Events in Manchester

Chinatown gets extra busy in February during Chinese New Year, followed by the equally lively Irish Festival in March. In July, enjoy Manchester Jazz Festival and celebrate multicultural Manchester at the biennial Manchester International Festival. Shed your inhibitions at August's Manchester Gay Pride celebrations. Autumn is a hotbed of events from the Manchester Marathon and arty Manchester Literature Festival to the Food & Drink and Comedy Festivals. In December, Manchester Christmas Markets and ice rink create an urban winter wonderland.

Dot to Dot Festival

May 2012 (annual)

The Dot to Dot Festival is a unique opportunity to sample a broad range of established and up-and-coming global music acts. Various venues across Manchester play host to this year's festival…

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