What’s On

Manchester City of Literature is inspired by the possibilities from our city to bring people together to celebrate stories. You’ll find everything that’s going on here, whether you’re a reader, a writer, you want to support independent publishers or are looking for something to entertain you or young children. Don’t forget that you can add your own events here too, if you’re an organiser. 

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IMLD26: Bridge of Sunflowers Exhibition

Location: Manchester Central Library
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International Mother Language Day 2026

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IMLD26: Community & Care: A Fuse Poetry Night

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Voiced: The Festival of Endangered Languages

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Voiced: Seed Syllable Exhibit

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Voiced & IMLD26: Opening Event

Location: Manchester Poetry Library
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If you are arranging or hosting a literature event in Manchester which is open to a public audience, and would like us share via our network, please get in touch.

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IMLD26: Layers of Identity from Dunedin

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IMLD26: “Many Languages, One Community” [多語.同心] – Family Art Workshop

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IMLD26: Banner Bingo

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IMLD26 in Jakarta: Membahasakan – Perayaan Hari Bahasa Ibu Dunia

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IMLD26: Linguistic Landscapes in Manchester and Beyond

Location: Manchester Museum
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IMLD 26: Family Fun Day at North City Library

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Voiced & IMLD26: Writing and Mosaics Workshop with Lydia Hounat

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IMLD26: Events in Kozhikode

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IMLD26: Spanish Storytime – Mi primer Platero

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IMLD26: Family Fun Day at Longsight Library

Location: Longsight Library
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IMLD26: Looking for Languages – Family friendly trail at Manchester Museum

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IMLD26: Family Fun Day at Manchester Central Library

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IMLD26: Family Fun Day at Forum Library

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Voiced & IMLD26: Multilingual Open Mic

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The Disfluencies CoLab: Embodying Mother Languages through Poetry & Drawing

Location: Students' Union
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IMLD26: Words Left Behind

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MACFEST & IMLD26: Forgotten Foods: Memories and Recipes from Muslim South Asia

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IMLD26: Chinese literary translation workshops at Manchester in Translation 2026

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IMLD26: Spanish as a Heritage Language in the United Kingdom

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Voiced & IMLD26: Polari and Poetry in Manchester

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IMLD26: The Stepmother

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MACFEST & IMLD26: Respect my Language: Voices and Experiences

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IMLD26: Manchester – One City, Many Voices

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MIA Book Club: Reading the Islamic World – Gazing at Mecca and Medina

Location: Online
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Eid Celebration with Multilingual Mushaira and International Poetry

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Roots & Reverence: Poetry from the Punjabi Sufi Tradition

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A 12th Century Novel: Ḥayy ibn Yaqẓān by Ibn Tufail, Andulusian novelist

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