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Fab Cafe
Est. 1998 · City centre
The world's first cult TV and movie theme bar: a basement on Portland Street full of sci-fi props, with a Wednesday quiz, cheap drinks and 80s and 90s tunes till 3am at the weekend.
The Circus of Horrors
Fab Cafe turns into a haunted carnival: party games all night, drinks to win, spooky tunes and £100 for the best dressed. Free entry.
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Regular nights
The Quiz
Every Wednesday · 8:30pm
£2 a player, teams of up to six. £100 guaranteed for the winners, free drinks for the runners-up and free butties at half time.
Fab O'Clock
Every Thursday · 10pm till 2am
DJ from 10pm and drinks deals till midnight: two cocktails for £10, two house doubles for £8. Free entry, open till 2am.
Weekends at Fab Cafe
Every Friday · 4pm till 3am
The best of the 80s and 90s and cheap drinks: bottles from £3, house doubles £6, two cocktails £14. Free entry all night, open till 3am.
Weekends at Fab Cafe
Every Saturday · 4pm till 3am
The best of the 80s and 90s and cheap drinks: bottles from £3, house doubles £6, two cocktails £14. Free entry all night, open till 3am.
Around the club
Opening hours
| Monday | 4:30pm – 2am |
| Tuesday | 4:30pm – 2am |
| Wednesday | 4:30pm – 2am |
| Thursday | 4:30pm – 2am |
| Friday | 4pm – 3am |
| Saturday | 4pm – 3am |
| Sunday | 6pm – 11pm |
Free entry. It's a basement bar at 109 Portland Street. Book a table for birthdays and parties at fabmanchester@gmail.com or on 0161 212 2997.
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Quick answers
What's on at Fab Cafe?
4 regular nights: The Quiz (pub quiz), every Wednesday, 8:30pm, free; Fab O'Clock (club night), every Thursday, 10pm till 2am, free; Weekends at Fab Cafe (club night), every Friday, 4pm till 3am, free; and Weekends at Fab Cafe (club night), every Saturday, 4pm till 3am, free. Coming up: The Circus of Horrors (party), Saturday 31 Oct, 8pm onwards, free; and B-Movie Sundays: The Room and Big Shark (film night), Sunday 8 Nov, 5pm, free.
What's on at Fab Cafe this weekend?
Friday 30 Oct: Weekends at Fab Cafe (club night), 4pm till 3am, free. Saturday 31 Oct: Weekends at Fab Cafe (club night), 4pm till 3am, free; The Circus of Horrors (party), 8pm onwards, free.
Is it free to get in at Fab Cafe?
Yes, all 4 of its regular nights are free to get in, going by what the venue publishes.
Where is Fab Cafe?
109 Portland Street, M1 6DN, in the city centre, Manchester.
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