Confucius Institute Spring Open Day
| Dates: | 21 March 2026 |
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| Times: | 14:00 - 16:30 |
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| What is it: | Open day |
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| Organiser: | School of Arts, Languages and Cultures |
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| How much: | FREE |
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| Who is it for: | University staff, Adults, Age Friendly, Current University students, General public |
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Keen to find out what learning Mandarin would be like? Want to improve your wellbeing and try your hand at some Chinese arts and crafts?
Join us at our Spring Open Day on 21 March and take part in fun cultural activities, language tasters, a tea ceremony and a prize draw with great prizes.
TICKETS ARE FREE, PLEASE BOOK VIA EVENTBRITE: https://CIspringopenday2026.eventbrite.co.uk
Schedule
14:15 Doors open
14:15 – 16:15 Tea, snacks and chat with our teachers
14:15 – 15:15 Bracelet making drop-in session
14:30 – 15:15 Mandarin Chinese language taster
15:30 – 16:15 Calligraphy drop-in session (get your name written in Chinese characters, try your hand at calligraphy and have fun)
15:20 – 16:05 Mandarin Chinese language taster 2nd session
16:15 Doors close.
Please note that drop-in sessions are designed to accommodate as many participants as possible for a short time. To give as many people the opportunity to have a go as possible, we encourage participants to give their space over to others when they've had a go.
Please note that our building has some steep sets of stairs and no elevator. The tea, snacks and chat will take place on the ground floor. If you have accessibility requirements, please let us know.
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Confucius Institute
180 Waterloo Place, Oxford Road
Manchester
