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Halloween in the City and MCR Monsters Trail
This event has finished · Sat, 24 Oct 2026 – Sat, 31 Oct 2026
Manchester city centre (Exchange Square and Manchester Arndale) · M4 3AB
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Manchester's free family Halloween festival. The MCR Monsters trail runs for eight days with giant monsters hiding on rooftops and landmarks from Exchange Square and Manchester Arndale to Mayfield and Medlock Square. The weekender on Sat 24 and Sun 25 Oct adds a spooky sweet stop, live storytelling with Z-arts, a monster disco and a roaming party procession. Free, no tickets needed.
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