What’s on at Fairfield Social Club Manchester
Outdoor January folk ritual at FSC with mulled cider, live Lancashire clog dancing, sparklers and stomping. £5 ticket includes a mulled drink.
We’re back with Winter Beer Fest 2026, taking over Fairfield Social Club for three days of cracking winter beers, good grub and proper cosy vibes.
Live screening of The Traitors finale with a pre-show quiz, big screen, fancy dress perks and a house drink included. Expect drama, gasps and backstab
New Year, New Voice. HellCat brings their first open mic of 2026 to Fairfield Social Club! This event is for women, non binary and trans performers, whether it be singing, comedy, spoken word, drag & more!
Fresh from a debut run at the Edinburgh Fringe, "This Is How I Got Arrested...” is a hysterically funny, dark-humoured & courageous one woman show that breaks the fourth wall and leaves you questioning what is fact and what is fiction.
A rare opportunity to see self-proclaimed 'online performance artist', Harriet Richardson as she develops her debut live show.
Rory Marshall has dug deep into his extremely sad and pathetic soul to create an hour of extremely sad and pathetic characters.
CHRISTBRIDE is Bebe Cave's award-winning debut character comedy: a riot of wigs-on-hats, screwball nuns and medieval mayhem.
After a sell out run at the Edinburgh Fringe 2025, Award-winning character comedians and IRL Sisters, Maddy and Marina Bye (Byes), are back.
Amy Annette is an old soul and 'a delight to behold' (The Guardian). For these reasons and many more you should come and see her new show!
A glistening diamond hour of stand-up from delusional queer icon and Winner of Best Show at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2025, Sam Nicoresti, about love, insanity, and the hunt for the perfect skirt suit.
Introducing Anna Hale: comedian, singer-songwriter, and unapologetic control freak. "Raising the musical comedy bar even higher" (LMAOnaise).
Edd Hedges brings his hilariously dark true crime story to stage, blending punchlines and plot twists. The laughs are real and the danger is no joke.
The burgeoning comedy legend is excited to bring his iconic two-piece suit back to the city after smashing the Melbourne & Edinburgh Comedy Festivals.
Two work-in-progress comedy shows for the price of one! Anna Thomas & Justina Seselskaite bring bold, brilliant new laughs! Come have a cheap laugh!
The multi-award-winning comic hits the road with a guitar on her back, a bounty on her ballbag, and some very poorly written death threats in her DMs.
This is a show about love, life (drawings), and being not just a son to your parents – but more like a mutual friend. Tour support for Josh Widdicombe, Jack Dee & Fern Brady.
Cursed with the voice, face and arse of an angel, Katie Norris embarks on a personal odyssey into the untamed realms of her imagination.
John Tothill's critically-acclaimed, Edinburgh Comedy Award nominated show comes to Manchester for one night only.
In 2004, Eric Rushton (WINNER Channel 4 Sean Lock Comedy Award) was cast in his primary school Nativity. Despite absolutely smashing it, he immediately retired from being a child actor. Now he’s found the correct antidepressants to give showbusiness another go.
The award winning sellout smash hit show of this summer’s Edinburgh Fringe is touring across Ireland and the UK in 2026!
Can Indian CEOs be funny?
Yes. As seen on Netflix’s “Comedians of the World”, Atul Khatri is a middle-aged ex-CEO -turned-comedian who quit his job in 2016 and now makes a living making people laugh harder than they ever have.
Sarah Roberts (BBC New Comedy Awards, The Guardian's Funniest Comedians of the Fringe, Rolling Stone's Rising Stars of 2024 and 2025 Chortle Award Nominated Shitposter) is doing a blood ritual (work in progress show), and you've been summoned.
With the end of her twenties rapidly approaching, one of New Zealand’s most popular comics unpacks the last decade of her life.
Join "comedy equivalent of sunshine" Alex Prescot for a delightful debut hour that's tailor-made for each audience.
Expect a warm and fuzzy blend of joyful musical comedy and quick-witted improvisation. Don’t expect his notably absent double-act partner.
Yorkshire’s biggest bastard and Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer 2024 is back, after yet another sold-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival!
Alex Stringer got sober when she was 23. A show about what it's like once you get sober, discovering who you really are without substances, and what if who you really are is actually also a dickhead? Come and spend a happy hour with the award nominated Chortle Hotshot Winner of 2025.
Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Ian Smith heads back out on tour with a new show about stress, love and buying a magic spell off Amazon.
Stevie Martin (Taskmaster) has been doing online comedy for a while (45 million views worldwide) but is now returning to live comedy with her latest show!
Armed with his signature wit, razor-sharp storytelling, and a complete inability to take himself seriously, Shane is coming to Manchester with his brand new stand up show.
Shane Todd hosts the massively popular Tea With Me podcast and performs in some of the world’s most famous comedy clubs.
The critically acclaimed debut show about suffering (and smiling) from Ayoade Bamgboye, winner of Best Newcomer at the 2025 Edinburgh Comedy Awards.
Armed with his signature wit, razor-sharp storytelling, and a complete inability to take himself seriously, Shane is coming to Manchester with his brand new stand up show.
Shane Todd hosts the massively popular Tea With Me podcast and performs in some of the world’s most famous comedy clubs.
A silly yet razor witted examination of digital dependency, friendship and community from “thrillingly funny” (The Scotsman) comedian Amy Mason.
Grab your arse flares - it's time for the Upshot's first ever live tour.
Join us as we crown the season's biggest wrong’uns, look ahead to the World Cup and spill spicy stories…
Grace Mulvey doesn't fear death. Just back fat, fascism, and low-rise jeans.
Rolling Stone Stand-Out Show 2024
After a sold-out, critically acclaimed run at the Edinburgh Fringe, 'Fresh Prince of Kildare' is the debut tour show from the Irish comedy sensation.
The Billy Connolly Spirit of Glasgow award winner Susie McCabe is back and she's on her 'Best Behaviour'.
Goofy drag king show from award-winning British character comedian Kathy Maniura,
"Simply genius" ★★★★★ EdFringe Review
Join Ali Woods, viral comedy sensation and star of Comedy Central and Stand Up Sketch Show, after his last sell-out UK tour, for his brand-new stand-up comedy show.
PLEASE NOTE: There will be matinee and evening performances of this show.
Join Ali Woods, viral comedy sensation and star of Comedy Central and Stand Up Sketch Show, after his last sell-out UK tour, for his brand-new stand-up comedy show.
PLEASE NOTE: There will be matinee and evening performances of this show.
Lorna Rose Treen (Channel 4 Sean Lock Award finalist) is heading out on tour for the first ever time, with a surreal, silly and joyful hour of nonsense character comedy.
Following a sold-out 2024 tour, acclaimed stand-up and online sensation Morgan Rees is back on the road with a hugely anticipated brand-new show.
Celya AB is back with a new show of “exceptional, not to mention impressively original” (British Comedy Guide) jokes and sharp observations.
One of the hottest tickets at the Fringe, Howling At The Moon is CMB’s new show of nocturnal stand-up about neurodivergence, sexuality and lunacy.
Harriet's life has been in constant chaos for as long as she can remember. So what happens when things start to go right?
Following two hit UK tours, Biggest Award in Comedy nominee and resident (junior) Doctor Michael Akadiri prescribes his latest offering
Join us for an afternoon filled with cosy Christmas vibes, great drinks, delicious food, and a huge library of over 200 board games.
The first tour show from one of the most in-demand comedians on the UK circuit.
Join James Acaster as he tries new ideas for a bit.
Rachel Fairburn returns with her incredible afternoon of character comedy including special guests. Not to be missed!
Thu 22nd – Sat 24th January
Fairfield Social Club
Winter’s grim. Our beer festival isn’t.
We’re back with Winter Beer Fest 2026, taking over Fairfield Social Club for three days of cracking winter beers, good grub and proper cosy vibes.
Expect 30+ guest taps pouring everything from dark, malty classics to fresh winter specials, alongside mulled cider, hearty food traders and all the usual FSC energy.
Your £7.50 ticket gets you entry plus a souvenir glass, so you can work your way through the taps in style.
Whether you’re a seasoned beer nerd or just fancy a decent pint in January, this one’s for you.
£7.50 entry (includes souvenir glass)
📍 Fairfield Social Club, 6 Irk Street, M4 4JT
🍺 Over 30 guest beers
🍴 Good grub
🔥 Mulled cider & winter warmers
Adam Riches is back as Sean Bean for The Twelve Beans of Christmas! A special festive edition of his immersive game show 'Dungeons & Bastards'.
STAND UP, CLOWNING, CHARACTERS with Manchester's favourite comedians!
Featuring Jain Edwards, Rose Gray, Eryn Tett & Julie Burrows.
Don’t miss out!
A new show by Lou Wall about lying, mental breakdowns and the internet ft. Wall’s signature meme-fuelled PowerPoints and musical comedy.
Manchester's only community dirty storytelling open mic kicks off your winter holidays in seasonal style on Saturday 29 November with the theme "TOY STORIES." Buy them, make them, lose them, break them... humans have a looooong history with items of pleasure, so your tales of awkward/awesome are just part of the collective party!
Liam is back on tour with a story about leaving home, coming to terms with who your parents are and what to do when a personal trainer slides into your DM’s.
One of Ireland's most exciting new comedians, Killian Sundermann brings his debut UK tour to Manchester. Get your tickets quick!
Join Daniel and Sofie as they try and create brand new stand-up shows, featuring: new jokes, new observations, and stories they may never tell again!
A whole new meaning to voicing your anxieties: the improvised comedy musical based on your worries about the future. Combining your stories with all of your favourite musical tropes to create a never-before (and never-again) seen show. After the curtain falls, don't cry because it's over... Smile, It Might Never Happen.
Following his sell-out debut show, viral sensation Horatio Gould brings his much-anticipated sophomore show on the road.
Need a little more Chris and Sunil in your life? Well, they'll be slinging fresh nonsense out with a pair of WIPs in the Shed this very evening.
Comedians Chris Cantrill and Sunil Patel haul their long-suffering producer James to the mighty red-bricked Kingdom of Manchester!
Kim Blythe is a cowboy. Not the rugged, western kind but more like a questionable tradesman. A warm, daft, brilliant stand-up show that’ll leave you buzzing.
Join us at Fairfield Social Club for our Wedding Fair & Open Day – home of Manchester’s best alternative weddings.
A Night of Stand-Up Comedy and Sleepover Games - for girls, gays, theys, and emotionally intelligent men - School Dinner Special!!
Join Manchester's fave girly-whirly comedians Charlotte Cropper and Jess Perillo as they work out their new stand-up shows.
The smash hit comedy show of the cult 90s TV classic is back! Knightmare Live is an award-winning, hilarious homage to this truly iconic show.
Manchester's most inventive comedy night! An evening like no other as comedians and performers pair up and create brand new shows from the title chosen by their opponents, with the winners decided by you!
Watch The Traitors Finale live on the big screen at FSC! Pre-show quiz, free fizz for fancy dress, prizes for best dressed, and plenty of drama.
Make monstrous Halloween plans this year and join the Vixens for their creepiest cabaret yet... a Monster Masquerade...
Molly and Paul celebrate Halloween with the scariest rock opera tasting show devoted to Heron Foods there’s ever been.
Join us this Halloween at Fairfield Social Club for a special Bottomless Singalong Screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Expect outrageous costumes, iconic songs, bottomless drinks, and one hell of a party atmosphere as we celebrate the most cult of cult classics.
Red Rodeo Club is Manchester's queer line dancing event, mixing classic boot-scootin' tutorials with a party vibe.
RAT RACE RETURNS FOR A SERIOUSLY SPOOKY HALLOWEEN SPECIAL! And what a treat we have in store for you (and perhaps a few tricks also)…
Join our Halloween SFX Makeup Masterclass with UCEN Manchester! Learn to create spooky, realistic looks—perfect for beginners and pros alike!
Alec Flynn is a standup comedian, actor, and digital creator based in Los Angeles.
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