09/10/2026
📅 PHM dates | October
Make the most of October with a visit to People’s History Museum for exhibitions, free family activities and Halloween discoveries.
Dates for the diary:
🚩 October | On The Line: 100 years of strikes & solidarity
Explore a century of strikes and collective action in the final weeks of PHM’s exhibition marking 100 years since the 1926 General Strike.
FREE. Closing Mon 2 Nov.
💀 October | Secret Society skeleton activity
Make a spooky skeleton mask, become a code breaker and create your own Halloween story. Suitable for children aged 5–12 and their grown-ups, with all materials provided.
FREE, drop in | Continues until Mon 30 Nov
📚 Sat 24 Oct | Over Here Zine Fest
Enjoy workshops, talks and stalls with zine makers, artists, writers and activists, showcasing creatives from the global majority.
FREE, drop in | 10am–4pm | Ages 12+
🎃 Sat 24 Oct–Sun 1 Nov | Halloween half term
Bring the family for skeleton secrets, spooky storytelling and the interactive Match Girls’ Strike game. Stop at Gather café for seasonal treats or bring your own picnic.
Closed Tuesdays
🏳️🌈 October | Re/Assemble
Discover artwork, banners and objects exploring Manchester’s 1988 protest against Section 28 and its legacy.
FREE
🎁 Book ahead | Winter Makers Market
Save Sat 21–Sun 22 Nov for gifts, crafts, homeware and tasty treats. Tickets are also available for the preview evening on Fri 20 Nov, Spirited Women cocktail tasting and festive lino printing workshops.
Market entry FREE | 11am–4.30pm
Find out more and plan your October visit via the link in bio.
Open 10am to 5pm, every day except Tuesdays.
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