A vast, walk-through sculpture of colour, calm and curious corridors has landed on West Park Stray. We may be biased - but the Harrogate International Festival folk really do know how to make a place feel extraordinary

At the University of York this weekend, Firefly Festival will showcase emerging writers, performers, directors and theatre-makers at the point where training becomes public work - and where the future of UK theatre starts to take shape.

This Spring Bank Holiday, Howard Assembly Room becomes one of the North’s most interesting rooms: a place where Leeds’ electronic past, Cuban rhythm, jazz improvisation and disco history collide over three nights on New Briggate

Festival returns this July with a diverse 10-day programme

Manchester-founded jazz favourites The Easy Rollers begin their 10th anniversary tour tonight, celebrating ten years of swing, style and irresistible live energy

A major American classic is going fully Northern - with a Salford date on 22 May

Ai Weiwei brings a stark, 24-hour re-enactment of his 2011 detention to Manchester — part of a major new exhibition that cements Aviva Studios as a global cultural force.

Manchester composer Gareth Smith revisits and reshapes his Vanishing project in real time - drawing on space, collaboration and imperfection to push his quietly radical musical language into new territory.

A deepening connection between music, place and the environments we inhabit

Ahead of International Women’s Day, two striking theatre productions exploring women’s resistance, history and powerdom, are centre stage.

Actor Catherine Tyldesley joins fellow Salfordians in signing a centenary book as Art with Heart unveil Salford Voices - a community banner exhibition honouring the city’s resilience, creativity and enduring sense of home.

Rochdale’s musical past meets its future in a one-night celebration of Cargo and Suite Sixteen