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Manchester Guest City programme announced for iconic Barcelona La Mercè 2025 festival

  • Thursday 24 July 2025
Person wearing a headscarf, holding their hands in the air, dancing in the street

The programme has been announced for Manchester's role as Guest City at this year's iconic La Mercè festival in Barcelona - which each year attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors into the city for a 6-day cultural festival that sets the very highest of bars for festivals everywhere, showcasing the very best of traditional Catalan culture, outdoor arts, and music.

Manchester Day this weekend - everything you need to know!

  • Wednesday 23 July 2025
Two adults sitting on steps, each playing a big conga drum.  Behind them is blue smoke and fireworks going off.

Manchester's favourite day of the year is back this weekend with a fantastic day of free music-themed family fun on Saturday (26 July) to help celebrate the city's homegrown musical talent and this year's big summer of live music in the city.

Ticketless Oasis fans urged not to go to Heaton Park

  • Tuesday 15 July 2025

With three concerts still to be played by Oasis in Manchester's Heaton Park following their two hugely successful concerts at the weekend, the city council is repeating its request for fans without tickets not to travel to the park.

Manchester's post-16 partnership recognised with national teaching award

  • Wednesday 18 June 2025

Manchester has been awarded a Silver Category Award in the Pearson National Teaching Awards for its Post-16 Pathway Partnership which sees the council working in collaboration with education and training providers across the city, to support young people to gain the qualifications and skills they need to help them access good jobs in the future.