Things to do in Manchester on Thursday, November 19, 2026

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

Morning

Evolving HR 2026
Talk · Career · 9 AM – 5 PM · Salford Quays
NBIA Mammography Update Study Day 2026
Class · Career · 9 AM – 3:45 PM · Baguley
Wex Shows: Kendal Mountain Festival
Learning · 9:30 AM – 7 PM · Piccadilly
Build A Business: Marketing - The Essentials
Class · 9:30 AM – 1 PM · Business & IP Centre, 2nd floor
Grow your sales: The Ultimate Sales Playbook
Class · 9:45 AM · Chinatown
Sea Life Manchester - Standard Entry
Zoo & Aquarium · 10 AM · SEA LIFE Manchester

Afternoon

Exploring Bioenergetics
Class · Bioenergetics · 1 PM · The Pathways Studio,
Manchester Seminar: From Longevity to Precision Healthy Ageing
Talk · 3:15 PM – 7:30 PM · Piccadilly

Evening

AI Data Hive: Manchester #5
Talk · AI And Data · 5 PM – 8:30 PM · Castlefield
Manchester Art Fair & The Manchester Contemporary 2026
Museum & Gallery · 5 PM – 9 PM · Deansgate
Colony Networking Manchester
Networking · 5 PM · Strangeways
November 2026 Meetup
Talk · Databricks · 5:30 PM · Chinatown
Brick Works Manchester 2026
Learning · 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM · Deansgate
The Big Tech Debate
Talk · Human Engineering · 5:30 PM · Castlefield
Manchester Music Tour - Manchester Wire x Jonathan Schofield Tours
Tour · 5:30 PM · Chinatown
Manchester November Meetup
Learning · 5:45 PM · Castlefield
The Gothic History of Manchester - Talks in the Pub
Talk · 6 PM · Ancoats
Slop-Driven Development - A Guest Session Hosted by Vonage
Talk · AI · 6 PM · Castlefield
Manchester Storm vs Fife Flyers
Sports · 6 PM · AO Arena
Manchester Entrepreneurs Social | Meet, Connect & Build Your Circle
Networking · 6 PM – 9 PM · Piccadilly
Quality for Everyone: Accessibility Testing in Practice
Talk · Accessibility Testing · 6 PM · Heywood
🏐 GVV Mid Intermediate Volleyball Session 📍 Manchester
Play · Volleyball · 6 PM · Trinity Sports Centre,
Poetry Encounters: Fátima Saheb
Books & Readings · 6 PM · Chorlton Upon Medlock
Agentic Payments : Luke Grayland & AI Engineering at Scale : Alastair Jepps
Talk · Agentic Payments · 6 PM · Chinatown
Cloud Native November
Talk · Cloud Native · 6 PM – 9 PM · Castlefield
Mending Club at The Apple Core
Craft Workshop · 6 PM · Heaton Norris
Mindstone Manchester November AI Meetup
Talk · AI · 6 PM – 9 PM · Chinatown
Wreath Making Worshop (Flixton)
Craft Workshop · 6 PM · J.Parker's Garden Centre Flixton
Enter Shikari - LOSE YOUR SELF TOUR 2026
Live Music · 6:30 PM · Bradford
Chef Teddy Lee's Cook Book Tour!
Dinner · 6:30 PM – 10 PM · Chinatown
Villanelle
Live Music · 7 PM · Chinatown
Friends In Fashion Manchester - Fashion Networking Party
Networking · 7 PM – 11 PM · Castlefield
Disgusting Sisters
Arts · 7 PM · Piccadilly
For Vini: The Music / The Durutti Column
Live Music · Indie / Alternative · 7 PM – 11 PM · Royal Albert Hall
Kid Kapichi
Live Music · 7 PM · Strangeways
FLECKY BENNETT’S THE ALTRINCHAM GHOST WALK
Hike & Walk · 7 PM · The Stone Cross
🍹GetSocial Game Night | Meet New People @ Twenty Twenty Two 🏓🍸
Game Night · 7 PM – 11 PM · Ancoats
The Fray
Live Music · 7 PM · Chorlton Upon Medlock
Look Mum No Computer
Live Music · 7 PM · Strangeways
Xentrix
Concert · Metal · 7 PM – 11 PM · Chorlton Upon Medlock
Arts After Dark Urmston: Wine Glass Painting
Class · 7 PM – 11 PM · Woods End
The Rifles
Live Music · 7 PM · Chinatown
Pete Williams & Andy Wellings
Live Music · Singer-Songwriter · 7 PM – 11 PM · Levenshulme
CHURCH GROWTH CONFERENCE
Learning · 7 PM · Levenshulme
Nouveau Who? Beaujolais Nouveau Tasting
Tasting · 7 PM · Whole Bunch Wines
Michael Spicer - Hope All's Well
Comedy · 7:30 PM · Ancoats
NOVEMBER WINE TASTING
Tasting · Wine · 7:30 PM · Bruk
Aaron Rowe
Live Music · 7:30 PM · Chorlton Upon Medlock
Steven Charles Pool Evening
Play · 7:30 PM · Steven Charles Snooker Centre
Live Music at The Art Of Tea
Live Music · 7:30 PM · East Didsbury
Neurodivergent Singles Night
Singles · 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM · Withington
The History of Gothic Graveyards & Horror - Talks in the Pub
Talk · 8 PM · Ancoats
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