Things to do in Manchester on Saturday, December 12, 2026

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

Morning

Certificate in Film Making - Short Film Course
Class · 9 AM – 5 PM · 1853 Studios Studio 49
The Manchester Model Railway Show 2026
Craft Workshop · 9:30 AM · Piccadilly
Sea Life Manchester - Standard Entry
Museum & Gallery · 10 AM · SEA LIFE Manchester
Angels - Discovering The Gifts They Bring
Class · 10 AM – 4 PM · Wellspring House - Home of the Swedenborg Open Learning Centre
Falling Into The Mystery Manchester Full Day Workshop: 12/12/2026
Class · 10 AM – 4 PM · Chinatown
Free From Festival (MANCHESTER 2026)
Food Festival · 11 AM · Bowlers Exhibition Centre
Yalda Celebration
Meetup · 11 AM · Chinatown
Manchester Kpop Market - Winter Edition 2026
Market · 11 AM – 4 PM · Chinatown
Biggest Manchester Single Muslim Marriage Event by Qabul
Singles · 11 AM – 5:30 PM · Piccadilly

Afternoon

R&B Brunch Manchester (Dec 12)
Brunch · 12 PM – 5 PM · Chinatown
Childrens Christmas Party
Kids · 12 PM – 3 PM · Abbey Hey
ABBA BELIEVE IN ANGELS CHRISTMAS BOTTOMLESS BRUNCH SHOW MANCHESTER
Brunch · 12 PM – 4 PM · Piccadilly
Paint and Sip - Snow Globe | Kargo MKT
Art Class · 12:30 PM · Salford Quays
The Lord of The Rings: The Fellowship of The Ring In Concert
Film · 1 PM · Bradford
Christmas Bliss Manchester– 70s & 80s Christmas Daytime Disco
Dance Party · 1 PM – 6 PM · Chinatown
Christmas Social 🎄 — Vision Boards, Challenges, Dinner & Secret Santa
Meetup · Christmas · 2 PM – 9 PM · GRIT Studios
Live@thelibrary: Peter Pan (Relaxed / BSL Interpreted Performance)
Theater · 2 PM · Oldham Library & Lifelong Learning Centre
Gig: The Blazing Snowmen
Live Music · Country · 3 PM · Chinatown
GUSABANA - END OF YEAR PARTY
Meetup · 4 PM – 11 PM · St Kentigerns Parish Hall
A Victorian Christmas Literary Salon: Dickens, Gaskell & Mulled Wine
Books & Readings · 4:30 PM · Withington

Evening

Polyphia - BE NOT AFRAID World Tour
Live Music · 7 PM · Chorlton Upon Medlock
Artemas - Getting Up to No Good
Live Music · 7 PM · O2 Victoria Warehouse Manchester
Wild Wild Step Sat 12th December Manchester
Meetup · 7 PM – 10 PM · Castlefield
12.12 COSMIC CELEBRATION & FULL POWER CACAO 5th BIRTHDAY
Social · 7 PM – 1 AM · Rusholme
Blondshell
Live Music · 7 PM · Chinatown
THESE WICKED RIVERS
Live Music · 7 PM – 10 PM · Piccadilly
Rnb winter Ball- Jagged Edge, B2k ft. Omarion
Live Music · 7 PM · BEC ARENA
Family Carols 2026
Live Music · Classical · 7:30 PM · Strangeways
Rebecca Ferguson: The Hits at Christmas
Live Music · 7:30 PM · Chinatown
WHP presents STEPPERS [Concourse Only]
Nightlife · 9 PM · Piccadilly
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