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1. 1. Grab that mask and cloak and head out for a whole host of Halloween entertainment . . .

   CityLife, Friday 28 October 2011 If the very idea of inexplicable creaking floorboards and things that go bump in the night gives you shivers, the advent of Halloween must make you hide under the bed covers and never want to come out.

2. 2. Thomas the Tank Engine rolls into Manchester

   CityLife, Friday 17 June 2011 Fizzling Fireboxes! Thomas the famous Tank Engine is coming to town. The Really Useful Engine arrives at the Opera House next week at the end of a successful UK tour which has cost £1m.

3. 3. CityLife's weekly newsletter - sign up!

   CityLife, Wednesday 26 January 2011 CityLife's e-newsletter is sent every Friday to help our readers discover the best Manchester has to offer for the next seven days and beyond.

4. 4. Must see: Victorian Funfair

   CityLife, Thursday 02 December 2010 Christmas shopping, huh? Let’s not kid ourselves that it’s actually any fun - unless a giant funfair happens to open up at the top of the high street. So, hey presto!

5. 5. Main event: Feel Good Festival 2010

   CityLife, Friday 13 August 2010 (August 13+14) Rochdale's free weekend festival will feature The Lightning Seeds, Karima Francis and Kirsty Almeida.

6. 6. Must see: The Manchester Picnic

   CityLife, Friday 06 August 2010 (August 6-8) Everywhere from Piccadilly Gardens down to The Triangle, there’ll be people feasting in the city centre’s open spaces.

7. 7. Must see: Skyride 2010

   CityLife, Friday 30 July 2010 (August 1) There isn’t a cyclist out there who, pedalling through the traffic on a Monday morning, hasn’t wished for the cars and buses to magically disappear.

8. 8. Must see: Bury Lions Carnival / Chorlton X Triathlon / Didsbury Festival

   CityLife, Friday 11 June 2010 (June 12) CityLife is clinging to the hope our on-off summer will soon be on again and there’ll be another chance to sip sangria under a parasol in the garden. Meanwhile, summer events are being held come rain or shine and up this weekend is Bury Lions Carnival.

9. 9. Main event: Manchester Irish Festival 2010

   CityLife, Friday 12 March 2010 The week when it’s positively expected of you to spend at least one day on a liquid diet has arrived. Yes, it’s time to crack out that oversized green hat and novelty Guinness glass because St Patrick’s Day is looming on Wednesday, and the city is turning into little Ireland all over again.

10. 10. Main event: People's History Museum

    CityLife, Friday 12 February 2010 Yakub Qureshi gets a sneak preview of Manchester's People's History Museum, which is reopening after a major refit.

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