Free Events
Everyday activities
The Gallery has lots of activities to pick up and enjoy anytime including, textile trail, Art Detective bags, and Arty Picnic bags to enjoy in and outside of the Gallery. There is the Art Cart and dressing-up clothes are available everyday.
'The Gallery is brilliant for Families. We bring my baby daughter and my seven year old son and we all always come home excited about what we have made.'
Aravind, dad of two
Free for babies and their grown-ups
Treasure Baskets
Fridays 2, 16 & 30 March, 13 & 27 April
10.30 – 11.30am & 1.30 – 2.30pm
Explore and play with baskets of everyday, natural and sensory, objects.
Art Baby
Wednesdays 29 February, 28 March & 25 April
10.30 – 11.30am
Creative discovery sessions especially designed for babies before they learn to walk.
Booking is essential. t: 0161 2757450
Free for under 5s, and their grown-ups
Toddlertastic!
Adventures in Drama, Art, Music or Dance
Every Monday
10.30 – 11.30am
or 11.30am – 12.30pm
These sessions are very popular! Please book on 0161 275 7450
Free for children of all ages, their families and carers
Colourful Sundays
Every Sunday
1.30 - 3.30pm
Join friends, family and artists for our popular Sunday drop-in creative workshops. There are new arty activities to take part in every week. Suitable for children of all ages and their families and carers. Free no need to book.
School Holidays
Up-cycling
Sunday 12 February
12.30 – 3.30pm
Bring your whole family and enjoy a range of up-cycling activities turning old fabric into new exciting things to take home.
School Holidays
Creative Customising
Sundays 19 February 1 & 15 April
1.30 – 3.30pm
Bring your old cotton t-shirt, top or bag and customise them so they become your favourite fashion items.
School Holidays
Fabric Relief Printing
Tue 14, Wed 15, Thu 16 & Fri 17 February
1.30 – 3.30pm
Bring your family to meet a print artist and enjoy experimenting with relief printing onto fabric and create your own artworks to take home.
Creative Treats
Mother ’s Day Special
Sunday 18 March
1.30 – 3.30pm
Bring along your mum and nana for an afternoon of creative treats. Enjoy spending time relaxing and having fun together getting artistic and make a present for them to take home.
School Holidays
Cotton Capers
Tuesdays 3 & 10 April
Thursdays 5 & 12 April
1.30 – 3.30pm
Bring your family and try a variety of fun creative activities to re-use, re- cycle and up-cycle cotton into new and exciting things, from super hero costumes, to weaving and floor art.
School Holidays
Arty Picnics
Wednesdays 4 & 11 April
Friday 13 April
11am – 12.30pm
Bring your family and some food (if you fancy lunch), and meet an artist for fun creative activities. Don’t worry if it’s a wet Wednesday or Friday we’ll have a picnic in the Gallery.
All year round!