Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) will play host to over 40 real ales and ciders at Bolton’s Ukrainian Club from Thursday April 9 – Friday April 10.

Damon Albarn, FKA twigs and Björk are just some of the stars announced in a stellar line-up for the July’s 2015 Manchester International Festival.

Some of the biggest names in hip-hop and dance music will descend on Manchester between April 16 and April 19 for the Red Bull Music Academy UK Tour.

If you’re looking for places to gorge yourself – or treat yourself because you’ve been so good all week… day – then here are MM’s top five food and drink festivals you can hit up

The weekend event moved to the site in 2012 to accommodate increasing numbers, and the City Council are working in conjunction with organisers to ensure problems from previous years aren’t repeated.

There is no room for dry January in Manchester this week, as real ale fans head to the National Cycling Centre’s Velodrome for the Manchester Beer and Cider Festival.

Hundreds of spurned Prestwich residents are rallying behind a petition to scrap this year’s Parklife festival in Heaton Park following the rampant anti-social behaviour, violence and drug taking that marked last summer.

Detectives are closer than ever to finding the attacker of Rober Hart, who died after an assault at Manchester’s Parklife festival last summer

Manchester-based singer-songwriter Badly Drawn Boy is known for his unconventional methods of performing – and his latest showcase was no different as he treated Metrolink users to a mini-gig.

Salford Music festival organisers hope to represent unsigned acts, bands and singers at this years national awards

Leader of Rochdale Council Richard Farnell has said this year’s Rochdale Literature and Ideas festival will dazzle and entertain both the young and old.