2018 MANCHESTER EVENTS CALENDAR & KEY RETAIL DATESManchester’s Business Improvement District, the Heart of Manchester BID, brings together more than 400 retailers and businesses. We host and support a calendar of public events to attract visitors into the city centre.
JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER
KEY DATES Valentine’s Day 14 February
Mother’s Day 11 March
St Patrick’s Day 17 March
St George’s Day 23 April
Eid al-Fitr 15 June
Father’s Day 17 June
Eid al-Adha 22 August
Halloween 31 October
Diwali 7 November
Black Friday 23 November
Christmas
BANK HOLIDAYS New Year’s Day Tuesday 1 January
Good Friday 30 March
Easter Monday 2 April
Early May Bank Holiday 7 May
Spring Bank Holiday 28 May
Summer Bank Holiday27 August
Christmas DayTuesday 25 December
Boxing Day Wednesday 26 December
SCHOOL HOLIDAYS February Half-Term 17 – 25 February
Easter Holidays 30 March – 15 April
Summer Half-Term 26 May – 3 June
Summer Holidays 21 July - 2 September
Autumn Half-Term 20 - 28 October
Christmas Holidays 20 December –
2 January
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICT EVENTS (Run by the BID on your
behalf in Manchester’s retail district. Talk to us about
how to get involved)
Chinese New Year Saturday 17 –
Sunday 18 February
MCR Student Social
Thursday 26 April
Mystery Shopping visits
(all month)
The King Street Festival Saturday 2 –
Sunday 3 June
Mystery Shopping Awards
Bee in the City Saturday 28 –
Sunday 29 July
MCR Student Social
Tuesday 25 September
Halloween in the City Saturday 27 –
Sunday 28 October
MAJOR MANCHESTER CITY
CENTRE EVENTS & FESTIVALS
Manchester Arena Strictly Come Dancing
27 - 28 January
Palace Theatre Shrek The Musical
16 - 28 January
Manchester Arena Lady Gaga 6 February
The X Factor 20 February
Palace Theatre Flashdance
12 - 17 February Thriller Live
19 - 24 February
Manchester Irish Festival 2 – 18 March
Manchester St Patrick’s Parade
Sunday 11 March
Manchester Arena Elbow
4 MarchPaloma Faith
8 March Stereophonics
9 March Sam Smith
27 - 28 March
Palace Theatre The Sound Of Music
13 - 17 March Miss Saigon
21 March - 12 May
St George’s Day Parade 22 April
Manchester Arena The Courteeners
7 AprilHarry Styles
9 AprilMichael McIntyre
19 - 21 April Manic Street Preachers
28 April
Manchester Great City Games
Friday 18 May
Great Manchester Run & Half Marathon
Sunday 20 May
Manchester Arena Noel Gallagher’s High
Flying Birds 4 May
Bryan Adams 24 May
Park Life 9 – 10 June
2018 FIFA World Cup Russia
14 June – 15 July
Manchester Day Sunday 17 June
Sounds in the City
Armed Forces Day 30 June
Manchester Arena Katy Perry
22 June
Palace Theatre Legally Blonde:
The Musical 25 - 30 June
HSBC UK City Ride
Manchester Jazz Festival 20 – 28 July
Manchester Arena Key 103 Live
14 July
Palace Theatre Mamma Mia 3 - 14 July
Manchester Pride Weekend
24 - 27 August
Manchester Pride Parade
Saturday 25 August
Manchester Arena Walking with Dinosaurs
3 - 4 August Iron Maiden
6 August
Palace Theatre Madagascar - A Musical
Adventure 14 - 18 August
Manchester Food & Drink Festival
Manchester Arena Shania Twain 22 September
Palace Theatre Matilda
18 September - 24 November
Manchester Literature Festival
5 – 21 October
Diwali Mela 13 October
Oktoberfest 17 – 21 October
Manchester Science Festival
Christmas Lights Switch On
Manchester Christmas Markets
Remembrance Sunday 11 November
Manchester Arena Jason Manford 30 November
Manchester Christmas Markets
Palace Theatre Wicked
4 December - 5 January 2019
CORPORATE BID MEMBER EVENTS
(Run by CityCo for BID members. B2B city information sharing.
All BID members welcome to attend)
F&B Network 30 January
CitySession: Manchester a New
Cityscape: 15 February
CitySession: CityCo Digital Showcase
22 March
CityCo Annual Property Dinner
28 March
Big City BIDs Conference – Manchester
24 April
CitySession: Stock Exchange Tour
Manchester BID AGM 2 May
CitySession: Social Value
BID City BIDs Conference – Liverpool
CityCo Annual Members Lunch
THE PA NETWORK(Social events for city PAs & Exec
Assistants run by CityCo. BID members are welcome to participate)
The Crystal Maze 24 January
The Bridgewater Hall 20 March Marriott V&A
University of Manchester
10 May
INNSIDE by Melia 21 June Hard Rock Cafe
Black Dog Ballroom New Wakefield Street
23 AugustSam’s Chophouse El Gato Negro
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Manchester Business Improvement District
To get involved or for more information, please contact your BID Manager Phil Schulze: [email protected] / 0161 838 3250 or speak to your City Host.
We share weekly footfall & sales stats on our website, please visit manchesterbid.com
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