Canal St Manchester
Jonathan Van Ness
Queer Eye star JVN will appear at Manchester Opera House as part of his forthcoming tour
LGBT housing for over 55's
LGBT Foundation and the Manchester City Council are developing housing initiatives for the 55+ lgbt community
Holocaust Memorial Day 2022
Greater Manchester to mark Holocaust Memorial Day with virtual service
Funny Boyz
FunnyBoyz Manchester presents CRYSTAL - Drag Race UK Season 1
Saving Britney at Hope Mill Theatre
A super fan solo show about being hopelessly devoted to Britney Spears
LGBT Foundation welcomes Independent Enquiry of LGBTQ+ members of the Armed Forces
LGBT Foundation welcomes the announcement from the Government that launches an independent enquiry into the treatment of LGBTQ+ members of the Armed Forces.
Cherry Jezebel at Everyman Playhouse
A story of growing up (and growing old) in Liverpool’s drag world,
What She Said trailblazes for Manchester’s LGBTQI+ women and nonbinary people
“I’ve realised that women and nonbinary people are an after-thought on Canal Street.”
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Canal St and the Gay Village
Welcome to the World Famous Canal Street Manchester, home of the original 'Queer as Folk' and more recently It's a Sin
It is recognised as the UK's LGBT centre, outside of London. The Gay Village is home to many annual events, such as Sparkle the Trans Festival, the Bears Bash and The Skins Weekend. The regions thriving Lesbian community is also centred in the Gay Village, with established venues like Vanilla serving the Women's scene.
Manchester Pride, the UK's most successful Annual Pride event, with tens of thousands attending the celebrations. Manchester's LGBT Sports and social groups are a major feature of daily life regularly attracting visitors from all over the World. Non LGBT are also welcome. Respect should be shown at all times.
Canal St looks forward to welcoming you all!
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Your Manchester
This week Belinda and the team talk with Richard Walters ahead of his tour and we speak about a new film starring our very Own Brandon
Canal St Reviews
Rocky Horror show at Palace Theatre 2022
DeNada bring MARIPOSA to The Lowry
The Wiz at Hope Mill Theatre
“take a glimmer of hope with you and know that you believe in yourself and your convictions”.
Aladdin at Opera House Manchester
"all the glitz and glamour at Manchester’s opera house will bring a smile to any panto loving audience".
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