10 years ago, the gay village was the place to be.. heaving with party goers.. those having a laugh.. street entertainment... people having fun and music in the streets! even the occasional fire eater! the clubs were full to the brim with happy people... fast forward 10 years and its a scene of devastation.. hoards of angry women on hen... More

The village is a great and safe night out, however, be aware if your not gay or dont appear as gay(camp), some places will not let you in, even if you are gay. They can be quite strict and apply the members only policy to you, which generally doesn't exist, the great all round bars are, View, Bar Bar, New... More

Absolutely amazing place to visit! Especially good on weekend afternoons when the sun is out or for Manchester pride on August Bank Holiday. Only downside is the number of straight people who have started to visit.

We went to the gay village on a hen night & really enjoyed ourselves. Us girls all felt really safe & with the amount of people there of all different cultures & sexual preferences it was very UN-judgemental. A great night out :)

Nice clubs, nice area and good atmosphere , I felt as being in a carnival party, however some of them were not very clean.

This is the place. I had heard soo many stories. Moving swiftly on. Yes, there are many photo events and I am sure this is one of the big pulls? But then again, you do not have to be gay nor bi. So much fun had by all but some of my party did feel out of place. It's probably... More

I really enjoyed my nights out in the gay village, i'm not gay but the atmosphere is great and everyone is really friendly (but not TOO friendly). The trans caberet are great fun to see. Cheap night out too.

I was expecting the gay village to be a much bigger entertainment area. It just seemed there wasn't a lot of effort put into the street.

Good atmosphere, generally friendly people but nowhere seemed to play my kind of music (rock, alternative, etc.) and the prices were pretty steep.