After the hugely successful DraigCon Manchester conventions in 2018, which attracted more than 20,000 fans, the event will return this July. The DraigCon fan convention will return to The Printworks, Manchester, Saturday 6 – Sunday 7 July. DraigCon will witness the return of Chris Rankin (Percey Weasley) and James Payton (Frank Longbottom) alongside new faces…
Manchester’s Hard Rock Cafe will be handing out green flowers on the streets of Manchester this St Patrick’s Day with lucky recipients getting a 2 for 1 deal on its Guinness Burger. The luck of the Irish will be making its way through the streets of Manchester from 11am-4pm in a partnership between Hard Rock…
Manchester Museum has come together with the Partition Museum in Amritsar, India, to commemorate 100 years since the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre. The collaboration marks the first time in Indo-UK history two Museums located in cities deeply affected by colonialism have come together to re-examine the massacre. The co-curated exhibition Jallianwala Bagh 1919: Punjab under Siege…
The Printworks, Manchester, will host a range of events and offers over the half term holiday, promising for fun for the whole family from 18 until 22 February. With giant jenga and snakes and ladders, virtual reality experiences (if your kid fancies hitting the slopes or going on a space pirate adventure), face painting, crafts,…
We’ve all been there. When you realise last minute that you’ve not bought a present or a card for somebody. And worse still … it’s for Valentine’s Day! If you’re stuck for a last minute Valentine gift for that special someone in your life, you can adopt a Manchester bee for just £2. For just…
Friends & Family & Beer, a new beer festival organised by Manchester’s Cloudwater Brew Co, will pay tribute to trailblazing UK breweries. The Manchester festival will honour the companies which laid the foundations for the modern independent beer scene in a not-for-profit event raising funds for charities including Mustard Tree and Coffee4Craig. Cloudwater has invited…
Live at Leeds 2019 has revealed the second wave of artists set to perform at what is shaping up to be a huge event in May. The likes of Black Honey, Sundara Karma, Tom Grennan, Metronomy, Zuzu, and Goat Girl were previously announced for the Leeds city centre festival. Now, a second wave of artists…
Blackpink, the huge KPOP pop group, have announced that their Blackpink 2019 world tour will come to London. The show will see the four members (Jisoo, Jennie, Rose and Lisa) performing their hit songs, remixes and solo stages. Blackpink first found success with their debut single Square One in 2016. Subsequent EP and single releases…
Live At Leeds Festival is set to reveal another 60+ artists of their 2019 line up at a special launch show on 31 January.
A four day conference opens at the end of February exploring the world of data from capture and transformation to the latest uses and AI. AQLBits will unveil the secrets and advances in the technology behind some of the world’s most powerful data solutions. The four day conference marks the 11th annual SQLBits conference and…
