Things to do in Manchester on Thursday, November 26, 2026

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

Morning

FinTech North: Manchester 2026
Talk · Finance & Investing · 8 AM – 8:30 PM · Chorlton Upon Medlock
5th Rehabilitation Conference in Hearing Difference and Deafness
Talk · 9 AM – 4:15 PM · Kath Locke Centre
Timber 101: Foundations of Timber Specification & Best Practice -Manchester
Class · 9:30 AM – 4 PM · Strangeways
Celcat AI on Tour - Manchester
Talk · AI · 9:30 AM – 4 PM · Castlefield
Networking Events Manchester | Founders Coffee Club - Manchester Meetup
Networking · 10 AM · Chinatown
Sea Life Manchester - Standard Entry
Zoo & Aquarium · 10 AM · SEA LIFE Manchester

Evening

28 - Public Speaking Opportunities
Class · Public Speaking · 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM · Strangeways
Festive Get Together: November 2026
Networking · Women In Technology · 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM · Hulme
PBIMCR presents Ant Couzens and Benni De Jagere
Talk · Microsoft Fabric · 5:30 PM · Chinatown
Frontier Robotics Happy Hour by Armnet
Happy Hour · Robotics · 5:30 PM – 11 PM · Chinatown
Cocktail & Tarot
Food & Drink · 6 PM – 10 PM · Heaton Moor
Hive After Hours Networking November
Networking · 6 PM · Alder Forest
Volver al Cine: 'Cómicos' (Juan Antonio Bardem, 1954
Class · 6 PM · Deansgate
Agentic AI Hackathon - DevOps Society
Hackathon · AI Agents · 6 PM – 9 PM · Chinatown
TechRise #5 - Finding Your Feet in a Changing Tech Industry
Talk · Career · 6 PM · Chinatown
Purpose - The Nia Centre an Archival Film Screening
Film · 6 PM – 9 PM · Niamos Radical Arts & Centre
DakhaBrakha
Live Music · 6 PM – 10 PM · Strangeways
Ctrl Alt & Meet #1
Talk · Technology · 6 PM – 9 PM · Ancoats
Ceramic Sculpting with Ben Saunders
Class · 6 PM · Manchester Craft & Design Centre
Christmas Wreath Making Evening
Craft Workshop · 6:15 PM · Arc Centre, Hat Works
Film Screening and Q&A: For What We Have to Do
Film · 6:30 PM · Piccadilly
Phoebe Bridgers
Live Music · 6:30 PM · Bradford
The Sun Inn Poets – Reading & Open Mic
Books & Readings · 6:30 PM · Strangeways
Christmas Gala @ STERLING [Tickets Now Available]
Meetup · Christmas · 6:30 PM – 11:30 PM · Central Retail District
DVRS Festival x Manchester Games Network social
Networking · 7 PM · Piccadilly
Faith in Strangers
Live Music · 7 PM · Ancoats
South American Fling
Tasting · 7 PM · Whole Bunch Wines
Songer
Live Music · 7 PM · Chorlton Upon Medlock
Cheese & Beer Night at Station Hop to raise money for Macmillan
Tasting · 7 PM – 10 PM · Station Hop
Salford Distillery Candle Making Workshop
Class · 7 PM · Strangeways
Dylan John Thomas
Live Music · 7 PM · Royal Albert Hall
Time Management : Free In-Person Seminar
Talk · Time Management · 7 PM · Castlefield
Christmas Wreath Making Evening
Craft Workshop · 7 PM · Cheadle Heath
Make your own Christmas Wreath
Craft Workshop · 7 PM · Dane Bank
Last Thursday Club - Manchester
Books & Readings · 7 PM · Levenshulme
International Healing Medium Marcus Farrey Presents A Night Of Mediumship
Talk · 7:30 PM · Moorside Farm
BUNT.
Live Music · 7:30 PM · Chorlton Upon Medlock
Manchester Singles Night - 30s & 40s
Singles · 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM · Withington
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