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Manchester Active Sports Activity

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Free Things to do in Manchester this Summer

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Age Friendly Activities in Manchester

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Festivals in Manchester

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Universally Manchester Festival 2025

The University of Manchester, Oxford Road

14 June 2025

11:00am - 4:30pm

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Festival of Libraries 2025

4 June 2025 - 8 June 2025

12:00pm - 8:00pm

Lots of free events

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May Half Term at Elizabeth Gaskell’s House

Elizabeth Gaskell's House, Ardwick

25 May 2025 - 5 June 2025

11:00am - 4:30pm

Free (admission charges apply)

Manchester Festival of Nature

Manchester Festival of Nature

Heaton Park, Blackley

29 June 2025

12:00pm - 4:00pm

A display of mini paperback books and pencils.

Half Term Mini Books, Big Stories

People’s History Museum, City Centre

24 May 2025 - 8 June 2025

10:00am - 5:00pm

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Youngsters playing sports together on Bakewell Street in Gorton, Manchester.

Manchester Active Sports Activity

Museums and Galleries in Manchester

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Age Friendly Activities in Manchester

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School Holidays in Manchester

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Wythenshawe Park

A woman walking in Fletcher Moss Botanical Garden

Fletcher Moss Botanical Garden

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Platt Fields Park

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