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

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August 2019
Fri 23rd	12:00pm- 2:00pm	Manchester Fridays for Future protest #FridaysforFuture Manchester Fridays for Future protest #FridaysforFuture 23rd Fri Aug 19 St Peter's Square St Peter's Square		climate
Sat 24th	2:00pm- 5:00pm	Make the space a park! Use it or lose it! Make the space a park! Use it or lose it! 24th Sat Aug 19 Central Park Central Park		transport
Sun 25th	10:30am- 4:30pm	Final Banner Making for the Rebellion! (hosted by Extinction Rebellion Manchester) Final Banner Making for the Rebellion! (hosted by Extinction Rebellion Manchester) 25th Sun Aug 19 Manchester Art Gallery Manchester Art Gallery		climate
Tue 27th	6:00pm- 9:00pm	Manchester Community Climate Assembly (hosted by UK Student Climate Network) Manchester Community Climate Assembly (hosted by UK Student Climate Network) 27th Tue Aug 19 Friends Meeting House Manchester FoE participating. Friends Meeting House		climate
	7:00pm- 9:00pm	Heading for Extinction talk (hosted by Extinction Rebellion Trafford) Heading for Extinction talk (hosted by Extinction Rebellion Trafford) 27th Tue Aug 19 St. Paul's Church St. Paul's Church		climate
Wed 28th	6:00pm- 8:00pm	Manchester Friends of the Earth 'Drop-in' session Manchester Friends of the Earth 'Drop-in' session 28th Wed Aug 19 Green Fish Resource Centre Organised by Manchester FoE. Green Fish Resource Centre
	7:00pm- 9:00pm	Climate Change - Heading for Extinction and What to Do About It (hosted by Extinction Rebellion Manchester) Climate Change - Heading for Extinction and What to Do About It (hosted by Extinction Rebellion Manchester) 28th Wed Aug 19 Friends Meeting House Friends Meeting House
	8:00pm- 9:00pm	Climate action webinar - People and power Climate action webinar - People and power 28th Wed Aug 19 Online Online		climate
Thu 29th	12:00pm- 3:00pm	Patch: Planting workshops at NOMA Patch: Planting workshops at NOMA 29th Thu Aug 19 Angel Square Angel Square		food
	6:00pm- 8:00pm	Thursday Late: Urbanisms I: The Future(s) of Manchester (hosted by Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art) Thursday Late: Urbanisms I: The Future(s) of Manchester (hosted by Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art) 29th Thu Aug 19 Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art
	6:30pm- 8:00pm	Community Orchard volunteering opportunity  Community Orchard volunteering opportunity  29th Thu Aug 19 Seymour Grove allotments Seymour Grove allotments		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		transport
		Northern Rebellion (hosted by XR MCR) Northern Rebellion (hosted by XR MCR) 30th Fri Aug 19 TBC TBC		climate
	10:00am- 5:30pm	Rescue Boat at the XR Northern Rebellion (hosted by Stand Up To Racism Manchester ) Rescue Boat at the XR Northern Rebellion (hosted by Stand Up To Racism Manchester ) 30th Fri Aug 19 TBC TBC		climate
	12:00pm- 2:00pm	Manchester Fridays for Future protest #FridaysforFuture Manchester Fridays for Future protest #FridaysforFuture 30th Fri Aug 19 St Peter's Square St Peter's Square		climate
Sat 31st		Northern Rebellion (hosted by XR MCR) Northern Rebellion (hosted by XR MCR) 31st Sat Aug 19 TBC TBC		climate
	11:00am- 2:00pm	Moss Side Repair Café @ Boiler House Moss Side Repair Café @ Boiler House 31st Sat Aug 19 Boiler House Boiler House		resources
	2:00pm- 5:00pm	Make the space a park! Use it or lose it! Make the space a park! Use it or lose it! 31st Sat Aug 19 Central Park Central Park		transport
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September 2019
Sun 1st		Northern Rebellion (hosted by XR MCR) Northern Rebellion (hosted by XR MCR) 1st Sun Sep 19 TBC TBC		climate
Mon 2nd		Northern Rebellion (hosted by XR MCR) Northern Rebellion (hosted by XR MCR) 2nd Mon Sep 19 TBC TBC		climate
	9:00am- 12:00pm	Support the Preston New Road protectors @ Manchester High Court Support the Preston New Road protectors @ Manchester High Court 2nd Mon Sep 19 Manchester Civil Justice Centre Manchester Civil Justice Centre		climate
	10:30am- 12:30pm	GMPF - divest! (Rising Up! Mcr Families) GMPF - divest! (Rising Up! Mcr Families) 2nd Mon Sep 19 Manchester Art Gallery Manchester Art Gallery		climate
Tue 3rd	7:15pm- 9:00pm	Frack Free Greater Manchester campaign meeting Frack Free Greater Manchester campaign meeting 3rd Tue Sep 19 Green Fish Resource Centre Green Fish Resource Centre		climate
	7:30pm- 8:30pm	Climate solutions webinar: Working internationally to stop the climate crisis Climate solutions webinar: Working internationally to stop the climate crisis 3rd Tue Sep 19 Online Online		climate
Wed 4th	7:30pm- 8:30pm	Friends of the Earth welcome seminar Friends of the Earth welcome seminar 4th Wed Sep 19 Online Online		climate
Thu 5th	8:30am- 10:00am	CityCo First Thursday: Sept - TfGM Future of Transport in Greater Manchester CityCo First Thursday: Sept - TfGM Future of Transport in Greater Manchester 5th Thu Sep 19 The Shipping Office - CityCo & Manchester BID The Shipping Office - CityCo & Manchester BID		transport
	10:00am- 3:00pm	Wrights Wood conservation event (hosted by City of Trees) Wrights Wood conservation event (hosted by City of Trees) 5th Thu Sep 19 Wrights Wood Wrights Wood		nature
	12:00pm- 3:00pm	Patch: Planting workshops at NOMA Patch: Planting workshops at NOMA 5th Thu Sep 19 Angel Square Angel Square		food
	6:30pm- 8:00pm	Community Orchard volunteering opportunity  Community Orchard volunteering opportunity  5th Thu Sep 19 Seymour Grove allotments Seymour Grove allotments		nature
	8:00pm- 9:00pm	Bolton Friends of the Earth meeting Bolton Friends of the Earth meeting 5th Thu Sep 19 TBC TBC
Fri 6th	10:30am- 1:00pm	Sandilands Wood Friday Conservation Group Sandilands Wood Friday Conservation Group 6th Fri Sep 19 Sandilands Wood Sandilands Wood		nature
	12:00pm- 2:00pm	Manchester Fridays for Future protest #FridaysforFuture Manchester Fridays for Future protest #FridaysforFuture 6th Fri Sep 19 St Peter's Square St Peter's Square		climate
Sat 7th	11:00am- 4:00pm	Help us run a Friends of the Earth campaign stall at the 9th Wigan Diggers' Festival Help us run a Friends of the Earth campaign stall at the 9th Wigan Diggers' Festival 7th Sat Sep 19 Gerrard Winstanley Gardens - The Wiend Gerrard Winstanley Gardens - The Wiend		climate
	2:00pm- 5:00pm	Make the space a park! Use it or lose it! Make the space a park! Use it or lose it! 7th Sat Sep 19 Central Park Central Park		transport
Sun 8th	10:00am- 5:00pm	Parts Per Million: The Climate Crisis MegaGame. Parts Per Million: The Climate Crisis MegaGame. 8th Sun Sep 19 Partisan Partisan		climate
Mon 9th	6:00pm- 9:00pm	Can you help us make banners, placards or street props.... ? Can you help us make banners, placards or street props.... ? 9th Mon Sep 19 Green Fish Resource Centre Organised by Manchester FoE. Green Fish Resource Centre
Wed 11th	9:30am- 12:30pm	Bee Network Engagement Event (hosted by GM Moving) Bee Network Engagement Event (hosted by GM Moving) 11th Wed Sep 19 Friends Meeting House Manchester FoE participating. Friends Meeting House		transport
	7:00pm- 7:40pm	Climate Action webinar: Getting started with Action Network Climate Action webinar: Getting started with Action Network 11th Wed Sep 19 Online Online		climate
	7:00pm- 9:00pm	Friends of Ryebank Fields Public Meeting Friends of Ryebank Fields Public Meeting 11th Wed Sep 19 Bowling Green Pub Bowling Green Pub
Thu 12th	12:00pm- 3:00pm	Patch: Planting workshops at NOMA Patch: Planting workshops at NOMA 12th Thu Sep 19 Angel Square Angel Square		food
	2:00pm- 6:45pm	Future Economies launch: Unpacking the Big Economic and Policy Dilemmas (hosted by Manchester Metropolitan University Business School) Future Economies launch: Unpacking the Big Economic and Policy Dilemmas (hosted by Manchester Metropolitan University Business School) 12th Thu Sep 19 Manchester School of Arts (Benzie Building) Manchester School of Arts (Benzie Building)
	5:30pm- 7:30pm	EcoHome Lab: Home Assistant 1.0 (Carbon Coop) EcoHome Lab: Home Assistant 1.0 (Carbon Coop) 12th Thu Sep 19 URBED offices URBED offices
	6:30pm- 8:00pm	Community Orchard volunteering opportunity  Community Orchard volunteering opportunity  12th Thu Sep 19 Seymour Grove allotments Seymour Grove allotments		nature
Fri 13th	12:00pm- 2:00pm	Manchester Fridays for Future protest #FridaysforFuture Manchester Fridays for Future protest #FridaysforFuture 13th Fri Sep 19 St Peter's Square St Peter's Square		climate
	6:00pm- 10:00pm	Stones Have Laws - film screening @ HOME Stones Have Laws - film screening @ HOME 13th Fri Sep 19 HOME HOME		justice
Sat 14th	9:00am- 9:00pm	Organic September Saturday 2019 Organic September Saturday 2019 14th Sat Sep 19 Unicorn Grocery Unicorn Grocery		food
	9:30am- 6:00pm	Summit in the Orchard - Greater Manchester (hosted by The Orchard Project and Platt Fields Volunteer Sunday) Summit in the Orchard - Greater Manchester (hosted by The Orchard Project and Platt Fields Volunteer Sunday) 14th Sat Sep 19 Platt Fields Park Platt Fields Park		nature
	10:00am- 4:00pm	Conservation: from books to bees (Portico Library) Conservation: from books to bees (Portico Library) 14th Sat Sep 19 The Portico Library & Gallery Manchester FoE participating. The Portico Library & Gallery		nature
	10:00am- 4:30pm	Ineos protest Ineos protest 14th Sat Sep 19 TBC TBC		climate
	1:00pm- 4:00pm	Clothes Swap – Chorlton (hosted by Stitched Up) Clothes Swap – Chorlton (hosted by Stitched Up) 14th Sat Sep 19 Wilbraham St Ninian's United Reformed Church Wilbraham St Ninian's United Reformed Church		resources
	2:00pm- 5:00pm	Make the space a park! Use it or lose it! Make the space a park! Use it or lose it! 14th Sat Sep 19 Central Park Central Park		transport
Mon 16th	1:00pm- 4:00pm	Plastic Free Monday X Lush (hosted by BrewDog Outpost Manchester and LUSH UK) Plastic Free Monday X Lush (hosted by BrewDog Outpost Manchester and LUSH UK) 16th Mon Sep 19 BrewDog Outpost Manchester BrewDog Outpost Manchester		resources
Wed 18th	5:00pm- 8:00pm	Manchester clean air champions workshop (British Lung Foundation) Manchester clean air champions workshop (British Lung Foundation) 18th Wed Sep 19 Mi-IDEA (Manchester Science Park) Mi-IDEA (Manchester Science Park)		transport
Thu 19th	12:00pm- 3:00pm	Patch: Planting workshops at NOMA Patch: Planting workshops at NOMA 19th Thu Sep 19 Angel Square Angel Square		food
	1:45pm- 3:00pm	Beewalk at Birchfields Park Beewalk at Birchfields Park 19th Thu Sep 19 Birchfields Park Birchfields Park		nature
	6:30pm- 8:00pm	Community Orchard volunteering opportunity  Community Orchard volunteering opportunity  19th Thu Sep 19 Seymour Grove allotments Seymour Grove allotments		nature
	7:30pm- 8:30pm	Friends of the Earth welcome seminar Friends of the Earth welcome seminar 19th Thu Sep 19 Online Online		climate
Fri 20th	9:00am- 5:00pm	Manchester - Global Climate Strike (hosted by YouthStrike4Climate) Manchester - Global Climate Strike (hosted by YouthStrike4Climate) 20th Fri Sep 19 TBC TBC		climate
	6:00pm- 10:00pm	Honeyland - film screening @ HOME Honeyland - film screening @ HOME 20th Fri Sep 19 HOME HOME		nature
Sat 21st	11:00am- 3:00pm	Extinction Rebellion MCR Monthly Gardening (hosted by Platt Fields Market Garden) Extinction Rebellion MCR Monthly Gardening (hosted by Platt Fields Market Garden) 21st Sat Sep 19 Platt Fields Market Garden Platt Fields Market Garden		nature
	2:00pm- 4:30pm	Manual for Survival: A Chernobyl Guide to the Future (hosted by Greater Manchester & District CND) Manual for Survival: A Chernobyl Guide to the Future (hosted by Greater Manchester & District CND) 21st Sat Sep 19 Blackwell's Bookshop Blackwell's Bookshop
Thu 26th	12:00pm- 3:00pm	Patch: Planting workshops at NOMA Patch: Planting workshops at NOMA 26th Thu Sep 19 Angel Square Angel Square		food
	6:30pm- 8:00pm	Community Orchard volunteering opportunity  Community Orchard volunteering opportunity  26th Thu Sep 19 Seymour Grove allotments Seymour Grove allotments		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		transport
Sat 28th	9:00am- 5:00pm	Manchester: Rebellion Training Weekend (hosted by Extinction Rebellion North) Manchester: Rebellion Training Weekend (hosted by Extinction Rebellion North) 28th Sat Sep 19 University of Manchester Students Union University of Manchester Students Union		climate
	11:00am- 2:00pm	Moss Side Repair Café @ Boiler House Moss Side Repair Café @ Boiler House 28th Sat Sep 19 Boiler House Boiler House		resources
	2:00pm- 4:00pm	Bus Regulation: The Musical (Better Buses for Greater Manchester) Bus Regulation: The Musical (Better Buses for Greater Manchester) 28th Sat Sep 19 Manchester Art Gallery Manchester Art Gallery		transport
Sun 29th	9:00am- 5:00pm	Manchester: Rebellion Training Weekend (hosted by Extinction Rebellion North) Manchester: Rebellion Training Weekend (hosted by Extinction Rebellion North) 29th Sun Sep 19 University of Manchester Students Union University of Manchester Students Union		climate
Mon 30th	12:30pm- 1:30pm	Conservative Party Conference Fringe: Cities in 2020 – money, power, elections (Centre for Cities) Conservative Party Conference Fringe: Cities in 2020 – money, power, elections (Centre for Cities) 30th Mon Sep 19 Hilton Hotel Hilton Hotel
	6:00pm- 8:00pm	Conservative Party Conference: NFU fringe event Conservative Party Conference: NFU fringe event 30th Mon Sep 19 Radisson Blu Hotel Radisson Blu Hotel		food
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October 2019
Tue 1st	2:30pm- 3:30pm	Are Cities the New Front Line in Combatting Climate Change?  (Policy@Manchester - in partnership with Centre for Cities and Tyndall Centre] Are Cities the New Front Line in Combatting Climate Change?  (Policy@Manchester - in partnership with Centre for Cities and Tyndall Centre] 1st Tue Oct 19 Friends Meeting House Friends Meeting House		climate
	7:00pm- 9:00pm	People & Planet Pub Quiz! (hosted by People & Planet and Fossil Free University of Manchester) People & Planet Pub Quiz! (hosted by People & Planet and Fossil Free University of Manchester) 1st Tue Oct 19 University of Manchester Students Union University of Manchester Students Union		climate
Thu 3rd	8:00pm- 9:00pm	Bolton Friends of the Earth meeting Bolton Friends of the Earth meeting 3rd Thu Oct 19 TBC TBC
Fri 4th	10:30am- 1:00pm	Sandilands Wood Friday Conservation Group Sandilands Wood Friday Conservation Group 4th Fri Oct 19 Sandilands Wood Sandilands Wood		nature
Sat 5th	11:00am- 3:00pm	Wilmslow Sustainable Market Wilmslow Sustainable Market 5th Sat Oct 19 Rex Theatre Wilmslow Rex Theatre Wilmslow		resources
Sun 6th	1:00pm- 4:00pm	Coffee Cranks Autumn Clothes Swap Coffee Cranks Autumn Clothes Swap 6th Sun Oct 19 Coffee Cranks Cafe Coffee Cranks Cafe		resources
Thu 17th	8:30am- 3:00pm	The role of Green Infrastructure (GI) to create healthy, resilient cities (City of Trees) The role of Green Infrastructure (GI) to create healthy, resilient cities (City of Trees) 17th Thu Oct 19 The Lowry The Lowry		nature
	1:45pm- 3:00pm	Beewalk at Birchfields Park Beewalk at Birchfields Park 17th Thu Oct 19 Birchfields Park Birchfields Park		nature
Fri 25th	8:00am- 9:00am	Bike Friday (various locations) Bike Friday (various locations) 25th Fri Oct 19 Various Organised by Manchester FoE. Various		transport
Sun 27th	11:00am- 4:00pm	Apple and Pumpkin Day (hosted by Hulme Community Garden Centre) Apple and Pumpkin Day (hosted by Hulme Community Garden Centre) 27th Sun Oct 19 Hulme Community Garden Centre Hulme Community Garden Centre		food
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November 2019
Fri 1st	10:30am- 1:00pm	Sandilands Wood Friday Conservation Group Sandilands Wood Friday Conservation Group 1st Fri Nov 19 Sandilands Wood Sandilands Wood		nature
Sat 2nd	10:30am- 4:30pm	Manchester Vegan Winter Festival (hosted by Northern Vegan Festival) Manchester Vegan Winter Festival (hosted by Northern Vegan Festival) 2nd Sat Nov 19 Sachas Britannia Hotel Sachas Britannia Hotel		food
Thu 7th	8:00pm- 9:00pm	Bolton Friends of the Earth meeting Bolton Friends of the Earth meeting 7th Thu Nov 19 TBC TBC
Mon 11th	7:00pm- 9:30pm	Banned - Books for Peace (hosted by Greater Manchester Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament) Banned - Books for Peace (hosted by Greater Manchester Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament) 11th Mon Nov 19 Cross Street Chapel Cross Street Chapel
Fri 29th	8:00am- 9:00am	Bike Friday (various locations) Bike Friday (various locations) 29th Fri Nov 19 Various Organised by Manchester FoE. Various		transport
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December 2019
Fri 6th	10:30am- 1:00pm	Sandilands Wood Friday Conservation Group Sandilands Wood Friday Conservation Group 6th Fri Dec 19 Sandilands Wood Sandilands Wood		nature
Sat 7th	11:00am- 5:00pm	Winterfest (hosted by Hulme Community Garden Centre) Winterfest (hosted by Hulme Community Garden Centre) 7th Sat Dec 19 Hulme Community Garden Centre Hulme Community Garden Centre