5 things to do in the North West this weekend
1. Amaluna Cirque de Soleil
Date: Thursday 7th September – Sunday 2nd October
Location: Intu Trafford Centre, Manchester
For the first time in six years, Amaluna by Cirque du Soleil will be heading North and bringing its legendary entertainment to Manchester. The jaw-dropping performances and signature mind-blowing stunts of the Cirque du Soleil are sure to impress, especially at it’s last showing this weekend.
VIP package experiences are also available including a cocktail reception, open bar, hors d’œuvres and much more. For more information, click here.
2. An evening of burlesque
Date: Friday 29th September
Location: Manchester235, Manchester
Get ready for an evening of glitz, glamour and tease in the city as Manchester’s finest burlesque performers show off their sassy choreography and stunning costumes. Guests will wined and dined with a two-course meal, champagne, specialist DJs and of course, an evening of burlesque entertainment. For more information, click here.
3. British musical firework championships
Date: Friday 29th September – Sunday 2nd October
Location: Victoria Park, Southport, Merseyside
Start and end your weekend with a bang at this one of a kind fireworks championship. Forget bonfire night, this is your chance to witness some of the best displays in the UK over the course of three spectacular evenings.
Spectators will be dazzled by the UK’s best pyrotechnic companies as they battle it out to be the winner of the British musical firework championship. For more information, click here.
4. Xplorer
Date: Sunday 2nd October
Location: Wyre Estuary Country Park, Thornton, Lancashire
Explore the great outdoors with your children this Sunday as they learn how to use a simple map to complete the navigational challenge. All you have to do to get started is register, collect your map and answer sheet and off you go on a fun-filled family day out. For more information, click here.
5. To Kill a Mockingbird
Date: Thursday 8th September – Saturday 15th October
Location: Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel – which follows the struggle of lawyer as he strives to defend a wrongly accused black man – the show is set to be an intense, moving adaptation.
The performance is told through the innocent eyes of the laywer’s daughter, allowing us to witness how the small town is ravaged by racial prejudice as her father fights for justice. For more information, click here.
