World Black Pudding Throwing Championships in Ramsbottom

Here’s our guide to the best of what’s on in and around Manchester this weekend plus some bonus suggestions from our social media friends.

• The World Black Pudding Throwing Championships will be taking place in Ramsbottom. This annual competition, which dates back to the 1980s, see’s Black Puddings hurtled at a pile of Yorkshire Puddings on a 20ft high plinth. Expect a lively, fun atmosphere and hundreds of puddings.

• Several of the north-west’s best artisans will come together to create a traditional open-air shopping experience at The Summer Festival of Markets. Savour the best pies, breads and cakes whilst browsing unique handmade soaps, ceramics and home wares.

• Cornerhouse presents two major new exhibitions. Manchester-based artist Qasim Riza Shaheen’s Autoportraits in love-like conditions features commissions produced over a 12-month period spent in Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong. Filmmaker and writer Sophia Al-Maria presents a…