Manchester Festival of Nature
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The Manchester Festival of Nature
Location: Heaton Park, Stables Cafe, St Margaret's Road, M25 2SW
Date: June 28th, 2026
Times: 12noon to 4pm
Pollinator Parade to start at 1pm
The Manchester Festival of Nature is the place for people to meet the wild plants and creatures that inhabit the city and its surroundings, organised by the Manchester Nature Consortium.
The Manchester Festival of Nature 2026 is a free family festival, celebrating wildlife through arts, craft and musical activities. Come and learn more about the brilliant nature in Manchester with lots of hands-on experiences and activities, including the legendary pollinator parade.
Activities will include natural dyeing, mindfulness, forest bathing, wildlife recording, wind spinners, woodland games, willow weaving, seed bombs, scavenger hunts, den building, sphagnum squeezing and lots more. There will music adding to the great atmosphere.
The festival will begin at noon, with the POLLINATOR PARADE taking place from 1-1:30pm. It will end at 4pm.
Jon Hawkins - Surrey Hills Photography
Introducing Manchester's WILDEST festival
Follow the buzz to Manchester's iconic Heaton Park
The people of Manchester are so lucky to have such wonderful wildlife on their doorsteps and we can't wait to help them experience it
Manchester Festival of Nature by ajcritch
Manchester Festival of Nature by ajcritch
Paul Hayes
Manchester Festival of Nature by ajcritch
Manchester Festival of Nature by ajcritch
The Legendary Pollinator Parade by ajcritch
Manchester Festival of Nature by ajcritch
Manchester Festival of Nature by ajcritch
Manchester Festival of Nature by ajcritch
Manchester Festival of Nature by ajcritch
Paul Hayes
Who was involved in MFoN 2024?
The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside | City of Trees | Action for Conservation | Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) | The Conservation Volunteers | Manchester Museum | Canal and River Trust | The National Trust | The Mersey Rivers Trust | South Lancashire Bat Group | Sow the City (Growing Manchester) | Rochdale Field Naturalists Society | Global Shapers Manchester | Moors for the future Bogtastic van | Manchester Metropolitan University | Manchester City Council |
We couldn't celebrate nature in our community with this wonderful festival without the amazing support from:
Heaton Park | St. John's Ambulance | RRG Toyota | United Utilities | The Parklife Community Fund | Niche Event Hire | Standby Productions |
A.J.Critch Wildlife
Thank You
This is a chance to understand and cherish the amazing wildlife in the city
White-tailed bumblebee (c) Penny Frith
Could you 'bee' part of the next MFoN?
We are always looking for new partners to help support the amazing Manchester Festival of Nature. Find out more below.
