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title: "Drag shows in Manchester city centre | Manchester Tonight"
description: "Regular drag shows in Manchester city centre, with days, times and venues."
url: "https://manchestertonight.co.uk/city-centre/drag"
last_checked: "2026-10-17"
---

# Drag shows in Manchester city centre

8 regular nights at 8 venues, Monday first.

- **time not confirmed, check with venue** [New York New York](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/new-york-new-york) (Gay Village): Tuesday with Aunty Ginger, drag. Every Tuesday. Tuesday drag night. Check with the bar for times.
- **time not confirmed, check with venue** [G-A-Y Manchester](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/g-a-y-manchester) (Gay Village): Smackdown, drag. Every Wednesday. Wednesday Smackdown drag. Start time isn't always published.
- **8pm onwards** [Via](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/via) (Gay Village): Live cabaret, drag. Every Friday. Friday cabaret. Other nights listed on the Via site.
- **9pm** [Thompsons Arms](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/thompsons-arms) (Gay Village): Drag and DJs, drag. Every Friday. Friday entertainment. Other nights may also have hosts.
- **12pm** [The Cockatoo Club](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/the-cockatoo-club) (Gay Village): Frockatoo brunch, drag. Every Saturday. Saturday drag brunch. Book on the Cockatoo site.
- **8:30pm** [Bar Pop](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/bar-pop) (Gay Village): DIVAS cabaret, drag. Every Saturday. Saturday cabaret. Check Bar Pop for brunch times too.
- **10pm** [The Church](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/the-church) (Gay Village): Alter Girls drag cabaret, drag. Every Saturday. Saturday drag cabaret.
- **10pm** [New Union Hotel](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/venues/new-union-hotel) (Gay Village): Slightly Late Show, drag. Every Sunday. Sunday cabaret from 10pm.

## Drag shows elsewhere

- [Drag shows in Manchester](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/manchester/drag)

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Times change, so check with the venue before you go. Source: [Manchester Tonight](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/city-centre/drag). Also available: [all listings as JSON](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/api/listings.json), [llms.txt](https://manchestertonight.co.uk/llms.txt) and an MCP server at https://manchestertonight.co.uk/mcp (see https://manchestertonight.co.uk/ai).