Past events

Creativity + AI: Publishing

14:00 - 16:00 16 June 2025

The rapid expansion of AI is impacting and changing the publishing industry. We will be asking a pan...

Manchester Literature Festival: Colm Tóibín

18:00 - 19:30 16 June 2025

PLEASE NOTE: Due to popular demand, Colm Tóibín’s event has been moved from Central Library to U...

Spontaneous Memorials: Contemporary perspectives on their sociocultural, psychological and organisational impact

12 - 13 June 2025

International Conference, Manchester, 12-13 June 2025 In-person and Online https://www.spontaneous...

Rowe Irvin and Gurnaik Johal in conversation with Kaye Mitchell

17:30 - 19:00 9 June 2025

We are thrilled to welcome Rowe Irvin and Gurnaik Johal to the shop to discuss their stunning debut...

Manchester University Music Society: Sing the Musicals Sing-a-long Relaxed Performance

12:10 - 13:00 6 June 2025

Calling all West End and Broadway wannabes to our FREE sing-a-long event. Sing your favourite song...

Vanished: An Unnatural History of Extinction

17:00 - 19:30 6 June 2025

Anyone alive today is among a tiny fraction of the once living: over 90% of species that ever existe...

Estival Concert with MUMS Symphony Orchestra & Choir

18:00 - 20:00 6 June 2025

Join us for the much anticipated 'ESTIVAL 2025’ concert, showcasing the many talents of the Manche...

Playing with Cruelty: Pop Culture, Performativity, and the Stanford Prison Experiment

15:00 - 17:00 4 June 2025

Professor Stephen Reicher (University of St. Andrews) in conversation with Professor Stephen Scott-B...

Migrant Colonialism: South American States and European Empires, c.1830-c.1950

15:00 - 16:30 4 June 2025

Please do join us for this special lecture from our Simon Visiting Professor, Lucy Riall, FBA.

Reggae and Dub Poetry in the UK: A Northern perspective

17:00 - 19:30 4 June 2025

Karen Gabay x Creative Manchester x British Pop Archive This event is a rare opportunity to hear fr...