Things to do with kids in Manchester
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Events
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Saturday 14 Nov
Sunday 15 Nov
Rewild Moss Side pop-up museum
Sow the City’s all-ages celebration explores Moss Side’s name and local nature through a pop-up museum. See moss-inspired artworks, try hands-on sensory observation and cyanotype printing, and watch multimedia screenings.
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Classes & workshops
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Edge Youth Theatre (9–12)
Edgetheatre.co.uk
Nearby: Chorlton
9–12 years
Build characters and confidence through drama games, improvisation, storytelling and text work.
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Full programme detailsGo Active Kids Holiday Club at St Mary’s
Go Active
Nearby: Levenshulme
3–11 years
Choose forest activities, sport, arts and crafts, adventure games and problem-solving at a school-based holiday club.
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Full programme detailsJunior Youth Spiritual Empowerment at Powerhouse
Msmpowerhouse.org.uk
Nearby: Moss Side
11–15 years
Explore stories, discussion, creative activities and neighbourhood service with other young people.
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Full programme detailsLevenshulme Walking Mums Club
Eventbrite.co.uk
Nearby: Levenshulme
Mums and babies
Levy Little Theatre: Kids
Levylittletheatre.com
Nearby: Levenshulme
7–11 years
Explore characters, stories and drama games in a creative children’s theatre group.
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Full programme detailsLevy Little Theatre: Tots
Levylittletheatre.com
Nearby: Levenshulme
4–6 years
Explore characters, stories and drama games in a creative children’s theatre group.
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Full programme detailsPlaces to visit
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422 Community Hub
Nearby: Longsight
A community hub with a café, parent-and-toddler play and activities hosted by local groups.
Alexandra Park
Nearby: Moss Side
Explore the curved paths and open green space of a 60-acre park beside Moss Side.
Arcadia Library and Leisure Centre
Nearby: Levenshulme
Combine a children’s-book stop with separately booked swimming at Levenshulme’s library and leisure centre.
Chorlton Library
Nearby: Chorlton
Browse books together in Chorlton’s Carnegie library, with a term-time storytime for younger children.
Chorlton Park
Nearby: Chorlton
Play areas, ball games and community gardens make Chorlton Park an outdoor option for children aged 12 and under.
12 and under
Crowcroft Park
Nearby: Longsight
A local outdoor stop with a children’s play area, space for sport and skateboard ramps.
Free
Addresses for your route
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- 422 Community Hub
422 Stockport Road, Longsight, Manchester M12 4EX
- Alexandra Park
Alexandra Park, Moss Side / Whalley Range, Manchester
- Arcadia Library and Leisure Centre
Yew Tree Avenue, Levenshulme, Manchester
- Chorlton Library
Manchester Road, Chorlton, M21 9PN
- Chorlton Park
Nell Lane, Chorlton, Manchester, M21 7UD
- Crowcroft Park
East Road, Manchester M12 5QZ
- Fletcher Moss Park
Fletcher Moss Park, Stenner Lane, Didsbury, Manchester, M20 2RQ
- Highfield Country Park
Highfield Road, Manchester, M19 3RP
- Levenshulme Old Library community arts centre
Levenshulme Old Library, Cromwell Grove, Levenshulme, Manchester, M19 3QE
- Longsight Art Space
89 Northmoor Road, Longsight, Manchester M12 4PF
- Longsight Family Hub
1a Farrer Road, Longsight M13 0QX
- Longsight Library and Learning Centre
519 Stockport Road, Longsight, M12 4NE
- Moss Side Community Park
Broadfield Road, Moss Side, Manchester M14 4WB
- Moss Side Powerhouse Library and Youth Centre
140 Raby Street, Moss Side, Manchester M14 4SL
- Northmoor Community Centre
95–97 Northmoor Road, Longsight, Manchester M12 5RT
- Nuffield Health Didsbury swimming venue
Unit 8, Parrs Wood Entertainment Centre, Wilmslow Road, Didsbury, Manchester, M20 5PG
- Station South Cycle Café and garden
975–977 Stockport Road, Levenshulme, Manchester, M19 3NP
- The Boiler House
9 Wilcock Street, Moss Side, Manchester M16 7DA
- The Circus House
Unit 40 Longsight Business Park, Hamilton Road, Longsight, Manchester M13 0PD
- The Didsbury Parsonage
The Old Parsonage, Stenner Lane, Didsbury, Manchester, M20 2RQ
- The Edge Theatre & Arts Centre
The Edge Theatre & Arts Centre, Manchester Road, Chorlton, Manchester, M21 9JG
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