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News, posts and releases on Manchester in the North West of England.

Manchester Comedy Festival, 17 – 30 October

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The Manchester Comedy Festival returns for 2014 during the last two weeks of October 17th to the 30th October. Unlike the Edinburgh Fringe festival the Manchester Comedy Festival concentrates mainly on stand-up comedy. The Manchester Comedy Festival 2010 comprised over 2000 shows in 30 individual venues around Greater Manchester. Each year a selection of international acts, …

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Manchester Food and Drink Festival 2014

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The Manchester Food and Drink Festival is a nationally acclaimed event that has developed to its current level over 17 years. Conceived and developed by Phil Jones and Chris Tomlinson in 1998, the event originated as a means of showing the rest of the nation that there was more to Manchester dining than the stereotypes that existed …

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Manchester Summer Festival of Markets

The Summer Festival of Markets is set to transform St Ann’s Square this September with a unmissable selection of local traders, an exciting programme of live entertainment and a variety of cafes and bars.Running from Wednesday 3 to Sunday 21 September the Summer Festival of Markets will feature free live music performances, a vintage tea …

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