Things to do in Manchester on Wednesday, October 28, 2026

92 events listed in and around Manchester, each with its time and venue.

Morning

FUEL Manchester 2026
Talk · Startups · 9 AM · Hulme
Level 3 Accredited Emergency First Aid at Work
Class · 9 AM – 5 PM · Flourish Hub - Altrincham
Emergency First Aid at Work
Class · 9 AM – 5 PM · Flourish Hub - Altrincham
Driving Sustainability: Practical Action, Lower Costs, Improved Efficiency
Talk · 9:30 AM – 2:30 PM · Deansgate
Monthly Coffee & Craft Session - Wildbrook Community Food and Growing Hub
Meetup · 9:45 AM · Oldham Edge
Training - Therapeutic Parenting and PACE
Class · 10 AM – 1 PM · Gatley
Family Photobooth
Kids · 10 AM · Oldham Library & Lifelong Learning Centre
Is Generosity Incompatible with a Rising Cost of Living?
Family Learning · 10 AM – 3:30 PM · Chinatown
Women Leading in Business October 2026
Talk · Career · 10 AM · Hulme
Digitober Fest! Free Community Event
Class · 10 AM – 2 PM · Weaste
Manchester Careers Fair
Talk · Career · 10 AM – 2 PM · Chinatown
Family Friendly Fungi Foray - Championing Nature's Autumn Heartbeat Moment
Hike & Walk · 10 AM · Baguley
Sea Life Manchester - Standard Entry
Zoo & Aquarium · 10 AM · SEA LIFE Manchester
Creative Kids Half-Term Art Club at Home petite Home
Kids · 10:30 AM · North Reddish
FREE News Article Creative Writing Workshop
Class · 11 AM · East Didsbury
Peaceful Families Project: Communication Skills for More Peaceful Home
Class · 11 AM – 2 PM · 422 Community Hub
Autumn Budget 2026: You ask. We answer
Talk · 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM · Chinatown
Towards Other Forms Of Being
Craft Workshop · 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM · Harpurhey Neighbourhood Project

Afternoon

Designed for People: A Scandinavian Approach to Seating
Talk · Design · 12 PM · Strangeways
Business Insights with IBISWorld
Class · 12 PM · Business & IP Centre, 2nd floor
Meet Taylor J. LaRue at Waterstones Trafford Centre
Books & Readings · 12 PM · Crofts Bank
Kersal Wetlands Photowalk (Collecting Salford Stories)
Craft Workshop · 1 PM · Broughton
Whipped Glue Decorative Workshop for 8-12 year olds
Craft Workshop · 1 PM · Piccadilly
Once Upon An...Invention! Manchester Central Library
Kids · 2 PM · Chinatown
Stockport: Coffee Afternoon
Meetup · Humanism · 2:30 PM · GOODNESS ORGANIC FOODS - STOCKPORT
Sale Networking Group
Networking · 4 PM · Ashton Upon Mersey
SQUAD GOALS × KICKBACK COFFEE | COLLECTIVE SESSIONS
Meetup · 4 PM · Piccadilly
Manchester Office Launch Event - Ison Harrison Solicitors
Networking · 4:30 PM · Castlefield

Evening

¿Hablamos el miércoles? : Spanish Conversation Club
Language · 5 PM · Deansgate
Does AI Recommend You? A Private Dinner for Marketing Leaders
Dinner · 5 PM – 8 PM · Piccadilly
Oldham Networking With Colony Networking
Networking · 5 PM · Oldham Edge
Production-Grade Kubernetes: Performance-Driven Scaling and SBOM Security
Talk · Kubernetes · 5 PM – 8 PM · Castlefield
Wednesday English Class
Language · English · 5 PM · Fallowfield
Manchester Beginner Urban Sketching: Focus on Perspective
Art Class · Sketching · 5:30 PM · Chorlton Cum Hardy
People's Emergency Briefing at Longsight Library
Film · 5:30 PM · Longsight Library and Learning Centre
Salford Sketch Your City: Beginner Urban Class
Art Class · Sketching · 5:30 PM · Worsley
Context, Retrieval & Compromised Agents
Talk · AI · 5:45 PM · Hulme
Mint Velvet & Laura Mercier: Beauty and Fashion styling for A/W
Class · 6 PM · Cheadle Hulme
The Historian's Craft: Romila Thapar and her Journeys into Indian History
Film · 6 PM · Chorlton Upon Medlock
The Space Poetic Writing Club
Writing Group · 6 PM · Ancoats
Jazz & Blues Piano Workshop with Tim Richards
Class · 6 PM · Chinatown
WRITING AND WRITING CLUB
Meetup · 6 PM · Ancoats
Casual Food & Drinks - Wednesday Night Social - New Venue Every Week!
Meetup · Food And Drinks · 6 PM · Ancoats
Laura Mercier & Mint Velvet: Beauty and Fashion styling for A/W
Class · 6 PM · Cheadle Hulme
Chorlton Readers - October meet-up!
Book Club · 6 PM · Chorlton Cum Hardy
Games Night - Upstairs at The Royal Oak, Chorlton - every other Wednesday
Game Night · 6 PM – 10:30 PM · Chorlton Cum Hardy
An Evening with Luke Kennard - Altrincham
Books & Readings · 6 PM · Chinese Quarter
42nd Street Presents Black History Month 2026 Celebration
Social · 6 PM – 9 PM · Piccadilly
1st Manchester Meetup – Can AI Really Write Useful UAT Test Cases? A BBC Experiment
Talk · AI Testing · 6 PM · Piccadilly
Cocktail & Tarot
Psychic & Tarot · 6 PM – 9:30 PM · Cheadle Heath
Zine Club Manchester: HALLOWZEEN
Craft Workshop · 6 PM · Piccadilly
Wharf: Blood on the Clocktower #86
Game Night · Social Deduction · 6 PM – 11 PM · Castlefield
Silicon Mingle Manchester: October Mingle
Networking · 6 PM – 9 PM · Central Retail District
Art for Enjoyment
Art Class · Painting And Drawing · 6:30 PM · M30 0NZ
An Evening With Garth Nix - Waterstones Deansgate
Books & Readings · 6:30 PM · Chinatown
Bible Study (English & Arabic)
Faith & Spiritual · Bible Study · 6:30 PM · Fallowfield
The Rocky Horror Picture Show at Bird & Blend Manchester
Film · 6:30 PM – 10 PM · Chinatown
J. Cole: The Fall-Off Tour
Live Music · 6:30 PM · Bradford
Sip & Paint - Pumpkins
Craft Workshop · 6:30 PM · Crofts Bank
"O Lord, Open the Eyes of the King of England”
Talk · Sold out · 6:30 PM · Chinatown
Arabic Bible Story & Study (Encounter 247 Church)
Faith & Spiritual · Bible Study · 6:30 PM · Rusholme
IN PRESENT COMPANY: YOGA CLUB
Yoga & Pilates · 6:30 PM · Ancoats
THE DISAPPEARING ACT: Maria Stepanova in conversation
Books & Readings · 6:30 PM · Hulme
Panchiko
Live Music · 7 PM · Strangeways
The Black Friar Holy Scrolls Quiz
Trivia · Sold out · 7 PM · Strangeways
villagerrr
Live Music · 7 PM · Ancoats
Wild Tribe: Magic in Movement
Class · Contact Improvisation · 7 PM · The Resonance Centre
Glass fusing workshop - pop up Wednesdays
Craft Workshop · 7 PM · Heaton Norris
Pool Meetup @ The Faraday
Meetup · Pool · 7 PM · Ancoats
Autumn Candlelit Sound Bath
Meditation · 7 PM · East Didsbury
Bringing the Forest to the City
Learning · 7 PM · Ancoats
Themed Sound Bath
Meditation · 7 PM · Beauty and the Ink
THE ORIGINAL MANCHESTER GHOST WALK “WICKED WEDNESDAY ” SPECIAL
Tour · 7 PM · Chinatown
🏳️‍⚧️ Trans Climb 🧗
Climbing · 7 PM · Strangeways
CAR PARK COMEDY @ RED ARCH - Halloween Special!
Stand-up · 7 PM – 10 PM · Strangeways
Spirit and Sound Bath Journey with Angelic Master Healing | Reiki
Wellness · 7 PM · Heaton Norris
Beyond the Rainbow Quarter - The Launch
Talk · Career · 7 PM – 10 PM · Strangeways
Jack Savoretti
Live Music · 7 PM · Chorlton Upon Medlock
Manchester Video Game Jam Session - October 2026
Open Mic · 7 PM · Piccadilly
Dr Kershaw's Charity Psychic Night With Marcus Farrey
Arts · 7 PM – 10 PM · Nimble Nook
🏸Casual & Friendly Badminton Session - Manchester
Play · Racket Sports · 7:15 PM · Fallowfield
AN EVENING OF SPIRITUALISM HALLOWEEN SPECIAL
Talk · 7:30 PM · Long Sight
The Space Poetic Open Mic & Gallery
Arts · 7:30 PM · Ancoats
Max & Harvey: In A Decade
Live Music · 7:30 PM · Chorlton Upon Medlock
Practical Magic / King Street Townhouse Screening Room
Film · 7:30 PM · Chinatown
Saigon Soul Revival
Live Music · World · 7:30 PM · Ancoats
🏐Open Dodgeball Session with Bees Dodgeball Club📍Manchester
Play · 8 PM · Moss Side Leisure Centre
Candlelit Autumn time Sound Bath
Meditation · 8:30 PM · East Didsbury

Late

Manchester Claude Vibe Coding for Product Builders
Class · AI · 10 PM · Simister
Oldham Master Prompting with Claude in 2 Hours
Class · AI · 10 PM · 25 Black Sail Walk
Salford Vibe Coding and Prompting with Claude
Class · 10 PM · Worsley
We Love Wednesdays
Dance Party · 11 PM · Chinatown
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