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What's on in Manchester: Easter Bank Holiday 2016
Spring's got us all sprung with its long Easter weekend, perfect for brewtaps, seafood pop-ups, A-Bound Festival at Islington Mill, retro video gaming event ... Read more »| 18 Mar 2016 -
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What's on in Liverpool: Easter Bank Holiday 2016
Looking for things to do at Easter? From food and drink festivals to Easter egg hunts, chocolate-making workshops and your last chance to catch some of the r... Read more »| 18 Mar 2016 -
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What's On Northwest 17-24 Mar: GRUB Food Fair
We're full of springtime optimism here in The Skinny Northwest office, made only better by the great stuff on this week to harness it – think the GRUB Food Fair at Runaway, St Patrick's Day shenanigans, Manchester Print Fair and more. Read more »| 17 Mar 2016 -
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St. Patrick’s Day events in Manchester & Liverpool
It’s St. Paddy's Day on 17 March, folks! Another chance for English people to realise they have no idea when St. George’s Day is, and that they&r... Read more »| 11 Mar 2016 -
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What's On Northwest 10-17 Mar: Cosmosis
Cosmosis Festival touches down on Earth once again, though this year bigger than ever with stellar names like The Jesus and Mary Chain and Sleaford Mods, while Mantra Warehouse takes flight and the Vintage Home Show sets up shop at Victoria Baths. Read more »| 10 Mar 2016 -
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What's On Northwest 3-10 Mar: Wonder Women
Time to honour our sisters with International Women's Day and its tie-in Manchester feminist festival Wonder Women (which boasts a GREAT programme this year), while Manchester Film Festival comes to town and Saul Williams stops by Liverpool. Read more »| 03 Mar 2016
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What's On Northwest 25 Feb-3 Mar: Scouse Day
Exercise your Liverpudlian pride with one of the many things to do for Global Scouse Day, catch some jazz at The Capstone with Liverpool International Jazz Festival or if some fond childhood memories need rekindling, how about a DJ set from Pat Sharp? Read more »| 25 Feb 2016 -
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What's On Northwest 18-25 Feb: Kinofilm Festival
It's a good week here in the Northwest, with Kinofilm Festival kicking off in Manchester, Mount Kimbie headlining Beginnings Two in Liverpool, a birthday for the So Flute boys and a Now Wave all dayer with Childhood, Real Lies and more. Read more »| 18 Feb 2016 -
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What's On Northwest 11-18 Feb: Foals
It's Valentine's Day, kids! And even the cynics can find something with a Sham Bodie special or Casablanca, True Romance and Natural Born Killers screenings. Lost that loving feeling? Catch gigs from Foals, MONEY and Gein's Family Giftshop instead. Read more »| 11 Feb 2016 -
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What's On Northwest 4-11 Feb: Chinese New Year
Celebrate Chinese New Year while also marking a landmark 30 years of the Centre for Contemporary Chinese Arts, Manchester's Queer Contact Festival returns for its eighth bash, plus gigs from Loyle Carner and Youth Lagoon. Read more »| 04 Feb 2016 -
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What's On Northwest 28 Jan-4 Feb: The Gin Journey
Celebrate that fact we're almost clear of January with launches of The Gin Journey Manchester and Liverpool, the Tibor Reich exhibition at the Whitworth, The Witty Committee comedy night at Constellations, plus gigs from OVVLS, Jimmy Whispers and more. Read more »| 28 Jan 2016 -
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What's On Northwest 21-28 Jan: Daughter
Music fans rejoice, for we've got Independent Venue Week bringing gigs from Horsebeach and more, live shows from Daughter and Brighton newcomers Gang, plus a laser and LED-themed disco and plant-watering robots... Read more »| 21 Jan 2016 -
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What's On Northwest 14-21 Jan: Delia Derbyshire
Celebrate a heroine of electronic music with Delia Derbyshire Day at HOME, while over at FACT cinema you can pay your respects to David Bowie with a screening of Labyrinth. Plus huge gobs in Liverpool city centre with Big Mouth. Read more »| 14 Jan 2016 -
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What's On Northwest 7-14 Jan: Angel Haze
Coming up this week we've got outspoken hip-hop star Angel Haze, surreal comedy from Harriet Dyer at King's Arms' #PLAY4FREE Festival and a night with musical comedian Rainer Hersch at the Johann Strauss Gala. Read more »| 07 Jan 2016 -
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What's On Northwest: New Year's Eve
For those of you still not sure what to do on New Year's Eve we're here to help! A host of big names are competing for your attention, including Mr Scruff, Justin Robertson and Radio Slave. Read more »| 24 Dec 2015