Deansgate

Winners’ enclosure, Main stage and Circus House

From family acrobatic and aerial hoop workshops, to comedy skits and duelling ukuleles, it’s all happening on Deansgate.

Immerse yourself in larger-than-life console games in the Actual Reality Arcade,
visit Circus House to learn a new skill,
or simply soak up the atmosphere and enjoy the performances on the main stage.

You’ll also be able to play a giant board game, courtesy of our major sponsor, Manchester Airport Group.

Main stage

12 noon to 12.05pm
Shree Muktajeevan Swamibapa Pipe Band - East meets West via Bolton

12.05pm to 12.35pm
Gnawa Manchester - Moroccan trance music

12.45pm to 1.30pm
Splintered Ukes - Chart topping hits played on ukuleles

1.45pm to 2.25pm
Twisted Tubes - Genre defying brass band playing hip hop, funk, pop and house

2.25pm
Shree Muktajeevan Swamibapa Pipe Band - East meets West via Bolton

2.30pm
Speeches

2.40pm to 2.45pm
Shree Muktajeevan Swamibapa Pipe Band - East meets West via Bolton

2.45pm to 3.25pm
Detroit Soul Collective - Super soul anthems played by an incredible 9 piece band and vocals

3.40pm to 4.10pm
Twisted Tubes - Genre defying brass band playing hip hop, funk, pop and house

4.25pm to 4.55pm
Splintered Ukes - Chart topping hits played on ukuleles

5.05pm to 5.20pm
Flat Pack Music - World class opera

5.25pm to 6pm
Detroit Soul Collective - Super soul anthems played by an incredible 9 piece band and vocals

Global Grooves Procession

2.10pm to 3.10pm and 5pm to 6pm

Street Theatre

12.10pm , 2.50pm, 4.30pm
The Cricketers - Stilt walking cricketers play a giant game of cricket

12.10pm, 2.50pm, 4.30pm
Umpires Strike Back - Comedy performances from two of Britain’s finest cricket umpires

12.30pm, 2pm, 3.30pm, 5pm
The Collector - A giant magpie who likes collecting shiny things. You have been warned!

2pm
Paparazzi

2.15pm, 5.15pm
Olympians

Circus House

12pm, 1.45pm, 3.40pm, 4.25pm, 5.05pm
Manipulation skills workshop - Learn the basics of circus skills

12.35pm, 1.30pm, 3.25pm, 4.10pm, 4.55pm
Demos - Watch professional acrobats soar through the sky

12.45pm, 2.45pm, 4.25pm
Family acrobatic workshop - Have a go at acrobatics

The Actual Reality Arcade Shows

12noon to 12.40pm
Rainbow Suitcases

12.45pm to 13.15pm, 3pm to 3.30pm, 4.30pm to 5pm
Dinotopia - Meet an adventurer and their dinosaur who have been shipwrecked on our shores

3.30pm to 4.10pm
Cabin Crew - High jinx comedy at 30,000 feet