Three boats. Three energies.
✌️ Join multi-faceted artist and creative chameleon Meme Gold in a karaoke on the Party Boat, with a genre-hopping wave and unexpected selections; pumped with surprise 00’s nostalgia
✌️ Semi Peppered, eclectic DJ sets with a no-genre, yes-nonsense approach – spanning through soulful sounds and dubbed-out ditties to get the body moving across a multitude of styles.
✌️ Crop Radio takeover with special guests.
Click the link in our bio to find out more.
#WeInventedTheWeekend #FreeFestivalManchester #ManchesterMusic
In 1843 Salford Invented the Weekend...
So we made a free festival to celebrate.
Now YOU can plan how you’ll spend it!
🗓 6&7 June
📍 MediaCity & Salford Quays
🎟 Completely free
Full programme in bio 🔗
#WeInventedTheWeekend #MediaCityUK #SalfordEvents #ManchesterEvents #WhatsOnManchester
Weekend plans? Sorted. We Invented the Weekend lands at MediaCity on 6–7 June with 200+ free things to do — music, street food, club culture, kids’ fun, boat parties, opera-meets-football chaos… the lot. Free time never looked so good.
#weinventedtheweekend
Where conversations become content 🎬
Behind the scenes with Daniel Dubois and Fabio Wardley in the #ContentStudio ahead of fight night with BBC Sport.
A flexible, creator‑led space designed for audio, video and everything in between.
If you’re shaping a story, building a series or experimenting with new formats, this space is built for the way you create.
#MediaCity #ContentStudio #StudioSpace #ContentProduction #Broadcast #SportsContent @bbcsport
ONE MONTH TO GO 👀✨
In just one month, We Invented the Weekend returns to MediaCity and Salford Quays for a huge weekend celebrating free time, creativity and culture.
Expect live music, mass performances, workshops, street sports, club culture, family activities, talks, food, wellness sessions and so much more – with 200+ free things to see, do and get involved in across the weekend.
From party boats and open water swimming to huge live moments like Perfect Pitch and the @SFTOC takeover… there’s something around every corner.
🗓 6&7 June
📍 MediaCity & Salford Quays
🎟 Completely free
Head to the link in bio to explore the full programme and start planning your weekend 🤩
#WeInventedTheWeekend #MediaCityUK #SalfordEvents #ManchesterEvents #WhatsOnManchester
May Schedule with @wellnesshubmcr 🌞
Plenty of ways to move, have fun and connect, all very accessible. ✨
🌞 FREE Wellness Wednesdays @mediacityuk
Start your day positively with a 35-minute Sunrise Yoga every Wednesday at 8 am.
☕🤸🏻♀️ Fun Saturdays @kargo.mkt
Enjoy yoga classes followed by an optional social and coffee: • Drop-in: £15 • Saturday membership ( May & June): £59
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🔗 Reserve your spot now via the link in our bio: @wellnesshubmcr
The wait is finally over ✨
The full programme for We Invented the Weekend is now live, and there’s a LOT to get stuck into.
Here’s just a taste of what’s happening across the weekend:
🎭 Opera and football unite with @englishnationalopera + @walktheplank 🛝 Play Street with @playengland 🎶 Club culture 🚴♂️ Street sports 💬 Talks, workshops + more
All happening across one weekend at MediaCity and Salford Quays.
Expect everything from musical theatre on the Plaza to party boats, BMX, open water swimming and big live sets from the likes of Afrodeutsche and Afriquoi.
6&7 June 200+ things to see, do and get involved in 👀
Head to the website to explore the full programme and start planning your weekend.
#WeInventedTheWeekend #MediaCityUK #SalfordEvents #ManchesterEvents #WhatsOnManchester
The City of Salford turns 100 today. It shares a birthday with Queen Elizabeth II and boasts the world’s first free library; the world’s first street lit by gas lamps; the artist LS Lowry; and is home to @mediacityuk@dock10 and @kingofsunshineproductions .
We love being local, we love making content and we love that we get to connect with people all across the world - the very ethos of the people of Salford. Here’s to another 100 years!
#salford100 #HappyBirthday #Centenary #kingofsunshineproductions #igers
Get ready for BEYOND Conference and Festival 2026! 💥
SUPER-EARLY BIRD TICKETS END MIDNIGHT TONIGHT! ⏰
𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲𝘀
BEYOND Conference 2026 brings together those shaping the creative industries to harness the sector’s greatest opportunities and tackle its defining challenges: in experience, in growth, and in what the creative industries build next.
𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 talks to the creative and intellectual heart of BEYOND. 𝗚𝗥𝗢𝗪𝗧𝗛 is where bold ideas become sustainable realities.
Together, they reflect the reality of working at the forefront of the creative industries. You’re always doing both: creating and building, innovating and scaling. BEYOND is built around that dual identity.
Read more about this year's themes in our latest blog - link in bio.
𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗱?
BEYOND Conference gathers researchers, industry leaders, policymakers and funders from more than 35 countries and five continents. If you want your work or your organisation in that room, here's where you start.
There are multiple opportunities to partner with us - visit our website to find out more and get in touch.
🤩 But there's more this November -
𝗕𝗘𝗬𝗢𝗡𝗗 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹, the new name for BEYOND Fringe, arrives bigger and better in 2026.
With the support of our Festival Partners and hosted at MediaCity, expect more free performances, music, and opportunities to experience cutting-edge creative innovation from the Greater Manchester area.
Look out for our free Festival Ticket launching this summer!
𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝗱 TONIGHT!
Our full, 3-day Super Early Bird tickets are still available! Secure yours today.
🎞️ Fringe footage courtesy of @bpvvisuals and MediaCity, filmed at BEYOND 2025. Conference footage by @kinura.production
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#BEYONDconf #BEYONDfestival #creativeindustries #innovation #conferences #culture #research #XR #creativetechnologies #immersive #experiential
April is serving quizzes, cocktails, cinema nights and after‑work hangs.
Click the link in our bio and get your April calendar booked up👆
#MediaCity #MediaCityBar #Grub #QuizNight
We’re proud to share that MediaCity has been shortlisted for Flex Operator of the Year at the North West Property Awards 2026.
This nomination reflects the work happening across our campus to create spaces that genuinely support the way creative businesses operate today — flexible, collaborative, production‑ready and built around the needs of modern teams.
From broadcast studios and production facilities to co‑working, offices and maker spaces, our focus has always been on building an environment where creative talent can do their best work and where businesses can scale without friction.
A huge thank you to our community of tenants, partners and operators who make MediaCity what it is. This recognition is as much about the people who use our spaces as the spaces themselves.
We’re looking forward to celebrating with the region’s property community at the Insider North West Property Awards.
#NorthWestPropertyAwards #FlexMediaCity #ManchesterOffices
