In August 2018, Manchester Central played host to the annual Eddie Stobart Summer Ball, an evening full of glitz and glamour which raised over £250,00 for children’s charity When You Wish Upon A Star.

We've launched our brand new podcast channel ‘Central Chat’.

The podcast brings together experts from across the industry and further afield to discuss hot topics and trends in the world of events.

Over 750 delegates from 38 different countries met at Manchester Central in September for the 15th International Congress of the Society for Melanoma Research (SMR), an event worth over £2m in economic value to the city. 

Following the successful launch of the venue’s 360-degree virtual model back in 2019, Manchester Central has once again teamed up with immersive digital media company, Virtronix, to create a new platform to facilitate guided venue tours virtually.

Manchester Central adds to its recent award wins in collaboration with Haymarket Media Group.

The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) is the UK’s trade association for insurance brokers. The association’s annual conference and exhibition is ‘the meeting place for the insurance industry’ and Manchester Central feels like home to the organising team!

Manchester Central is preparing to install a self-contained production studio at the leading conference and events venue.

In April, less than three weeks since work first started, the NHS Nightingale Hospital North West hospital officially opened in central Manchester, to provide care for hundreds of patients with Covid-19 from across the region.

One the UK’s largest event venues, Manchester Central, has opened up its state-of-the-art broadcast studio to a range of businesses and organisations, signaling the beginning of the new era of hybrid conferencing in the UK.