With Kids in Manchester
Family days out that won't bankrupt you or bore them.
Manchester is a brilliant city for families. We've got two world-class museums you can take kids to without paying a penny (the Science and Industry Museum, the Manchester Museum), a Whitworth Park that's been redesigned around how children actually use parks, Heaton Park (one of the biggest in Europe), and dozens of farms, soft plays, and nature spots within a 30-minute drive.
Wed 2 Oct
Still Life with Life Drawing Mossley
The Old Abbey Tap House
Annual (February, based on lunar calendar)
Chinese New Year Celebrations 2026
Chinatown / Albert Square
Free
Sun 22 Feb
Boko Yout
YES Basement
Fri 6 Mar
Do One
Niamos
Wed 15 Apr
Ai Weiwei: New Work at Factory International
Aviva Studios
From £15
Most Fridays and Saturdays, 5pm-10pm
GRUB Food Market at Mayfield
GRUB, Mayfield Depot
Free entry
Every Saturday and Sunday, 10am-3pm
Weekend Brunch at Mackie Mayor
Mackie Mayor
Free entry, food from £8
Every Saturday, 10am-4pm
Levenshulme Market
Levenshulme Old Railway Station Car Park
Free entry
Annual (April)
Manchester Marathon 2026
Old Trafford (start/finish)
£75 entry / Free to spectate
Mon 20 Apr
Paste Batik Patch
Cafe Blah
Mon 20 Apr
Sea Life Manchester Standard Entry
Legoland Discovery Centre
£16.00 - £26.00
Fri 1 May
Dusk Til Pawn
Dusk Til Pawn
Fri 1 May
Funkademia presents Get On Down
New Century Kitchen
Mon 4 May
Ramped Up Presents: DISORDER.LY - 'DOSS'
The Rat And Pidgeon
Fri 15 May
Manchester Jazz Festival
First Street Bar And Kitchen
0
Thu 21 May
Glastonbudget
Turnpost Farm
0
Thu 21 May
Breaking Bands Festival
Thornborough Events
0
Thu 21 May
Buckle & Boots Country Festival
Whitebottom Farm
0
Fri 22 May
Farm Fest
Stoneleigh Park
0
Sat 23 May
Monster Truck Motorfest Taunton
Taunton Racecourse