Events
What’s on in Stockport. Explore upcoming events from live music, markets to festivals, workshops, theatre and days out. Updated with all the latest dates and featured listings.
Stockport Beer & Cider Festival
Stockport's biggest beer and cider event is back for its 38th year. Three days, two floors, 200+ real ales and ciders, live music, and a covered outdoor space at the Masonic Guildhall.
Outside the Box Live Comedy
Outside The Box Comedy Club brings its award-winning live show to The Garrick Theatre in July with Mark Silcox, Oliver Bowler, Laura Lexx and MC Kyle Legacy. Expect a brilliant night of stand-up from some of the best on the circuit right now.
Stock Party 2026
Stock Party is back on Saturday 4 July 2026 and this year it's bigger than ever. The free street festival takes over Stockport old town from midday until 9pm, stretching from the Great Underbank through to Robinsons Brewery Yard. Expect DJs, live music, and food and drink from some of the best independents in town.
Vintage Spectacular by So Retro Events
Vintage stalls, free bus rides, live swing music, and a hair styling zone the Stockport Vintage Spectacular is back at Market Hall on Sunday 12th July. Here's everything you need to know:
Stockport Zine and Print Fair
Stockport's Zine and Print fair is coming to Stockroom. Expect 40+ traders selling art prints and zines, plus hands-on workshops.
Handmade at Hat Works
Handmade at Hat Works returns to Hat Works Museum this summer, bringing a vibrant, free-entry market of independent makers, artists and designers to the UK’s only hatting museum. Hosted by Arc Centre
Art Battle Manchester XXIX - The Art of the Game
Live art meets football as Art Battle MCR takes over Edgeley Park for one night only. Ten artists, 30 minutes each, plus street food, DJs, and Stockport's best indie food and drink. It’s gonna be an EVENT.
Asian Food Night Market - Eat Good West UK
Stockport’s very own Asian Food Night Market returns, with authentic street food and live entertainment at St Mary’s Church on the Market Place
Moovin Festival
Moovin festival returns, the boutique countryside weekender just outside Stockport brings Groove Armada, 2manydjs, Gilles Peterson and Nightmares On Wax and more to Whitebottom Farm Jun 12th-14th 2026.
Stockport Alternative Market - Summer Goth Market
Stockport Alternative Market brings the Summer Goth Market back to Stockport’s Masonic Guildhall, with over 60 independent and creative stallholders celebrating Stockport’s sub-culture.
Foodie Friday
One of Stockport's best nights out is back. The award-winning Foodie Friday returns bringing street food, craft ales, live music and more across the Market Place and into the Underbank on 29th May.
Running Wild: Weird Weekends @ Runaway Brewery
Runaway Brewery kicks off its first ever Weird Weekend this May Bank Holiday with four days of wild, sour, and barrel aged beers - plus food pop-ups, a launch night, and Sunday session. Ready to get weird?
Makers Market - Stockport
The Makers Market comes to Stockport, bringing together local creatives, bakers, crafters, producers and artisans once a month. Includes live music and more.
Asian Food Night Market - Eat Good West UK
Stockport’s popular Asian Food Night Market returns in May. Join in for street food, live music, and authentic Asian flavours inside the 700-year-old St Mary’s Parish Church hosted by Eat Good West UK
Life Drawing with HOP
A relaxed life drawing social hosted by Life Drawing with HOP at Tides Within. All abilities welcome, art materials provided, baked buns from Sticky Fingers on the break, and BYOB. No experience needed.
Foodie Friday
If you haven't been to Foodie Friday yet, that's on you.
Every last Friday of the month, Stockport's Market Place transforms into one of the best street food nights in the North West, with people travelling from all over Greater Manchester to check t out. This month it's back on Friday 25 April.
Stockport Alternative Market
Stockport Alternative Market returns on Sunday 19th April at Highballer, featuring traders and artists with stalls of dark charm, curios, art, and collectables…free entry and a bar to boot.
New Moon Embodiment with Wild & Worthy
An embodied experience to clear what’s heavy, reconnect to your body, and set powerful intentions for the next cycle. Through movement, breath work, music, and stillness, release stuck energy and anchor into how you actually want to feel and live.
Hillgate Flea Market at The Red Bull
Love a good rummage? Drop by the flea market at The Red Bull on Hillgate this Sunday. Free entry to browse, £10 if you fancy a pitch. 12 April, 11am–3pm.
Eat Good West - Asian Food Night Market
Stockport’s very own Asian food night market, every second Friday of the month. St Mary's Church on Market Place is taken over by food traders serving up cuisine from across Asia inside the beautiful 700-year-old building with live music.
Stardog & Chambers Presents: An Evening of Skateboarding + Old School Jazz Hop
Free entry, hip hop til 10pm, and 2-for-£5 drinks til 6pm.
Stardog & Chambers are taking over Rockafellas this Easter Sunday for a skate fest and it sounds like a goodun…
Califest
Sweatsquad’s first fitness event of the year.
Join the team at Vernon Park Bandstand for a morning of strength and movement. One for all the family.
Foodie Friday
Foodie Friday is a monthly street food event in Stockport’s historic Market Place, bringing independent food traders, live music and a lively crowd to the Old Town on the last Friday of every month.
Sip & Swap Social
Ever fancied a night out that’s part shopping spree, part catch-up with the girls, and part wardrobe refresh? That’s exactly what Sip & Swap Social is. Bring the clothes you no longer wear, swap them for something new-to-you, and enjoy a night of drinks, music, and good vibes! All without spending a penny on new clothes.
Stockport Alternative Market presents 'Ostara'
Stockport Alternative Market returns to the iconic Masonic Guildhall with ‘Ostara’ on Sunday 22nd March with 60+ stallholders
Sidelines Festival 1.2
Sidelines returns with a sold-out show at St Mary's Church featuring Lei Hope, Clementine March and Bill Ryder-Jones, the latter playing a rare piano and four-track set to close the night.
Missed out on a ticket? PINK and SK1 Records are both free entry, with live music, DJ sets and a late-night takeover of Caz Egelie's current exhibition at PINK. Capacity is limited, so arrive early.
My Hat and My Other Hat Exhibition
My Hat and My Other Hat is the second edition of PINK's international residency series, which invites artists to create site-responsive works that reflect Stockport's evolving landscape.
By welcoming international perspectives, these residencies uncover overlooked nuances in Stockport's urban and cultural fabric through observation, dialogue, and engagement with local materials and histories.
Stockport Garrick Short Film Festival
Calling all film lovers, storytellers, and creative minds! The Stockport Garrick Short Film Festival returns 7–8 March 2026 with an inspiring weekend dedicated to new ideas, fresh voices and independent filmmaking, hosted at the historic Stockport Garrick Theatre.
Foodie Friday
Foodie Friday is an award-winning monthly street food event in Stockport, held at the historic Market Place on the last Friday of every month from 6 pm to 9 pm.
It features a variety of local independent food vendors, craft ales, and live music, creating a vibrant, family-friendly atmosphere and is free to attend.
Coombe House - Ugne Uma
Coombe House – Ugne Uma, a captivating live music night at PINK this Saturday 21 Feb (19:00–23:00) in Stockport. Part of the monthly series presented by All Night Flight Records, Handbook in Motion & Regional Bears, this edition features Ugnė Uma, an exciting artist shaped by Lithuania’s underground jazz, folk and experimental poetry scenes.
Stockport Vegan Festival
Experience the Stockport Vegan Festival with 60+ stalls, world food, plant-based products, workshops and inspirational talks at Stockport Masonic Guildhall. Celebrate vegan living, ethical brands and delicious food in one place.
Sidelines Festival
Sidelines Phase 1.1 lands in Stockport on Saturday 7th February.
Taking over four independent venues across town, this first test event (and the first of two warm-up nights) offers a taste of what’s to come ahead of a larger Sidelines festival later in the year.
Lunar New Year Festival
Celebrate the Lunar New Year with two days of food, culture, and celebration in the heart of Stockport. Expect authentic Asian street food, market stalls, live performances, and a family-friendly atmosphere