Families

Creative Manchester presents Music on Campus

12:15 11 February - 13:30 24 March 2020
Creative Manchester presents Music on Campus Drop by to enhance your wellbeing with some live music Listening to music reduces stress and can have a relaxing effect on our mind and…

Creepy-Crawly Chronicles Children’s Story Competition

7 December 2019 - 9 March 2020
From ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ and ‘Charlotte’s Web’ to 'Spiderman’, insects have inspired countless much-loved stories and comics. Enter your ideas into our story competition to…

Daily Telescope Walking Tours

2 December 2019 - 2 December 2020
(Weekdays) 2.30pm (Weekends) 11.45am and 2.30pm We’ll be hosting our popular Telescope Walking Tours daily for 2019 where you can join one of our friendly Explainers as they take you…

Daily: Art Hampers – resources for families at the Whitworth

10:00 31 August 2018 - 10:00 31 May 2020
Are you and your family hungry to get creative? Pick up a picnic hamper with a difference. Come to our Oxford Road or Parkside entrance and pick up one of our special hampers - free…

February Half-Term: Space Crafts

15 - 23 February 2020
Join us for our arts and crafts activities centred around all things space! Whether you enjoy drawing or making, drop-in anytime between 11am-4pm and find something for all the family to enjoy.

Instruments of Change

19 March 2019 - 31 December 2020
Instruments of Change is an exhibition that showcases objects from the Beswick Collection at the Museum of Medicine and Health, telling the stories of the people of Manchester whose…

Science show: The science of a world heritage site

15 - 23 February 2020
Show Times: 11am, 12pm, 2.30pm Jodrell Bank became a World Heritage site in July 2019. In this show find out about some of the important moments in this site’s history which make it such an important place.

Stargazing Night

15 November 2019 - 20 March 2020
7pm – 10pm Join us at Jodrell Bank for an unmissable opportunity to get started in astronomy. You’ll learn how to navigate the skies and locate the stars in our inflatable Planetarium,…

The Proud Trust Takeover: LGBT History Month at Manchester Museum

13:00 - 16:00 22 February 2020
A showcase of the local LGBT+ communities with young LGBT+ people from The Proud Trust youth groups performing and leading activities.

WCLC: Gazelleband

13:10 - 14:00 27 February 2020
Gazelleband combines pioneering Palestinian oud player Reem Anbar and Mancunian multi-instrumentalist Louis Brehony, as they present a unique take on the radical and traditional music…

MUMS Chamber Music from the Nineteenth Century

13:10 - 14:00 28 February 2020
Join talented chamber musicians in the music society as they take on a programme of nineteenth century works. This free concert explores three works by Johannes Brahms, Clara and Robert…

MANTIS FESTIVAL: Digital Overlays

18:00 - 19:30 29 February 2020
Come along to the 2020 spring edition of the MANTIS festival ‘Digital Overlays’. Immersive media environments and human-machine Interactivity by music composers and digital artists…

MANTIS FESTIVAL: Digital Overlays

20:00 - 21:00 29 February 2020
Come along to the 2020 spring edition of the MANTIS festival ‘Digital Overlays’. Immersive media environments and human-machine Interactivity by music composers and digital artists…

MANTIS FESTIVAL: Digital Overlays

14:00 - 15:00 1 March 2020
Come along to the 2020 spring edition of the MANTIS festival ‘Digital Overlays’. Immersive media environments and human-machine Interactivity by music composers and digital artists…

International Women's Day: Each for Equal

13:00 - 15:00 5 March 2020
‘GIRLS COUNT: Equity in STEM’ Please join us on Thursday, 5 March, 1.00pm – 3.00pm We are delighted that Anita Shervington, Wellcome Trust Engagement Fellow and Director of Community…

Toddler Tales

11:00 - 11:45 5 March 2020
Find a cosy corner, pull up a cushion and listen to fun stories. Join in playtime, creating a story world of your own. Free, no need to book, just drop in. Family friendly, children 5 yrs and under.

WCLC: Black Voices Lunchtime Concert (part of the Musica Festival 2020)

13:10 - 14:00 5 March 2020
Come along to the Martin Harris Centre and experience the exceptional sounds of Black Voices - an all-female a cappella collective who are globally celebrated for their stunning voices…

MUMS - Musica Festival

13:10 - 14:00 6 March 2020
Female music-making has been long underappreciated in the Western music world. Join the student-founded Musica group to celebrate women in music. In this concert, they explore female…

The University of Manchester Symphony Orchestra

19:00 - 21:00 7 March 2020
The University of Manchester Symphony Orchestra presents a concert full of the Manchester spirit. Emeritus Professor John Casken’s Maharal Dreaming and a new work by postgraduate student…

CoMA Contemporary Music for all Festival

8 March 2020
CoMAFest: Contemporary Music for All Join players, singers and audience in a day of workshops and rehearsals of exciting new music. These workshops will culminate in an evening concert…

Girls Night Out

19:00 - 22:00 8 March 2020
Our ever-popular Girls Night Out returns for International Women’s Day with a special celebration of the women of Jodrell Bank! Our speaker for this event will be Laura Wolz, a researcher…

#WENFORUM presents: WHY'S CLIMATE JUSTICE A FEMINIST ISSUE?

18:00 - 21:00 11 March 2020
Why's Climate Justice a Feminist Issue? Come join the conversation for an evening of discussion with stalls and refreshments. Join us for an evening of lively discussion hosted by…

MUMS - Paganini Violin Concerto No. 1

13:10 - 14:00 11 March 2020
MUMS Chamber Orchestra accompanies soloist Sebastian Mueller performing Paganini’s fierce Violin Concerto No. 1, renowned for its extreme demands on the soloist with its fiendishly…

WCLC: Vonnegut Collective: shape & colour

13:10 - 14:00 12 March 2020
Experience superb new works by postgraduate University of Manchester composers, devised and developed with the Vonnegut Collective and visual artist, Hannah Campion. Together, the…

See, Make and Do at the Museum - Autism-Friendly

09:15 - 11:15 14 March 2020
Sat 14 March: 9.15-11.15am See, Make and Do at the Museum - Autism-Friendly Mornings Join us for early openings at the Museum aimed at children who have autism and other needs, along…

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