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This summer, we will be running a number of inclusive family events, with thanks to Manchester City Council’s #SENDCommunityOffer and to a partnership with regen.me.uk & the Parent Champions for their Holiday Activity and Food (HAF) programme.

The activities include a BMX session, bowling, cinema, creative workshops, early years stay and play, and museum visits. Destinations include Greater Manchester Police Museum, Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester Jewish Museum, Museum of Illusions, and the National Cycling Centre; we have partnerships with Autism for the Arts, Martenscroft Children’s Centre, and Z-Arts.

They are all free to book and are open to the whole family – exclusively for city of Manchester residents of children and young people with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND).

Booking required – Please click individual events listed below for details.

We will also be sharing other groups’ / organisations’ accessible events whenever we can. Additionally, please subscribe to the Local Offer newsletter for more information about the many wonderful activities happening across Manchester this summer.

SEND Community Offer Relaxed Cinema Screening – “Lilo & Stitch”

Join us and other families of children and young people with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) for a FREE relaxed screening of "Lilo & Stitch"! The movie is rated U in the UK; please visit IMDb.com for a parental guide. Siblings without SEND

By |2025-08-16T10:50:42+01:00August 30th, 2025|Categories: , |Tags: , , , , , , |

Relaxed Cinema Screening of “Elio”

This Relaxed Cinema Screening of "Elio" includes cinema tickets to Cineworld Didsbury and munch boxes (popcorn, drink, sweet). The movie is about a boy who got mistakenly identified as Earth's intergalactic ambassador. He forms new bonds with eccentric aliens on the way to discovering who

By |2025-08-16T21:05:27+01:00August 27th, 2025|Categories: , |Tags: , , , , |

Inclusive Family Bowling (North Manchester)

IMPORTANT NOTES: The first release of tickets are exclusively for families who have NOT YET accessed any of our bowling sessions this summer. They will be available for booking from 12 noon on Thursday, 21st of August!If any tickets remain after Thursday, we will open

Early Years Stay and Play (Martenscroft Children’s Centre)

Join us and Children's Centre staff for a morning of fun together with other families of children with SEND aged 0-5 years living in Manchester!

Inclusive Family Bowling (North Manchester)

UPDATE: Tickets are now fully booked. Please watch out for upcoming announcements about more summer events and check out the latest SEND Local Offer newsletter for other inclusive events happening across the city. The second batch of tickets will be released tomorrow, from 10am!

Family Fun Day with Z-Arts

Join us and Z-Arts for an afternoon of creative activities this summer! We have a fun-filled schedule including: A visit inside Z-Arts' Adventures in Wonderland interactive play experience! Fall down the rabbit hole and have your very own magical adventure! (Ideal for children aged 1-8

By |2025-08-11T14:13:20+01:00August 19th, 2025|Categories: , , |Tags: , , , , , |

Family Fun Day @ Manchester Police Museum

Join us at Greater Manchester Police Museum (GMP Museum) for a relaxed interactive & creative session exclusively for families of deaf, disabled and neurodivergent children and young people living in the city of Manchester! Children will explore the different areas of the museum including

By |2025-08-01T13:41:47+01:00August 8th, 2025|Categories: , , |Tags: , , , |