Experience the smells, sounds and sights of Victorian life at MOSI (Museum of Science & Industry) in Manchester this half term with Steam, Sweat and Sewers…
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Make a song and dance for the Saddleworth Rushcart
The 40th Saddleworth Rushcart takes place from 22nd to 24th August. The ceremony originally dates from the 1800s and has taken place annually since its revival in 1975…
Victoria Baths
Our latest Curiosity of the Week was once a rather grand bathing house. Victoria Baths is also known as ‘Manchester’s Water Palace’, and for good reason…
Dig the City transforms Manchester with urban gardening
Urban gardening festival Dig the City returns to Manchester, transforming the city centre into a flora and fauna wonderland from 2nd to 10th August…
Get hands on at Manchester Mini Maker Faire
Celebrate creativity at MOSI’s third annual and ever popular Manchester Mini Maker Faire, which takes place on 26th and 27th July 2014…
Get hooked on music at MOSI in Manchester
As part of Museums At Night, MOSI in Manchester will be holding a #HookedOnMusic Silent Disco on Thursday 15th May, so grab some headphones…
Taking a walk to find Manchester’s Hidden Gems
Contrary Life decided to take a ‘Hidden Gems’ guided walk in Manchester as part of the Manchester Histories Festival…
Easter Eleven: the UK’s top quirky events for 2014
Spring is here and Easter is fast approaching, so Contrary Life has put together a round-up of the best quirky Easter events taking place this year…
Explore the hidden and forgotten side of Manchester
Manchester Histories is a 10 day festival with events from hidden Manchester tours and digital scavenger hunts to uncanny tales from lost buildings…
Tom Brosseau, the troubadour tours the UK
North Dakota’s finest troubadour, Tom Brosseau, returns to the UK to tour his first solo release in 5 years and his 7th studio album to date…
Time to Dig the City with Manchester’s urban gardening festival
This summer, Manchester becomes a garden city, with fine food, flowers, talks, workshops and a fête as Dig the City blooms from 3rd – 11th August 2013…
4 actors, 4 bicycles, 40 characters and a 926 mile adventure
The HandleBards, a cycling tour of two of Shakespeare’s greatest plays, Romeo and Juliet and Twelfth Night, will be pedalling to a town near you…
Do you have the appetite for a Wings Eating Competition?
Fancy a tasty challenge? Well, FRANK’S RedHot® is hosting one and asking how many Buffalo wings you can eat in five minutes?
Can you survive the zombie apocalypse?
Armed with no more than your wits and a map, you have to navigate your way across a city at dusk to find the Survivor Camp, encountering groups of survivors and bloodthirsty zombies en route…
Having a folking good time on the train
The Folk Train is a musical ride from Manchester to Hathersage via some stunning Peak District countryside with a live band as your soundtrack…