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Manchester Open 2026

HOME, City Centre

20 June 2026 - 6 September 2026

10:00am - 4:00pm

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Parktastic : At a park near you this summer

15 June 2026 - 18 September 2026

Free Just drop in!

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Disability Pride Catwalk: A Space For Each Other

Aviva Studios, City Centre Castlefield

27 June 2026

6:00pm - 8:00pm

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Neighbourhood Presents: Giant Picnic

Platt Fields Park, Fallowfield

12 July 2026

10:00am - 5:00pm

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OT Creatives Night

OT Creative Space, Whalley Range

7 May 2026 - 5 November 2026

8:00pm - 10:00pm

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Dhol Drum & Bhangra Dance Workshop

HOME, City Centre

2 August 2026

11:00am - 11:59pm

Manchester Festival of Nature

Manchester Festival of Nature

Heaton Park, Blackley

28 June 2026

12:00pm - 4:00pm

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Free Swimming in Manchester

21 July 2026 - 31 August 2026

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Manchester Active Sports Activity

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Wythenshawe Park

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Fletcher Moss Botanical Garden

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Platt Fields Park

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