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OPENING FILM: Bitter Christmas
Aug
20
Location: Home, Film, Narrative, Gay, Drama, New

OPENING FILM: Bitter Christmas

  • Thursday 20 August 2026
  • 17:50 20:00
  • HOME (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Film Screening

HOME

£7.95-£9.95

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SCENE Northern Shorts Showcase
Aug
20
Location: Cultplex, Shorts

SCENE Northern Shorts Showcase

  • Thursday 20 August 2026
  • 18:00 19:15
  • CULTPLEX (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Shorts screening

CULTPLEX

Free

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Moonlight - 10 Year Anniversary
Aug
20
Film, Narrative, Drama, Classic, Location: Cultplex

Moonlight - 10 Year Anniversary

  • Thursday 20 August 2026
  • 19:30 21:25
  • CULTPLEX (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Classic Film Screening

CULTPLEX

£7-£8

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NOFX: 40 Years of Fuckin' Up
Aug
20
Location: New Century Hall, Film, Documentary, Event, Panel

NOFX: 40 Years of Fuckin' Up

  • Thursday 20 August 2026
  • 19:30 22:45
  • New Century Hall (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Documentary + Panel

New Century Hall

£25

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OPENING NIGHT FILM: Teenage Sex & Death at Camp Miasma
Aug
20
Location: Home, Film, Narrative, Lesbian, Horror, New

OPENING NIGHT FILM: Teenage Sex & Death at Camp Miasma

  • Thursday 20 August 2026
  • 20:30 22:30
  • HOME (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Film Screening

HOME

£7.95 - £9.95

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SCENE Northern Shorts Showcase
Aug
21
Location: Cultplex, Shorts, Gay, Bi, Lesbian, Trans

SCENE Northern Shorts Showcase

  • Friday 21 August 2026
  • 18:00 19:30
  • CULTPLEX (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Shorts screening

CULTPLEX

Free

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Queer As Punk
Aug
21
Location: Home, Film, Documentary, Trans, Non-binary, New

Queer As Punk

  • Friday 21 August 2026
  • 18:00 19:35
  • HOME (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Documentary

HOME

£7.95 - £9.95

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High School Musical
Aug
21
Location: First Street, Film, Narrative, Comedy, Drama, Classic

High School Musical

  • Friday 21 August 2026
  • 19:00 20:38
  • First Street Manchester, England, M15 4FN United Kingdom (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Classic Film Screening

First Street

Free / Unticketed

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GASP presents: The Serpent's Skin + Queer Horror Shorts
Aug
21
Film, Narrative, Trans, Horror

GASP presents: The Serpent's Skin + Queer Horror Shorts

  • Friday 21 August 2026
  • 19:30 21:45
  • CULTPLEX (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Film Screening + Shorts

CULTPLEX

£7-£8

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Tip Toe - Screening and Panel
Aug
21
Location: New Century Hall, TV, Narrative, Event, Panel

Tip Toe - Screening and Panel

  • Friday 21 August 2026
  • 20:00 22:00
  • New Century Hall (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

TV + Panel

New century Hall

£0-£12

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25 Years of Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Aug
21
Location: Home, Film, Narrative, Gay, Trans, Non-binary, Drama, Classic

25 Years of Hedwig and the Angry Inch

  • Friday 21 August 2026
  • 20:00 22:15
  • HOME (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Film / Event

HOME

£7.95 - £9.95

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Iris Prize Best British Shorts announcement
Aug
22
Film, Location: New Century Hall, Shorts, Event

Iris Prize Best British Shorts announcement

  • Saturday 22 August 2026
  • 12:30 14:00
  • New Century Hall (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Shorts

New Century Hall

Free

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TITE trans Shorts Showcase
Aug
22
Location: Cultplex, Film, Documentary, Gay, Lesbian, Bi, New, Shorts, Trans

TITE trans Shorts Showcase

  • Saturday 22 August 2026
  • 13:00 14:30
  • CULTPLEX (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Shorts Screening

CULTPLEX

Free

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Angus, Thongs & Perfect Snogging
Aug
22
Location: First Street, Film, Narrative, Comedy, Classic

Angus, Thongs & Perfect Snogging

  • Saturday 22 August 2026
  • 13:00 14:40
  • First Street Manchester, England, M15 4FN United Kingdom (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Classic Film Screening

First Street

Free / Unticketed

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October Crow
Aug
22
Location: Cultplex, Film, Narrative, Drama, New

October Crow

  • Saturday 22 August 2026
  • 15:00 16:25
  • CULTPLEX (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Film screening

CULTPLEX

£0-£5

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Low Rider
Aug
22
Location: Home, Film, Narrative, Lesbian, Drama, New

Low Rider

  • Saturday 22 August 2026
  • 15:30 17:10
  • HOME (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Film Screening

HOME

£7.95 - £9.95

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High School Musical 2
Aug
22
Location: First Street, Film, Narrative, Comedy, Drama, Classic

High School Musical 2

  • Saturday 22 August 2026
  • 16:00 17:45
  • First Street Manchester, England, M15 4FN United Kingdom (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Classic Film Screening

First Street

Free / Unticketed

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Puppygirl
Aug
22
Location: Cultplex, Film, Narrative, Trans, New

Puppygirl

  • Saturday 22 August 2026
  • 17:00 18:10
  • CULTPLEX (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Film Screening

CULTPLEX

£0-£5

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Kiss & Tell... The I Kissed A Boy/Girl Story
Aug
22
TV, Event, Panel

Kiss & Tell... The I Kissed A Boy/Girl Story

  • Saturday 22 August 2026
  • 17:30 19:00
  • New Century Hall (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Panel

New Century Hall

£0-£10

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Stop! That! Train!
Aug
22
Location: Home, Film, Narrative, New, Comedy, Event

Stop! That! Train!

  • Saturday 22 August 2026
  • 18:00 20:00
  • HOME (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Film Screening

HOME

£7.95 - £9.95

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Clueless
Aug
22
Location: First Street, Film, Narrative, Comedy, Classic

Clueless

  • Saturday 22 August 2026
  • 19:00 20:35
  • First Street Manchester, England, M15 4FN United Kingdom (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Classic Film Screening

First Street

Free / Unticketed

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Castration Movie Chapter iii. Junior Ghosts—Premorphic Drift; a fragmentary passage
Aug
22
Location: Cultplex, Film, Narrative, Trans, Non-binary

Castration Movie Chapter iii. Junior Ghosts—Premorphic Drift; a fragmentary passage

  • Saturday 22 August 2026
  • 19:30 22:10
  • CULTPLEX (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Film screening

CULTPLEX

£0-£5

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The SCRUFF Screening: Paris 05:59: Théo & Hugo
Aug
22
Location: Treehouse Hotel, Film, Classic, Gay

The SCRUFF Screening: Paris 05:59: Théo & Hugo

  • Saturday 22 August 2026
  • 20:00 21:30
  • Treehouse Hotel (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Film Screening

Treehouse Hotel

£5

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The Ab Fab A-Thon
Aug
22
Comedy, Location: New Century Hall, TV, Narrative, Event, Party

The Ab Fab A-Thon

  • Saturday 22 August 2026
  • 20:00 23:00
  • New Century Hall (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

TV + Panel

New Century Hall

£0-£15

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Fatt Butcher’s Congregational
Aug
22
Location: Aviva Studios, Event

Fatt Butcher’s Congregational

  • Saturday 22 August 2026
  • 20:30 22:00
  • Aviva Studios (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Event

AVIVA Studios

£16

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I Want Your Sex
Aug
22
Location: Home, Film, Narrative, Gay, Comedy, Drama, New

I Want Your Sex

  • Saturday 22 August 2026
  • 20:30 22:10
  • HOME (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Film Screening

HOME

£7.95 - £9.95

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Rebel Without A Cause
Aug
23
Location: First Street, Film, Narrative, Drama, Classic

Rebel Without A Cause

  • Sunday 23 August 2026
  • 12:00 13:52
  • First Street Manchester, England, M15 4FN United Kingdom (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Classic Film Screening

First Street

Free / Unticketed

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Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders
Aug
23
Film, Documentary, Gay, Location: Treehouse Hotel, Bi, New

Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders

  • Sunday 23 August 2026
  • 13:00 14:20
  • Treehouse Hotel (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Film Screening

Treehouse Hotel

£5-£7

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Aks: Trans Stories Across South Asia
Aug
23
Location: Home, Trans, Non-binary, Shorts, Narrative

Aks: Trans Stories Across South Asia

  • Sunday 23 August 2026
  • 13:00 14:50
  • HOME (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Shorts

HOME

£5

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Heartstopper Forever - In Conversation with Alice Oseman
Aug
23
TV, Event, Panel, Location: New Century Hall

Heartstopper Forever - In Conversation with Alice Oseman

  • Sunday 23 August 2026
  • 14:00 15:15
  • New Century Hall (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Panel

New Century Hall

£0-£7

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SCENE Northern Shorts Showcase
Aug
23
Location: Cultplex, Shorts, Bi, Gay, Lesbian, Trans

SCENE Northern Shorts Showcase

  • Sunday 23 August 2026
  • 14:00 15:15
  • CULTPLEX (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Shorts screening

CULTPLEX

Free

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High School Musical 3: Senior Year
Aug
23
Location: First Street, Film, Narrative, Comedy, Drama, Classic

High School Musical 3: Senior Year

  • Sunday 23 August 2026
  • 14:30 16:22
  • First Street Manchester, England, M15 4FN United Kingdom (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Classic Film Screening

First Street

Free / Unticketed

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Bouchra
Aug
23
Location: Home, Film, Narrative, Trans, Comedy, New, Lesbian

Bouchra

  • Sunday 23 August 2026
  • 15:30 17:00
  • HOME (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Documentary

HOME

£7.95 - £9.95

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It’s A Sin – Full Series Screening and Panel
Aug
23
Location: Aviva Studios, TV, Narrative, Drama

It’s A Sin – Full Series Screening and Panel

  • Sunday 23 August 2026
  • 16:00 22:30
  • Aviva Studios (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

TV & Panel

Location: Aviva Studios

£10 - £15

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Satisfaction
Aug
23
Film, Narrative, Bi, Drama, New, Location: Cultplex

Satisfaction

  • Sunday 23 August 2026
  • 17:00 18:37
  • CULTPLEX (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Film Screening

CULTPLEX

£0-£5

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Wolf
Aug
23
Location: Treehouse Hotel, Film, Documentary, Gay, Bi, Non-binary, New

Wolf

  • Sunday 23 August 2026
  • 17:30 19:38
  • Treehouse Hotel (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Film Screening & Panel

Treehouse Hotel

£5-£7

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Devdas
Aug
23
Location: First Street, Classic, Film, Narrative

Devdas

  • Sunday 23 August 2026
  • 18:00 21:30
  • First Street Manchester, England, M15 4FN United Kingdom (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Classic Film Screening

First Street

Free / Unticketed

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Maddie's Secret
Aug
23
Location: Home, Film, Narrative, Trans, Non-binary, Comedy, Drama, New

Maddie's Secret

  • Sunday 23 August 2026
  • 18:15 20:10
  • HOME (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Film Screening

HOME

£7.95 - £9.95

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Celebrating Caroline Aherne
Aug
23
Location: New Century Hall, TV, Event, Panel

Celebrating Caroline Aherne

  • Sunday 23 August 2026
  • 19:00 21:00
  • New Century Hall (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Panel

New Century Hall

£0-£10

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Black Burns Fast
Aug
23
Location: Cultplex, Film, Narrative, Lesbian, New, Pink Screening Room

Black Burns Fast

  • Sunday 23 August 2026
  • 19:30 21:06
  • CULTPLEX (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Film screening

CULTPLEX

£0-£5

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Sincerely, Adam
Aug
23
Location: Aviva Studios, Film, Shorts, New

Sincerely, Adam

  • Sunday 23 August 2026
  • 20:00 23:00
  • Aviva Studios (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Event

Location: Aviva Studios

Free tickets, booking recommended

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Hairspray
Aug
24
Film, Narrative, Comedy, Drama, Classic, Location: First Street

Hairspray

  • Monday 24 August 2026
  • 18:00 19:30
  • First Street Manchester, England, M15 4FN United Kingdom (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Classic Film Screening

First Street

Free / Unticketed

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Blue Film
Aug
24
Location: Home, Film, Narrative, Gay, Drama, New

Blue Film

  • Monday 24 August 2026
  • 18:00 19:30
  • HOME (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Film Screening

HOME

£7.95 - £9.95

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ORIGINS x SCENE Northern Shorts Showcase
Aug
24
Shorts, Location: Colony

ORIGINS x SCENE Northern Shorts Showcase

  • Monday 24 August 2026
  • 19:00 21:00
  • Colony Co-Working (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Shorts screening

COLONY King Street

Free

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Bend It Like Beckham
Aug
25
Location: First Street, Film, Narrative, Lesbian, Comedy, Classic

Bend It Like Beckham

  • Tuesday 25 August 2026
  • 18:00 19:50
  • First Street Manchester, England, M15 4FN United Kingdom (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Classic Film Screening

First Street

Free / Unticketed

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Rivals: Behind The Drama
Aug
25
Location: Home, TV, Narrative, Panel, Gay, Comedy, Drama, New

Rivals: Behind The Drama

  • Tuesday 25 August 2026
  • 20:15 21:30
  • HOME (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

TV + Panel

HOME

£6.00

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SCENE Northern Shorts Showcase
Aug
26
Location: Cultplex, Shorts, Bi, Gay, Lesbian, Trans

SCENE Northern Shorts Showcase

  • Wednesday 26 August 2026
  • 18:00 19:15
  • CULTPLEX (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Shorts screening

CULTPLEX

Free

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Grease
Aug
26
Location: First Street, Film, Narrative, Comedy, Drama, Classic

Grease

  • Wednesday 26 August 2026
  • 18:00 19:40
  • First Street Manchester, England, M15 4FN United Kingdom (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Classic Film Screening

First Street

Free / Unticketed

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Barbara Forever
Aug
26
Location: Home, Film, Documentary, Lesbian, Non-binary, New

Barbara Forever

  • Wednesday 26 August 2026
  • 18:00 20:25
  • HOME (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Documentary

HOME

£7.95 - £9.95

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She's The He
Aug
26
Location: Cultplex, Film, Narrative, Comedy, New

She's The He

  • Wednesday 26 August 2026
  • 19:30 22:00
  • CULTPLEX (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Film Screening

CULTPLEX

£0-£5

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PROTEST! - CONDENSATION Short Film Premiere
Aug
26
Location: Home, Film, Narrative, Gay, Bi, Lesbian, Trans, New

PROTEST! - CONDENSATION Short Film Premiere

  • Wednesday 26 August 2026
  • 20:00 22:00
  • HOME (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Film Screening

HOME

£7.95 - £9.95

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THE Wizard of Oz
Aug
27
Location: First Street, Film, Narrative, Drama, Classic

THE Wizard of Oz

  • Thursday 27 August 2026
  • 18:00 19:45
  • First Street Manchester, England, M15 4FN United Kingdom (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Classic Film Screening

First Street

Free / Unticketed

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CLOSING DOCUMENTARY: Hunky Jesus
Aug
27
Event, Comedy, Location: Home, Film, Documentary, Panel

CLOSING DOCUMENTARY: Hunky Jesus

  • Thursday 27 August 2026
  • 18:00 20:00
  • HOME (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Documentary / Event

HOME

£7.95 -£9.95

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Filmmaker Mixer + SCENE Shorts Announcement
Aug
27
Event, Location: Campfield, Shorts

Filmmaker Mixer + SCENE Shorts Announcement

  • Thursday 27 August 2026
  • 18:00 20:00
  • CAMPFIELD (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Event

Campfield

Free

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Channel 4 Presents: An Altogether Different Comedy Night
Aug
27
Location: Aviva Studios, Event, Comedy

Channel 4 Presents: An Altogether Different Comedy Night

  • Thursday 27 August 2026
  • 19:30 22:00
  • Aviva Studios (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Event

Aviva Studios

£

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St Trinian's (2007) Party Screening
Aug
27
Location: Cultplex, Film, Comedy, Classic, Event

St Trinian's (2007) Party Screening

  • Thursday 27 August 2026
  • 19:30 22:00
  • CULTPLEX (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Classic Film Event

CULTPLEX

£15 + booking fee

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Liberation Pride Pageant
Aug
27
Location: Aviva Studios, Film, New

Liberation Pride Pageant

  • Thursday 27 August 2026
  • 20:00 22:00
  • Aviva Studios (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Event

Location: Aviva Studios

Free tickets, booking recommended

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SCENE 2026 Closing Party
Aug
27
Event, Location: Campfield

SCENE 2026 Closing Party

  • Thursday 27 August 2026
  • 20:00 23:30
  • CAMPFIELD (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Event

Campfield

Free

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CLOSING FILM: Chatlines
Aug
27
Location: Home, Film, Narrative, Gay, Drama, New, Panel

CLOSING FILM: Chatlines

  • Thursday 27 August 2026
  • 20:15 22:10
  • HOME (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Film Screening

HOME

£7.95 - £9.95

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