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Things to do in Trafford

Discover what's on and where to go in Trafford, Greater Manchester's cultural borough.

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Highlights

Our pick of what's on in Trafford.

Halloween party decorations and sweets
Event date: 29 October

Theatre and Performance, Timperley

Halloween Half-Term Disco at Timperley Library

Calling all witches, wizards, ghosts, vampires and little monsters! Head to Timperley Library for a frightfully fun Halloween Disco. Better still, it's free!
Halloween Pink Pony Ceilidh Club in glowing neon Times Modern font, a spiderweb border on a black background and graphics of pink horsehoes, medieval buglers and a cameo wearing a pink cowboy hat
Event date: 31 October

Theatre and Performance, Stretford

Pink Pony Ceilidh Club - Halloween!

'Pink Pony Ceilidh Club' is a fun and silly guided ceilidh (a series of choreographed group dances) to a bardcore (flutes and lutes covers) soundtrack of pop songs with a Medieval Cowboy Bridgerton Fantasy and this October, Halloween (optional) dress-code! Adults only
Halloween themed macarons
Event date: 30 October

Festivals and Events, Urmston

Halloween Macaron decorating workshop

Join in on an evening of spooky fun and leave with your own box of frightfully sweet macarons!

What's on

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A woman in a chair looks towards the camera with another woman sitting next to her
Event date: 5 – 31 October

Arts and Culture, Sale

Black History Month: Our Stories, Our Legacy

Visit this free exhibition to discover photographs, objects, films and real life stories about family, friendship, community and belonging. Some of those featured in the exhibition came from difference parts of the world, while others were born here in Trafford.
October half term at Dunham Massey
Event date: 24 October – 1 November

Families, Altrincham

October half term at Dunham Massey

Come and enjoy the colours of the season at Dunham Massey.
Group of children jumping
Event date: 8 September 2026 – 13 July 2027

Families, Altrincham

Family Drop In!

Family Drop-In — a relaxed space after school with time to connect, create, and simply be together.
Halloween themed decorations and party sweets.
Event date: 27 October

Theatre and Performance, Urmston

Halloween Half-Term Disco at Urmston Library

Calling all witches, wizards, ghosts, vampires and little monsters! Head to Urmston Library for a frightfully fun Halloween Disco. Better still, it's free!

Venues

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A man standing at a coffee machine in a cafe

Cafe in the Park

Café in the Park is nestled in Stamford Park in Altrincham, close to the children's playground and is at the heart of the Counselling and Family Centre.
External view of library entrance with grass, daffodils and a tree in the foreground

Coppice Library

A community wellbeing library in Sale, run by BlueSci, providing books, digital resources, study space, activities, computers, free Wi-Fi and access to health and wellbeing support.
An aerial view of a BMX pump track in a park

Cross Lane Park

Cross Lane Park in Partington is a great place to get active. The park is home to a bowling club, boxing academy, outdoor gym, BMX pump track and football pitches.

Guides

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Free things to do in Trafford

Trafford has an astonishing amount of cultural activity that you can do for free - from workshops and clubs, to exhibitions and museums.
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Libraries in Trafford

Discover the full list of libraries in Trafford - friendly, welcoming spaces across the borough that are free to read, study or visit, with plenty of events for all ages on their programme.
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