Holiday events for kids in Manchester, 2026
Tree lightings, light displays, Santa visits, Polar Express readings, gingerbread workshops, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa programmes in Manchester for the 2026 holidays, read every night from the libraries' and venues' own calendars. Library programmes are free.
3 Holiday events on 3 days
Tue, Dec 8
Fri, Dec 11
Sat, Dec 12
Know a Holiday event we are missing?
A pumpkin patch, a trunk-or-treat, a church fall festival: if it has a web page or a Facebook event, tell us and we will list it for Manchester. Free, for anyone.
Read from each library’s and venue’s own calendar, plus tips a person has checked; a cancelled event disappears within a day. Check the organiser’s page for costume rules and registration.