Home Instead hosted its annual conference at Manchester Central in March 2023 – the company’s first live event in three years having previously utilised the venue’s virtual offering to stream its 2021 event to delegates during the pandemic.

The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) is the UK’s trade association for insurance brokers. The annual event brings together thousands of insurance professionals to gain valuable insights, network and do business.

The latest business results released today by Manchester Central have revealed the venue welcomed over 139,000 visitors to 38 separate events in the past three months (April - June 2023).

Our vaulted arches and station clock have made Manchester Central an iconic city feature for over 140 years. Take a whistle-stop tour through the venue's history with local writer and tour guide, Jonathan Schofield.

The first of Manchester Central's Incubator events, The Northern Sustainability Summit (NSS), welcomed business leaders from across the North to discuss the importance of sustainability within business.

The ultimate event uniting stationery, planner and journal lovers. An ideal day out for anyone that appreciates stationery, organisation, creativity and productivity. Manchester Central’s second Incubator event.

In 2022 we launched our ‘Incubator by Manchester Central’ programme as part of our ambition to drive change and innovate within the sector.

A three day event showcasing the amazing skills and talents of the worlds best designer florists from 20 countries, all competing to be crowned the Interflora World Champion.

It’s been an incredible year of recognition at Manchester Central, with a total of four award wins. Take a look below at the accolades and learn a bit about why they were awarded to the venue and our team.

This year has been eventful, full of many amazing moments for both the venue and the team.

Click below to take a look at some of our top highlights from 2023:

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Manchester Central has broken December visitor records this month, as its annual Christmas Party World event becomes the most popular in its history.

 

Manchester is continuing to prove its success globally in 2024, as the city gains a host of new destination of choice accolades by several travel, tourism and cultural publications.

We are saddened to formally announce that Shaun Hinds will be stepping down from his role as Chief Executive in June 2024 following seven years in the post.