Sports & Games This Weekend in Manchester (30 October – 1 November, 2026)
8 live sports events Friday–Sunday in Manchester, sorted by date.
Sports & Games This Weekend in Manchester (30 October – 1 November, 2026)
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs. Cardiff City FC
Molineux Stadium · Wolverhampton
Sat · Oct 31Aston Villa FC vs. Fulham FC
Villa Park · Birmingham
Sat · Oct 31Manchester City FC vs. Brighton & Hove Albion FC
Etihad Stadium · Manchester
Sat · Oct 31Burnley FC vs. Portsmouth FC
Turf Moor · Burnley
Sat · Oct 31Liverpool FC vs. Arsenal FC
Anfield · Liverpool
Sun · Nov 1Freya Skye
Wolverhampton Civic Hall · Wolverhampton
Sun · Nov 1 · 7:00 PMStatic Dress
O2 Academy2 Birmingham · Birmingham
Sun · Nov 1 · 7:00 PMCody Johnson
Utilita Arena Birmingham · Birmingham
Sun · Nov 1 · 7:30 PMWolverhampton Wanderers vs. Cardiff City FC
Wolverhampton · Molineux Stadium
Aston Villa FC vs. Fulham FC
Birmingham · Villa Park
Manchester City FC vs. Brighton & Hove Albion FC
Manchester · Etihad Stadium
Burnley FC vs. Portsmouth FC
Burnley · Turf Moor
Liverpool FC vs. Arsenal FC
Liverpool · Anfield
Freya Skye
Wolverhampton · Wolverhampton Civic Hall
Static Dress
Birmingham · O2 Academy2 Birmingham
Cody Johnson
Birmingham · Utilita Arena Birmingham
Manchester runs 4 pro teams across EPL and CRICKET — the Man City (EPL), the Man United (EPL), the Lancashire (CRICKET), and the Manchester Originals (CRICKET). This page filters every live listing to 30 October – 1 November only — sorted by date so the earliest weekend start sits on top — so a Friday-night game, a Saturday matinee and a Sunday afternoon all surface in one feed.
Planning Your Manchester Weekend
Manchester has 8 games listed for this weekend (30 October – 1 November). Man City, Man United, Lancashire are among the teams on the schedule. Prices and availability vary by event, seat location and seller. Compare the current listings below, then review the selected seller's final total and terms before purchase.
Manchester Weekend Venues
Etihad Stadium anchors the Manchester weekend calendar, hosting most Man City home games. The grid above pulls events across every covered Manchester venue, so a Friday-night game, a Saturday matchup, and a Sunday afternoon all surface in one feed.
Manchester sports market at a glance
Manchester carries 4 pro teams across EPL and CRICKET, putting about 80 home dates on the annual calendar. The overlap between seasons — especially when and run concurrently — splits local demand and can push prices down on the less-hyped matchups.
Manchester team ticket pages
Manchester sports this weekend
Manchester weekends are built around the fixture list. Friday after-work crowds fill the Northern Quarter and Deansgate bars by 5 pm, and Friday-night football lands when United or City draw a televised slot.
Lancashire's T20 Blast fixtures at Emirates Old Trafford run on Friday evenings under the floodlights through the summer. Manchester United home dates at Old Trafford typically kick off at 3 pm Saturday or in a televised Saturday lunchtime or Sunday afternoon window during the Premier League season, and Manchester City home dates at the Etihad follow the same broadcast windows.
Saturday is the heaviest match day of the week. A traditional 3 pm Premier League kick-off, an early Saturday lunchtime slot, or a 5:30 evening fixture can all land on the same weekend for United and City, and Sale Sharks rugby at the Salford Community Stadium often runs Saturday afternoons through the Premiership season.
Turnstiles open around two hours before kick-off, the pre-match build fills the surrounding streets, and the trams and trains around the grounds run packed both directions. Sundays lean toward football, slow lunches, and the bigger broadcast fixtures.
Manchester United and Manchester City matches often land in Sunday afternoon slots — 2 pm or 4:30 pm kick-offs draw the largest TV audiences — and the Curry Mile along Wilmslow Road in Rusholme runs at full intensity for post-match Sunday dinner. In summer, Lancashire one-day and County Championship cricket fills Sundays at Emirates Old Trafford, and England international match days at the ground are the biggest single-day sporting gatherings of the year next to a derby.
What's on by month
October
The Premier League continues heavily through October with international-break interruptions mid-month. Champions League and Europa League group-stage midweek nights at the Etihad and Old Trafford fill the city with travelling European supporters.
Sale Sharks Premiership rugby is in full run at the Salford Community Stadium, and the autumn international rugby window draws crowds to the city's sports pubs. Lancashire cricket has closed for the winter, so the football and rugby grounds carry the calendar.
The clocks change on the last Sunday of the month, pushing kick-offs and floodlit midweek fixtures into darker evenings as the indoor-season stretch begins.
November
Premier League home schedules continue heavily through November, with the final Champions League and Europa League group-stage midweek nights at the Etihad and Old Trafford before the winter break in the European calendar. The Carabao Cup reaches its later rounds.
The Manchester Christmas Markets open in mid-November across the city-centre squares, drawing big crowds and shaping the pre-match scene around Deansgate and Albert Square for supporters heading to weekend fixtures. Sale Sharks rugby continues at the Salford Community Stadium.
With cricket dormant and the football and rugby grounds busy, match days dominate the November weekend calendar across the city.