Things to Do in Manchester This Weekend
Sat, 1 August 2026 & Sun, 2 August 2026
The best things to do in Manchester this weekend. From live music and comedy to theatre and family days out — find your perfect weekend event.
Trinity War
John Charles Centre for Sport
Antiques and Salvage Market: Cheshire Showground
WA16 0HJ
Middleport Regional Celebration-T & M Canal-Stoke on Trent AS-01/08/2026
Trent & Mersey canal
Saturday Family Drop-In
Wild Tots Play Cafe
Members sessions
Warrington Play And Sensory Centre
Wild Play @ Into The Wild
Into the wild Bushcraft
Alpaca Walks
Walton Hall and Gardens
Mobile - Private Cast & Create Jesmonite Workshop for up to 6 guests
Wigan
Beginner's Machine Patchwork – Lap / Cot Quilt
Happy Hare - Sheffield
Bushcraft Parties
Into the wild Bushcraft
Peak District Fun Puzzle Treasure Hunt! :)
Carpark Speedwell Cavern
Manchester Fun Puzzle Treasure Hunt! Singe route or double for racing! :)
Manchester Piccadilly Train Station
Hebden Bridge Vintage Weekend 2026 Stallholder booking
Calder Holmes Park
Create 2 Slab Built Espresso Cups
The Craft House
Liverpool Fun Puzzle Treasure Hunt! :)
Liverpool Lime Street
Museum & Archive Saturday Booking
Sunny Bank Mills Museum and Archive
Sheffield Fun Team Building Interactive Treasure Hunt!
South Street Park Amphitheatre
Heaton Park Food & Drink Festival 2026: Fifth Anniversary
Heaton Park, Manchester
Education Era: Summer School at P.Louise City - Under 16
Plouise City
Manchester Fun Team Building Interactive Treasure Hunt!
Manchester Piccadilly Train Station
Sheffield Fun Puzzle Treasure Hunt! :)
South Street Park Amphitheatre
Inverness Fun Team Building Interactive Treasure Hunt!
Inverness Town House
Liverpool Fun Team Building Interactive Treasure Hunt!
Liverpool Lime Street
Education Era: Summer School at P.Louise City - Under 16
Plouise City
Liverpool City Walking Tour
Steps outside the main entrance to the Museum of Liverpool
Park Hill Tour - Walk the Streets in the Sky
Park Hill
Manchester City Centre Walking Tour
outside the main entrance of Manchester Central Library
Party Safari Tent
Into the wild Bushcraft
Party Safari Tent
Into the wild Bushcraft
Manchester City Centre Walking Tour
outside the main entrance of Manchester Central Library
Womens Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu @ Union Academy Manchester
Union Academy Manchester - BJJ and Kickboxing Academy
Didsbury French Cafe
Saints & Scholars
SHOF Guided Football Walks 2026 - Porterbrook's Football History
S11 8JJ
ABBA BOTTOMLESS BRUNCH hosted by FunnyBoyz Drag Queens
FunnyBoyz Liverpool - The Club
COCKTAIL MASTERCLASS hosted by Drag Queens | FunnyBoyz Liverpool
FunnyBoyz Liverpool - The Club
The Liverpool Pirate Experience
The Princess Passenger Boat (Near The Tate Gallery)
HIT & RUN: FREE Summer Super Sunday w/ ALIX PEREZ (3 hr set)
Freight Island
The Breakfast Club Bottomless Brunch | FunnyBoyz Liverpool
FunnyBoyz Liverpool - The Club
The ULTIMATE Shopping & Lifestyle Exhibition
Depot Mayfield
Oasis Wonderwalk Tour
Arch of Chinatown
Manchester Craft Beer Experience
Cloudwater Brew Co Taproom
Rock 'n Goal Manchester Walking Tour
Arch of Chinatown
Oasis Wonderwalk Tour
Arch of Chinatown
Rock 'n Goal Manchester Walking Tour
Arch of Chinatown
Kids' Tie Dye Class
Sefton Park
The Oasis Wonderwalk Tour
The Edwardian Radisson Blu Hotel
Girls in Business Camp Manchester 2026
15 Mason St
Pottery painting workshop,
93 Windsor Rd
Film & TV tour Peaky Blinders, House Of Guinness, Captain America
77 Dale St
The Oasis Wonderwalk Tour
The Edwardian Radisson Blu Hotel
Teletech Festival 2026
Bowlers Exhibition Centre
Northern Monk Brewery Tours
Northern Monk Refectory and Garden LDS
BENIDORM BINGO Bottomless Brunch hosted by FunnyBoyz Drag Queens
FunnyBoyz Liverpool - The Club
Bramall Hall - Guided Tour: Fridays & Sundays at 2pm
Bramall Hall
FunnyBoyz hosts... DAYTIME DYSCO
DYSCO Liverpool
Manchester's Northern Quarter Walking Tour
outside the Fred Aldous shop
Bushcraft Parties
Into the wild Bushcraft
Summer nature walk & journaling
Beesley Green Community Centre
The BEST of Benidorm with Tribute Acts, Karaoke & Drag Shows (Liverpool)
The Benidorm Bar
Manchester Afternoon Walking Tour By SiManchester
Manchester Central Library
Margarita Making Masterclass
Picante
The VEGAS Bottomless Brunch with Live Tribute | FunnyBoyz
FunnyBoyz Liverpool - The Club
The Ultimate Disney Villains Brunch with Bingo | FunnyBoyz Liverpool
FunnyBoyz Liverpool - The Club
Balance Brewery Tours
Balance Brewing & Blending
Spicy Space ️- support group for neurodivergent families
Greenacres Community Centre
LAST DISCO: A Drag Queen Afternoon Party @ DysCo, Liverpool
DYSCO Liverpool
Drag Queen Extravaganza @ Dysco, Liverpool
DYSCO Liverpool
Navy Bar 2.1 hosts... RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE THEMED PARTY
Navy Bar 2.1
An Afternoon of Rock IV: MANCHESTER (Over 30s)
The Deaf Institute
GET INTO MY PUB: The Ultimate Party Experience
DYSCO Liverpool
MANCHESTER An Afternoon of Rock IV - Rock/Metal for the over 30s: 3pm-7pm, 1st August
The Deaf Institute
An Afternoon of Rock: MANCHESTER (Over 30s Rock/Metal) 3pm-7pm
The Deaf Institute
Ska Day Party: Manchester 🎺
Impossible - Manchester
MANCHESTER An Afternoon of Rock - Rock/Metal for over 30s: 1st Aug, 3pm-7pm
The Deaf Institute
Rosie Holt: Preview || Creatures Comedy Festival
Creatures Comedy Club
Women of Manchester 2-hour Walking Tour
Emmeline Pankhurst Statue
The Rocky Horror Show
Palace Theatre Manchester
Afternoon ABBA Drag Party & Bottomless Booze @ DysCo, Liverpool
DYSCO Liverpool
DISCO KARAOKE with Drag Queens @ Dysco, Liverpool
DYSCO Liverpool
Elder Emo Day Party in Manchester!
Rebellion Manchester
Elder Emo Summer Day Party
Rebellion Manchester
The Jury Experience: Death on the Port Side
The Stoller Hall
Cocktail Revival Masterclass with Drag Queens @ Dysco, Liverpool
DYSCO Liverpool
TRUE PRIDE
Hidden
KARAOKE hosted by LICKY VICKY @ The Benidorm Bar, Liverpool
The Benidorm Bar
COCKTAILS with DRAG QUEENS | Navy Bar, Liverpool
Navy Bar 2.1
BENIDORM BINGO hosted by Drag Queens | FunnyBoyz Manchester
New York New York
Private City Walking Tour in Manchester
Chinatown
Education Era: Summer School at P.Louise City - 18+
Plouise City
Education Era: Summer School at P.Louise City - 18+
Plouise City
BENI BINGO hosted by LICKY VICKY @ The Benidorm Bar, Liverpool
The Benidorm Bar
The Drag Queen PUB CRAWL: Liverpool's Ultimate Experience!
The Benidorm Bar
Lady Gaga & Friends | Tribute Nights at Blundell Street Restaurant
Blundells Supper Club
The BIG Saturday Night Cabaret Show at FunnyBoyz Liverpool
FunnyBoyz Liverpool
ABBA-Mania Party @ DysCo, Liverpool
DYSCO Liverpool
VEGAS Tribute Acts & Drag Queens | FunnyBoyz Liverpool
FunnyBoyz Liverpool - The Club
Solya
The Deaf Institute
BINGO JAMZ MANCHESTER | August 1st 2026
Freight Island
Spanish Horses
The Abbey
JuJu (IT) + Thee Lucifer Sams
artefact
Manchester Got Soul: Live Music and DJs Til Late
The Blues Kitchen
Private Karaoke Room
M15 4RA
Bingo Jamz Manchester | 2026
Circuit Bristol
FunnyBoyz Liverpool presents... RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE THEMED PARTY
Navy Bar 2.1
SNL presents: Live Bands, Eurovision & Disco Belters @ Dysco, Liverpool
DYSCO Liverpool
Welcome to THE HAUS OF FUN | Hosted by the FunnyBoyz
Navy Bar Liverpool
Private Karaoke Room
M15 4RA
Fluorescents
The Star and Garter, Manchester
Electromantics - 80's Electro Tribute Band - Live At Lions Den, Manchester
Lions Den Manchester
Manchester Pub Crawl
Salt Dog Slims
Manchester Pub Crawl / 5 Venues / Free Shots / Drink Deals + MORE!
Salt Dog Slim's Manchester
KERRANG’D
Navy Bar 2.1 hosts... DRAG QUEEN COMEDY CABARET
Navy Bar 2.1
Manchester Got Soul: Live Music + DJs ‘Til Late
The Blues Kitchen, Manchester
Todd Terry - Haçienda All Night Long
Joshua Brooks
DOLLY PARTON Tribute Night @ The Benidorm Bar, Liverpool
The Benidorm Bar
80s TRIBUTE NIGHT "4ever 80s" @ Dysco, Liverpool
DYSCO Liverpool
MAN AFTER MIDNIGHT: DreamBoys & ABBA @ Dysco, Liverpool
DYSCO Liverpool
Navy Bar 2.1 presents... The Midnight Bottomless Brunch
Navy Bar 2.1
Ark Manchester Every Saturday
Ark Manchester
The Midnight Bottomless Brunch | Navy Bar, Liverpool
Navy Bar 2.1
Becky Hill Party with Live Tributes @ Navy Bar, Liverpool
Navy Bar 2.1
Runway Saturdays
Runway Nightclub
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