Black History Month Events in Manchester 2023
CAHN Black History Month Civic Launch 2023
Join CAHN for a splendid commemoration of Black history, achievements, and culture. This event is not just a showcase; it’s a vibrant tribute to our shared heritage.
Date: Thursday 28th September 2023, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Venue: Manchester Cathedral, Victoria St, Manchester M3 1SX, UK
Price: Free
Brushstrokes of Bridgerton
For Black History Month, join The Zebra Tribe to celebrate Shonda Rhimes who brought BRIDGERTON to the screen, paint & discuss colour blind casting.
Date: Monday 2nd October 2023, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Venue: Manchester Central Library, St Peter’s Square Manchester M2 5PD
Price: £6.13
Heard Live for Black History Month
Join Heard Storytelling for an inclusive event of true spoken storytelling this Black History Month. The evening will give a platform to captivating true stories and lived experiences. As well as enjoying a curated line up of storytellers, there will be a couple of spaces open for budding storytellers. If you decide to tell a story and the amazing audience will make you feel right at home.
Date: Thursday 5th October 2023, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Venue: Feel Good Club, 26-28 Hilton Street Manchester M1 2EH
Price: £0 - £7
COBO : Comedy Shutdown Black History Month Special - Manchester
COBO: Comedy Shutdown brings a Black History Month Special to Manchester. Round up your friends & family and join them for an uplifting night of laughter!
Date: Sunday 8th October 2023
Venue: Frog and Bucket Comedy Club, 102 Oldham St, Manchester M4 1LJ
Price: £19.40
Night of the Living Dead: Intro & Film
Part of The Portico Library's Black History Month and horror season.
As the nights draw and day light gets shorter, the Portico Library is embracing horror and exploring what makes us shiver. To commemorate Black History Month, Erica Tucker has curated and will introduce two classic films that explore African American identity.
Night of the Living Dead follows seven people who become trapped in a farmhouse in rural Pennsylvania, which is under assault by a group of undead ghouls. Screened in the intimate space of The Portico Library's Reading Room.
Date: Friday 13th October 2023, 6pm - 8pm
Venue: The Portico Library, 57 Mosley Street Manchester M2 3HY
Price: £6.13
Black Creative Soirée 2023
Cultureville and BOB Expo present the Black Creative Soirée, a dazzling showcase of black creativity that is held annually in historic venues across Manchester. The soirée spotlights black fashion designers, poets, artists and musicians, in celebration of Black History Month.
Date: Friday 27th October 2023, 6:30pm - 10pm
Venue: Manchester Museum, University of Manchester, Oxford Rd, Manchester M13 9PL
Price: £25 - £35
Zebra Tribe Comic Festival
The Zebra Partnership presents the first northern UK event showcasing black graphic novel and comic creators, illustrators, writers and allies in celebration of Black History Month.
Date: Saturday 21st October 2023, 11am - 4:30pm
Venue: Manchester Central Library, St Peter’s Square Manchester M2 5PD
Price: Free
Ganja & Hess: Intro and Film
Part of The Portico Library's Black History Month and horror season.
As the nights draw and day light gets shorter, the Portico Library is embracing horror and exploring what makes us shiver. To commemorate Black History Month, Erica Tucker has curated and will introduce two classic films that explore African American identity.
Ganja & Hess follows a doctor's assistant that finds himself with an insatiable desire for blood after being stabbed with an ancient, germ-infested knife. Screened in the intimate space of The Portico Library's Reading Room.
Date: Tuesday 31st October 2023, 6pm - 8pm
Venue: The Portico Library, 57 Mosley Street Manchester M2 3HY
Price: Donation