More than 200 amazing community-led events are happening across Greater Manchester for two weeks, from Monday 9 - 23 March.
Events are popping up in neighbourhoods, in Live Well centres and spaces, community hubs, high streets, parks and online, right across all 10 boroughs.
The festival will showcase the growing and thriving Live Well movement, and the people and places that strengthen communities with everyday support across the region.
The hundreds of pop-up events will show what Live Well looks like in practice — spaces of hope, everyday support, community power and stronger connections.
Across Greater Manchester, there will be roving Public Living Rooms, Chatty Buses, a Museum of Community Futures, Participation Parties, Democracy Cafes, Photography exhibitions, Pop up Live Well Centres, Volunteering and skills drop ins.
And locally, trails, Spring sings, gardening clubs, Communi-Tea, volunteer awards, fun days, youth film premieres, community gyms, footie and cycling, stand up comedy, pizza parties, discovery days, poetry and craft, playboxes and playgrounds, human libraries and more…
Action Together are excited and proud to be involved in several events throughout the festival...catch us at the events below:
Celebrating Courage: Rochdale’s Anti-Poverty Network & Movement
The Participation Playbook comes to Oldham’s Engagement and Insight Network
Date/time: Wednesday 18 March, 2026, 1pm to 3pm
Location: Honeywell Business and Community Centre, Hadfield Street, Hathershaw, Oldham OL8 3BP
East Oldham Live Well Showcase
Date/time: Thursday 19 March, 6pm to 7:30pm
Location: All Nations, 25 Waterloo Street, Oldham OL1 1AQ
