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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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Our pick of what's on in Trafford.

11 August

Sports and Leisure, Stretford

Manchester Super Giants Women v Sunrisers Leeds Women & Manchester Super Giants Men v Sunrisers Leeds Men, The Hundred

100 balls of non stop action and an electric atmosphere. See the best in the world take to the stage in The Hundred at Emirates Old Trafford.

1 May – 1 November

Sports and Leisure, Altrincham

ORIGIN at Dunham Massey

A Right/Left Project presents a deep listening art installation, unique to Dunham Massey. Visitors are bathed in sound and light with each cycle revealing what is hidden at its core.

Spies, Lies and Deception Press Illustration

29 November 2025 – 31 August 2026

Arts and Culture, Trafford Park

Spies, Lies and Deception

Explore how daring plots of deception have changed the course of conflict, how spies have been exposed and the costs of being both the deceiver and the deceived.

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9 September

Arts and Culture, Sale

FILM: Hamnet

In late 16th-century England, Agnes, a healer sensitive to the world around her, builds a home with William, a local tutor and aspiring playwright.

Book covers of The Bloody Branch by Brigid Lowe, The Book of Beasts by Elizabeth Sulis Kim and No Fair Maidens by Kim Willis.

10 September

Festivals and Events, Urmston

Meet three authors shedding new light on ancient wisdom and explore our relationship with the natural world. From fictional retellings to emotional journeys, learn how the mythologies of the British Isles have evolved over the years and how they relate to our lives today.