Let’s explore social events in Manchester, Greater Manchester happening this week. Local events are a great way to meet new people and make new friends. Look through this page and consider going out and socializing during one of these social events.
Are you looking to take a break from your regular ventures, build friendships or develop emotional intelligence? Social events could just be just the thing you are missing. As they always say, one’s company, two’s a crowd, three’s a party. In these events, you will get to meet a whole new range of people, engage other cultures and understand different perspectives. You get opportunities to expand your circle through the interactions and conversations elicited. Whether you are looking to improve your social or work connections, this is it for you.
There are many events held across Manchester, Greater Manchester. Events range from backyard outings, outdoor activity events, singles events, professional networking, meaningful discussions, and more. They are all varied and interesting covering your lifestyle and preference. If you find it hard to make connections or socialize in these events, here are a few tips to save your situation.
Local Groups’ Events in Manchester
Wild Women Rising
◦ When: Tuesday, Sep 3rd
◦ Where: The Energise Centre
This is a women’s circle. The purpose of this space to for women to gather together to honour and take time for themselves.
During this group we usually start by getting a hot drink and settling in, we them call the circle to create a safe container for whatever the women have brought, inviting the women to share how they truly are at this moment and providing a space for reflection. We usually e(…)
Metalheads Drink to Satan: Pub to Club Social (Sat 7th Sept)
◦ When: Saturday, Sep 7th
◦ Where: The Salisbury
**Get ready to drink with your horns up to the dark overlord Satan at his Hollow!\* 👯🪩😈**
This will be a pub to club social where the schedule will have us at:
9-10:00pm – Salisbury’s pub
10:00-11:30pm- Grand Central
11:30pm – Satan worshipping begins!
Viking drinking horns not mandatory but devil horns are a must 😈
\* Everyone is welcome to come and leave at any time they wish, please inf(…)
Architecting Manchester
◦ When: Wednesday, Sep 4th
◦ Where: Department Bonded Warehouse
Welcome back! Our September event brings you 2 very special guest speakers.
[Greg Farrow](https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-farrow/) – Global Architecture Practice Lead @ [City Electrical Factors](https://www.linkedin.com/company/city-electrical-factors/)
“Clean Code in a Serverless project, a real-world example”
Although serverless projects can initially appear very simple and quick to implemen(…)
digitalThursday; September meetup for tech, digital, startups and creative
◦ When: Thursday, Sep 5th
◦ Where: incspaces – Mount Street
After a summer break, we are really pleased to announce our next event, on September 5th at 6pm at our usual incspaces venue.
As always, the event will again be focused very much on startups and, as such, we’ll be asking founders, startups, entrepreneurs and digital disrupters to talk.
However, this is the prefect event for agency and startup owners, designers, developers, marketers and project / (…)
The Midnight Feast
◦ When: Wednesday, Sep 4th
◦ Where: Hops & Boogie
For our next meetup we’ll be discussing ‘The Midnight Feast’ by Lucy Foley in the lovely Hops & Boogie.
Goodreads link:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199743738-the-midnight-feast
We will provide discussion questions, but as always it’s an informal event so feel free to bring along any questions you’d like to discuss.
Description:
‘A revenge thriller set at The Manor resort on the Dorset C(…)
Business Networking Event For Young Entrepreneurs Manchester
◦ When: Friday, Sep 6th
◦ Where: Dirty Martini – Cocktail Bar in Manchester
Welcome to Perspectivv, the ultimate networking community designed for young entrepreneurs and business owners that have the highest point of view.
Everybody knows that you are the sum of the five people you spend the most time with which is where we come in. Here at Perspectivv we have created a community filled with like minded individuals ready to embark on a journey of entrepreneurship and fi(…)
Web Servers aren’t the only thing that you can build with Go
◦ When: Wednesday, Sep 4th
◦ Where: The Hive
Calling Gophers of Manchester!
We are excited to announce our next Manchester Gophers meetup! This meetup is for everyone of all skill levels in Go.
Please note the change in venue this time!! We don’t want any lost gophers.
❗Please provide your full name when RSVPing, this is a requirement of the venue.❗
**Manchester Gophers operates under the Go Community Code of Conduct** \- https://golang\(…)
Make friends & BlaBla Language Exchange
◦ When: Wednesday, Sep 4th
◦ Where: Kielys Irish Bar
**⚠️⚠️⚠️ 🍹/🍔 You are asked to order a drink or something to eat BEFORE joining the group (MANDATORY) ⚠️⚠️⚠️**
Meet new people – Make international and local friends – Speak languages (mingle) – Have fun 😉
**👉 Any question or request?** **[Reach out to us on Instagram](www.instagram.com/blablalanguage) !**
**👉 Some guidelines for a delightful experience:**
\- 🍺🥤 You are asked to order a dr(…)
North West Demo!
◦ When: Saturday, Sep 7th
◦ Where: M16EQ
**NW6 & WM5 Trainee’s Latest Demo & Network with the CodeYourFuture Community!**
Join CodeYourFuture for an exciting in-person event in Central Manchester (M16EQ, exact location TBC- depending on the number of attendees)!
North West 6 (NW6) and West Midlands 5 (WM5) trainees will showcase their live presentations of digital products they built as teams. Network with the vibrant CodeYourFuture co(…)
08 – Architecture Kata
◦ When: Thursday, Sep 5th
◦ Where: Codurance
What do Solutions Architects even do?
Project managers, Developers, Tech Support and Account Managers all have broadly understood roles, but the Architect is a wide and varied role making it harder to pin down the role and value.
The next [AWS Cloud Women Manchester](https://www.linkedin.com/company/aws-cloud-women-manchester/) event we will be talking about and having the change to see exactly (…)
The Alexandra
◦ When: Saturday, Sep 7th
◦ Where: The Alexandra
Nexr meetup – the Alexandra.
This has been newly refurbished so will be intereting to see how it looks.
Hope to see you guys down there!
195 Northgate Rd, Edgeley, Stockport SK3 9NJ(…)
Create & Craft Creative Society
◦ When: Friday, Sep 6th
◦ Where: The Godless Place
Ticket link – [Tickets ](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/create-craft-creative-society-tickets-976022297967?utm_experiment=test_share_listing&aff=ebdsshios)
I am so excited to announce the next one of our monthly Create & Craft Society. This is an exclusive group with the same people monthly!
Welcome to the Create & Craft Craft Societyevent!
l am so excited to announce the begining of our monthly (…)
🍻😆 Meet New People & Make New Friends @ Box Deansgate 🥳🍸
◦ When: Friday, Sep 6th
◦ Where: BOX Deansgate
**🔥 What’s going down?** Join us for our Friday evening drinks social where stepping out of your comfort zone has never been this fun! This is your chance to connect with like-minded people, make new friendships and maybe even find your next travel buddy! The night kicks off with a welcome speech giving you the opportunity to meet the WeRoad team and discover what we’re all about. Then, grab a dr(…)
Walks @ Manchester City Centre to Media City
◦ When: Saturday, Sep 7th
◦ Where: Whitworth Locke, Civic Quarter
This is a picturesque 5 km route and tends to be quite peaceful.
45% Tow Path, 50% along the River Irwell and 5% on roads
13:00 – Start at [Whitworth Locke](https://www.lockeliving.com/en/manchester/whitworth-locke/living/foundation-coffee-house) by the Canal / NCP Car Park
14:30 – Arrive in Media City outside the Lowry
15:00 – Leave Media City outside the Lowry
16:30 – End at [Whitworth Locke](h(…)
Salford Speakers Regular Meeting
◦ When: Tuesday, Sep 3rd
◦ Where: Swinton Gateway
You are invited to join us onTuesday 3rd at 7 pm for the informal pre-meeting social gathering.
The meeting starts at 7:30 pm with introductions. This will be followed by some fun impromptu speaking opportunities – we call them ‘Table Topics’ for members, guests and visitors who want to take part.
After a short break there will be two or three prepared speeches by members as part of the Toastmaste(…)
Salford Museum Art Gallery & Museum
◦ When: Friday, Sep 6th
◦ Where: Salford Museum and Art Gallery
Join me for an afternoon in this wonderful gallery and museum; a highlight is Lark Hill Place, a recreation of an old Salford steeet. There is a café on site and we can go to a pub afterwards if people want .
Let’s meet in the café at 12.
Transport – by bus 🚌 or train 🚂.
The museum is a six minute walk from Salford Crescent station. By bus routes 36, 37, 38 from Piccadilly, 8, 67, 100 from Sh(…)
Producer Playground: Electronic Music Social
◦ When: Tuesday, Sep 3rd
◦ Where: Northern Monk Refectory MCR
Welcome to Producer Playground, where creativity thrives and collaborations come to life. Whether you’re a seasoned producer or just starting out, this event is designed to inspire, connect, and elevate your music production journey.
At Producer Playground, we provide a supportive space for producers to showcase their works-in-progress or completed tracks. This is your opportunity to receive valu(…)
Northern Atheists – Bob Forde on Charles Bradlaugh
◦ When: Tuesday, Sep 3rd
◦ Where: Welcome Inn
This month historian **Bob Forder will be talking about Charles Bradlaugh.**
Charles Bradlaugh is an atheist and secularist pioneer from 19th century.
Bob Forder is a historian with the National Secular Society.
Charles Bradlaugh (1833-1891)
was historically speaking probably the most prominent campaigning British atheist.
The evening will be in two parts:
first, an introductory talk on zoom from(…)
Noson Gymraeg ym mwyty a bar coctêl Mamucium
◦ When: Thursday, Sep 5th
◦ Where: Mamucium
Bydd ein Noson Gymraeg nesaf yn cael ei chynnal ym mwyty a bar coctêl MAMUCIUM (6 Todd Street, Manceinion M3 1WU) ar nos Iau, 5ed Medi 2024. Does dim rhaid i chi gael pryd o fwyd oherwydd mai diodydd-yn-unig yw sail y bwciad, er y bydd modd i chi archebu rhywbeth i’w fwyta hefyd os ydych chi’i eisiau. Yn ogystal â bod yn lleoliad chwaethus a chlyd, mae MAMUCIUM yn hynod o gyfleus, ac yntau’n agos (…)
Tips to meet people at social events
You can make more friends at one party by showing interest in them than in a month by trying to meet people online. Meeting new people and making genuine connections in local events can be fun and easy if you go with the right mindset.
When it comes to meeting new people, nothing beats showing up in the real world. But none of the tips will work if you are not coming from the right place. Keep an open mind when attending social events. Reframe strangers as potential friends, it will make it much easier to approach conversations and fully engage in them.
When choosing an event, keep an eye on interesting themes, something you can relate to. Meeting new people in the context of mutual interest increases your chances of being friends.
Research events with the types of people you want to meet. They could be people in your age group, your field of work, or a specific neighborhood. Do not be too strict though, loosen up a little bit from your expectations.
Go where people are intentionally looking to make friends such as networking events where it feels normal and expected to walk up and introduce yourself.
In this digital era, apps and websites are the most convenient solutions for finding out about local events. If you are not sure where to look for events happening in Manchester, you can try out Guides.ticketmaster.co.uk, Designmynight.com, or Manchestereveningnews.co.uk.
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Gin & Rum Festival – Manchester September – 2024
◦ When: Saturday, Sep 7th
◦ Where: Manchester Cathedral
The UK’s largest Gin & Rum Festival is coming back to Manchester!
The Neuroscience of Music with Dr Helen Nuttall
◦ When: Wednesday, Sep 4th
◦ Where: Friends’ Meeting House
What happens in your brain & body when you listen to music? Explore how it shapes our identities and future therapeutic uses. With Q&A.
Growing Brave: Donna Ashworth with Andrea McLean at Waterstones Deansgate
◦ When: Wednesday, Sep 4th
◦ Where: Waterstones
Deansgate welcomes bestselling author and poet Donna Ashworth, in celebration of her new collection Growing Brave.
Kirsty Anne hits the UK with O&M
◦ When: Monday, Sep 2nd
◦ Where: Comfortel UK Salon Furniture Showroom
She’s coming back!!!!
We are thrilled to announce the icon Kirsty Anne Hair is finally coming back to the UK
Property Developer Show – Manchester
◦ When: Wednesday, Sep 4th
◦ Where: Etihad Stadium
The Property Developer Show is dedicated to serving the British property developer market.
Process Events 003 – Manchester
◦ When: Thursday, Sep 5th
◦ Where: Joshua Brooks
In-person events made to share the processes used by freelancers, founders and teams.
Queer women’s single’s night
◦ When: Thursday, Sep 5th
◦ Where: Alibi
All lesbian/ bi/ pan/ queer women are welcome to meet and mingle with other singles and hopefully meet someone special. Age guide: 25 – 40
Future Folk Archetypes by Lucy Wright: Public Opening
◦ When: Thursday, Sep 5th
◦ Where: The Portico Library
Artist Lucy Wright shares her new sculptures to mark the next phase of Weird as Folk.
Manchester Hospitality Network x Raft
◦ When: Thursday, Sep 5th
◦ Where: Raft
Join us for the September edition of the MHN social networking, hosted at the brand new Spinnigfields venue Raft!
FLECKY BENNETT’S MANCHESTER’S ANGEL MEADOW EXPERIENCE
◦ When: Thursday, Sep 5th
◦ Where: Outside the main entrance to Angel Meadow
ADULT TICKET FOR FLECKY BENNETT’S MANCHESTER’S ANGEL MEADOW EXPERIENCE
Pottery Throwing Taster
◦ When: Wednesday, Sep 4th
◦ Where: Ceramics & Chill Ltd
Always fancied throwing pottery on the wheel? Why not try our fun 1 hour taster? You can even come back once fired and glaze for free!
Proms in the Park; Pennington Hall Park, Leigh
◦ When: Saturday, Sep 7th
◦ Where: Pennington Hall Park
A fantastic night of fanfare and fireworks with live music from Tyldesley Brass Band!
Building the Foundations
◦ When: Monday, Sep 2nd
◦ Where: Maray Manchester
Are you a graduate, on an apprenticeship scheme or Junior position and would like to make new connections in the industry?
Stockport Guildhall – Mind Body Spirit Event 7th 8th September 2024
◦ When: Saturday, Sep 7th
◦ Where: Stockport Masonic Guildhall
Fantastic Event 50 + Exhibitors Some International From Switzerland, Portugal, America , With 50 + Talks Workshops & Demos Truly Uplifting
Creative Collage Workshop
◦ When: Saturday, Sep 7th
◦ Where: 92 Degrees Coffee
Join us for an exciting and imaginative Cut & Stick Collage Workshop! Unleash your creativity with scissors and glue.
SOS BOSS With Rebecca // Ariana Grande – Into You
◦ When: Monday, Sep 2nd
◦ Where: Studio 96
Learn how to BOSS the dance floor with certified School Of SOS instructor, Rebecca Finley
“The History of Mummification” with Prof Joann Fletcher
◦ When: Saturday, Sep 7th
◦ Where: Bolton Central Library and Museum
Star of the BBC’s IMMORTAL EGYPT series , Prof Joann Fletcher, takes you on a journey through the history of ancient Egyptian mummification
Transgender Theology Conference
◦ When: Thursday, Sep 5th
◦ Where: Luther King House
This year’s Transgender, Intersex, and Non-binary Theology Conference is on the theme ‘Post Trauma Growth, Healing and Flourishing’.
Fuse x Common presents: A Workshop with Hattie Kongaunruan
◦ When: Thursday, Sep 5th
◦ Where: Common
Textiles, pom poms, and good fun x
Essential Sales Skills
◦ When: Tuesday, Sep 3rd
◦ Where: Mottram Hall
Are you ready to elevate your sales game and unlock the secrets to closing deals effortlessly?
Events for Expats and Locals to meet
InterNations Manchester – End-of-Summer Party at Barca!
◦ When: Wednesday, Sep 11th
◦ Where: Barca Manchester
Hi InterNations Manchester!
For our end-of-summer party, we invite you to enjoy the Barca in Castlefield!
Come join us in our reserved area, grab yourself a drink or 3, and enjoy networking the night away!
Make connections, friends, and memories that will make your Manchester experience one to remember!
See you at Barca Manchester!
InterNations Manchester – October @ Dog Bowl
◦ When: Wednesday, Oct 16th
◦ Where: Dog Bowl Manchester
Dear InterNations Friends,
For our autumn October event, we invite you to enjoy the New York-inspired Bowling Alley and Arcade at Dog Bowl Manchester 🎳!
Come join us in our reserved area, grab yourself a drink or 3, and enjoy networking the night away!
Make connections, friends, and memories that will make your Manchester experience one to remember!
See you at Dog Bowl!
InterNations Manchester – November @ the Foundry Project NQ!
◦ When: Wednesday, Nov 20th
◦ Where: Foundry Project
Dear InterNations,
For our naughty November event, we invite you to The Foundry in the heart of the Northern Quarter!
Come join us in our reserved area, grab yourself a drink or 3, and enjoy networking the night away!
Make connections, friends, and memories that will make your Manchester experience one to remember!
See you at The Foundry Project!
InterNations Manchester – Christmas Party @ the Alchemist NY St!
◦ When: Wednesday, Dec 18th
◦ Where: The Alchemist New York Street
Dear InterNations Friends,
For our December Christmas Party event, we invite you to enjoy a swanky cocktail or mocktail at The Alchemist on New York Street!
Come with your best Christmas-themed attire and join us in our reserved area, grab yourself a drink or 3, and enjoy networking the night away!
Make connections, friends, and memories that will make your Manchester experience one to remember