Things to do in Manchester on Thursday, November 12, 2026

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

Morning

Natter Con 26: Transparency
Learning · 8:30 AM – 6:30 PM · Piccadilly
Material Shift: Designing Tomorrow - The Evolution of Building Materials
Talk · 8:30 AM · Deansgate
SEERIH Teacher Conference: Primary Science for a Sustainable World
Talk · Career · 8:30 AM – 4 PM · Piccadilly
MountIn: Performance Pulse - Manchester Marketing & Networking Event
Talk · Career · 9 AM – 1 PM · Castlefield
United Kingdom & Ireland Cutaneous Lymphoma Group (UKICLG) Meeting
Learning · 9 AM – 5 PM · Chinatown
Beyond Washington and Westminster: Connecting with US States
Talk · Career · 9:30 AM – 1 PM · Chinatown
Leading People
Class · Sold out · 9:30 AM – 1 PM · Chinatown
The book of Possibility November In-Person Book Club Choice
Book Club · Personal Development · 10 AM · Chinese Quarter
ADMS-Urban & ADMS-Roads User Group Meeting 2026
Talk · Career · 10 AM – 4 PM · voco Manchester - City Centre by IHG
BrightCarbon advanced PowerPoint training - 12 November 2026
Class · 10 AM – 4 PM · Ancoats
Sea Life Manchester - Standard Entry
Zoo & Aquarium · 10 AM · SEA LIFE Manchester
The Book of Possibility November Monthly Book Club Choice
Book Club · Self Help · 10 AM · Chinese Quarter
Arc Photography for Wellbeing Walk
Hike & Walk · 10:30 AM · Arc Centre, Hat Works

Afternoon

Women in Business Networking Cheadle
Networking · 12 PM · Cheadle Heath
Research Café: Muslim creativity, resistance and community wellbeing
Talk · 12 PM · Chinatown
Seminar on Hope and Activism
Talk · 3:30 PM · Chorlton Upon Medlock
Tinder and Swipe Fatigue: Examining Dating App Transformations
Talk · 4 PM · Chorlton Upon Medlock
We Are The Industry awards evening
Social · 4 PM – 11 PM · Castlefield
Vepa MCR - Showroom Launch
Meetup · 4:30 PM – 8:30 PM · Ancoats

Evening

FREE AI DISCOVERY SESSION CHORLTON MANCHESTER
Talk · AI · 5 PM · Chorlton Cum Hardy
Is Your Organisation Ready for Growth?
Talk · 5 PM · Chinatown
CURRENTS + ERRA
Live Music · 5:30 PM · Chorlton Upon Medlock
SIG – Personal development: Leadership skills for people professionals
Talk · Career · 5:30 PM · Clayton Hotel Manchester City Centre
Light Up Your Complexion with Trinny London
Class · 6 PM · Cheadle Hulme
🏐 GVV Mid Intermediate Volleyball Session 📍 Manchester
Play · Volleyball · 6 PM · Trinity Sports Centre,
How to Get Your Poetry Published
Talk · 6 PM · Strangeways
Talent MCR #2 - AI in TA & leading through chaos
Meetup · Talent Acquisition · 6 PM · Chinatown
LF NextGen Manchester: Industry panel and networking evening
Talk · 6 PM – 9 PM · DF Capital
Surviving on the front line of climate change
Learning · 6 PM · Moss Side
Soil Health and Composting Workshop
Class · 6 PM · Levenshulme
TAUK Manchester Lets Get Personal
Talk · Career · 6 PM – 9 PM · Piccadilly
Process Manchester 009
Learning · 6 PM – 9:30 PM · Piccadilly
Manchester: Data Intelligence Network | Nov 2026
Networking · Data Intelligence · 6 PM · Chinatown
Life Drawing at the Whitworth Gallery (+18) NOV 12TH
Art Class · 6 PM · Rusholme
Autumn Coffee Painting
Craft Workshop · 6:30 PM · Arc Centre, Hat Works
QUEER SUPPER CLUB
Dinner · 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM · Hulme Community Garden Centre
ICE FLOWER HERBARIUM: Dzena Andersone in conversation
Books & Readings · 6:30 PM · Hulme
National Emergency Briefings: What next? (2)
Class · 6:30 PM · Chinatown
National PA Awards Early Bird Individual Ticket
Social · 6:30 PM – 1 AM · Bradford
Queer Single Women Canvas Painting
Craft Workshop · 7 PM · Chinatown
Arts After Dark Urmston: Kintsugi Workshop
Class · 7 PM – 11 PM · Woods End
Bellowhead
Live Music · Rock · 7 PM · Chinatown
FLECKY BENNETT’S MANCHESTER’S ANGEL MEADOW EXPERIENCE
Arts · 7 PM · Ancoats
People’s Emergency Briefing
Film · 7 PM · Ashton Upon Mersey
Comedy Night with Some Amazing Acts from Across the UK
Stand-up · 7 PM · EZ Bar and Cafe
🍹GetSocial Games Night | Meet New People & Make New Friends @ Pixel Bar 🎮🍸
Game Night · 7 PM – 11 PM · Ancoats
Hinterland Poets + Open Mic
Books & Readings · 7 PM · Ancoats
Stitch & Bitch Social Club
Meetup · 7 PM · Edison’s
Shake, Press & Paint
Art Class · 7 PM · Crofts Bank
Amphora-nous Behaviour!
Tasting · 7 PM · Whole Bunch Wines
Freddie Halkon
Live Music · 7 PM · Chinatown
Manchester Orators
Class · Public Speaking · 7:15 PM · Deansgate
Muse - The Wow! Signal Europa Tour
Live Music · 7:30 PM · Bradford
Memory Bank: Quiz @ The Underbank
Trivia · 7:30 PM · Heaton Norris
MEEK
Live Music · 7:30 PM · Chorlton Upon Medlock
Storefront Church
Live Music · 7:30 PM · Ancoats
7.30-8.30pm Gong Bath at the Signol Community Centre in Romiley, £17
Meditation · 7:30 PM · Signol Community Centre
Book Swap Social: let's celebrate the season of giving ✨
Meetup · 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM · Withington
Speed Dating in Manchester | Ages 30 to 45
Singles · 7:30 PM · Chinatown
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