Arts and culture

What's On

Exhibition space displaying artwork and models.

16 January 2026 – 31 January 2028

Arts and Culture, Sale

Cosgrove Hall Films Archive

Danger Mouse, Count Duckula, Chorlton and the Wheelies and friends have a forever home in a dedicated gallery within the newly refurbished Sale Library, Trafford.

1 April – 31 December

Arts and Culture, Trafford Park

The Roads We Walked: The Fifth Pan-African Congress

The Roads We Walked is IWM North's newest Big Picture Show, celebrating the 80th anniversary of the Fifth Pan-African Congress, which took place at Chorlton-on-Medlock Town Hall, Manchester, in October 1945.

2 June – 1 November

Arts and Culture, Altrincham

The Botanical World of Mary Delany

Discover the pioneering technique of this eighteenth-century artist, whose ‘paper mosaicks’ were celebrated as scientifically accurate botanical specimens.

17 August – 3 October

Arts and Culture, Sale

What Is Precious?

What Is Precious comes to Waterside, bringing a curated selection of Design Nation members, whose practices challenge our perceptions of material value through the lens of sustainability and contemporary craft.

Venues

Internal library area showing bookshelves, library counter and entrance

Altrincham Library

A modern and welcoming library in the heart of Altrincham, providing books, digital resources, study spaces, flexible meeting facilities, and activities for all ages.

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.

Everyman Altrincham

Altrincham’s Everyman is a supremely comfortable boutique cinema showing all of the latest blockbusters, independent hits and big screen events.

Flourish Hub Platform 4 Altrincham Interchange

Flourish Hub Altrincham

A non-profit community hub where you can run your own workshops, retreats and pop-up events, with meeting rooms, co-working spaces, and enterprise and wellbeing support services.