Things to do in Manchester this weekend

What's on in and around Manchester, Fri Oct 30 – Sun Nov 1.

Fri Oct 30

Padel Networking Club in aid of Bury Hospice
Play · Racket Sports · 12:30 PM – 4 PM · Hollins
Manchester Crafternoon
Craft Workshop · 1 PM · Manchester Craft and Design Centre
Fungi Walk
Hike & Walk · 1 PM · Swinton
Create Your Own 3D Shibori Scarf
Class · 2 PM – 5 PM · Manchester Craft and Design Centre
The Addams Family (1991) / King Street Townhouse Screening Room
Film · 2 PM · Chinatown
FREE Eco Warrior Creative Writing Workshop
Class · 3 PM · East Didsbury
Poetry Book Launch Party: 'Volatile' by Tom Branfoot
Books & Readings · 6 PM – 9 PM · Ancoats
A-Kin 2nd Birthday Supper Club
Dinner · 6 PM – 10:30 PM · Castlefield
🏸 Friday 90 mins Badminton - Manchester
Play · Racket Sports · 6 PM · Moss Side
Alabama 3 Acoustic | Manchester, New Century Locker
Live Music · 6 PM · Strangeways
Illusion Of Life | A Beginner's Stop Motion Animation Workshop
Craft Workshop · 6:30 PM · Deansgate
Halloween Macaron decorating workshop
Cooking Class · 6:30 PM · Crofts Bank
Creepy Carnival Breakout Room (Ticketed: £30pp)
Escape Room · Halloween · 6:45 PM · East Didsbury
Reggae Bingo - Manchester - Fri 30th Oct
Bingo · 7 PM – 10 PM · Piccadilly

Sat Oct 31

Founders Running Club :: Manchester
Run Club · 9 AM · Castlefield
Snap & Share: Street Photography Workshop
Class · 10 AM · Ancoats
Scripted Social MCR - October (Rope by Patrick Hamilton)
Theater · 10 AM – 3 PM · Deansgate
Buile Hill Fungi Walk
Hike & Walk · 10 AM · Weaste
Crochet for all levels from Beginners to advanced
Class · 10 AM · EZ Bar and Cafe
Whose Club Is It Anyway? Reclaiming Football Through Co-ops
Talk · 11:30 AM · Football Club United of Manchester
Broomstick Making Workshop
Craft Workshop · 12 PM · Heaton Moor
🏸 Badminton - Manchester
Play · Racket Sports · 1 PM · Moss Side
Art & Craft Club Manchester
Meetup · Art And Craft · 1 PM · a&o Hostels Manchester City Centre
Mixed media: paint animals with watercolour and gouache
Class · 1:30 PM · Heaton Norris
The Waitress- Theatre at The Lowry
Musical · 1:45 PM – 4:45 PM · The Lowry
The Jam Underground! (Improv Comedy Jam)
Improv · 2 PM · Ancoats
Singles' Summit United Kingdom
Singles · 2 PM – 6 PM · West Gorton
Uncorked & Unhinged: A Horror Movie Wine Tasting
Tasting · 3 PM · Whole Bunch Wines

Sun Nov 1

The MUD Market
Market · 10 AM – 3 PM · Platt Fields Market Garden
Book & Stationery Festive Fair
Market · 11 AM – 4 PM · Heaton Norris
Bouldering @ Rock Over Climbing - NEW MEMBERS WELCOME!
Climbing · 11:45 AM · Strangeways
Manchester Day of the Dead Festival
Festival · 12 PM – 4 PM · Chinatown
Chain Mail Jewellery Making Workshop
Craft Workshop · 1 PM · Heaton Norris
Samhain Nature Walkshop
Hike & Walk · 2 PM · Alder Forest
English Conversation Club
Language · 3 PM · Chinatown
🏸 Casual/Social Badminton - Manchester
Play · Racket Sports · 3 PM · Oasis Academy Media City
The Addams Family (1991) / King Street Townhouse Screening Room
Film · 5 PM · Chinatown
Manchester Interactive Speed Dating for Local Singles
Singles · 7 PM · Baguley
KAVABANGA DEPO KOLIBRI | Club Academy Manchester | 1 November 2026
Live Music · Hip-Hop / Rap · 7 PM – 10 PM · Chorlton Upon Medlock
Salford Flamenco Under the Midnight Sky
Class · 7 PM · 25 Peach Bank
Akaash Singh - Generational Triumph Tour
Comedy · 7 PM · Castlefield
Salford Renaissance Revelry and Bardic Tales
Meetup · 7 PM · Miles Platting
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