January:

Reenactment of Civil War Battle of Nantwich, Cheshire, nearest Saturday to the 25th

March:

William Walton festival, Oldham

Ramsbottom Music Festival

May:

Midsummer Manchester Arts season (through June and July)

Saddleworth Arts and Canal Festival

June:

Brass Band competition, Saddleworth and nearby towns

Bury Fair

Oldham Vintage Car Rally

Stockport Beer Festival

July:

Tameside Festival of Leisure

Tameside Canal Festival

Wigan Jazz Festival

Bury Agriculture Show

August:

North Manchester Music Festival
North Manchester Music Festival provides a venue for the city's unsigned and up and coming bands.The free event offers a line-up mix of guitar based bands, indie, rock and pop. North Manchester Music Festival is part of an annual calendar of free events showcasing music, dance, drama, visual arts, creativity, spaces, celebration, sport and leisure north of the city. North Manchester Mela, North Manchester Veterans Games and North Face Festival attract over 15,000 people. For more information about North Manchester Music Festival contact Richard Grossick on Tel: 0772 0449700.

Wigan Pier Steam Fayre and Boat Rally

Rochdale annual Rushbearing festival

Bolton Festival

Saddleworth Festival

September:

Castlefield Carnival and Boat Rally

October:

Manchester Festival

November:

The Bury Beer Festival

December:

Christmas