Manchester Day

Between 12noon and 6pm on Saturday 27 July, the city centre will turn into Manchester’s biggest-ever playground this summer when Manchester Day: Let the Games Begin! rolls into town.

Inspired by an international summer of sport, join us for a day of free family-friendly fun. We’re taking pop-up performances, astounding acrobatics and have-a-go activities to the streets.

With some of the UK’s best street acts and the North West’s most talented young musicians, lots of ice cream and a few giant snails, we promise you plenty to delight your family, amuse your kids, and kick-off the school holidays to a great start.

This exciting event has been created by Manchester City Council in collaboration with outdoor art specialist Walk The Plank.

Outdoor Arts Programme

• Enjoy the freshest beats from DJs across the city. And take a whistle stop tour around the world with the Global Grooves procession.
• Award winning dance company Motionhouse will be perfoming their hit show ‘Wild’. Watch them fly through the city on a forest of poles in a daring production.
• No Fit State Circus will be defying the laws of gravity. Watch them bend, flex and build a towering series of bamboo sculptures. It’s a stunning feat of human strength, trust and harmony with nature.
• Mimbre acrobatic theatre will perform ‘Look Mum, No Hands!’. It’s a family-friendly, inclusive tale of friendship, growing up and what it means to explore each other’s boundaries.

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