We’re having a party…..
It’s been a year since HOME opened, and what an amazing time we’ve had!
We’d like to say a big thank you to the hundreds of thousands of visitors, friends, artists, supporters and partners who have made our first year such a success, so, to mark the occasion we’re throwing a weekend-long party full of art, workshops, performances, film previews, family theatre, DJ’s and dancing plus great food and drink.
Let’s make it a birthday to remember!
Why not make a weekend of it?
If you’re coming for a bit further afield, or just fancy being right on our doorstep for the Birthday Weekend celebrations, why not book a room with our great next-door neighbours INNSIDE by Melia, Manchester. Call 0161 200 2500 for more information.
In this festival
HOMEbirthday: Puppetry Workshop
We love a bit of crafty creativity and our puppetry workshop proved that you do too.
HOMEbirthday: Puppetry Workshop
We talk to the team behind the puppetry workshop hosted as part of our first HOMEbirthday weekend.
Home
HOME Birthday Playlist
It’s our first birthday! Can you believe it’s been a whole year since our HOME Warming extravaganza? We can’t either. To celebrate, here’s a party…
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Happy birthday HOME
We love a good party. That’s why we dedicated an entire weekend to celebrating our very first birthday and invited all of you lovely people…
Previously in this Festival
Cinema
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Join us on a classic 80s childhood adventure in Spielberg's much-loved family sci-fi and see lonely young Elliott make a friend for life in E.T.
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Queer as Yolk: Redux
Premiere of this (ir) reverent remake of a Mancunian classic. The project celebrates and subverts the cultural heritage of the places it visits, by attempting…
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Digital Making Space
Get creative with the best digital makers in town! Drop into our Digital Making Space and discover how to make a piano from bananas, code…
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Build your own pizza with Chef Steph
Calling all kids! Grab a chef hat and join us for our drop-in pizza building session with pizza magician Chef Steph. There will be lots…
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Hip Hop workshop with Rhimes Lecointe from ZooNation
Come and dance with ZooNation’s Rhimes Lecointe for a fun filled workshop in which she will explore different basic groove steps and Hip Hop foundations.…
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Happy Birthday HOME moment
Join us in the foyer to celebrate the completion of our birthday sculpture with dance, singing and a hip-hip hooray!
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Live Music and DJs at the HOME birthday weekend
Don’t miss the showcase of live music and DJs over our HOME birthday weekend.
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Family fun over our birthday weekend
Over our birthday weekend celebrations there will be plenty to do for all the family. From E.T. on the big screen to a thrilling theatre…
Theatre
Scallywags Theatre Company presentsFamily Theatre: The Butterfly’s Adventure
Live music, puppetry and a thrilling journey behind the scenes of HOME for all the family.
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Make, Mend and Do presentsFamily Theatre: At The End Of Everything Else
When her best friend, a little yellow bird named Tito, goes missing, Icka puts her inventive mind to the test and sets off on a…
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Jason’s Vinyl Jukebox
Our Artistic Director of Film and vinyl connoisseur, Jason Wood, plays tunes from this own collection. Bring along your favourite vinyl to share with the…
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The Rooftop Festival
Visit the festival space on our second floor for great food, vinyl DJs, acoustic music, spoken word and entertainment to while away the day.
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Family Puppetry Workshop Presented by Joseph Richardson
An exciting workshop for all the family exploring the creative world of puppetry.
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Workshop: Sculpture Workshop with Nicola Dale
Our birthday weekend Artist in Residence, Nicola Dale, will introduce you to the techniques she’s going to be using to create our Birthday staircase sculpture.
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Young People’s Workshop: Making Autobiographical Theatre
As part of the birthday celebrations, The Conker Group are offering a hands-on workshop to young creatives aged 15-25 inspired by upcoming HOME co-production Gutted.
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When Marnie Was There Intro
This special preview screening will be introduced by Steve Henderson, Director of Manchester Animation Festival and Editor of Skwigly Online Animation Magazine.
Cinema
When Marnie Was There
The final release from legendary Japanese animation house Studio Ghibli before its hiatus, by the director of Arrietty, is a suitably nostalgic and overwhelmingly moving…
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Dr Bishop’s Big Birthday Quiz
Roll up for a suped-up birthday edition of our Homemade quiz on Sunday to round off our birthday weekend silly style; complete with party hats,…
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Najia Bagi & Guests: What Would Billie Do?
Experience songs of love, loss and letting go, inspired by stories collected from HOME visitors by Najia Bagi during her project What Would Billie Do? …
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Larry Achiampong and David Blandy: Media Minerals
In Media Minerals artists Larry Achiampong and David Blandy present a spoken-word lecture by remixing sound and lyrics as a means of researching the post…
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Fear Eats The Soul Book Launch
Join us in the gallery for the book launch of Fear Eats the Soul, which accompanies our Imitation of Life exhibition. This event will include…
Theatre
Conker Group, Eggs Collective, They Eat Culture and HOME presentsDouble Bill: Gutted & Late Night Love
The Conker Group and Liz Richardson bring you a shameless tale of love, laughter and lavatories with Gutted. Followed by Eggs Collective presenting Late Night…
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Imitation of Life: Melodrama and Race in the 21st Century
This new exhibition looks at racial politics in an evolving world. Oral histories and verbatim storytelling drawn from theatre and cinema, painting and sculpture, all…
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Designs for Living: Claire Dorsett and Cherry Tenneson
Two new commissions by Clare Dorsett and Cherry Tenneson will feature in and around our Granada Foundation Galleries, poking at the structures, designs and information we navigate daily, which tells us…
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DJs in the bar
On Friday Greg Thorpe and Tim Irving ease us into the birthday weekend with party classics and late night beats. On Saturday expect more party classics…