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The MCP server

URL

https://manchestertonight.co.uk/mcp

Transport

Streamable HTTP. No sign-in or API key.

Tools

whats_on (by date, area and type), search_listings (by keyword, area, type and day), seasonal_events (Halloween, Christmas) and get_venue

Add it to your assistant

• ClaudeSettings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste the URL
• ChatGPTSettings → Apps & Connectors → add a custom connector with the URL
• Claude Codeclaude mcp add --transport http manchester-tonight https://manchestertonight.co.uk/mcp

Then ask things like “what's on in the Northern Quarter tonight?”, “any free comedy in Manchester this week?” or “is there a pub quiz in Didsbury on Tuesday?”.

Data for crawlers and developers

• llms.txtSite guide for AI assistants
• llms-full.txtEvery listing as plain text
• listings.jsonEvery listing as JSON, updated with each rebuild

You're welcome to use the listings. Please link to the venue page for anything you recommend, and remind people to check with the venue, because times change.