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Cultural infrastructure at a crossroads - Research Café

16:00 - 19:00 16 September 2025
Join Creative Manchester for a panel and discussion event on devolution, cultural policy and Greater Manchester. Nearly ten years on from the Greater Manchester devolution deal and…

“In conversation with diplomats from the Embassy of Spain in the UK” at the University of Manchester

13:30 - 14:30 18 September 2025
The Manchester Institute of Innovation Research (MIOIR) at the University of Manchester, in partnership with the Embassy of Spain in the UK, is pleased to invite you to the event “In…

Sarah Hall and Daisy Johnson (Manchester Literature Festival in partnership with Centre for New Writing and Creative Manchester)

15:00 11 October 2025
Join us for a captivating afternoon with two of Britain’s most original literary talents, Sarah Hall and Daisy Johnson, as they discuss their haunting new books exploring nature, myth,…

Flesh at The Haçienda: Panel discussion at The John Rylands Library

18:30 - 20:00 16 October 2025
Join us for an engaging panel discussion exploring the legendary queer nightclub 'Flesh' at The Haçienda, a staple of Manchester’s nightlife in the 1990's. Moderated by Paul Flynn,…

The Faber Lecture 2025: Gary Younge (Manchester Literature Festival in partnership with Creative Manchester)

18:30 - 20:00 16 October 2025
Award-winning author, broadcaster and Professor of Sociology at The University of Manchester, Gary Younge, delivers the inaugural Faber Lecture. In Pigeonholed: Creative Freedom as…

Sayaka Murata (Manchester Literature Festival in partnership with Centre for New Writing and Creative Manchester)

19:00 18 October 2025
Sayaka Murata, the internationally acclaimed author of Convenience Store Woman and Earthlings, joins us to discuss her provocative and visionary new novel, Vanishing World. In a society…

Marcus du Sautoy (Manchester Literature Festival in partnership with Centre for New Writing and Creative Manchester)

16:30 19 October 2025
In this fascinating talk, celebrated mathematician and leading scientist Marcus du Sautoy invites us to explore his new book Blueprints: How Mathematics Shapes Creativity and rethink…

The Poems of Seamus Heaney (Manchester Literature Festival in partnership with Centre for New Writing and Creative Manchester)

19:30 20 October 2025
Don’t miss this special evening celebrating the life and work of Seamus Heaney, as five acclaimed poets gather to mark the publication of The Poems of Seamus Heaney. The definitive…

Mimi Khalvati: Rylands Poetry Reading (Manchester Literature Festival in partnership with Centre for New Writing and Creative Manchester)

19:00 - 20:15 23 October 2025
Join us for the annual Rylands Poetry Reading, this year delivered by one of our best-loved poets Mimi Khalvati. Her award-winning lyrical poetry has been inspired by everything from…

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