Don’t get bored on Bank Holiday Monday – there’s plenty to do out there in Salford and Manchester.
Go and catch a family play
Over at The Lowry Theatre and Art Gallery on Salford Quays M6 Theatre Company present One Little Word at 1pm and 3pm.
This story is aimed at ages 3 and up.
We meet two characters who play together – exploring a new space, new objects, dressing up and taking turns – but struggles arise when one of them wants to be the ONLY Captain of the ship!
From £5.50.
Find out more and book tickets here
Take in some world-beating art
If you’ve never ‘done’ the LS Lowry galleries at its namesake theatre, now’s your chance. The paintings of the master artist really are a life-changing experience when you see them up close for the first time.
Don’t go just for the ‘chart hits’ as it were, there’s so much more there than industrial landscapes – try his tranquil and turbulent seascapes, his dark and mysterious late period, and all the city buildings and scenes he captured which have been destroyed forever.
First floor – The Lowry Theatre – Salford Quays
Opens 11am-5pm
FREE
Join MOSI’s Silent Disco to Jump up and down to the beat
Manchester’s Museum of Science and Industry is #HookedonMusic on Bank Holiday Monday with a ‘Silent Disco’ and dancefloor and it’s all free with no need to book ahead.
Each set of headphones is pre-programmed with three different channels pumping out catchy tunes relevant for different age groups.
The good thing about MOSI is, from Eccles, you can go on the tram and make a day of it that way, too.
Silent Disco times: 11.20am, 12.20pm, 1.20pm and 2.20pm
FREE
Liverpool Road, Manchester M3 4FP
0161 832 2244
Make a mess and create Stickman characters
In the Lowry Studio from 11am today is an ‘upcycling workshop’ to create characters from favorite stories out of recycled materials.
This up-cycling workshop is loads of fun and interactive for the whole family, we provide the junk!
Aimed at ages 5-11, from 11am – 12.30pm
Tickets £3.50 (£1.75 Salford residents)
Try being a kid in 1945…
More free events at the Imperial War Museum North, just walk over the bridge from The Lowry and you’re there.
The museum’s open 10am to 5pm today.
Find out how hard children worked on the home front during the First World War, from growing food to knitting warm clothes for soldiers.
Craft activities available all day – drop in from 11am-12.30pm and 2pm-3.30pm, suitable for all ages.
At 1.30pm try ‘Brothers Apart’, a family-friendly storytelling session about puppet characters Abdul and Ali, brothers from India who bravely fight in the First World War.
As one brother serves in the scorching heat of the desert, the other takes on the muddy surroundings of the trenches. Their paths lead them miles apart but exchanging letters keeps them close at heart.
The footie-mad only need apply
Lastly (but not leastly) there’s the National Football Museum at Cathedral Gardens, where you can
dress up in retro kit, or meet the characters featured in a WW1 exhibition, as they perform their stories live.
And of course, perky pooch Pickles the Dog will be out and about for photos, give-aways and general tail-wagging excitement – especially if you’re having a go at his very own Pickles’ trail!
Suitable for all ages
FREE entry
Urbis Building, Cathedral Gardens, M4 3BG.
