Festival Square 2019 Launch

Today we’ve announced our full Festival Square music programme, the home of the Festival in the heart of Manchester City Centre, with free live music and DJs, great food and drink, MIF tickets and much more! Festival Square will be open noon till late daily, 5–21 July, and always absolutely free.

It's like a piece of the Mediterranean, dropped down in City Centre Manchester Christine Cort - Managing Director of MIF

We’re presenting an amazing programme of live music and DJs in the Square. Check out sets from the likes of Nitin Sawhney, The Orielles, The Black Madonna, Horace Andy, LIINES and many more – check out our Festival Square playlist on Spotify to get you ready for what’s to come this July…

Find out more about this year’s Festival Square line-up here, from our fabulous food & drink traders to our ever-popular walking tours!

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