Manchester Day is into its 4th year and is now renowned as one of the North West’s flagship events for the summer.
The day is about celebrating the pride of the city and to highlight how creative and diverse the city of Manchester really is.
Below are pictures from this year’s successful Manchester Day.
Justine Chamberlain is a Creative Writing Master’s degree student in the Manchester Writing School, specialising in poetry. Her blog can be found here and you can follow her on Twitter @justineswriting.
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Amazing photos Justine!