Things to Do in Manchester

Manchester’s contemporary art museum is also a great way to access the city’s urbane underside. Innovative work in design, architecture, music and graffiti explores the experience of living in metropolises like Manchester. And since many of the installations are interactive, you even get to press buttons while you learn!

The Happy Mondays, The Smiths, Oasis, The Chemical Brothers, The Hacienda, DJ Culture – the list is endless. Manchester’s music scene has driven nightlife customs for over thirty years. So if dancing to indie or clubbing to techno is your thing, get yourself to one of the many clubs in the city center. You won’t find better anywhere else.

Somewhere between Harvey Nichol’s on Exchange Square and Oxfam on Oldham Street, you’ll find the inimitable Manchester Style. It’s not about the money, darlings, it’s about the look!

Rumor has it that England has been addicted to curry since Richard II and the 14th century. Whether or not this is groundless, Manchester’s fabled curry mile in the suburb of Rusholme offers some of the best curry this side of the equator. To do things the English way, order the hottest curry and keep the beers flowing!

An entertaining annual festival in March that celebrates all things Irish – from art and comedy to music and sport. And yes, that does include a fair few pints of Guinness, too.