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title: "Manchester Tonight: what's on tonight in Manchester"
description: "What's on in Manchester on Sunday 25 October 2026: pub quizzes, comedy, open mics, live music and happy hours."
url: "https://manchestertonight.co.uk/"
last_checked: "2026-10-25"
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# What's on tonight in Manchester

Sunday 25 October 2026. 44 nights out across Manchester, Stockport and Salford: pub quizzes, comedy, open mics, live music, club nights, drag and happy hours. Listings last checked 25 October 2026.

## Tonight, Sunday 25 October 2026

- **10am till 12pm** [Freight Island](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/freight-island) (Castlefield): Raver Tots Halloween Party Manchester, club night. One-off, Sunday 25 Oct. Tickets from £15.
- **10am till 10pm** [Slug & Lettuce Piccadilly](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/slug-and-lettuce-piccadilly) (Piccadilly): 2-for-1 cocktails, happy hour. 2-for-1 cocktails all day when you order two of the same; mix and match on Mondays and Tuesdays.
- **11am till 7pm** [Social Refuge](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/social-refuge) (Ancoats): Happy hour. 2-for-1 cocktails.
- **1pm** Cultplex (Cheetham Hill): Movie Church, film night. One-off, Sunday 25 Oct. Satanic Sunday: this month's themed Movie Church, with screenings at 1pm and 3:30pm.
- **1:30pm onwards** [Albert's Schloss](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/albert-schloss) (City centre): Sunday Service, live music. Sunday choirs, rotating DJs and roasts through the day. Free, no ticket needed.
- **2pm till 9pm** [Dirty Martini](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/dirty-martini) (Deansgate): Happy hour. £8 cocktails, £25 Prosecco, £18 selected wine, £5 Madrí pints. Not on major event days.
- **3pm till 5pm** [Chotto Matte](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/chotto-matte) (Spinningfields): Happy hour. Rooftop bar only: cocktails from £8, wine and beer from £5, Nikkei snacks from £3.
- **3pm onwards** [Saison](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/saison) (West Didsbury): Live jazz. Live jazz every Sunday from 3pm. Free.
- **4pm till 8pm** [Aggies Bar](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/aggies-bar) (Marple): Quiz night, pub quiz. Every other Sunday. £1 entry.
- **till 7pm** [Band on the Wall (Copper Bar)](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/band-on-the-wall-copper-bar) (Northern Quarter): Happy hour. £4 pints, £14 house wine, 2 cocktails for £12. Monday, Tuesday and Sunday only when there's an event on.
- **4pm till 8pm** [Be At One](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/be-at-one) (Deansgate): Happy hour. 2-for-1 cocktails, £5 beer and cider, £7 wine and fizz, £5 spirit and mixer.
- **4pm till 7pm** [Bunny's Outpost](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/bunnys-outpost) (Didsbury): Happy hour. £3 shooters, £5 draught beer, £6 cocktails.
- **4pm till 6pm** [Common](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/common) (Northern Quarter): Happy hour. £6.66 margaritas, selected pints from £4.50.
- **4pm till 7pm** [Lakeside Liquor](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/lakeside-liquor) (Northern Quarter): Happy hour. £3 shooters, £5 draught beer, £6 cocktails.
- **4pm till 6pm** [Nell's Kampus](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/nells-kampus) (Piccadilly): Happy hour. £6.66 margaritas, selected pints from £4.50.
- **4pm till 6pm** [Nell's MediaCity](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/nells-mediacity) (MediaCity): Happy hour. £6.66 margaritas, selected pints from £4.50.
- **4pm till 6pm** [The Beagle](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/the-beagle) (Chorlton): Happy hour. £6.66 margaritas, selected pints from £4.50.
- **4pm till 7pm** [Wynwood Lanes](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/wynwood-lanes) (City centre): Happy hour. £7.50 selected cocktails, £4.50 house lager and cider, £15 bottles of wine.
- **5pm till 6pm** [Hatters Heaton Moor](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/hatters-heaton-moor) (Heaton Moor): Happy hour. 2 cocktails for £14.
- **5pm till 8pm** [Junkyard Golf Club](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/junkyard-golf-club) (Castlefield): Happy hour. £7 selected cocktails, £4 selected lager and cider, £3.50 selected mocktails.
- **5pm till 11pm** [MOJO Manchester](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/mojo-manchester) (City centre): Happy hour. 2 selected cocktails for £14, £4.50 Heineken pints, £18 fizz, 4 Baby Guinness for £10.
- **till 8pm** [Salt Dog Slim's](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/salt-dog-slims) (Deansgate): Happy hour. £7.50 selected cocktails, 2 for £7 on Alabama Slim, Smirnoff Ice and Jägermeister, £3 hot dogs.
- **5pm till 7pm** [The Wayfarer](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/the-wayfarer) (Northern Quarter): Happy hour. 2-for-1 selected cocktails, £4.50 Wayfarer lager.
- **6pm till 9pm** [Dear Sailor](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/dear-sailor) (Spinningfields): Sailor Sundays, live music. Live soul sessions and DJs, then a DJ party from 9pm.
- **7pm** [Albert Hall](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/albert-hall) (City centre): Foy Vance: The Wake World Tour, gig. One-off, Sunday 25 Oct.
- **7pm onwards** [Albert's Schloss](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/albert-schloss) (City centre): Klubnacht, club night. Weekly industry night for hospitality workers. Free, no ticket needed.
- **7pm** [Gorilla](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/gorilla) (City centre): Cancer Bats, gig. One-off, Sunday 25 Oct.
- **7pm till 9pm** [Klang](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/klang) (Fallowfield): Happy hour. Pints from £2.50, 2 cocktails from £7.50.
- **till 10pm** [The Faraday](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/the-faraday) (Northern Quarter): Happy hour. 2 cocktails for £15, £5 San Miguel or Guinness pints.
- **7:30pm** [The Albert Club](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/the-albert-club) (West Didsbury): Film night. Last Sunday of the month. Free monthly film night; can move around bank holidays. Ask at the bar whether non-members can come; it is probably open to all.
- **7:30pm till 10pm** [The Albert Club](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/the-albert-club) (West Didsbury): Film Night: Kino Film Festival Winners, film night. One-off, Sunday 25 Oct. Free screening of the Kino Film Festival winners. Open to members and non-members; limited space.
- **7:45pm** [Band on the Wall](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/band-on-the-wall) (Northern Quarter): A Certain Ratio (additional date), gig. One-off, Sunday 25 Oct.
- **7:45pm** [The Lowry](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/the-lowry) (Salford Quays): Simon Amstell, comedy. One-off, Sunday 25 Oct.
- **from about 8pm** [Matt & Phred's](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/matt-and-phreds) (Northern Quarter): Live music. Varies by listing. Live music every night. Set times are on the venue's monthly gig calendar.
- **8:30pm** [Creatures Comedy Club](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/creatures-comedy-club) (Northern Quarter): Made in Manchester, comedy. Made in Manchester: a showcase of local comics. Tickets from £5.
- **8:30pm** [Creatures Comedy Club](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/creatures-comedy-club) (Northern Quarter): Made in Manchester, comedy. One-off, Sunday 25 Oct. Tickets from £5.
- **8:30pm** [Park Inn Hotel](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/park-inn-hotel) (Monton): Pub quiz. Run by SpeedQuizzing. Free, teams up to 6.
- **8:30pm onwards** [Turtle Bay Salford Quays](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/turtle-bay-salford-quays) (MediaCity): Bay After Dark, happy hour. 2-for-1 cocktails all day, then from 8:30pm £5 pints, £15 house wine carafes and £7.50 double spirit and mixer.
- **10pm** [New Union Hotel](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/new-union-hotel) (Gay Village): Slightly Late Show, drag. Sunday cabaret from 10pm.
- **time not confirmed, check with venue** [AO Arena](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/ao-arena) (City centre): D-Block Europe, gig. One-off, Sunday 25 Oct.
- **time not confirmed, check with venue** [Co-op Live](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/co-op-live) (Eastlands): Westlife: The Anniversary World Tour, gig. One-off, Sunday 25 Oct.
- **time not confirmed, check with venue** [Kahiki Soundhouse](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/kahiki-soundhouse) (Northern Quarter): Duelling Pianos, live music. Acoustic session, duelling pianos and DJ.
- **time not confirmed, check with venue** [O'Malleys](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/omalleys) (Piccadilly): Live music. Irish bar on Piccadilly Gardens with live bands; open until 5am Wednesday to Saturday.
- **time not confirmed, check with venue** [The Oast House](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/the-oast-house) (Spinningfields): Live music. Live music every day. Check the venue for set times.

## Seasonal and one-off events today

- **CULTPLEX STAB 2026 Horror Season**, CULTPLEX (Green Quarter): Film season, 1 Oct to 1 Nov. 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. [Details](https://cultplex.co.uk/Cultplex.dll/Page?m=m&p=2190&sp=615163)
- **Weird Wonders at Museum of Illusions**, Museum of Illusions (City centre): Family attraction, 2 Oct to 31 Oct. From about £24. Family. Halloween takeover of the Market Street museum during normal opening hours. Halloween packages include a free 3D puzzle. Booking advised. [Details](https://moimanchester.com/current-event/weird-wonders-that-reimagine-reality/)
- **Halloween Pumpkin Festival at Reddish Vale Farm**, Reddish Vale Farm (Stockport): Pumpkin picking, 10 Oct to 31 Oct, 10am till 4pm. Paid; pumpkins extra. Family. Pick your own pumpkins, with tractor rides and marshmallow toasting as paid extras. Moonlit pumpkin evenings run on some dates too. [Details](https://www.reddishvalefarm.co.uk/halloween-pumpkin-festival)
- **Gandeys Halloween Spooktacular**, Big Top, overflow car park P7, Trafford Centre (Trafford Park): Circus, 10 Oct to 1 Nov. From £9.99. Family. 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. [Details](https://gandeyscircus.com/trafford-centre-halloween-spooktacular/)
- **Trafford Centre Halloween Fair**, Outside The Great Hall, Trafford Centre (Trafford Park): Funfair, 17 Oct to 1 Nov, 2pm till 9pm. Paid entry plus ride tokens. Family. 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. [Details](https://traffordcentre.co.uk/halloween)
- **Halloween in the City**, Manchester Arndale, Exchange Square, New Cathedral Street and St Ann's Square (City centre): Free festival, 24 Oct to 25 Oct, 10am till 6pm. Free. All ages. 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. [Details](https://cityco.com/halloween-in-the-city/)
- **Heaton Park of Horrors: Halloween Night Tubing**, Zip World Manchester, Heaton Park (North Manchester): Haunted attraction, 24 Oct to 1 Nov, 5:30pm till 8:30pm. From £25, plus £5 booking fee per order. 9+. 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. [Details](https://www.zipworld.co.uk/events/heaton-park-of-horrors)
- **Victoria Park Guardians: The Lost Key**, Victoria Park (Stretford): Family trail, 24 Oct to 31 Oct. £7 per child, £5 each extra child. Ages 3-12. Halloween adventure trail for children, sessions of up to 90 minutes. Book on Eventbrite. [Details](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/victoria-park-guardian-lost-key-tickets-2002067111625)
- **Hidden Horrors Trails**, 10 Manchester parks (Across Manchester): Family trail, 24 Oct to 1 Nov. Free. Ages 1-15. 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). [Details](https://loadstodo.co.uk/events/hidden-horrors-trail/)
- **Raver Tots Halloween Party**, Escape to Freight Island (City centre): Family party, Sunday 25 October, 10am till 12pm. From about £14. Family. Two-hour daytime family rave with house, garage and old-skool tunes, lasers and fancy dress. Online tickets only; babies under 18 months go free. [Details](https://feverup.com/m/593844)
- **Stockport Alternative Market: Halloween**, Stockport Masonic Guildhall (Stockport): Market, Sunday 25 October, 4pm till 8pm. Free. Halloween edition of the alternative market, with independent traders on Wellington Road South. [Details](https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Stockport/Stockport-Masonic-Guildhall/Stockport-Alternative-Market---Halloween-2026/43019217/)
- **All Killa No Filla: Live at Halloween**, The Hall, Aviva Studios (Castlefield): Comedy, Sunday 25 October, 7:30pm. £25 to £35, plus £2.50 fee. 16+. The true-crime comedy podcast live on stage for Halloween. [Details](https://factoryinternational.org/whats-on/all-killa-no-filla-live-at-halloween/)

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- [Live music in Manchester](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/manchester/live-music)
- [Club nights in Manchester](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/manchester/club-nights)
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- [Happy hours in Manchester](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/manchester/happy-hours)
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Times change, so check with the venue before you go. Source: [Manchester Tonight](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/). Also available: [all listings as JSON](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/api/listings.json), [llms.txt](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/llms.txt) and an MCP server at https://manchestertonight.co.uk/mcp (see https://manchestertonight.co.uk/ai).