What's On North 17-24 Nov: Fancy a pint?

Each week The Skinny team hand-pick a selection of the best events from the North's cultural calendar to provide you with this 'ere top ten guide to the most exciting goings-on for the week ahead. From gigs, plays and exhibitions to spoken word, pop-up foodie events and one-off film screenings, we give you the insider's guide to things to do in Liverpool, Manchester and Leeds every Thursday morning.

Let's have a nice cold pint and wait for all of this to blow over

We know it won't. Buuuuuut. After a strange and confusing time on this 'ere Planet Earth, we think we're all due a nice pint or two.

What bloody good news, then, that Brewers Market is back! Head on down to Canal Mills 18-19 Nov for a roster of breweries from the North and beyond including Tall Boys, North Brew Co., Cloudwater, Magic Rock, Alphabet Brewery, Northern Monk, Black Lodge and others – a package that's completed nicely by street food favourites, live art and DJs, plus whisky, Prosecco and gin if you're that way inclined. 

Our favourite spots in Liverpool, Leeds and Manchester

Elsewhere, why not check out the newest boozers that the region has to boast in our new openings column, or check out our treasured late night spots in Liverpool and Manchester? The good folk of Tall Boys Beer Market have been busy recommending their favourite Leeds hangouts, too.

So whether it's a huge beer festival in an 18th-century textile mill or a humble, unassuming local pub, you can rest assured that the North's got your back.

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Do Not Miss

Quizlington Mill
Islington Mill, Salford. Thu 24 Nov, 7pm
It's QUIZMAS COME EARLY kids, as it's officially one week until our very own pub quiz down at the Mill. Raising some moolah for the #SaveIslingtonMill roof fund, our Comedy editor and quizmaster supremo John Stansfield will be hosting while you compete for tickets to an Islington Mill show of your choice and a crate of Manchester Brewing Co. beer. Let's get quizzical!

DaDaFest
Various venues, Liverpool. Thu 17 Nov-Sat 3 Dec, times vary
DaDaFest returns to promote talent and brilliance in disability and deaf arts, this year set to inspire audiences with actor, comedian and disability-rights activist Liz Carr's new show Assisted Suicide, Jo Bannon's moving self-portrait Alba, and much more.

High & Lonesome Festival
Various venues, Leeds. Sat 19-Sun 20 Nov, times vary
Spreading out into a two-day affair this year, High & Lonesome Festival is looking all the more badass with the likes of The Low Anthem (pictured), I Like Trains, Steve Gunn, The Leisure Society, Michael Chapman, Applewood Road, BC Camplight, Fenne Lily and many more.

Transition Festival
Various venues, Bury. Fri 18-Sat 19 Nov, times vary
These dark evenings are a bit of a bitch, eh? But it doesn't have to be all doom and gloom with Transition, a new festival born from the evolution of Bury Light Night promising sound sculptures, live music, flash fiction performances and more. Photo: Michela De Rossi

Unwrapped Fair
International Anthony Burgess Foundation, Manchester. Sat 19 Nov, 11am
A new print fair organised by Manchester-based artists and printmakers Lois Gilbert and Emma Brown, Unwrapped will showcase the work of artists from across the region including Holly Bagnall, Brui (pictured), Claire Curtin and many more. Nice alternative to the hyperactivity of those Christmas markets...

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