Glastonbury is one of the greatest festivals in the world, showcasing some of the best talents in music and contemporary performing arts.

¡Viva! Spanish and Latin American Festival returns this weekend, promising three weeks of international film and theatre that focuses on progression and modernity.

Light rather than dark, good beating evil, knowledge winning against ignorance or hope triumphing over despair. In one word, Diwali.

Scientists are all set to venture out of their labs to take over pubs around Manchester and get people talking about science.

One of the UK’s top cycling festivals has made its northern debut at Manchester’s Victoria Warehouse.

A festival for cycling enthusiasts is set to pedal its way to Manchester for the first time.

The bluedot festival – a nod to Carl Sagan’s pale blue dot – will take place in the shadow of the iconic Lovell radio telescope at the Cheshire observatory between July 22-24.

The event, this year titled ‘Women Out Loud,’ will celebrate women making their voices heard with a series of social events surrounding culture, history and activism.

Aussie icon, Blinky Bill Koala, is leaving the Outback and coming to visit the Poms with the children’s character set for its UK premiere at the Manchester International Film Festival (MANIFF) on Mother’s Day.

Click through to the Ladyfest MCR 2015 Facebook event and you’ll see that 1,207 people have confirmed that they’re ‘attending’ this Saturday’s celebration of all things female.

The festival, which is organised by founder Dr Jill Adam and award-winning music journalists John Robb and Simon A. Morrison, focuses upon the age-old relationship between music and the written word.