This calendar lists events organised by Manchester Friends of the Earth as well as other organisations’ events relevant to our campaigns. We also host a Greater Manchester cycling events calendar.

All the MFoE events listed on our calendar are open to all. You do not need to be a member.

Events are labelled using the following key:

MFoE Organising

MFoE Attending

Tue 23rd	1:30pm-3:30pm	Grow Your Own Vegetables and Fruit Course (Start, Salford) Grow Your Own Vegetables and Fruit Course (Start, Salford) 23rd Tue Apr 19 Start in the Park - Buile Hill Park Start in the Park - Buile Hill Park		nature
Wed 24th	6:00pm-8:00pm	Manchester Friends of the Earth 'Drop-in' session Manchester Friends of the Earth 'Drop-in' session 24th Wed Apr 19 Green Fish Resource Centre Organised by Manchester FoE. Green Fish Resource Centre
Thu 25th	6:00pm-9:00pm	After Hours at Manchester Museum  (Greater Manchester City Nature Challenge) After Hours at Manchester Museum  (Greater Manchester City Nature Challenge) 25th Thu Apr 19 Manchester Museum Manchester Museum		nature
Fri 26th	7:30pm-10:30pm	Small mammal surveying, moth trapping and bat walk with City Of Trees (Greater Manchester City Nature Challenge) Small mammal surveying, moth trapping and bat walk with City Of Trees (Greater Manchester City Nature Challenge) 26th Fri Apr 19 Sandilands Wood Sandilands Wood		nature
Fri 26th	6:00pm-9:00pm	A Green New Deal for Homes + Carbon Co-op AGM A Green New Deal for Homes + Carbon Co-op AGM 26th Fri Apr 19 Friends Meeting House Friends Meeting House
Fri 26th	8:00am-9:00am	Bike Friday (various locations) Bike Friday (various locations) 26th Fri Apr 19 Various Organised by Manchester FoE. Various
Fri 26th	3:00pm-4:00pm	Wildlife Walk around Manchester University Oxford Road campus (Greater Manchester City Nature Challenge) Wildlife Walk around Manchester University Oxford Road campus (Greater Manchester City Nature Challenge) 26th Fri Apr 19 Manchester Museum Manchester Museum		nature
Fri 26th	1:00pm-4:00pm	Moston Fairway Nature Reserve- Wildlife recording event supported by Lancashire Wildlife Trust (Greater Manchester City Nature Challenge) Moston Fairway Nature Reserve- Wildlife recording event supported by Lancashire Wildlife Trust (Greater Manchester City Nature Challenge) 26th Fri Apr 19 Moston Fairway Nature Reserve Moston Fairway Nature Reserve		nature
Fri 26th	12:00pm-1:00pm	Wildlife Walk around Manchester University Oxford Road campus (Greater Manchester City Nature Challenge) Wildlife Walk around Manchester University Oxford Road campus (Greater Manchester City Nature Challenge) 26th Fri Apr 19 Manchester Museum Manchester Museum		nature
Fri 26th	12:00pm-2:00pm	Manchester Fridays for Future protest #FridaysForFuture Manchester Fridays for Future protest #FridaysForFuture 26th Fri Apr 19 St Peters Square St Peters Square		climate
Fri 26th	1:00pm-3:00pm	Wildlife recording walk (1) - Smithills Estate with the Woodland Trust (Greater Manchester City Nature Challenge) Wildlife recording walk (1) - Smithills Estate with the Woodland Trust (Greater Manchester City Nature Challenge) 26th Fri Apr 19 Smithills Country Park Smithills Country Park		nature
Sat 27th	1:00pm-3:00pm	Wildlife recording walk (2) - Smithills Estate with the Woodland Trust (Greater Manchester City Nature Challenge) Wildlife recording walk (2) - Smithills Estate with the Woodland Trust (Greater Manchester City Nature Challenge) 27th Sat Apr 19 Smithills Country Park Smithills Country Park		nature
Sat 27th	2:00pm-4:00pm	Book launch for Signs On The Earth by Fazlun Khalid (Levenshulme Inspire) Book launch for Signs On The Earth by Fazlun Khalid (Levenshulme Inspire) 27th Sat Apr 19 Levenshulme Inspire Cafe Levenshulme Inspire Cafe		climate
Sat 27th	10:30am-2:00pm	City Nature Challenge (Whitworth Park) City Nature Challenge (Whitworth Park) 27th Sat Apr 19 The Whitworth Gallery The Whitworth Gallery		nature
Sat 27th	8:30am-12:30pm	Blackley Forest  Dawn Chorus Walk and Wildlife spotting (Greater Manchester City Nature Challenge) Blackley Forest  Dawn Chorus Walk and Wildlife spotting (Greater Manchester City Nature Challenge) 27th Sat Apr 19 Blackley Forest Blackley Forest		nature
Sat 27th	10:30am-2:00pm	Stop New Nuclear Power (Greater Manchester Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament) Stop New Nuclear Power (Greater Manchester Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament) 27th Sat Apr 19 Springfields Fuels Springfields Fuels		climate
Sat 27th	5:45am-7:30pm	City Nature Challenge 2019: Bat Walk, Small Mammal Trapping and Moth Trapping City Nature Challenge 2019: Bat Walk, Small Mammal Trapping and Moth Trapping 27th Sat Apr 19 Sandilands Wood Sandilands Wood		nature
Sat 27th	8:00am-4:00pm	Wildlife Discovery Day (Greater Manchester City Nature Challenge) Wildlife Discovery Day (Greater Manchester City Nature Challenge) 27th Sat Apr 19 Alexandra Park Alexandra Park		nature
Sat 27th	9:30am-4:30pm	Hemp and Lime insulation workshop (hosted by Carbon Co-op and Hulme Community Garden Centre) Hemp and Lime insulation workshop (hosted by Carbon Co-op and Hulme Community Garden Centre) 27th Sat Apr 19 Hulme Community Garden Centre Hulme Community Garden Centre
Sun 28th	4:00pm-7:00pm	Gaskell Garden Project - Permaculture Cafe Gaskell Garden Project - Permaculture Cafe 28th Sun Apr 19 The Old Abbey Taphouse The Old Abbey Taphouse		food
Sun 28th	11:00am-3:00pm	Family Day at Dovestone RSPB Nature Reserve (Greater Manchester City Nature Challenge) Family Day at Dovestone RSPB Nature Reserve (Greater Manchester City Nature Challenge) 28th Sun Apr 19 Dovestone Nature Reserve Dovestone Nature Reserve		nature
Sun 28th	10:00am-2:00pm	Wildlife Discovery Day at Fletcher Moss Park (Greater Manchester City Nature Challenge) Wildlife Discovery Day at Fletcher Moss Park (Greater Manchester City Nature Challenge) 28th Sun Apr 19 Fletcher Moss Park Fletcher Moss Park		nature
Mon 29th	6:30pm-8:30pm	Manchester FOE planning meeting Manchester FOE planning meeting 29th Mon Apr 19 Green Fish Resource Centre Organised by Manchester FoE. Green Fish Resource Centre
Mon 29th	3:00pm-4:00pm	Wildlife Walk around Manchester University Oxford Road campus (Greater Manchester City Nature Challenge) Wildlife Walk around Manchester University Oxford Road campus (Greater Manchester City Nature Challenge) 29th Mon Apr 19 Manchester Museum Manchester Museum		nature
Mon 29th	12:00pm-1:00pm	Wildlife Walk around Manchester University Oxford Road campus (Greater Manchester City Nature Challenge) Wildlife Walk around Manchester University Oxford Road campus (Greater Manchester City Nature Challenge) 29th Mon Apr 19 Manchester Museum Manchester Museum		nature
Tue 30th	1:30pm-3:30pm	Grow Your Own Vegetables and Fruit Course (Start, Salford) Grow Your Own Vegetables and Fruit Course (Start, Salford) 30th Tue Apr 19 Start in the Park - Buile Hill Park Start in the Park - Buile Hill Park		nature
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May 2019
Thu 2nd	6:30pm-11:00pm	Manchester FOE social Manchester FOE social 2nd Thu May 19 Sandbar Organised by Manchester FoE. Sandbar
Thu 2nd	7:00pm-10:00pm	Artifishal - film screening @ Patagonia Artifishal - film screening @ Patagonia 2nd Thu May 19 Patagonia store Patagonia store		nature
Sun 5th	4:00pm-7:00pm	Gaskell Garden Project - Permaculture Cafe Gaskell Garden Project - Permaculture Cafe 5th Sun May 19 The Old Abbey Taphouse The Old Abbey Taphouse		food
Tue 7th	1:30pm-3:30pm	Grow Your Own Vegetables and Fruit Course (Start, Salford) Grow Your Own Vegetables and Fruit Course (Start, Salford) 7th Tue May 19 Start in the Park - Buile Hill Park Start in the Park - Buile Hill Park		nature
Tue 7th	7:00pm-8:30pm	Manchester Friends of the Earth waste campaign meeting Manchester Friends of the Earth waste campaign meeting 7th Tue May 19 Green Fish Resource Centre Organised by Manchester FoE. Green Fish Resource Centre
Wed 8th	12:00pm-4:00pm	Clothes Swap with Want Not Waste Clothes Swap with Want Not Waste 8th Wed May 19 University of Manchester Students Union University of Manchester Students Union		resources
Sat 11th	2:00pm-5:00pm	"This Changes Everything" film screening "This Changes Everything" film screening 11th Sat May 19 Methodist Central Hall Methodist Central Hall		climate
Sun 12th	4:00pm-7:00pm	Gaskell Garden Project - Permaculture Cafe Gaskell Garden Project - Permaculture Cafe 12th Sun May 19 The Old Abbey Taphouse The Old Abbey Taphouse		food
Thu 16th	1:45pm-3:00pm	Beewalk at Birchfields Park Beewalk at Birchfields Park 16th Thu May 19 Birchfields Park Birchfields Park		nature
Sun 19th	4:00pm-7:00pm	Gaskell Garden Project - Permaculture Cafe Gaskell Garden Project - Permaculture Cafe 19th Sun May 19 The Old Abbey Taphouse The Old Abbey Taphouse		food
Tue 21st	7:00pm-8:30pm	Manchester Friends of the Earth waste campaign meeting Manchester Friends of the Earth waste campaign meeting 21st Tue May 19 Green Fish Resource Centre Organised by Manchester FoE. Green Fish Resource Centre
Sat 25th	1:00pm-7:00pm	Envirolution 2019 Envirolution 2019 25th Sat May 19 Platt Fields Park Manchester FoE participating. Platt Fields Park
Sun 26th	4:00pm-7:00pm	Gaskell Garden Project - Permaculture Cafe Gaskell Garden Project - Permaculture Cafe 26th Sun May 19 The Old Abbey Taphouse The Old Abbey Taphouse		food
Fri 31st	8:00am-9:00am	Bike Friday (various locations) Bike Friday (various locations) 31st Fri May 19 Various Organised by Manchester FoE. Various
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June 2019
Sat 1st	10:00am-5:30pm	Groundswell Manchester (Friends of the Earth) Groundswell Manchester (Friends of the Earth) 1st Sat Jun 19 Mechanics Institute Manchester FoE participating. Mechanics Institute		climate
Thu 20th	1:45pm-3:00pm	Beewalk at Birchfields Park Beewalk at Birchfields Park 20th Thu Jun 19 Birchfields Park Birchfields Park		nature
Fri 28th	8:00am-9:00am	Bike Friday (various locations) Bike Friday (various locations) 28th Fri Jun 19 Various Organised by Manchester FoE. Various
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July 2019
Thu 4th	6:00pm-7:00pm	BELLS FOR PEACE (Yoko Ono) World Premiere, MIF19 Opening Event BELLS FOR PEACE (Yoko Ono) World Premiere, MIF19 Opening Event 4th Thu Jul 19 Cathedral Gardens Cathedral Gardens
Thu 18th	1:45pm-3:00pm	Beewalk at Birchfields Park Beewalk at Birchfields Park 18th Thu Jul 19 Birchfields Park Birchfields Park		nature
Fri 26th	8:00am-9:00am	Bike Friday (various locations) Bike Friday (various locations) 26th Fri Jul 19 Various Organised by Manchester FoE. Various
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August 2019
Thu 15th	1:45pm-3:00pm	Beewalk at Birchfields Park Beewalk at Birchfields Park 15th Thu Aug 19 Birchfields Park Birchfields Park		nature
Fri 30th	8:00am-9:00am	Bike Friday (various locations) Bike Friday (various locations) 30th Fri Aug 19 Various Organised by Manchester FoE. Various
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September 2019
Thu 19th	1:45pm-3:00pm	Beewalk at Birchfields Park Beewalk at Birchfields Park 19th Thu Sep 19 Birchfields Park Birchfields Park		nature
Fri 27th	8:00am-9:00am	Bike Friday (various locations) Bike Friday (various locations) 27th Fri Sep 19 Various Organised by Manchester FoE. Various