--- title: "Social nights in Manchester | Manchester Tonight" description: "Regular social nights in Manchester, with days, times and venues." url: "https://manchestertonight.co.uk/manchester/social-nights" last_checked: "2026-10-21" --- # Social nights in Manchester 9 regular nights at 9 venues, Monday first. - **5pm onwards** [The Wharf](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/the-wharf) (Castlefield): Tabletop Manchester: Monday Night Games, social night. Every Monday. Free turn-up-and-play board games night; big friendly crowd, newcomers welcome. - **6pm till 11pm** [The Old Monkey](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/the-old-monkey) (City centre): Board Games at The Old Monkey (Manchester Board Game Legends), social night. Every other Monday. Fortnightly board games upstairs; casual to heavy strategy games, rules taught, arrive by 7:30pm. - **6pm onwards** [Benito Lounge](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/benito-lounge) (Chorlton): Board Games at Benito Lounge, social night. Every other Tuesday. Free fortnightly board games night; no booking needed, food served until 9pm. - **6pm** [The Britons Protection](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/the-britons-protection) (City centre): Spanish Evening Socials, social night. Every other Tuesday. After-work Spanish conversation social for learners (lower-intermediate and up) and native speakers. - **6pm till 10pm** [New Century](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/new-century) (Northern Quarter): MandemQuest Board Games Night, social night. Every other Wednesday. Free board games and chat night for men; just turn up, games provided. - **7pm onwards** [Lock 91](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/lock-91) (Deansgate): Manchester Spanish/English Language Exchange, social night. Every Wednesday. Free Spanish-English conversation exchange; all levels, no booking. - **7pm till 10pm** [Slug & Lettuce Deansgate](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/slug-and-lettuce-deansgate) (Deansgate): Manchester Social for 20s & 30s, social night. Every other Wednesday. Low-pressure meet-new-people social for 20s and 30s; arrive at 7pm for intros. RSVP on Meetup; needs an OkGather membership (£2.99 a month). - **4pm till 1am** [The Albert Club](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/the-albert-club) (West Didsbury): Friday Night Social, social night. Every Friday. The clubhouse's Friday get-together, family friendly with children welcome until 8:30pm. Ask at the bar whether non-members can come; it is probably open to all. - **7:30pm** [Ape & Apple](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/ape-and-apple) (City centre): Social & Language Exchange Night, social night. Every Saturday. Free drop-in language exchange and social, mostly 20s-30s; all languages welcome. ## Social nights elsewhere - [Social nights in City centre](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/city-centre/social-nights) - [Social nights in Northern Quarter](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/northern-quarter/social-nights) - [Social nights in South Manchester](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/south-manchester/social-nights) - [Social nights in Didsbury](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/didsbury/social-nights) - [Social nights in West Didsbury](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/west-didsbury/social-nights) - [Social nights in Chorlton](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/chorlton/social-nights) --- Times change, so check with the venue before you go. Source: [Manchester Tonight](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/manchester/social-nights). 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).