Manchester Events — August 2026

100 events happening in Manchester throughout August 2026.

July September

£9

Heaton Park Food & Drink Festival 2026: Fifth Anniversary

Heaton Park

Sat 1 Aug · 9:00 AM

Festival

£75

Teletech Festival 2026

Bowlers Exhibition Centre

Sat 1 Aug · 12:00 PM

Festivalelectronic techno

£9

The Oasis Wonderwalk Tour

The Edwardian Radisson Blu Hotel

Sat 1 Aug · 12:00 PM

Other

£2

The ULTIMATE Shopping & Lifestyle Exhibition

Mayfield Depot

Sat 1 Aug · 12:00 PM

Other

£9

An Afternoon of Rock: MANCHESTER (Over 30s Rock/Metal) 3pm-7pm

The Deaf Institute

Sat 1 Aug · 2:00 PM

Gig / Live Musicmetal pop

£10

Rosie Holt: Preview || Creatures Comedy Festival

Creatures Comedy Club

Sat 1 Aug · 2:30 PM

Comedy

£15.50

Elder Emo Day Party in Manchester!

Rebellion Manchester.

Sat 1 Aug · 3:00 PM

Day Partypunk rock

£10

Ska Day Party: Manchester 🎺

Impossible Manchester

Sat 1 Aug · 3:00 PM

Day Partyreggae / dub ska

£9.50

MANCHESTER An Afternoon of Rock IV - Rock/Metal for the over 30s: 3pm-7pm, 1st August

The Deaf Institute

Sat 1 Aug · 3:00 PM

Gig / Live Music2000s 90s

£19

Bingo Jamz Manchester | 2026

Freight Island

Sat 1 Aug · 6:00 PM

Other

Free

Manchester Got Soul: Live Music and DJs Til Late

The Blues Kitchen

Sat 1 Aug · 6:00 PM

Gig / Live Musicr&b soul

£5

BENIDORM BINGO hosted by Drag Queens | FunnyBoyz Manchester

New York New York Manchester

Sat 1 Aug · 6:00 PM

Pub / Bar Eventlgbtq+party classics

£15

Manchester Pub Crawl

Salt Dog Slims

Sat 1 Aug · 6:30 PM

Pub / Bar Event

£15

Electromantics - 80's Electro Tribute Band - Live At Lions Den, Manchester

Lions Den

Sat 1 Aug · 7:30 PM

Gig / Live Music80s electronic

£15

Manchester Pub Crawl / 5 Venues / Free Shots / Drink Deals + MORE!

Salt Dog Slims

Sat 1 Aug · 7:30 PM

Pub / Bar Eventparty classics

£17.50

Todd Terry - Haçienda All Night Long

Joshua Brooks

Sat 1 Aug · 8:00 PM

Club Nightelectronic house

£4

Ark Manchester Every Saturday

Ark Manchester

Sat 1 Aug · 9:00 PM

Club Nightelectronic hip-hop

Free

HIT & RUN: FREE Summer Super Sunday w/ ALIX PEREZ (3 hr set)

Freight Island

Sun 2 Aug · 11:00 AM

Club Nightdrum and bass dubstep/140

Free

The Oasis Wonderwalk Tour

The Edwardian Radisson Blu Hotel

Sun 2 Aug · 12:00 PM

Other

Free

Solya

The Deaf Institute

Sun 2 Aug · 7:00 PM

Gig / Live Musicelectronic indie

Free

Stand-up workshop (weekly monday sessions)

33 Oldham St.

Mon 3 Aug · 6:00 PM

Comedy

£25

MERAUDER & support - The Bread Shed, Manchester

The Bread Shed

Mon 3 Aug · 6:00 PM

Gig / Live Musicelectronic hardcore

£14

Bad Habits

The Kings Arms

Wed 5 Aug · 7:30 PM

Comedy

£24

Spectral Wound

Gorilla

Thu 6 Aug · 7:00 PM

Gig / Live Musicmetal rock

£14

Bad Habits

The Kings Arms

Thu 6 Aug · 7:30 PM

Comedy

£30

Biohazard

Manchester Academy

Thu 6 Aug · 7:30 PM

Gig / Live Musicmetal punk

£15

The Oasis Wonderwalk Tour

The Edwardian Radisson Blu Hotel

Fri 7 Aug · 12:00 PM

Other

Free

RnB, Hip Hop + Afrobeats 'Til Late

The Blues Kitchen

Fri 7 Aug · 6:00 PM

Club Nightafrobeat hip-hop

£15

Manchester Pub Crawl

Salt Dog Slims

Fri 7 Aug · 6:30 PM

Pub / Bar Event

£14

Bad Habits

The Kings Arms

Fri 7 Aug · 7:30 PM

Comedy

£15

Manchester Pub Crawl / 5 Venues / Free Shots / Drink Deals + MORE!

Salt Dog Slims

Fri 7 Aug · 7:30 PM

Pub / Bar Eventparty classics

£19.99

Celeb Boozy Brunch

ON BAR

Sat 8 Aug · 11:00 AM

Pub / Bar Event90s lgbtq+

£65

Manchester Craft Beer Experience

Cloudwater Brewery And Taproom

Sat 8 Aug · 11:30 AM

Pub / Bar Event

£65

The Oasis Wonderwalk Tour

The Edwardian Radisson Blu Hotel

Sat 8 Aug · 12:00 PM

Other

£10

Back By Dope Demand Festival

Six Trees

Sat 8 Aug · 1:00 PM

Festivaldrum and bass dubstep/140

Free

Manchester Got Soul: Live Music and DJs Til Late

The Blues Kitchen

Sat 8 Aug · 6:00 PM

Gig / Live Musicr&b soul

Free

Grooving In Green, Chaos Bleak, & St Lucifer Live @ The Castle Hotel.

The Castle Hotel

Sat 8 Aug · 6:00 PM

Gig / Live Musicpunk rock

£5

BENIDORM BINGO hosted by Drag Queens | FunnyBoyz Manchester

New York New York Manchester

Sat 8 Aug · 6:00 PM

Pub / Bar Eventlgbtq+party classics

£15

Manchester Pub Crawl

Salt Dog Slims

Sat 8 Aug · 6:30 PM

Pub / Bar Event

£14

Bad Habits

The Kings Arms

Sat 8 Aug · 7:30 PM

Comedy

£15

Manchester Pub Crawl / 5 Venues / Free Shots / Drink Deals + MORE!

Salt Dog Slims

Sat 8 Aug · 7:30 PM

Pub / Bar Eventparty classics

£4

Ark Manchester Every Saturday

Ark Manchester

Sat 8 Aug · 9:00 PM

Club Nightelectronic hip-hop

Mwangolé Kizomba Night Manchester with Sean Wilson | EKELIPSE Manchester

£7

Mwangolé Kizomba Night Manchester with Sean Wilson | EKELIPSE Manchester

EKELIPSE

Sat 8 Aug · 9:00 PM

Club Nightworld

£65

The Oasis Wonderwalk Tour

The Edwardian Radisson Blu Hotel

Sun 9 Aug · 12:00 PM

Other

Free

Stand-up workshop (weekly monday sessions)

33 Oldham St.

Mon 10 Aug · 6:00 PM

Comedy

£45.50

Arch Enemy

Rebellion Manchester.

Tue 11 Aug · 7:00 PM

Gig / Live Musicmetal rock

Free

The Laughienda Comedy Club | 13th Aug '26 | Karl Porter Headlines

Lions Den

Thu 13 Aug · 7:30 PM

Comedy

Free

The Oasis Wonderwalk Tour

The Edwardian Radisson Blu Hotel

Fri 14 Aug · 12:00 PM

Other

Free

RnB, Hip Hop + Afrobeats 'Til Late

The Blues Kitchen

Fri 14 Aug · 6:00 PM

Club Nightafrobeat hip-hop

£15

Manchester Pub Crawl

Salt Dog Slims

Fri 14 Aug · 6:30 PM

Pub / Bar Event

£15

Manchester Pub Crawl / 5 Venues / Free Shots / Drink Deals + MORE!

Salt Dog Slims

Fri 14 Aug · 7:30 PM

Pub / Bar Eventparty classics

£65

Manchester Craft Beer Experience

Cloudwater Brewery And Taproom

Sat 15 Aug · 11:30 AM

Pub / Bar Event

Free

The Oasis Wonderwalk Tour

The Edwardian Radisson Blu Hotel

Sat 15 Aug · 12:00 PM

Other

£19

Soul Bingo Manchester

Freight Island

Sat 15 Aug · 6:00 PM

Pub / Bar Eventr&b soul

Free

Manchester Got Soul: Live Music and DJs Til Late

The Blues Kitchen

Sat 15 Aug · 6:00 PM

Gig / Live Musicr&b soul

£5

BENIDORM BINGO hosted by Drag Queens | FunnyBoyz Manchester

New York New York Manchester

Sat 15 Aug · 6:00 PM

Pub / Bar Eventlgbtq+party classics

£15

Manchester Pub Crawl

Salt Dog Slims

Sat 15 Aug · 6:30 PM

Pub / Bar Event

£15

Manchester Pub Crawl / 5 Venues / Free Shots / Drink Deals + MORE!

Salt Dog Slims

Sat 15 Aug · 7:30 PM

Pub / Bar Eventparty classics

£4

Ark Manchester Every Saturday

Ark Manchester

Sat 15 Aug · 9:00 PM

Club Nightelectronic hip-hop

Free

The Oasis Wonderwalk Tour

The Edwardian Radisson Blu Hotel

Sun 16 Aug · 12:00 PM

Other

£27.50

Reggae Brunch MCR - Sun 16th Aug - SUMMER FEAST

Freight Island

Sun 16 Aug · 1:00 PM

Pub / Bar Eventreggae / dub

Free

Cloud Cuckoo Comedy night

Cuckoo Prestwich

Sun 16 Aug · 6:00 PM

Comedy

Free

Stand-up workshop (weekly monday sessions)

33 Oldham St.

Mon 17 Aug · 6:00 PM

Comedy

£14

Andrea von Kampen | Manchester, Gullivers

Gullivers

Wed 19 Aug · 7:30 PM

Gig / Live Musicfolk

£30.50

TWISTED FIRESTARTER - The Official Infest Warm Up Party

Rebellion Manchester.

Thu 20 Aug · 4:00 PM

Club Nightelectronic

£10.50

TWISTED FIRESTARTER 6

Rebellion Manchester.

Thu 20 Aug · 5:00 PM

Gig / Live Musicelectronic punk

£10

ClLUB STIGMATA Afterparty with with Dj’s FRANKIE D + MARK WALKER + DARKADE

Rebellion Manchester.

Thu 20 Aug · 11:00 PM

Club Night80s electronic

£15

The Oasis Wonderwalk Tour

The Edwardian Radisson Blu Hotel

Fri 21 Aug · 12:00 PM

Other

£20

THE FLATLINERS / A WILHELM SCREAM- The Bread Shed, Manchester

The Bread Shed

Fri 21 Aug · 6:00 PM

Gig / Live Musicelectronic hardcore

£15

Manchester Pub Crawl

Salt Dog Slims

Fri 21 Aug · 6:30 PM

Pub / Bar Event

£22.50

The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza

Rebellion Manchester.

Fri 21 Aug · 7:00 PM

Gig / Live Musicmetal rock

£15

Manchester Pub Crawl / 5 Venues / Free Shots / Drink Deals + MORE!

Salt Dog Slims

Fri 21 Aug · 7:30 PM

Pub / Bar Eventparty classics

£7.50

The Cure Aftershow Manchester

Rebellion Manchester.

Fri 21 Aug · 10:00 PM

Club Night80s indie

£6

The Cure - Manchester Aftershow Party - The Star & Garter

Star And Garter

Fri 21 Aug · 11:00 PM

Club Night80s indie

£22.50

Magic of Thailand Festival in Manchester

Platt Fields Park Platt Lane Manchester M14 5NF

Sat 22 Aug · 9:00 AM

Festivalworld

£22.50

Taylor Swift Bottomless Brunch - Freight Island

Freight Island

Sat 22 Aug · 10:30 AM

Pub / Bar Eventpop

£16.50

Roe Green Cricket Club festival 2026

ROE GREEN CRICKET CLUB

Sat 22 Aug · 11:00 AM

Festival

£65

Manchester Craft Beer Experience

Cloudwater Brewery And Taproom

Sat 22 Aug · 11:30 AM

Pub / Bar Event

£22.50

The Oasis Wonderwalk Tour

The Edwardian Radisson Blu Hotel

Sat 22 Aug · 12:00 PM

Other

£21

Pop Republic Fest | Freight Island, Manchester

Freight Island

Sat 22 Aug · 1:00 PM

Festivalparty classics pop

£5

BENIDORM BINGO hosted by Drag Queens | FunnyBoyz Manchester

New York New York Manchester

Sat 22 Aug · 6:00 PM

Pub / Bar Eventlgbtq+party classics

£15

Manchester Pub Crawl

Salt Dog Slims

Sat 22 Aug · 6:30 PM

Pub / Bar Event

£15

Manchester Pub Crawl / 5 Venues / Free Shots / Drink Deals + MORE!

Salt Dog Slims

Sat 22 Aug · 7:30 PM

Pub / Bar Eventparty classics

£4

Ark Manchester Every Saturday

Ark Manchester

Sat 22 Aug · 9:00 PM

Club Nightelectronic hip-hop

£15

Ultimate K-POP Party

Stockport Masonic Guildhall

Sun 23 Aug · 12:00 PM

Gig / Live Musicelectronic pop

£15

The Oasis Wonderwalk Tour

The Edwardian Radisson Blu Hotel

Sun 23 Aug · 12:00 PM

Other

£18.50

TREVOR NELSON Soul Nation MANCHESTER Outdoor SUMMER Party Aug 26

Freight Island

Sun 23 Aug · 2:00 PM

Day Partyr&b soul

Free

Stand-up workshop (weekly monday sessions)

33 Oldham St.

Mon 24 Aug · 6:00 PM

Comedy

£13.40

Finley Quaye + Very Special guest support in Oldham.

Whittles Tokyo Project

Thu 27 Aug · 6:00 PM

Gig / Live Music90s indie

Free

The Laughienda Comedy Club | 27th Aug '26 | 6th Birthday Show!

Lions Den

Thu 27 Aug · 7:30 PM

Comedy

£20

Manchester Village Pride 2026

Manchester Gay Village

Fri 28 Aug · 11:00 AM

Festivallgbtq+

£15

The Oasis Wonderwalk Tour

The Edwardian Radisson Blu Hotel

Fri 28 Aug · 12:00 PM

Other

£21.50

GENA feat. Liv.e & Karriem Riggins

Band On The Wall

Fri 28 Aug · 6:00 PM

Gig / Live Musicr&b soul

£15

Manchester Pub Crawl

Salt Dog Slims

Fri 28 Aug · 6:30 PM

Pub / Bar Event

£15

Manchester Pub Crawl / 5 Venues / Free Shots / Drink Deals + MORE!

Salt Dog Slims

Fri 28 Aug · 7:30 PM

Pub / Bar Eventparty classics

£15

The Oasis Wonderwalk Tour

The Edwardian Radisson Blu Hotel

Sat 29 Aug · 12:00 PM

Other

£5

BENIDORM BINGO hosted by Drag Queens | FunnyBoyz Manchester

New York New York Manchester

Sat 29 Aug · 6:00 PM

Pub / Bar Eventlgbtq+party classics

£15

Manchester Pub Crawl

Salt Dog Slims

Sat 29 Aug · 6:30 PM

Pub / Bar Event

£8

STAY SAFE // DOWNCAST | Summer UK Tour 2026 | Manchester

Lions Den

Sat 29 Aug · 7:00 PM

Gig / Live Musicmetal rock

Free

Red Leather

Gorilla

Sat 29 Aug · 7:00 PM

Gig / Live Music2000s indie

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