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Manchester Literature Festival
When Until 25 OctWhere Various venues, opening event at Royal Northern College of Music, 124 Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9RDPrice From around £22 per event (varies by event)
A proper literary festival without the pretension — Maggie O'Farrell opens it, Elif Shafak closes it, and there's a full programme of new-writing events in between.
Good for a solo evening out or dragging a book-club friend along.
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ExhibitionUntil 15 Nov · Manchester
Beneath the Great Wave: Hokusai and Hiroshige
The Whitworth's first Japanese print exhibition in over a century, built around Hokusai's Great Wave — free entry.
The Whitworth, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M15 6ERFree
ExhibitionUntil 18 Oct · Manchester
Michaela Yearwood-Dan: The Practice of Liberation
A major free UK debut installation of painting, ceramics and sound at Manchester's much-loved university gallery.
Whitworth Art Gallery, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M15 6ERFree entry
Exhibition👋 Meet peopleUntil 3 Oct · Manchester
ADORN: Sculptural Jewellery / Wearable Art
A free jewellery exhibition of 12 contemporary makers working in metal and glass, staged for Manchester's first-ever Jewellery Week.
Waterside Arts Centre, 1 Waterside Plaza, Sale, Trafford, Greater Manchester M33 7ZFFree