Festival

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14th June 2022 | By Tyrese King

Manchester’s Festival of Libraries returns

The Festival of Libraries returns to Greater Manchester to celebrate all 133 of the public libraries in the region. Since the pandemic the importance of libraries and literature in general have...

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10th April 2022 | By Tyrese King

Sounds From The Other City announces full line-up for 2022 edition

Salford’s Sounds From The Other City (SFTOC) festival has announced its full line-up ahead of its eagerly awaited live return on 1 May. Sounds From The Other City is...

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16th March 2022 | By Tyrese King

“We’ve done six films in six days”:Filmlocos does the impossible in their aim to shine a light on the lack of representation in the industry 

The Filmlocos Festival are hosting a film screening run by a team of Latin American filmmakers in the UK who have made it their mission to showcase diversity...

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18th June 2021 | By Hannah Terry

The festival run by students is back but things are a bit different this year…

Art School Live (ASL) has returned but with a twist as the festival will be live-streamed on 25 and 26 June, hosting an array of...

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18th October 2020 | By Hayley Grice

Manchester mental health charity launches online festival to highlight the ‘Manc Spirit’

A Manchester mental health charity is hosting an online festival to showcase the diversity of culture across Trafford. The #OurTrafford festival will be the first of...

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22nd September 2020 | By Divine Vika

Cheetham Hill cultural festival’s virtual celebrations

The annual Cheetham Hill culture festival, took a different approach this year to celebrate and keep the life of the festivities going. On Sunday things...

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25th July 2019 | By Matt Hartless

Music festivals save 37m litres of water meaning people live more sustainably claims study

Music festival goers might be saving the planet by not washing over the weekend, a study has found. Researchers, including some from The University of Manchester, attended...

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23rd May 2019 | By Matt Hartless

Envirolution: Manchester’s first official plastic-free festival and entry is free as well!

Envirolution is set this year to become Manchester’s first official plastic-free festival Following Andy Burnham’s plastic-free Manchester campaign, the festival crew worked to ensure all...

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9th December 2018 | By Isaac Jordan

Media City invaded by Daleks as part of Lightwaves 2018

This weekend saw Media City and Salford Quay taken over by a group of Daleks. Their cries of ‘Exterminate’ can be heard along the noise of arriving trams and...

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4th December 2018 | By Sam Peckett

Manchester’s Grassroots Music and Arts Festival FOUNDATIONS Returns This December

FOUNDATIONS Festival is returning to Manchester this December to celebrate the city’s grassroots alternative music and art scene. Focusing on recognising the talent beyond the...