About The City Brief Altrincham
Your Personal Newsletter For All Local Events in Altrincham
The City Brief keeps Altrincham residents and visitors up to date on what’s happening across town each week. Whether you’re in Altrincham Centre or another part of the area, we’ll keep you connected to the local events, markets, festivals, and gatherings that make our community special. Altrincham began as a market town in 1290, and that spirit continues today. **Regular events are essential to local life**, from the Altrincham Market House Weekend Stalls on Fridays and Saturdays, offering handmade crafts and regional produce, to gatherings at neighbourhood pubs and social spaces. We track these recurring events along with special celebrations, so you always know what’s on. We cover seasonal highlights like the Altrincham Festival, Light Up Altrincham, and Goose Green Festival, as well as consistent happenings that define the town’s rhythm. We also keep you informed about what’s taking place at key local venues and landmarks, from The Everyman Cinema and The Altrincham Garrick Playhouse to community spaces like Stamford Quarter and The Art with a Heart Gallery. Altrincham Centre is the town’s commercial and social hub, and we report on everything from market activity to evening events that bring people together. Whether it’s a Cask Ale Club Night, a Vintage Fair, or a festival celebrating local culture, The City Brief helps you discover what's happening and why it matters. **We believe local events are important.** They connect us, celebrate our heritage, and keep the town thriving. By providing clear, regular coverage of what’s on in Altrincham, we help you stay engaged with the place you call home.
What we Cover
Each week The City Brief highlights events happening across Altrincham – live music, theatre, food, family activities, markets and more.
Have a look at what's happening this week and this coming weekend.
About The City Brief
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About the editor
The City Brief Altrincham is edited by Dean Withey, founder of The City Brief. A former RAF pilot turned founder and investor, Dean has built and sold two technology companies, including ubisend, a conversational AI platform used by the NHS and BAE Systems, and has shipped more than thirty enterprise AI systems over twenty years in tech. He is based in Norwich, England.
Why this site exists, in Dean's words: "In an AI-powered world, you can no longer trust what you see and hear online. The future is local: trusting only what you can see for yourself. The City Brief is the trusted brief for what's happening in your city."
Listings are gathered from venue websites, official box offices and event platforms, then checked and curated before publishing. AI tools assist with drafting; every published page follows our editorial policy.
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