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It’s a lot of fun and on a nice summer day, you can be sure to have a good time. 11.Ancoats Ashtrays Ensuring you eat well during Iftar and Suhoor is vitally important to a successful day’s fast, which runs from pre-dawn until sunset. Finding somewhere to eat during Ramadan can be tough, but here to offer some inspiration is our round-up of the best places to visit in Manchester during Ramadan. 1. Zouk Tea Bar & Grill Credit: Zouk Former executive chef at Harvey Nichols, Simon Shaw founded El Gato Negro after being inspired by a trip to Catalonia and it’s possibly one of the best tapas restaurants you’ll find in the centre of Manchester. At El Gato Negro, guests can expect a combination of both modern and traditional Spanish flavours with dishes such as truffle salami, salt cod croquetas and braised ox cheek. The restaurant is a real social space, even including a roof terrace, which almost feels like you’ve been transported to the bustling city of Barcelona. Interestingly, Shaw also owns Canto too, a testament to how much he loves creating delicious tapas. El Gato Negro, 52 King St, Manchester, M2 4LY. 3. Wholesome Junkies Credit: Wholesome Junkies I’m a big movie guy and doesn’t everyone know it. Honestly, try me. I’ve seen everything at least twice. If you are into your movies but have some catching up to do, you can head over to the central library and watch anything you could possibly dream of in a cool little pod. You can watch some pretty rare stuff too like obscure sitcoms from the 1970s and loads of early camera footage of old-timey people pottering about. Such fun.

Drive from central Manchester: 30 minutes (or 19 minutes on the train) One Michelin star restaurants Northcote, Langho Credit: Northcote Manchester was recently named one of the best cities in the UK for street art and they’re not wrong as it boasts some mesmerising murals and awesome artwork that cannot go unmissed. Join these street art walking tours through the Northern Quarter where you’ll be able to get up close and personal with some of the finest street art in Manchester, both old and new. The tours venture in Ancoats over the invisible wall known as Great Ancoats Street and investigate how art and architects worked together to create a cohesive space for living in. 9. Manchester City Stadium Tour Photo: Mark McNeill, Unsplash The clue is in the name with this club, situated in M3 Salford at Down Tex Mill, taxi drivers find it difficult to get to. Once you’re there, you won’t want to go home. Hidden always likes to have little surprises for gig-goers (see: Denis Sulta surprise set during August Bank Holiday last year). Its two floors of good music, mismatched furniture and a brilliant courtyard for outdoor festivals in summer make it well worth a visit or six. It’s also worth noting that it was designed in a Greek revival architecture which makes it rather majestic. You’ll want to take loads of photos. 3.New Islington Marina ‘Cast No Shadow’ lyrics

25. Sing your heart out at this Halloween-themed lip-sync showdown

Make sure to go all the way to the reading room because that’s truly the hidden gem here! It’s stunning! The first pineapples that came to Europe actually arrived in Liverpool (which is why you can see a lot of pineapples in Liverpool as well). Although there may be one restaurant in Manchester with one Michelin star, Mana, which successfully retained it for 2023, fine dining spots most definitely exist across the North West region. In this year’s newly updated Michelin Guide, there are a number of restaurants which have retained their stars, received new, green or additional ones. Here’s our round-up of all the Michelin star restaurants which are less than an hour’s drive from Manchester. New Michelin star restaurants Sō-Lō, Aughton Credit: Sō-Lō

The all-new VR karting attraction in Manchester, Chaos Karts, will be welcoming all the ghouls and boys for an exhilarating spine-tingling experience this Halloween for a thriller-ing night out. Gather the squad and prepare for a hair-raising race through the dark and immersive realm of augmented reality. With each race varying in design, complete with pumping music, fully interactive karts, and usable power-ups, players can battle right up to the finish line at this unique state-of-the-art experience. 24. Brew your own magical potions at this masterclass at Bird & Blend Tea Credit: Supplied/Bird & Blend Tea Though it has no connection to Harry Potter, it looks like Hogwarts and that’s why a lot of people want to visit. The building in question on Thomas Street used to belong to a wealthy accountant during the Industrial Revolution and that’s why the pineapple is there. 7. Ancoats Peeps Situated in a former bank building in Didsbury, Hispi provides intimate dining, with each dish as beautifully presented as the next. The restaurant serves posh bistro dishes that are full of flavour, even offering up a sirloin of beef Sunday roast sharer. Think crispy pig’s head croquettes, pan-fried fish, and stuffed pork belly. there are a considerable amount of Sunday lunch choices, which can also be followed by an unreal crumble for the ultimate comfort food experience. Hispi, 1C School Ln, Didsbury, M20 6RD. 14. Colleen’s Credit: Colleen’s Drive from central Manchester: 50 minutes Two Michelin star restaurants Moor Hall, Aughton Credit: Moor HallIt is actually located on Thomas Street, on the roof of the building where there is the restaurant Wolf at the door but the best place to see it is from the Old Wholesale Fish market.

So, this Manchester hidden gem is about this specific album and you can find it at New Islington Marina. Prepare for a night of terrifying harmonies as Printworks Manchester goes all out for its latest lip-sync event with a Halloween special this October. Taking place on October 27 at Printworks iconic nightclub, Cargo, the Halloween Lip Sync is taking over The Vault from 7pm – 10.30pm. This was the red light district, so when industrial Manchester fell into disrepair this area was frequented by people of the night, says Jamie Anderson, Marketing Manager for Red Light. "So it's a nod to that history, but also great to see how well Kampus has revived the area, there's some amazing businesses we're alongside here." Newsham Park Hospital in Liverpool could easily be mistaken for an old hotel left to ruin – its windows boarded up, perimeters overgrown. This Halloween, the haunted building less than an hour’s drive from Manchester will host a spooktacular in the form of Newsham Scream Park, a series of blood-curdling spooky attractions to get you in the gruesome spirit. Each experience will wind through the dark bowels of the building, filled with deepening dread and moments of sheer blood-curdling panic, as guests follow each nightmarish path through Newsham Scream Park. 6. Watch a creepy cabaret performance at the King’s Arms Credit: Supplied It was founded by Enriqueta Rylands in memory of her husband John Rylands who was Manchester’s first multi-millionaire.The staff at the entrance will explain everything to you and will be more than happy to answer any questions. On a fateful (and fictional) day in Manchester a student named Loky met his watery end when he drowned in the icy depths of the canal. The act was not an isolated incident or unfortunate accident but the malicious work of a serial killer who roamed the banks of the canal, his name: The Pusher. On this Haunted Manchester tour you’ll explore the darker side of the city, solving clues and uncovering stories about the trapped spirits who fell victim to this murderer. Keep your wits about you: everything might not be as it seems… 11. Celebrate Halloween with a spine-chilling schedule of events at GRUB Credit: Cultplex The ice and chilly air won’t be the only thing making you shudder at Skate Manchester this October. The arena has something spooky up their sleeve, namely some curiously creepy décor and fancy dress is more than encouraged. New for this year, the spooktacular Manchester ice rink will see a frightfully realistic giant spider take centre stage this Halloween, wrapped in a bright white LED light web around the sparkling Christmas tree centre piece. 3. Enjoy a spooky night out at this huge, Halloween hip-hop party Credit: Floripa Getting on board with the food and drink offers in Manchester, Ramsbottom’s favourite cheese and wine bar is getting involved this January. The Mouse Trap are doing 50% off all sharing platters on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays as well as 50% off their gooey fondue on Sundays right through January. The sale begins on January 12 and bookings are essential and walk-ins are not eligible due to demand. The Mouse Trap, 47 Bolton St, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9HU. 36. Inventery Credit: Inventery