Click through to the Ladyfest MCR 2015 Facebook event and you’ll see that 1,207 people have confirmed that they’re ‘attending’ this Saturday’s celebration of all things female.

The festival, which is organised by founder Dr Jill Adam and award-winning music journalists John Robb and Simon A. Morrison, focuses upon the age-old relationship between music and the written word.

The Northern Vegan Festival comes to Manchester for the third successive year on Saturday October 17, showcasing 185 stalls worth of vegan food and products.

The Manchester Food and Drink Festival (MFDF) will soon be back in Albert Square and the 18th year of this culinary delight is set to be its biggest and best yet.

Top street artists behind some of Manchester’s most recognised graffiti will compete in public for the first time ever at this year’s underground art battle event, which is set to really ‘raise the bar’.

Manchester’s commuters will soon have to find something new to moan about, as Transport for Greater Manchester have announced that normal Metorlink services will resume at the end of the month.

‘Sensational’ and star-studded examples of LGBT cinema are set to hit the big screen at Manchester’s HOME as part of a film festival that has been touring the country.

Manchester is set to get a taste of la vida local as the celebration of all things Spanish salsas back to the city this summer.

The biggest celebration of home-grown talent is coming to Manchester next month, as the Red Bull Academy and Manchester Carnival unite for the city’s wildest party of the year.

Co-founders Neil Jeram-Croft, 34, and Al Bailey, 36, say they were thrilled with the success of the festival and have already confirmed the event will be back next year.

The final night of the Manchester International Film Festival saw the great and good receive much-deserved awards for their endeavours. But because we know it’d be tough to find the time to watch them all we’ve put together a list of our favourites.