Sale Festival 2024: Our top picks
Sale Festival 2024 kicks off in June with a month-long schedule packed with activities for the whole family.
The full schedule of events happening in Sale, M33 has been revealed and will run across a number of local venues including Waterside, Sale Library and Sale Sports Club.
Speaking to Life in Sale earlier in the year, Festival chair Steve Hodkinson said: “The 2024 programme will have lots for younger people as well as a ballet and opera and a Sale debut for musician/comedian Amy Webber. Following feedback from last year’s event, there will be less jazz than previously but varied music nonetheless plus some new venues and partnerships.”
Looking at the 2024 programme, there is a wider range of events than in previous years, which we hope will be a hit with both locals and visitors. We’ve picked our highlights from this year’s programme. Enjoy!
Let’s Get Creative
🗓️ Saturday 01 June, 11am - 3pm
Free entry and refreshments
A fun event for under 12s that includes craft and poetry workshops, live music, face painting and story time.
📍Sale Library, M33 7EB
Love Doctor Who? Then you’ll love Sale’s first comic con © Wow Events
Sale Comic Con
🗓️ Saturday 08 June, 10.30am - 4pm
Free
Wow Events presents a free fun day out for the whole family with Sale Comic Con. It’s the first event of its kind in Sale, which allows superhero, television and film lovers to show off their cosplay costumes and meet some of the stars of their favourite TV series and films.
📍 Stanley Square, M33 7ZZ
MiniFest © Artful Playground Band
MiniFest
🗓️ Saturday 08 June, 11am
Tickets £8 / £6 concessions
A gig for kids that adults will love too!
‘MiniFest’ is a fun, live musical experience for children. With original songs written especially to stimulate young imaginations and encourage physical activity – plus some familiar favourites too. Played by Artful Playground Band you are treated to a wide range of musical styles from Rock and Roll to Gypsy Jazz, to rap.
Perfect for 2-8 years olds!
📍Robert Bolt Theatre, Waterside, Sale M33 7ZF
The Bridgewater Canal, Sale © Life in Sale
Trafford Mayor’s Canal Boat Parade
🗓️ Saturday 08 June, 2pm | Return 3.15pm (approximate times)
Free
Always a fun event, Sale Cruising Club will start the Mayor’s parade near the Bridge Inn on Dane Road and sail down to Timperley Bridge before returning to Waterside Plaza.
📍Waterside Plaza & Bridgewater Canal
© Amy Webber
Hootin’ Annies Big Band- Up Close & Personal with Amy Webber
🗓️ Saturday 08 June, 7.30pm
Tickets £10 (before 31 May) £12 in June
‘Up Close and Personal with Amy Webber’ promises to be an entertaining experience with an artist unleashed to do what she does best. This one-off show will be a first for Amy, weaving together jazz classics, weird and wonderful stories and hilarious comedy.
Amy will be singing some of her all-time favourite songs while delving into anecdotes from her childhood in Japan to how she accidentally fell into comedy, careers tried and failed and music she discovered along the way. Expect soulful singing, unfiltered storytelling, and captivating entertainment from a performer who is unashamedly herself.
📍Robert Bolt Theatre, Waterside, Sale M33 7ZF
‘Artificial Intelligence and Aliens: How modern astrophysics is searching for extra-terrestrial intelligence’ with Professor Anna Scaife
🗓️ Monday 10 June, 7.30pm
Tickets £10
What do we expect the echoes of alien civilisations to look like? Why are radio telescopes a promising way to search for them? This talk explores how modern methods in artificial intelligence (AI) are now being used to search for alien techno-signatures in data from the world’s leading radio observatories.
Anna Scaife is a Professor of Radio Astronomy at the University of Manchester and Head of Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics Interferometry Centre of Excellence.
📍Waterside Chambers, Sale M33 7ZF
The Marriage of Figaro
🗓️ Friday 14 June, 7pm
Tickets £20
A hilarious production of Mozart's ‘The Marriage of Figaro’ in English. Join Flatpack Music for an evening packed with comedy, romance and catchy tunes. Follow the adventures of Susanna, the clever maid, as she outwits her eccentric employer. With relatable humour, this production is perfect for opera newcomers and seasoned fans alike. Get swept away in the antics of Figaro and company as they navigate through misunderstandings and mischief.
📍Robert Bolt Theatre, Waterside, Sale M33 7ZF
Outdoor Learning and Arts Family Festival
🗓️ Saturday 22 June, 10am-2pm
Free entry
Join Grip Adventure for a bushcraft session. Play in the mud kitchen and enjoy art on the big red bus.
📍Springfield Primary School , Springfield Rd, Sale M33 7XS
Hong Kong Tea Gathering
🗓️ Saturday 22 June, 10am-1pm
Free entry
Join Trafford Hongkongers for a special tea gathering. An opportunity to learn mahjong and calligraphy. This event is suitable for beginners.
📍St Joseph’s Church Hall, Hope Road, Sale M33 3BF
Ashton Park Festival
🗓️ Sunday 23 June
Free entry
📍Ashton Park, Grosvenor Road, Sale M33 6PA
Showtime ‘24
🗓️ Friday 28 June, 7.30pm
Tickets £8 adults/£6 concessions
Support Sale’s local dance, music and drama groups including Cadmans Dancers, Spotlight Drama, Sale Nomads and Trafford Music Service’s Jazz Collective. Hosted by Billy Scouse, this promises to be an evening of artistic performance.
📍Robert Bolt Theatre, Waterside, Sale M33 7ZF
Marc Hough, Cork of the North © Cork of the North
World Wine Masterclass with Marc Hough (Cork of the North)
🗓️ Friday 28 June, 8pm
£35
There's nothing Cork of the North owner Marc Hough doesn't know about wine, so join him for this masterclass, in which he'll be on hand to give you his expert knowledge.
Cork of the North picked up the coveted ‘Food and Drink Retailer of the Year’ award at the Manchester Food and Drink Festival earlier this year and recently celebrated the eighth birthday of their Sale wine bar and shop.
The event will run for approximately two hours, during which time you’ll have the chance to taste a range of delicious wines.
📍Waterside Chambers, Sale M33 7ZF
Please show your support for the Sale Festival throughout June. Check out the full programme of what’s on during the Sale Festival 2024
