What's On

We have a diverse range of events taking place midweek & at weekends with resident nights such as Home On The Range, One Tree Island, Your Disco Needs You, Sticky Heat, Club Solo, Racubah & Silence Of The Jams which has seen performances & appearances from the likes of Badly Drawn Boy, Damo Suzuki (CAN), Afrodeutsche, Steve Davis, DJ Paulette, Danielle Moore (Crazy P), A Certain Ratio, John Metcalfe, Alex Paterson (The Orb), Justin Robertson, Shunya, Caoilfhoinn Rose & many more.

Opening Hours

Monday–Thursday:
Friday:
Saturday:
Sunday:

5pm - 11pm
3pm – 1am
12pm – 1am
12pm –12am

These opening hours should remain fairly consistent, however occasionally – and usually due to inclement weather – we will need to make changes. If we do this we will post this on our Facebook page.

We look forward to seeing you in the beer garden!

Weekly events
Every
Monday
-
19:30 - 22:30
Backgammon Club
Play against & learn from some of the best players in the North-West, along with others of all abilities.
Every
Tuesday
-
11AM - 1PM
Midweek Gardening Club
07930260128
Every
Wednesday
-
7:00 PM
ArtSocial Workshop - 5 sessions for £75
as well as Life Drawing; 2nd Sat every Month (10:30-12:45) £18, email for more info.
Every
Wednesday
-
11:00
Wednesday Pilates
Fionnuala
Every
Thursday
-
10:15am-11am
Dance Class Fitness
Please email fionagray68@gmail.com to book.
Every
Thursday
-
12:30pm (beginner) & 1:45pm (intermediate)
Thursday Pilates
Fionnuala
Every
Friday
-
9:30am
Friday Morning Yoga & Somatics
Eirian of Cariad Connection
Every
Friday
-
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Tai Chi & Qigong
Mags
Every
Saturday
-
1.30pm
The Carlton Gardeners
Cups of tea, chatter, cake & gardening...perfect Sat afternoon!
Upcoming events
Monday
17 Nov
2025
-
6:45 pm
GMFP pres. Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk
Join Greater Manchester Friends of Palestine for a powerful and moving, free, screening of the film 'Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk'! Followed by a vital Q&A session.
Film Showing
Fundraiser
Tuesday
18 Nov
2025
-
7:00 pm
Exhibition Launch: Conversations & Interactions by Maya Cross Odemudia
A variety of prints, patterns and illustrations made by the wonderful Maya Cross Odemudia, capturing human interactions and conversations.
Exhibition
Launch
Wednesday
19 Nov
2025
-
7:30 pm
Carlton Club Quiz
£1 for members, £2 for non-members
Quiz
Thursday
20 Nov
2025
-
7:30 pm
Yiannis Panagoulias Full Band
An evening of original songs and covers spanning two decades of Greek Rock!
Live Music
Friday
21 Nov
2025
-
8:00 pm
Carnifolk Cabaret
Carnifolk presents a medieval night of questing, princess burlesque, goblin jazz, and wizard DJs that you won't want to miss.
Club Nights
Saturday
22 Nov
2025
-
4:00 pm
Peter Barlow's Cigarette #50
TBC
Poetry/Spoken Word
Sunday
23 Nov
2025
-
8:15 pm
Manchester Woodcraft Folk 100 Year Celebration Ceilidh
Join us at the Carlton Club in Whalley Range for a Sunday night of celebration and dancing to commemorate 100 Years of Woodcraft Folk. The fabulous Ceilidh band, Hopgoblin will be providing the live music and the amazing Tibetan Kitchen are providing the food.
Live Music
Monday
24 Nov
2025
-
8:00 pm
Cul Zag + The Projektionist
Touring the UK and EU, CUL ZAG is an explosive electro-punk duo with hammering drums and thumpy synths. Support by The Projektionist
Live Music
Tuesday
25 Nov
2025
-
7:30 pm
Brume
Shunya | Josef Akin | Chuva
Live Music
Wednesday
26 Nov
2025
-
8:00 pm
Tom Remon & Agostino Di Gorgio
Jazz guitarists Tom Remon & Agostino Di Giorgio join us at the Carlton Club.
Jazz
Live Music
Thursday
27 Nov
2025
-
8:00 pm
Stevie Williams & the Most Wanted Band
Blending momentous melodies and insightful lyrics over songs drawing on country, Americana, blues, roots, acoustic and folk.
Live Music
Friday
28 Nov
2025
-
8:00 pm
Home On The Range is 21!
HotR comes of age, reaching the grand old age of 21 - that's 21 years of dancing in the suburbs in the iconic Carlton Club & entertaining 1000s of you.
Club Nights
Saturday
29 Nov
2025
-
10:00 am
Manchester's Little Artists
Two outdoor/indoor art workshops (10am & 1pm) aimed at three to six year olds who want to explore an artistic process/idea in an open and child-led way.
Workshops
Family
Saturday
29 Nov
2025
-
2:00 pm
Blether Craft Club
Join us for another evening of crafting at The Carlton Club. Hosted by artist, teacher and facilitator El Garrard.
Workshops
Saturday
29 Nov
2025
-
9:00 pm
Silence Of The Jams
Bringing silent disco fun to the South Manchester suburbs. Expect pop, hip hop, electro, disco, funk, punk, RnB, DnB, nu metal, new wave, old school, school disco and more!
Club Nights
Sunday
30 Nov
2025
-
2:00 pm
Joe Botham & The Adventurers
Joe Botham & The Adventurers are a fresh collective of world-class musicians, blending Balearic, soulful grooves, cinematic arrangements, and psychedelic boundary-pushing live improvisation.
Live Music
Sunday
30 Nov
2025
-
8:00 pm
Carlton Jazz Club: Richard Wetherall Trio
Richard Wetherall is one of the finest piano players on the Northern scene and has played with some of the best Jazz musicians in the country.
Jazz
Live Music
Monday
1 Dec
2025
-
7:30 pm
Big Ideas: Heavy Metal Big Band
Closing the Autumn season with a celebration of the music of Black Sabbath and other metal pioneers, all specially arranged for an all-star 18 piece big band under the artistic direction of Anna Chandler-King.
Jazz
Live Music
Tuesday
2 Dec
2025
-
7:00 pm
Good Grief
A monthly meeting group where people living through grief (and those along for the support) can connect, talk and create other supportive friendships.
Groups / Meetings
Tuesday
2 Dec
2025
-
7:00 pm
Govend Manchester
Social dancing & infectious positive vibes through a cross-cultural exchange of Kurdish dance and music.
Community
Workshops
Wednesday
3 Dec
2025
-
7:30 pm
Carlton Club Presents: Bingo! with Glen Gotcha
Big Prizes to be won, beverages to drink and most definitely fun to be had. Raising money for a local charity.
Bingo
Wednesday
3 Dec
2025
-
7:30 pm
FFFINOS, Greytooth, Matt Payne
New music from Manchester, London & Leeds
Live Music
Thursday
4 Dec
2025
-
8:00 pm
Djinn Dharma, Lauren Young & Thighs of Steel
Live Music
Friday
5 Dec
2025
-
7:00 pm
Mondo Queero
A celebration of one year of screenings at the Carlton Club & will also be part of Cinema For All 's Festival of Community Cinema!
Film Showing
Friday
5 Dec
2025
-
8:00 pm
GaLacTiCa Christmas Special
with new Space Cadet recruits Katy With a Y and Al:x supporting as mega guest DJs alongside residents Vivski & Electric Gigi!
Club Nights
Saturday
6 Dec
2025
-
10:00 am
Rummage In The Range
Bargains, food & drink for sale with up to 30 stalls full of secondhand goods! Plus, a variety of activities & features to be added on a monthly basis. £2 entry.
Rummage
Food
Saturday
6 Dec
2025
-
11:00 am
Wreath Making Workshop
Create your own wreath from from all natural materials. Book your 1 hour slot between 11am and 3pm, £35.
Workshops
Saturday
6 Dec
2025
-
8:00 pm
Club Solo's Christmas Cracker
Jon Dasilva, Alice Palace, Radish and Neal Wainright
Club Nights
Sunday
7 Dec
2025
-
11:00 am
Wreath Making Workshop
Create your own wreath from from all natural materials. Book your 1 hour slot between 11am and 3pm, £35.
Workshops
Sunday
7 Dec
2025
-
4:00 pm
Brume Sunday
TBA
Live Music
Sunday
7 Dec
2025
-
7:30 pm
Flamenco Social Jam
Sarah of Espíritu Flamenco
Groups / Meetings
Classes
Health & Wellbeing
Monday
8 Dec
2025
-
8:00 pm
The Monday Club Jazz Funk Jam
Still Waters & DJ Cadenza
Jazz
Live Music
Tuesday
9 Dec
2025
-
8:00 pm
786AM
Aminah Mohammad & Friends
Live Music
Wednesday
10 Dec
2025
-
8:00 pm
No Band Is An Island
Live Music
Thursday
11 Dec
2025
-
7:00 pm
All the Range
TBA
Live Music
Friday
12 Dec
2025
-
8:00 pm
Funked It Up pres. Festive Funkery - 10 Years Funkin
We are celebrating 10 years of Funked It Up and as it's December it's double whammy with the return of Festive Funkery from the 9 piece band!
Club Nights
Live Music
Saturday
13 Dec
2025
-
8:00 pm
One Tree Island Yuletide Ying Yang
A seasonal smorgasbord of bass heavy, globe trotting percussive grooves with residents, 'Santa' Simmo, Marco Myrrh and Baublephonic (Moodymanc).
Club Nights
Sunday
14 Dec
2025
-
1:00 pm
Carlton Club Record Fair
Manchester's friendliest record fair is at the Carlton Club every second Sunday of the month, with new and interesting sellers every month guaranteed to satisfy discerning music fans and dedicated vinyl enthusiasts.
Record Fair
Sunday
14 Dec
2025
-
7:00 pm
CATALOG
Featuring TBA
Live Music
Screenings
Sunday
14 Dec
2025
-
8:00 pm
Carlton Rhyme Time
Hosted by Tony Curry
Poetry/Spoken Word
perfromance
Monday
15 Dec
2025
-
8:00 pm
Lo Tide
Live Music
Tuesday
16 Dec
2025
-
7:30 pm
Word of Mouth
A fun and christmassy evening of spoken word at the wonderful Carlton Club
Poetry/Spoken Word
Wednesday
17 Dec
2025
-
7:30 pm
Carlton Club Quiz
£1 for members, £2 for non-members
Quiz
Friday
19 Dec
2025
-
8:00 pm
Semi Peppered
Club Nights
Saturday
20 Dec
2025
-
10:00 am
Manchester's Little Artists
Two outdoor/indoor art workshops (10am & 1pm) aimed at three to six year olds who want to explore an artistic process/idea in an open and child-led way.
Workshops
Family
Sunday
21 Dec
2025
-
3:00 pm
Manchester Appalachian Old-time & Folk Session
Open and free environment for people to bring songs and tunes from the old American South.
Live Music
perfromance
Sunday
21 Dec
2025
-
8:00 pm
Carlton Blues Club
Will Tang Clan & Friends
Blues
Live Music
Sunday
21 Dec
2025
-
8:00 pm
Refried Beats
Bringing you improvised jam blending Latin-American flavours with Triphop, Dub, Jazz and more...featuring a rosta of top Manchester musicians.
Live Music
Tuesday
23 Dec
2025
-
7:30 pm
Brume
TBA
Live Music
Wednesday
24 Dec
2025
-
7:51 pm
Kristmas Karaoke
The classic Carlton Club Christmas Eve karaoke bonanza!
Karaoke
Christmas
Saturday
27 Dec
2025
-
8:00 pm
Family Tree
Club Nights
Sunday
28 Dec
2025
-
8:00 pm
Southpaw Slim's Spoonful
After a year away, we're returning to bring you some authentic rhythm and blues, both live and recorded. Live sets from the Southpaw Slim sextet plus DJ sets from Dr Sid
Jazz
Blues
Live Music
Wednesday
31 Dec
2025
-
9:00 pm
New Years Eve at the Carlton
A great night awaits, lineup & more TBA soon!
Club Nights
Save Our Club
Thursday
1 Jan
2026
-
8:00 pm
Carlton Jazz Club: Ed Kainyek New Year Special
Ed Kainyek is back for his Annual New Year's Day Jazz Club Special!
Jazz
Live Music
Thursday
22 Jan
2026
-
8:00 pm
Burns Night Ceilidh
Live Music
Membership

We are always looking for like minded souls to join The Carlton Club extensive family!

As a member you can get advance notice on all events & happenings at the club as well as exclusive access to tickets for each event held at the club.

Learn more about membership here

Apply for membership here

You can also apply to become a volunteer and help out in all manner of roles at the club though if you have any 'particular set of skills' and would love to assist in any decorating, building, gardening, design or anything you feel we may benefit from then weld love to hear from you, whatever your skill set or amount of available time.
volunteers@carltonclub.org.uk

How to find us

We are a 15 minute walk away from Firswood Metro station and can be located on the 86 bus route from the city centre (alight on Upper Chorlton Road, walk up Wood Rd, turn left).

We also have bike racks at the club which can be used by anyone visiting. Unfortunately there is currently no step free access to the indoor areas of the venue.

Get in touch

For membership, event & private hire enquiries please send over a detailed proposal including dates, time, requirements, previous event experience & as much information about the event you want to hold to: martin@carltonclub.org.uk

**please ensure you have sent all details as requested above to ensure we get back to you.

**please note, private party bookings are only accepted for club members.

The carlton club

113 Carlton Road

Whalley Range

Manchester

M16 8BE

martin@carltonclub.org.uk

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