A walk through Manchter's Gay Village and First Street

Contents:

• PARKG NEAR GAY VILLAGE
• GAY VILLAGE
• A MANC’S GUI TO: THE GAY VILLAGE, MORE THAN JT A LATE-NIGHT PARTY DISTRICT
• [@]THE GAY VILLAGE - CANAL ST
• WHAT'S ON AT THE MANCHTER GAY VILLAGE, MANCHTER
• CAR PARKS THE GAY VILLAGE - PAGE 11
• THE 10 BEST THGS TO DO NEAR GAY VILLAGE, MANCHTER, ENGLAND
• THE 10 CLOSEST HOTELS TO GAY VILLAGE, MANCHTERVIEW MAPHOTELS NEAR GAY VILLAGE
• GAY MANCHTER GUI | AN LGBTQIA+ GUI TO MANCHTER
• THE BT CANAL STREET AND MANCHTER GAY VILLAGE RTRANTS, CLUBS, HOTELS AND BARS TO VISWE'VE GOT YOU VERED OM NIGHTS OUT, TOP FOOD SPOTS AND PLAC TO CHECK OUT DURG THE DAYMENBOOKMARKSHARECOMMENTSWHAT'S ONBYADAM MAIDMENTREPORTER12:30, 21 AUG 2021BOOKMARKCANAL STREET MANCHTER (IMAGE: ABNM PHOTOGRAPHY)THE WEEKLY EMAIL BRGS YOU ALL THE LATT NEWS OM THE LGBTQ+ MUNY PL EXCLIVE TERVIEWS DIRECT TO YOUR BOXMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 THE WEEKLY EMAIL BRGS YOU ALL THE LATT NEWS OM THE LGBTQ+ MUNY PL EXCLIVE TERVIEWS DIRECT TO YOUR BOXINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!
• LGBTQ VENU ACCED OF EXTREME RACISM UK’S ‘GAY CAPAL OF THE NORTH’

PARKG NEAR GAY VILLAGE

The Gay Village is centred on buzzg Canal Street, a pestrianised road bi the Rochdale Canal, led wh sual f, and lively gay bars. AboutCentered around the Canal street area Manchter is a thrivg gay scene, which offers a plethora of bars, clubs, rtrants and other nighttime venu for gays and straights & experiencExplore different ways to experience this ways to experience Gay Village and nearby attractnsThe area Picdilly Garns • 5 m walkPicdilly • 6 m walkSee what other travelers are saygLovely Atmosphere and Loads of Fun ?❤️This weekend has seen the annual Pri Ftival, wh the amazg Pri Para, and Canal Street has been a hive of activy and loads of fun. Vised April 2023Traveled soloWrten April 7, 2023Inic and trendy area of the cy*Vised April 2021* Manchter’s Gay Village is a vibrant district the heart of the cy wh Canal Street beg ’s hub.

GAY VILLAGE

Canal Street ns along the Rochdale Canal wh a range of bars and rtrants and although hugely signifint there are other areas the village cludg Bloom Street, Richmond Street and Sackville Garns where there is a monument to Alan Turg who was a founr of morn putg who was treated humanely for beg gay.

A MANC’S GUI TO: THE GAY VILLAGE, MORE THAN JT A LATE-NIGHT PARTY DISTRICT

I have been visg the gay village sce late 1980’s and has always been a great place to vis, is pecially nice the summer months.

[@]THE GAY VILLAGE - CANAL ST

Detailed Reviews: Reviews orr rmed by scriptivens of er-intified them such as cleanls, atmosphere, general tips and lotn 2023 • CouplWe went to the gay village 1st time and went to the church (drag club) jt want to say Charlotte (she/her), Mil (they/them) and Connor (he/him) they ma out night, they are so lovely, welg and rg, fely vis ❤️ Wrten May 28, 2023This review is the subjective opn of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Known for s late-night clubs and cheap drks als, the Gay Village is popular wh Manchter partygoers - but there's more gog on behd the scen.

The neighbourhood has weled a gay clientele sce the 1940s, but, by all acunts, ’s only the past twenty years or so that thgs have really started to turn a rner, spe homosexualy beg crimalised 1967. An excerpt om Mancunian Gay magaze 1984 tled ‘Not tonight, Anrton’ tells the story of how one night 20 pla cloth officers stormed to Napoleons and forced everyone attendance to provi their personal rmatn before beg allowed to leave – an cint that was later brand as “an obv se of police victimisatn” a prs release issued by the Gay Centre.

WHAT'S ON AT THE MANCHTER GAY VILLAGE, MANCHTER

In spe of this, the first Gay Pub and Club Olympics event (now thought of as the gural Manchter Pri) still went ahead on the Augt Bank Holiday weekend of 1985.

Notably, had the support of a new generatn of Labour uncillors elected 1984 – who gave the gay muny their support and appoted Lbian and Gay officers. Inspired by Ken Livgstone‘s early days on the Greater London Council, those new uncillors created an Equal Opportuni Commtee and appoted Maggie Turner and Pl Fairweather what would prove a landmark move for gay rights the north of England.

1986 saw thgs gradually improve for the muny, as uncillors’ ‘put their arms around’ the gay muny, welg a Northern Pri event 1986 and ntributg public funds towards the celebratns. As the ’80s ntued, Manchter’s fight for gay rights ntued wh the Sectn 28 march 1988 actg as a huge turng pot as the Thatcher ernment’s dranian legislatn brought people out onto the streets to prott their drov.

CAR PARKS THE GAY VILLAGE - PAGE 11

Still, wasn’t until the early neti that the Gay Village weled s first openly-gay bar and even then police raids the area ntued right up to 1994. The battl agast stutnal homophobia were still beg fought, clearly, and some ntued to ll the Canal Street area ‘Satan’s Square Mile’ – but the openg of new nightclubs like Cz 101 and semal events Electric Chair and Poptastic saw the muny phg back.

Repurposed at the end of the Indtrial Revolutn to a gay quarter that has sce bee one of the most famo the world, Manchter has a lot of thgs to be proud of – and the village is fely up there wh the bt. Habha – A hidn foodie gem the heart of the gay village, the Ethpian rtrant Habha ss above a pretty n-of-the-l takeaway and is que easy to miss.

Napoleons – The olst gay pub the neighbourhood, Napoleon’s dat all the way back to 1941 and provis a safe space for trans people, crossdrsers and drag queens. Cz 101 – This gay nightclub an old textile warehoe is ready to party seven days a week, wh a range of different nights playg everythg om cuttg-edge hoe to mercial floor-fillers and 80s, 90s and 00s classics.

THE 10 BEST THGS TO DO NEAR GAY VILLAGE, MANCHTER, ENGLAND

New York New York – From cktails the glam Queens Bar, to live baret, DJ sets and dancg ’til late the club, ‘Party Palace’ NYNY is open to party seven nights a week A safe, iendly, welg space for all, ’s sat the heart of the Gay Village for over thirty years.

THE 10 CLOSEST HOTELS TO GAY VILLAGE, MANCHTERVIEW MAPHOTELS NEAR GAY VILLAGE

Osrs – This timate, theatre-style gay bar shows film clips om a mix of classic and morn mils and offers live mic om sgers and pianists on selected nights. G-A-Y – A lbian and gay club known for blastg out the pop tun to the early hours, G-A-Y is one of the big fol pots of Canal Street and really is somewhere you n’t avoid endg up if you’re on a night out there. The home of Manchter Pri sce 1985, every year visors flock to the Gay Village their thoands to party the streets and celebrate love all s forms across the Augt Bank Holiday weekend.

From The Bean of Hope, a symbol of solidary and memorial to everyone lost to HIV that was first nceived 1997, to the 2001 bronze statue of Manchter putg legend and gay in Alan Turg, head over to Sackville Garns to get your culture and nature fix one.

GAY MANCHTER GUI | AN LGBTQIA+ GUI TO MANCHTER

Thanks to the dtrial herage of the Gay Village, many boast veted dtrial elements like exposed brick walls, beams and sash wdows. Wh s own taxi ranks, regular b nng up and down Prcs Street and easy accs to tras and trams at Manchter Picdilly Statn, the Gay Village is extremely well nnected. This 2 km walk starts at Picdilly rail / Metrolk statn, tak you past the historic Crown Court buildg and through Manchter's Gay Village.

AboutCentered around the Canal street area Manchter is a thrivg gay scene, which offers a plethora of bars, clubs, rtrants and other nighttime venu for gays and straights & experiencExplore different ways to experience this ways to experience Gay Village and nearby attractnsThe area Picdilly Garns • 5 m walkPicdilly • 6 m walkSee what other travellers are saygLovely Atmosphere and Loads of Fun ?❤️This weekend has seen the annual Pri Ftival, wh the amazg Pri Para, and Canal Street has been a hive of activy and loads of fun. Vised April 2023Travelled soloWrten 7 April 2023Inic and trendy area of the cy*Vised April 2021* Manchter’s Gay Village is a vibrant district the heart of the cy wh Canal Street beg ’s hub. Detailed Reviews: Reviews orr rmed by scriptivens of er-intified them such as cleanls, atmosphere, general tips and lotn 2023 • CouplWe went to the gay village 1st time and went to the church (drag club) jt want to say Charlotte (she/her), Mil (they/them) and Connor (he/him) they ma out night, they are so lovely, welg and rg, fely vis ❤️ Wrten 28 May 2023This review is the subjective opn of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

THE BT CANAL STREET AND MANCHTER GAY VILLAGE RTRANTS, CLUBS, HOTELS AND BARS TO VISWE'VE GOT YOU VERED OM NIGHTS OUT, TOP FOOD SPOTS AND PLAC TO CHECK OUT DURG THE DAYMENBOOKMARKSHARECOMMENTSWHAT'S ONBYADAM MAIDMENTREPORTER12:30, 21 AUG 2021BOOKMARKCANAL STREET MANCHTER (IMAGE: ABNM PHOTOGRAPHY)THE WEEKLY EMAIL BRGS YOU ALL THE LATT NEWS OM THE LGBTQ+ MUNY PL EXCLIVE TERVIEWS DIRECT TO YOUR BOXMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 THE WEEKLY EMAIL BRGS YOU ALL THE LATT NEWS OM THE LGBTQ+ MUNY PL EXCLIVE TERVIEWS DIRECT TO YOUR BOXINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!

What's OnManchter Pri is a showpiece event the cy Manchter Pri will see thoands gather the cy across the bank holiday celebratn tak place primarily at Manchter’s Gay Village, and wh roads closed over the weekend you might be hopg to get to the event via public transport or on ’s what you need to know about the accsibily of Manchter Pri 2022 and how you n get to the Gay is Manchter Pri 2022? Wh road closur and heavy traffic expected, gettg to the Gay Village and a spot to watch the para may be easier to do on public transport or on foot.

LGBTQ VENU ACCED OF EXTREME RACISM UK’S ‘GAY CAPAL OF THE NORTH’

However, if the aren’t an optn, have no fear as parkg is aplenty across are plenty of cy centre r parks Manchter, wh several NCP r parks loted close to the Gay Village and to the para Car Park Sackville Street is the clost to the village as is fact loted wh the parks at ChaTown and Chorlton Street are also loted close by to the Maps displays the clost r parks to the Gay search for an NCP Car Park Manchter, vis the official NCP n I get to Manchter Pri via tram?

Acrdg to anisers, the easit way to get to and om the Gay Village and the Para is via Metrolk the Gay Village, e the Picdilly Garns stop and for the Para Deansgate Castlefield and St Peters Square are the remend do I get to Manchter Pri via tra? The neart tra statns to the event are Manchter Picdilly and Oxford Road, both of which are ls than 10 mut walk om the Gay do I get to Manchter Pri via b?

On Bar is a new bar ncept brought to you by Orange Natn, the UK's biggt gay club promotn pany, and this is their first venue venture outsi of London. Our Gay Village Party Accsibily Policy was implemented wh support om key stakeholrs cludg: - Members of the LGBTQ+ muny who participated  foc groups hosted by Manchter Pri. We kdly ask that you purchase your own Gay Village Party ticket onle first, and then plete our form to requt your plimentary Carer/Personal Assistant Ticket.