Celebrate St Patrick’s Day in Manchester with a full two-week schedule of events catering towards lovers of all things Irish. The 22^nd annual Manchester Irish Festival takes place across the whole city.

From Friends Meeting House in the city centre to Rustik in West Didsbury, you can enjoy food, drink, live music, language classes and more.

Running up to 18 March, the festival is running with the theme of country pride. An extensive line up of pubs and bars across Manchester will be hosting their own events on St Patrick’s Day.

You can start with Irish stew at The Shamrock, move on to the O’Driscoll for live music and end the night showing off your moves with Irish dancing at the Chorlton Irish Club.

Credit: Victoria Pickering

Irish markets will also be taking place in Manchester Town Hall across the two weeks, and the Irish World Heritage Centre will…