| Location |
Dates
and Times |
| Exchange
Square |
25
Jul - 4 Aug
10.00 – 22.00 daily |
| Sport
and performance - From circus training for kids and amazing
performances to all the excitement of the sports finals
live on big screens, Exchange Square will blend sport
and entertainment as never seen before. |
| Piccadilly
Gardens |
25
Jul - 4 Aug
10.00 – 22.00 daily |
| Sport
- The Festival Live screen at Piccadilly Gardens will
let you enjoy the best in sporting action from every Commonwealth
Games venue. Catch your favourite sporting event - live
- in Piccadilly Gardens! |
| Barbirolli
Square |
29
Jul to 4 Aug
12.30 – 14.30 daily |
| Music
- Located next to The Bridgewater Hall, Barbirolli Square
will host lunchtime concerts reflecting the best music
from the North West and from across the Commonwealth -
Barbirolli Square is a must for all music lovers! |
Great
Northern Square
|
25
Jul to 4 Aug
12.30 – 14.30 weekdays |
| Music/performance
- Come and relax in Great Northern Square and enjoy exotic
and relaxing entertainment. Festival Live at Great Northern
Square will showcase everything from samba to jazz in
a series of entertaining lunchtime concerts. |
| Castlefield
|
From
midday, 3 Aug |
| Music
- From midday on Saturday 3rd August, 60 DJ’s and 10 live
acts will rock Castlefield. G Percussion, the massive
music event will showcase the best in urban and dance
music across five stages. |
| Cathedral
Gardens |
25
Jul to 4 Aug
13.00 – 18.00 daily |
| Relax/performance
- Cathedral Gardens will host strolling entertainers and
the ‘BUPA Body, Mind & Soul’ marquees with everything
from Indian head massage to a gym for the kids. |
St
Ann’s Square
|
25
Jul to 4 Aug
10.00 – 18.00 daily |
| Relax/performance
- The Manchester Evening News marquee in St Ann’s Square
will let you take a break, watch the action from the Games
and soak up the atmosphere of the street entertainers. |
| Pollard
St |
Times
TBA |
| Stroll/browse
- The main pedestrian walkway from the City to Sport City
will be alive with street entertainers and quality craft
stalls. |
