239 regular nights across Manchester, plus 562 dated eventsChecked 25 October 2026

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10amtill 12pm
Freight Island
What:
Raver Tots Halloween Party Manchester (club night)
When:
Where:
Freight Island, Castlefield
Tickets from £15.

10amtill 6pm
Manchester Arndale, Exchange Square, New Cathedral Street and St Ann's Square
What:
Halloween in the City (free festival)
When:
Where:
Manchester Arndale, Exchange Square, New Cathedral Street and St Ann's Square, City centre
Price:
Free
Free family weekender across Manchester Arndale, Exchange Square, New Cathedral Street and St Ann's Square, 10am-6pm Saturday and 10am-5pm Sunday. Monster disco, bake-off, Rave-Yard DJs, Z-arts storytelling and a roaming party procession three times a day (11:30am, 1:30pm and 3:30pm). Aimed at under-12s, fancy dress welcome, no ticket needed. The MCR Monsters inflatable trail stays up until 31 October.
10amtill 10pm
Slug & Lettuce Piccadilly
What:
2-for-1 cocktails (happy hour)
When:
Where:
Slug & Lettuce Piccadilly, Piccadilly
2-for-1 cocktails all day when you order two of the same; mix and match on Mondays and Tuesdays.
11amtill 7pm
Social Refuge
What:
Happy hour
When:
Where:
Social Refuge, Ancoats
2-for-1 cocktails.
1pm
Cultplex
What:
Movie Church (film night)
When:
Where:
Cultplex, Cheetham Hill
Satanic Sunday: this month's themed Movie Church, with screenings at 1pm and 3:30pm.
1:30pmonwards
Albert's Schloss
What:
Sunday Service (live music)
When:
Where:
Albert's Schloss, City centre
Price:
Free
Sunday choirs, rotating DJs and roasts through the day. Free, no ticket needed.
2pmtill 9pm
Dirty Martini
What:
Happy hour
When:
Where:
Dirty Martini, Deansgate
£8 cocktails, £25 Prosecco, £18 selected wine, £5 Madrí pints. Not on major event days.
3pmtill 5pm
Chotto Matte
What:
Happy hour
When:
Where:
Chotto Matte, Spinningfields
Rooftop bar only: cocktails from £8, wine and beer from £5, Nikkei snacks from £3.
3pmonwards
Saison
What:
Live jazz
When:
Where:
Saison, West Didsbury
Price:
Free
Live jazz every Sunday from 3pm. Free.
4pmtill 8pm
Aggies Bar
What:
Quiz night (pub quiz)
When:
Where:
Aggies Bar, Marple
£1 entry.
Till 7pm
Band on the Wall (Copper Bar)
What:
Happy hour
When:
Where:
Band on the Wall (Copper Bar), Northern Quarter
£4 pints, £14 house wine, 2 cocktails for £12. Monday, Tuesday and Sunday only when there's an event on.
4pmtill 8pm
Be At One
What:
Happy hour
When:
Where:
Be At One, Deansgate
2-for-1 cocktails, £5 beer and cider, £7 wine and fizz, £5 spirit and mixer.
4pmtill 7pm
Bunny's Outpost
What:
Happy hour
When:
Where:
Bunny's Outpost, Didsbury
£3 shooters, £5 draught beer, £6 cocktails.
4pmtill 6pm
Common
What:
Happy hour
When:
Where:
Common, Northern Quarter
£6.66 margaritas, selected pints from £4.50.
4pmtill 9pm
Golborne Parkside Sports & Community Club
What:
Golborne Parkside Firework Spectacular (fireworks)
When:
Where:
Golborne Parkside Sports & Community Club, Golborne
Price:
Free
Doors 2pm, event 4pm-9pm, on Rivington Avenue. Book on Eventbrite.
4pmtill 7pm
Lakeside Liquor
What:
Happy hour
When:
Where:
Lakeside Liquor, Northern Quarter
£3 shooters, £5 draught beer, £6 cocktails.
4pmtill 6pm
Nell's Kampus
What:
Happy hour
When:
Where:
Nell's Kampus, Piccadilly
£6.66 margaritas, selected pints from £4.50.
4pmtill 6pm
Nell's MediaCity
What:
Happy hour
When:
Where:
Nell's MediaCity, MediaCity
£6.66 margaritas, selected pints from £4.50.
4pmtill 9pm
Prince's Park
What:
Salford Firework Weekend: Prince's Park (fireworks)
When:
Where:
Prince's Park, Irlam
Price:
Free
Little Sparks display 5:30pm, traditional bonfire 6:30pm, main display 7:30pm. Funfair, food and drink. Free parking at Lidl and Tesco.
4pmtill 8pm
Stockport Masonic Guildhall
What:
Stockport Alternative Market: Halloween
When:
Where:
Stockport Masonic Guildhall, Stockport
Price:
Free
Halloween edition of the alternative market, with independent traders on Wellington Road South.
4pmtill 6pm
The Beagle
What:
Happy hour
When:
Where:
The Beagle, Chorlton
£6.66 margaritas, selected pints from £4.50.
4pmtill 7pm
Wynwood Lanes
What:
Happy hour
When:
Where:
Wynwood Lanes, City centre
£7.50 selected cocktails, £4.50 house lager and cider, £15 bottles of wine.
4:30pmtill 7pm
Haigh Woodland Park
What:
Spark in the Park (fireworks)
When:
Where:
Haigh Woodland Park, Wigan
£13.17 adult, £11 child (4-15), under-4s free; VIP upgrades. Fireworks at about 6:40pm. Book on Eventbrite.
5pmtill 6pm
Hatters Heaton Moor
What:
Happy hour
When:
Where:
Hatters Heaton Moor, Heaton Moor
2 cocktails for £14.
5pmtill 8pm
Junkyard Golf Club
What:
Happy hour
When:
Where:
Junkyard Golf Club, Castlefield
£7 selected cocktails, £4 selected lager and cider, £3.50 selected mocktails.
5pmtill 11pm
MOJO Manchester
What:
Happy hour
When:
Where:
MOJO Manchester, City centre
2 selected cocktails for £14, £4.50 Heineken pints, £18 fizz, 4 Baby Guinness for £10.
Till 8pm
Salt Dog Slim's
What:
Happy hour
When:
Where:
Salt Dog Slim's, Deansgate
£7.50 selected cocktails, 2 for £7 on Alabama Slim, Smirnoff Ice and Jägermeister, £3 hot dogs.
5pmtill 7pm
The Wayfarer
What:
Happy hour
When:
Where:
The Wayfarer, Northern Quarter
2-for-1 selected cocktails, £4.50 Wayfarer lager.
6pmtill 9pm
Dear Sailor
What:
Sailor Sundays (live music)
When:
Where:
Dear Sailor, Spinningfields
Live soul sessions and DJs, then a DJ party from 9pm.
6pm
Fuel Cafe Bar
What:
Big Condo Records Presents Raise The Volume (gig)
When:
Where:
Fuel Cafe Bar, Withington
Tickets from £10.
6pmonwards
Horwich RMI Cricket Club
What:
Horwich RMI Cricket Club Fireworks Display
When:
Where:
Horwich RMI Cricket Club, Horwich
£5 adult, £3 child, £12 family. Fireworks 7:45pm. Book via TicketFest.
6:30pm
O2 Ritz
What:
Deaf Havana: Fools & Worthless Liars + More (gig)
When:
Where:
O2 Ritz, City centre
7pm
Albert Hall
What:
Foy Vance: The Wake World Tour (gig)
When:
Where:
Albert Hall, City centre
7pmonwards
Albert's Schloss
What:
Klubnacht (club night)
When:
Where:
Albert's Schloss, City centre
Price:
Free
Weekly industry night for hospitality workers. Free, no ticket needed.
7pm
Cuckoo
What:
Cloud Cuckoo Comedy night
When:
Where:
Cuckoo, Prestwich
7pm
Gorilla
What:
Cancer Bats (gig)
When:
Where:
Gorilla, City centre
7pmtill 9pm
Klang
What:
Happy hour
When:
Where:
Klang, Fallowfield
Pints from £2.50, 2 cocktails from £7.50.
7pm
Lloyd and Platt
What:
The Live Music Pub Quiz
When:
Where:
Lloyd and Platt, Chorlton
Music quiz with the clues played live. £2 entry. 15 November starts at 6pm.
7pm
Manchester Academy
What:
Against The Current (gig)
When:
Where:
Manchester Academy, Oxford Road
Till 10pm
The Faraday
What:
Happy hour
When:
Where:
The Faraday, Northern Quarter
2 cocktails for £15, £5 San Miguel or Guinness pints.
7:30pm
Ducie Street Warehouse
What:
IndieFlicks Monthly Short Film Screening (film night)
When:
Where:
Ducie Street Warehouse, Piccadilly
Festival-quality short films from around the world; the audience votes for a winner. £10, book online.
7:30pm
The Albert Club
What:
Film Night
When:
Where:
The Albert Club, West Didsbury · ✓ Details confirmed with the venue
Price:
Free
Free monthly film night; can move around bank holidays. Ask at the bar whether non-members can come; it is probably open to all.
7:30pmtill 10pm
The Albert Club
What:
Film Night: Kino Film Festival Winners
When:
Where:
The Albert Club, West Didsbury
Price:
Free
Free screening of the Kino Film Festival winners. Open to members and non-members; limited space.
7:30pm
The Hall, Aviva Studios
What:
All Killa No Filla: Live at Halloween (comedy)
When:
Where:
The Hall, Aviva Studios, Castlefield
£25 to £35, plus £2.50 fee. The true-crime comedy podcast live on stage for Halloween.
7:45pm
Band on the Wall
What:
A Certain Ratio (additional date) (gig)
When:
Where:
Band on the Wall, Northern Quarter
7:45pm
The Lowry
What:
Simon Amstell (comedy)
When:
Where:
The Lowry, Salford Quays
8pmfrom about
Matt & Phred's
What:
Live music
When:
Where:
Matt & Phred's, Northern Quarter
Live music every night. Set times are on the venue's monthly gig calendar.
8pmtill 10pm
The Albert Club
What:
Mike & Greg's Sunday Quiz (pub quiz)
When:
Where:
The Albert Club, West Didsbury · ✓ Details confirmed with the venue
Entry £3, or £1.50 for members.
8pm
The Albert Club
What:
Live Music Quiz (pub quiz)
When:
Where:
The Albert Club, West Didsbury · ✓ Details confirmed with the venue
Music quiz with the clues played live. £1 per person, teams up to 6.
8:30pm
Creatures Comedy Club
What:
Made in Manchester (comedy)
When:
Where:
Creatures Comedy Club, Northern Quarter
Made in Manchester: a showcase of local comics. Tickets from £5.
8:30pm
Creatures Comedy Club
What:
Made in Manchester (comedy)
When:
Where:
Creatures Comedy Club, Northern Quarter
Tickets from £5.
8:30pm
Park Inn Hotel
What:
Pub quiz
When:
Where:
Park Inn Hotel, Monton
Price:
Free
Run by SpeedQuizzing. Free, teams up to 6.
8:30pmonwards
Turtle Bay Salford Quays
What:
Bay After Dark (happy hour)
When:
Where:
Turtle Bay Salford Quays, MediaCity
2-for-1 cocktails all day, then from 8:30pm £5 pints, £15 house wine carafes and £7.50 double spirit and mixer.
9pmtill 4am
Satan's Hollow
What:
Halloween Extravaganza (club night)
When:
Where:
Satan's Hollow, City centre
£10 on the door (no advance tickets). Halloween party and fancy dress competition across two rooms of rock, metal, pop punk and emo. Staff pick the 8 best costumes and the crowd votes for the winners, with prizes of £400, £200 and £100.
10pm
New Union Hotel
What:
Slightly Late Show (drag)
When:
Where:
New Union Hotel, Gay Village
Sunday cabaret from 10pm.
TBCcheck with venue
AO Arena
What:
D-Block Europe (gig)
When:
Where:
AO Arena, City centre
TBCcheck with venue
Blarney Barrel
What:
Open mic
When:
Where:
Blarney Barrel, Bramhall
Second Sunday of the month. Start time isn't published.
TBCcheck with venue
Co-op Live
What:
Westlife: The Anniversary World Tour (gig)
When:
Where:
Co-op Live, Eastlands
TBCcheck with venue
Kahiki Soundhouse
What:
Duelling Pianos (live music)
When:
Where:
Kahiki Soundhouse, Northern Quarter
Acoustic session, duelling pianos and DJ.
TBCcheck with venue
O'Malleys
What:
Live music
When:
Where:
O'Malleys, Piccadilly
Irish bar on Piccadilly Gardens with live bands; open until 5am Wednesday to Saturday.
TBCcheck with venue
The Oast House
What:
Live music
When:
Where:
The Oast House, Spinningfields
Live music every day. Check the venue for set times.

Also running 10

10amtill 4pm
Reddish Vale Farm
What:
Halloween Pumpkin Festival at Reddish Vale Farm (pumpkin picking)
When:
Where:
Reddish Vale Farm, Stockport
Paid; pumpkins extra. Pick your own pumpkins, with tractor rides and marshmallow toasting as paid extras. Moonlit pumpkin evenings run on some dates too.
2pmtill 9pm
Outside The Great Hall, Trafford Centre
What:
Trafford Centre Halloween Fair (funfair)
When:
Where:
Outside The Great Hall, Trafford Centre, Trafford Park
Paid entry plus ride tokens. Halloween funfair and Big Wheel outside The Great Hall, 2pm-9pm (4pm-9pm from 19 to 23 October). Book online. The Trafford Centre isn't running a Scarefest this year: its Halloween events are the fair, the Big Wheel, Gandeys and the free Little Terrors Trail.
5:30pmtill 8:30pm
Zip World Manchester, Heaton Park
What:
Heaton Park of Horrors: Halloween Night Tubing (haunted attraction)
When:
Where:
Zip World Manchester, Heaton Park, North Manchester
From £25, plus £5 booking fee per order. Haunted forest tubing after dark on selected dates: a ticket gets an hour of unlimited slides among the monsters. Ages 9 and over, minimum height 1m, closed flat shoes required.
TBCcheck times
10 Manchester parks
What:
Hidden Horrors Trails (family trail)
When:
Where:
10 Manchester parks, Across Manchester
Price:
Free
Free Halloween trails over half term in 10 council parks. Pick up a free checklist at Wythenshawe Park (courtyard and farm shop), Boggart Hole Clough (Lakeside Café), Alexandra Park (Bembe Café), Fog Lane Park (café), Cringle Park (Grounded Café), Chorlton Water Park (Tibetan Kitchen), Heaton Park and Platt Fields Park (visitor reception), Crumpsall Park (visitor centre) or Debdale Park (park office).
TBCcheck times
Albert's Schloss
What:
Albert's Schloss Halloween Spooktakular (bar event)
When:
Where:
Albert's Schloss, City centre
Price:
Free
Halloween week on Peter Street, free with no ticket needed: Kunst Kreepshow on Tuesday 27 October, Spook Box Baby on Wednesday 28 and Studio Fifty-Gore on Thursday 29, then Halloween takes over Friday Fröhlich and Pleasure Palace. Book a table if you're a group.
TBCcheck times
Big Top, overflow car park P7, Trafford Centre
What:
Gandeys Halloween Spooktacular (circus)
When:
Where:
Big Top, overflow car park P7, Trafford Centre, Trafford Park
From £9.99. Halloween family circus show in a big top at the Trafford Centre. Shows are usually at 12pm, 2:30pm and 5:30pm, but times vary by day. Book ahead.
TBCcheck times
CULTPLEX
What:
CULTPLEX STAB 2026 Horror Season (film season)
When:
Where:
CULTPLEX, Green Quarter
Paid per screening. A month of adult horror films at the independent cinema on Red Bank. Screening times vary, so check the programme and book ahead.
TBCcheck times
Museum of Illusions
What:
Weird Wonders at Museum of Illusions (family attraction)
When:
Where:
Museum of Illusions, City centre
From about £24. Halloween takeover of the Market Street museum during normal opening hours. Halloween packages include a free 3D puzzle. Booking advised.
TBCcheck times
The Oast House
What:
The Oast House Winter TeePee (winter bar)
When:
Where:
The Oast House, Spinningfields
Price:
Free
Fire pits, festive cocktails and live music seven nights a week through November and December.
TBCcheck times
Victoria Park
What:
Victoria Park Guardians: The Lost Key (family trail)
When:
Where:
Victoria Park, Stretford
£7 per child, £5 each extra child. Halloween adventure trail for children, sessions of up to 90 minutes. Book on Eventbrite.

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