During the 2017 Manchester International Festival we will be running the only full programme of walking tours covering every major aspect of Manchester history – the greatest stories, the major figures, the most exciting locations.

Our reach is vast and varied: Ancoats, art, architecture, Castlefield, cotton, Engels & Marx, Hacienda-era music, Jewish Manchester, the Northern Quarter, the Pankhursts, Peterloo, politics, the Pre-Raphaelites, Science and Alan Turing. See the website Calendar for the full programme.

The walks have been devised by official Manchester tour guide Ed Glinert, author of Penguin’s Manchester Compendium and the forthcoming Manchester Encyclopaedia.