What’s on in March.

March sees the first official day of spring and as the clocks go forward, things are looking up. Here’s our pick of activities to keep you busy through the final winter stretch.

Music

Fear not, festival season and day parties are on the horizon. In the meantime, March has a stacked line up of gigs and club nights to keep you moving. Not to mention countless celebrations for St. Patricks Day.

Me Gusta Collective 7th Birthday Part.1 with Kikelomo

Hit & Run 17th Birthday + Elijah’s ‘Yellow Square’ Talk at YES

Warped Wednesdays International Women’s Day Special – Salo: UK Garage + more

Kultura with Jamz Supernova

Pitched Black ‘ A Guy Called Gerald ‘

P13 [Skee Mask – Lee Gamble – mad miran]

Tiribä Welcomes // Tasha

Juke Joint with DJ Assault & Nova Cheq

Hit & Run presents 1985 Music – Manchester – Last Entry 1am

March also marks our annual Degree Show which’ll take place across Friday 22, Tuesday 26, and Wednesday 27 March. The shows will celebrate the sound and music of final year Electronic Music Production and Performance, and Music Production students with a variety of live performances and immersive audio-visual performances.

Food and drink

Following the generous listing of deals from January and February, here’s another Month of discounts on drinks and dining in Manchester.

Notable mentions include:

Mean Eyed Cat Bar – Free pizza with every drink?!

Chakalaka – boasting 50% off all mains from Monday – Wednesday

10 Tib Lane – £7 Cocktails and £1 Oysters until 6PM

Matt and Phreds – 2 for 1 cocktails or a free pizza with every 2 drinks (various times).

More

One for the cinephiles Manchester Film Festival promises ten days of captivating cinema, showcasing a diverse range of films from both established and emerging filmmakers. Running from the 15-24 of March, with options to screen individual tickets or get a reduced cost for multi-film passes.