Manchester International Festival, the biennial celebration of music, arts and culture returned to Albert Square for its seventh anniversary earlier this month – here MM brings you the highlights…

The festival has attracted that likes of Yoko Ono, Janelle Monae and David Lynch, all of who dazzled the northern city over the course of the last week.

The Manchester International Festival returns this year and with it brings a whole host of artists, films and exhibitions.

Six weeks of intense preparation culminated in an exuberant display of artistic talent and creativity as the Manchester Day Parade celebrated its 10th birthday on Sunday.

Manchester International Festival returns this July and will be bigger than ever: the 18-day festival welcoming projects from stars including Idris Elba, Skepta, David Lynch and Yoko Ono.

As Mayfield closes its doors again ahead of renovation in the New Year, the next chapter for the industrious depot-cum-art space remains unclear… but definitely not unexciting.

Grime artist Bugzy Malone will headline two shows at Mayfield as part of Manchester International Festival’s pre-Factory shows.

Engels lived right here in Manchester for several decades, the city where his radical philosophies were truly born.

This year’s event is the first under new artistic director John McGrath and will feature more than 20 world premieres

Once every two years since 2007 the Manchester International Festival has pushed boundaries and changed perceptions yet this year, in the wake of May’s tragedy, there will be a special feel to it.

Manchester International Festival (MIF) had it’s most successful year in 2015 by contributing £38.8million to the city’s economy, according to an independent study.