Things to do in Manchester on Thursday, October 29, 2026

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

After midnight

Strengthening Primary Care Across Health Systems
Talk · 1 AM – 4:30 AM · Chorlton Upon Medlock

Morning

27160 - Silver & Gold with Virtual Reality Training [Manchester]
Class · 8 AM – 4:30 PM · Fleet Source Manchester - Langdon House Army Reserve Centre
WiTCH Summit 2026: No More Horror Stories
Talk · 9 AM – 5 PM · Castlefield
Leading Organisation
Class · 9:30 AM – 1 PM · Chinatown
Thursday English Class
Language · English · 9:30 AM · Fallowfield
Founders Coffee Club (Inc Coworking & Nibbles 🥞) - MCR
Networking · Founders · 10 AM · Chinatown
Cooking workshop and Community Meal
Cooking Class · 10 AM – 2 PM · Bluesci community Centre,
Networking Events Manchester | Founders Coffee Club - Manchester Meetup
Networking · 10 AM · Chinatown
FREE Halloween Mini Disco with Wednesday
Kids · 10 AM · Salford Quays
Sea Life Manchester - Standard Entry
Zoo & Aquarium · 10 AM · SEA LIFE Manchester
Cafe Socials for 50+
Meetup · Coffee · 10 AM · Sticky Fingers
Renew Hub Family Visitor Day Tour - See repair and re-use in action!
Tour · 10 AM · Eccles
Citizen Forester Woodland Management at Daisy Nook, Oldham
Volunteering · Sold out · 10 AM – 3 PM · Crowhill
Painting Workshop for children on half term holiday
Kids Class · 10:30 AM · Strangeways
International Peri-urban Forum
Talk · 11 AM · Chorlton Upon Medlock
AI SOCIAL CLUB: Creative AI for Beginners
Class · AI · 11:30 AM – 5:30 PM · Hulme

Afternoon

Construction networking event
Networking · 1 PM – 4:30 PM · Chinatown
Whipped Glue Decorative Workshop for 8-12 year olds
Kids Class · Sold out · 1 PM · Piccadilly
Property Connect Manchester Premier property Networking
Networking · 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM · Castlefield
The Corpse Bride / King Street Townhouse Screening Room
Film · 2 PM · Chinatown
YOUR BUSINESS BLIND SPOTS
Talk · Career · 3:30 PM – 6:30 PM · Strangeways
Tameside Talks Business - Finding Your C.U.R.E & Managing your Sales Cycle
Talk · Finance & Investing · 4 PM – 7 PM · Crowhill

Evening

2026 Pickstone Lecture: Professor Roberta Bivins, University of Warwick
Talk · 5 PM · Chorlton Upon Medlock
FREE AI DISCOVERY SESSION CHORLTON MANCHESTER
Talk · AI · 5 PM · Chorlton Cum Hardy
Family Pumpkin Carving
Kids · 5:30 PM · Stretford
27 - Halloween Nightmares
Talk · Software · 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM · Strangeways
International Students Welcome @ Salford International Cafe
Meetup · International Students · 5:30 PM · The Angel Centre
PBIMCR presents ' FabCon Europe KeyTakeaways'
Talk · Microsoft Fabric · 5:45 PM · Moss Side
Meet Rick Wakeman at Waterstones Manchester Deansgate
Books & Readings · 6 PM · Chinatown
Beneath the Great Wave Curator Tour with Imogen Holmes-Roe
Tour · Sold out · 6 PM · Piccadilly
Sourced Property Collective - Manchester Property Networking Event
Talk · Career · 6 PM – 9:30 PM · Castlefield
Portico Ubuntu: Diaspora Dine & Discussion
Dinner · 6 PM · Chinatown
Board Games at A&O Hostels Manchester City Centre
Game Night · 6 PM – 11 PM · A&O Manchester City Centre
POUR HOMME SESSION 5
Social · 6 PM – 9 PM · Deansgate
Flecky Bennett's The Ordsall Hall Experience NIGHTMARES BRFORE HALLOWEEN
Theater · 6 PM · St. Georges
The Book Hive Mcr x October x Go Home Birdie Brown by Laura Blake
Book Club · 6 PM · Chinatown
🏐 GVV Mid Intermediate Volleyball Session 📍 Manchester
Play · Volleyball · 6 PM · Trinity Sports Centre,
Jonny Muir : Service Design – From Potato Peelers to Butterflies
Talk · Service Design · 6 PM · Castlefield
Sacred Bonds - Oldham
Talk · 6 PM · Oldham Edge
Manchester - People Planet Pint™: Sustainability Meetup
Meetup · 6 PM · Piccadilly
BLACK IN FULL COLOUR -One Love Edition Paint&Sip Black History Month
Craft Workshop · 6:30 PM · Chorlton Cum Hardy
GOTHIC TALES: G. R. Pidgeon & Stephen Howard in conversation
Books & Readings · 6:30 PM · Hulme
Freya Skye
Live Music · 6:30 PM · Castlefield
Basht
Live Music · 6:30 PM · Chinatown
🔥NEW Year! New Hobby! Try Salsa Dancing For FREE🔥
Class · Salsa · 6:30 PM – 11 PM · Strangeways
Sapphic Showcase: Halloween Special
Social · 6:30 PM – 10 PM · Piccadilly
J. Cole: The Fall-Off Tour
Live Music · Hip-Hop / Rap · 6:30 PM · Bradford
William Thomson (piano) plays Einaudi, Tiersen, Arnalds & his own music
Live Music · Classical · 6:30 PM · Chinatown
Brushes & Boos
Craft Workshop · 6:30 PM · Castlefield
A Nightmare on Nelson Street
Arts · 6:30 PM · Pankhurst Centre
Quiki* - a new kiki for Queer Women 🌈👯‍♀️🎶
Meetup · Queer Women · 7 PM – 10 PM · Whalley Range
Drag Make-Up 101 with Canal Street Kings
Class · Design · 7 PM · Stretford Public Hall
Salford Laughs Club - October Showcase
Stand-up · 7 PM – 10 PM · Windsor Crescent
Halloween Craft Club by Stitch & Bitch Monton
Craft Workshop · 7 PM · Edison’s
Milburn
Live Music · 7 PM · Chinatown
Shay O'Dowd
Concert · 7 PM · Ancoats
Jamie Grey
Live Music · 7 PM · Piccadilly
PS Hitsquad
Live Music · 7 PM · Piccadilly
Bitcoin Manchester Monthly
Meetup · Bitcoin · 7 PM – 10 PM · Piccadilly
Halloween Canvas Painting
Craft Workshop · 7 PM · Chorlton Upon Medlock
Big, Bold & Buttery: Winter's Richest Whites
Tasting · 7 PM · Whole Bunch Wines
Heavy Thursday: Terrorscape
Tabletop Games · 7 PM – 10 PM · Heaton Norris
The Kid LAROI - A Perfect World Tour
Live Music · 7 PM · O2 Victoria Warehouse Manchester
Halloween Cocktail Making Masterclass
Cooking Class · 7 PM · Salford Quays
STVW
Live Music · 7 PM · Deansgate
In Search of a Just War
Talk · Sold out · 7 PM · Chinatown
Arts After Dark Urmston: Pottery Painting HALLOWEEN SPECIAL!!
Craft Workshop · 7 PM – 11 PM · Woods End
Manchester Speed Dating with a Latin Twist at Maracas | ALMA
Singles · 7:15 PM · Strangeways
Born Free - Weekly Sober Rave
Dance Party · 7:30 PM · The Resonance Centre
Palette Perspectives Book Club - Black History Month
Book Club · 7:30 PM · Piccadilly
Flecky Bennett's The Ordsall Hall Experience NIGHTMARES BEFORE HALLOWEEN
Theater · 7:30 PM · St. Georges
INK x ToBeFrank Halloween Record Painting
Craft Workshop · 7:30 PM · Ancoats
Max Fry
Live Music · 7:30 PM · Piccadilly
Rhythm of Africa Vol 2 – Felabration ft. Dele Sosimi
Live Music · World · 7:30 PM · Ancoats
Samhain Irish Storytelling Evening
Books & Readings · 7:30 PM · The Horseshoe
Runaway Club
Live Music · 7:30 PM · Chorlton Upon Medlock
Speed Dating in Manchester | Ages 30 to 45
Singles · 7:30 PM · Chinatown
TEMIC
Live Music · Indie / Alternative · 7:30 PM · Chorlton Upon Medlock
Taskmaster at The Met
Game Night · 7:30 PM · Lower Garden District
Life Drawing Beginners especially welcome with model Tbc
Art Class · Life Drawing · 7:30 PM · Ancoats
Sleepy Hollow / King Street Townhouse Screening Room
Film · 7:30 PM · Chinatown
Phil Ellis: Bath Mat
Comedy · 8 PM · Quays Theatre - The Lowry
SBK Yard Party
Dance Party · Salsa & Bachata · 8 PM – 11:30 PM · Strangeways
Thomas Green - Brainstorm
Comedy · 8 PM · Strangeways
DJ FERE live in MANCHESTER
DJ Set · Electronic · 9 PM – 2 AM · Castlefield
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