EVENTS CALENDAR 2021

MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER

Christmas Day Bank Holiday Spring Bank Holiday Summer Bank Holiday 27 December welcomebackmanchester.com BANK HOLIDAYS 31 May 30 August Boxing Day Bank Holiday 28 December

Christmas Holiday SCHOOL May Half-Term Summer Holiday Summer Holiday Summer Holiday October Half Term 17 December - 28 May - 7 June 21 July - 6 September 21 July - 6 September 21 July - 6 September 22 October - 1 November HOLIDAYS 4 January 2022

Everyman Cinema HOME Frog & Bucket Comedy Club 17 May Gallery Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art AO ARENA The 16 September Dua Lipa The Halle The Whitworth People’s History Museum 3 June (whole gallery) Palace Theatre 18 September Blossoms Science and Industry CULTURAL VENUES: 1 July 2 August Royal Northern College Museum The Stoller Hall 24 September Genesis of Music REOPENING DATES The Whitworth 7 June Manchester Jewish Opera House (parkside gallery) Museum 20 August 22 October Alanis Morissette 19 May Royal Exchange Theatre 2 July 23 June 27 October Bon Iver 22 May 29 October Professor Brian Cox 30 October Elton John 27 May 9 November Blondie HomeGround at HOME/ First Street 11 November Steps 28 May 19 November Elton John

27 November Pete Tong The Manchester MCR Student Social with MANCHESTER Halloween in the City Flower Show 1 December Elton John 29 - 31 October BID EVENTS 29 May - 6 Jun 28 September 3 December James & Happy Mondays

9 December Gary Barlow Parklife 11 & 12 September PALACE THEATRE Manchester Food & Drink Homeground by HOME Festival First Street Hacienda Classical 2 -14 August Hairspray Manchester International Cathedral Gardens Kantina Weekender 3 June Manchester Pride Mayfield MAJOR CITY Festival 16 - 27 September Mayfield Gay Village/First Street 13 November Christmas Markets 17 - 21 August 9 to 5 The Musical CENTRE EVENTS Manchester Jazz Festival Cathedral Gardens Hub 28 - 31 May 27 - 30 August Sounds of the City Mayfield 1 - 18 July Christmas Markets 23 - 28 August Woman in Black Castlefield Bowl 11 - 13 June 21 -26 September 11 - 16 October Priscilla: Queen of the Desert

Hacienda Classical 8 December - 1 January Book of Mormon Castlefield Bowl 25 September

OPERA HOUSE Rescheduled ‘Euros 2020’ 24 - 29 August The Rocky Horror Show Rescheduled Wembley Test Match England v Rugby World Cup Semi-Final 5 - 9 October Rock of Ages SPORTING ‘Euros 2020’ 11 June - 11 July India Old Trafford Wembley LCCC FIXTURES t20 Cricket England v 27 November 11 - 23 October Grease 11 June - 11 July Pakistan 10 -14 September LCCC 8 - 20 November Waitress 20 July 11 December - 2 January Aladdin: Panto

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