric soundtracks. In this concert, the Hallé Orchestra features some of the most iconic.

Celebrate Spring with a family funday. Lots of mostly free entertainment; face painting, craft workshops, climbing wall, music, sports activities, stalls and street theatre amidst a carpet of spring flowers.

Across wild, windswept Werneth Low and on to the historic delights of Chadkirk Chapel in the Goyt Valley and back via Etherow Country Park. Ten miles.

Fence and site maintenance in Lower Haughton Dale Local Nature Reserve. No experience is required, just a willingness to join in and learn new skills.

Tree maintenance and a spring clean on Dewsnap Lane Fields. No experience is required, just a willingness to join in and learn new skills.

Path work and walling at Daisy Nook to provide better public access. No experience is required, just a willingness to join in and learn new skills.

This Spring, LEGO Friends invites children and their families to join them on the House of Heart Tour, which will be travelling to 8 intu shopping centres across the UK in a quest to put more heart into the world.

A fun day at Stockport Railway Station for family and rail enthusiasts. Vintage Trains and Trams, lots of stalls.

A celebration of local producers from across the north west, featuring: FOOD I Knead Pizza - Neapolitan style wood fired pizza BON Street Food - brand new street food trailer serving up AfroBrit inspired dishes Nyama Choma - Grilled Meat - tantalizing grilled meats inspired by Kenyan adventures

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!

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to drive a rally or race car? Or to enjoy handling a powerful racing kart? How about finding what ‘Supermoto’ motorbikes are all about? Well then, you better come and see all the May 7th action at Three Sisters Circuit WN4 8DD!

From industrial heyday to wildlife reclamation, a two mile walk with Paul Nethercott.

Access work to provide better public access and a spring clean on Copperas Field. No experience is required, just a willingness to join in and learn new skills.

In the well-loved Stamford Park there will be litter picks and checks to see if signposts, benches, picnic tables etc are in need of repair before the summer.

Direct from a sell-out, award nominated tour of Australia and New Zealand, the world’s premier nerd-culture comedy double-act, The Just Us League (comedians Gary Tro and Javier Jarquin), return to the UK with their smash hit show MARVELus: All the MARVEL Movies Kind Of.

The fourth instalment in our 2018 Brandenburg Concertos by Candlelight Season sees the London Concertante traveling to Manchester Cathedral to perform two hallmark works of the Baroque era: J.S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto no. 4 & 5.

Regular drop-in session. Usually second Friday of the month. Beginners welcome. Learn at your own pace. No partner required. Emphasis is on participation, not performance. Dances range from some which are simple and meditative to those which are a little more complex and challenging.

Sailing is a great sport that can be enjoyed by the whole family together. Why not come along to our Open Day on Saturday 12th May and find out more. Have a FREE trial sail with one of our instructors or just watch the kids have a go. We aim to let everyone who wants to, have a sail.

Talk by Dr Michael Hardman of the University of Salford Organised by Manchester Organic Gardeners. Talks are held at 2pm on 2nd Saturday of every month September - June Everyone is welcome.

Get back to basics on a guide to the use of map and compass. Use your new found skills on a walk around the area in the afternoon.

Clearing brambles and spring cleaning in this well-loved site. No experience is required, just a willingness to join in and learn new skills.

An adventurous helter-skelter journey from Greece, up to Mount Olympus and down to the Underworld. Fun and mischief with bouncing, foot-tapping music by Offenbach, including the Can-Can!! Orpheus is married to a beautiful wood nymph, Eurydice, but their marriage is in dire straits.

Spring Clean at Tower Street Park. No experience is required, just a willingness to join in and learn new skills.

Spend a relaxing evening with the Bamforth Brothers in close study of the local flora. Celebrating Alan’s 40th anniversary as a volunteer.

Come and join in the intrigues and shenanigans going on at the Pontevedrian embassy in Paris. It’s the 1930s and all the glamour hides a lot of dubious but hilarious goings on, all to the background of Franz Lehar’s most memorable music. You will know so much of it.

This May, following a sell-out run at Shoreditch Town Hall, award winning theatre company Access All Areas will present MADHOUSE re:exit - an interactive, immersive experience at The Lowry.

A variety of tasks on Egmont Street Fields. No experience is required, just a willingness to join in and learn new skills.

A variety of tasks on Egmont Street Fields. No experience is required, just a willingness to join in and learn new skills.

Step into Spring with a new handbag or accessories! Please join us for a Ladies Evening hosted by Adele from Bag Heaven, Monton on Friday evening, 18th May 2018 from 7:30pm onwards in the Community Room at St Paul’s Church, Egerton Road, Monton. Raffle for a handbag donated by Adele.

Family friendly day out featuring a wide variety of working model railway layouts Our annual model railway exhibition featuring over 20 operational model railway layouts set among our historic road transport collection.

Three times a year there is the chance for men only to get together to enjoy breakfast together in the pub on a Saturday Morning and listen to an interesting speaker. This time the guest speaker is Rev Gareth Thomas from St James’ Hope/St John’s Pendlebury.

Collectable vinyl, cds. Dvds etc book a table saturday special.

Help us to run all over heart disease by taking part in the North West’s biggest run festival. Follow the 10K or Half Marathon route through the heart of the city and pass some of the most famous landmarks in Manchester.

Using a check list, walk around the park and find an assortment of items to help you make a picture frame or a scavenger stick. Suitable for 6+ .

Join John and Margaret Morrison on an 11 mile moderate ramble to Tintwistle Knarr and Lad’s Leap returning via the Longdendale Trail.

Walling and Site maintenance at Gorse Hall. No experience is required, just a willingness to join in and learn new skills.

A gentle two mile ramble around Werneth Low visiting its sites of historical interest.

See the setting sun on this two and a half mile gently paced walk with Paul Nethercott.

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!

Path Work to provide better public access in Etherow Lodge Park. No experience is required, just a willingness to join in and learn new skills.

Spend a relaxing evening with the Bamforth Brothers in close study of the local flora. Celebrating Alan’s 40th anniversary as a volunteer.

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

Put your dancing shoes on and head to The Hallé at St. Micheal’s for a tea dance with a difference. Be swept away with a captivating mixture of Ballroom and Sequence pieces in their latest Afternoon Tea Dance. All dances are overseen by an experienced Dance Leader.

Drainage work and a spring clean in Hurst Clough. No experience is required, just a willingness to join in and learn new skills.

Spend a relaxing evening with the Bamforth Brothers in close study of the local flora.

A new 2 ½ mile easy walk with Paul Nethercott, exploring the transport routes of the past and the long forgotten motor racing track.

Spring Clean in Cedar Park. No experience is required, just a willingness to join in and learn new skills.

In the well-loved Cheetham Park there will be litter picks and checks to see if signposts, benches, picnic tables etc are in need of repair before the summer. No experience is required, just a willingness to join in and learn new skills.

Whatever the weather please visit us at St Paul’s Monton Summer Fair where there will be lots of stalls and delicious food on offer: home made jams and chutneys, cake stall, greeting cards, plants, Mothers Union Clothesline stall and much more.

Spend a relaxing evening with the Bamforth Brothers in close study of the local flora.

In Victoria Park in the heart of Denton, there will be litter picks and checks to see if signposts, benches, picnic tables etc are in need of repair before the summer. No experience is required, just a willingness to join in and learn new skills.

A variety of tasks in Stamford Park. No experience is required, just a willingness to join in and learn new skills. Please make sure you bring a packed lunch.

The inspiring and educational event for the early years community is returning to EventCity, Manchester this Summer. Childcare Expo Manchester is a popular show for all those working in the early years sector, from nursery to primary and everything in between. Are you looking to top up your CPD?

A moderate 12 mile ramble with John and Margaret by ancient burial grounds and Roman Lakes.

Spend a relaxing evening with the Bamforth Brothers in close study of the local flora.

Help us stop this invasive alien species ruining our woods and meadows. No experience is required, just a willingness to join in and learn new skills.

Make the most of the longest day on a four mile stroll to Hartshead Pike.

Help us stop this invasive alien species ruining our woods and meadows. No experience is required, just a willingness to join in and learn new skills.

The UK’s only Transylvanian festival of arts & culture returns to Manchester. Last year saw 10,000 revellers put their best foot forward to try out traditional folk dancing, soak up the unique sounds of a zither orchestra & sample Transylvanian craft beer & delicacies.

Ambitious entrepreneurs are invited to explore the potential of franchising at The Northern Franchise Exhibition at EventCity, Manchester on 22 & 23 June.

Please come to our Summer Fayre and help us raise money for much needed playground equipment for our school.

Help us stop this invasive alien species ruining our woods and meadows. No experience is required, just a willingness to join in and learn new skills.

Help us stop this invasive alien species ruining our woods and meadows. No experience is required, just a willingness to join in and learn new skills. .

Help us stop this invasive alien species ruining our woods and meadows. No experience is required, just a willingness to join in and learn new skills.

Join us at the Principal Hotel, Manchester on Friday 29th June for the Francis House Children’s Hospice Summer Ladies Lunch.

Come and join us for another fantastic display of scarecrows in our village. Programmes are just £2 and contain full details of where the scarecrows are, where to get food and what events are happening throughout the weekend.

A two day event to experience the taste of Thailand this summer at Platt Fields Park, Manchester is brought to you by Magic of Thailand.

8.30am Pitches: Inside £10; Outside £7 pre-booked, £8 on the day. Tel: 01942 275507 Refreshments available

We are hosting a baby and children’s sale at Thornleigh Salesian College, Bolton, BL1 6PQ on SATURDAY 30th JUNE 2018 1-3pm x For mums, dads, grandmas, granddads, aunts and uncles to buy or sell new or pre-loved items such as clothes 0-5 years, shoes, push chair, toys, high chairs, Moses baskets, bikes,

Bring your favourite poem and read it out on a short 2 mile stroll around the heights of Werneth Low Country Park.

Make the most of the long summer evenings on a three mile walk up to Walkerwood with Paul Nethercott.

Cannon will fire, drums will sound, and swords will clash as schoolchildren from across Bolton get the chance to go back in time to the English Civil War - thanks to a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Malcolm doesn’t like animals, which is a problem because his family love them. Their house is full of pets. After a bizarre school trip unlike any other, Malcolm begins to understand animals more deeply than anyone. But will he end up the same as before? Because sometimes the hardest thing to be is…you.

Discover the moorland above Carrbrook on a strenuous 4 mile walk with Paul Nethercott.

Spend a relaxing evening with the Bamforth Brothers in close study of the local flora.

Join Paul Nethercott on a walk around Portland Basin looking at its natural and historic aspects and spot the views which Lowry used.

A three mile stroll with Brian Taylor around a once industrial area, now rich in wildlife.

Spend a relaxing evening with the Bamforth Brothers in close study of the local flora.

Bring the kids on a 2 mile, family friendly ramble around Silver Springs. Suitable for single buggies.

Join John and Margaret on this moderate 11 mile walk over the Nab and round the back of Cown Edge to Rowarth. Enjoy panoramic views over Derbyshire, Cheshire and Tameside.

Spend a relaxing evening with the Bamforth Brothers in close study of the local flora.

Winner of the 2008 Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Score, Best Choreography and Best Orchestrations, IN THE HEIGHTS, is coming to the Grange Arts Theatre in July 2018.

This session’s theme - Moses (of the Old Testament). For accompanied children of all ages. Craft, games, fun & songs all around the theme, followed a simple meal together. Free, though donations toward cost of food & craft welcome. Christ Church Heaton, Chorley New Road Bolton BL1 5AH

A four mile walk looking at the literary legacy of Werneth Low’s greatest author.

Spend a relaxing evening with the Bamforth Brothers in close study of the local flora.

Discover Greater Manchester’s public road transport history with the Museum of Transport, Boyle Street, Cheetham, Manchester M8 8UW – approximately one mile north of Manchester City Centre near Manchester Fort Shopping Park.

An easy two mile walk around Lower Brushes with Paul Nethercott.

Explore Hyde Park on a short walk, then enjoy a family treasure hunt.

Spend a relaxing evening with the Bamforth Brothers in close study of the local flora.

Join Paul Nethercott on a very strenuous 11 mile walk to what was the highest reservoir in Britain and looking at one of the World War ll aircraft wreck sites.

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!

An easy four mile stroll with Brian Taylor, volunteer for over 40 years, in the woodlands around Denton, now rich in wildlife, which hide evidence of a once industrial past.

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.

An 11 moderate mile walk with Paul Nethercott linking Stamford, Cheetham and Stalybridge Country parks.

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.

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

On the morning of equal night and day, enjoy a short walk in Cowbury Dale Local Nature Reserve looking for wildlife preparing for Autumn.

Indulge in this diverse programme as London Concertante present Four Seasons from both hemispheres, works by English mastermind Sir Edward Elgar, and German giants, Bach and Mozart.

Enjoy this popular 12 mile walk with grand views, old stories and lots of fresh hill country air.

This session’s theme - Wedding at Cana. For accompanied children of all ages. Craft, games, fun & songs all around the theme, followed a simple meal together. Free, though donations toward cost of food & craft welcome. Christ Church Heaton, Chorley New Road Bolton BL1 5AH

The hugely popular live band performance, returns to rock the UK with the ‘Queen Extravaganza Tour’. ‘Queen Extravaganza’ – described by the legendary Roger Taylor himself as ‘A rock celebration in the Royal tradition’ and designed to enable new fans and old to celebrate the music of Queen - will play 17 shows...

A wide range of books, models and collectables for sale plus a display of vehicles Christmas draws near and this is the event to bring the year to an end in a happy way with opportunities to spend your money on transport memorabilia from books to models, photos to spare parts.

Sorry, we are closed over the Christmas and New Year holiday period