Manchester City Centre BID & Accommodation BID: Public Events
Manchester stages some of the UK’s best events and CityCo is proud to play a key role.
On behalf of City Centre BID and Accommodation BID businesses, we:
- Deliver large-scale public events
- Support the city’s civic and cultural calendar
- Add animation and vibrancy to Manchester all year round
Our work helps attract extra footfall, more custom and overnight stays and positive PR and media coverage.
City Centre Businesses
Please note our Events Calendar in your diaries.
Talk to our team about how you can get involved, benefit from increased custom, boost brand awareness and leverage our marketing campaigns.
Email events@cityco.com
City Centre BID: 2025/6 Public Events
Accommodation BID: 2026 Public Events
Accommodation BID: 2026/7 Supported Major Events
Accommodation BID Tourism Trails
Previous Highlights
CityCo has delivered and supported some of Manchester’s most innovative and PR-grabbing moments, including:
- The city’s first urban Show Gardens at Dig the City
- Canal-side Float-In, Drive-In Movies at Piccadilly Basin
- Giant Tiger, Piglet and Golden Dragon installations for Chinese New Year
- The Halloween Haunted Maze
- Looney Tunes and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles family trails
- The King Street Festival
We have also helped to stage and support MCR Live ’25, Manchester Christmas Parade, Chanel’s Metier D’Arts Show, Vogue Fashion’s Night Out and Bee in the City.
