On 29 April 2011 the wedding of HRH Prince William and Catherine Middletonwill take place, and to help you celebrate the occasion Manchester City Council, kind souls that they are, will waive any fees normally charged for the temporary closure of roads.
In other words, there are going to be parties. Everywhere.
At Large we have had our nose to the ground in order to give you the lowdown on what's happening and where in Manchester so you can make the most of the event:
The Stag / Hen Do
MadLab The Northern Quarter based Manchester Digital Laboratory is havinga fundraiser in honour of the royal wedding. This includes fancy dress so theywant you to come as a royal – past or present – and the night will include araffle, best dressed prize, dance off and film screening.
Price: Free but donations are encouraged
The Wedding
The Printworks Guaranteed to go ahead no matter the weather, if all otherstreet parties fail this is the one to go to. The party takes place throughoutthe Printworks and will have free face painting for the kids, live music andfood samples from the various restaurants while the ceremony is shown on a bigscreen.
Price: Free
http://www.theprintworks.com/the_place/
Apotheca The Northern Quarter cocktail bar will be serving promotionalHendricks coctails served in tea cups, along with cakes and scones for freethroughout the night. Plus you can get your picture taken with the happycouple... albeit a life size cardboard cut out of the two.
Price: Free
Manchester235 In celebration of the event, the Deansgate casino will behosting a cocktail reception, learn to play poker session, dinner and a weddingsinger on the night of the wedding.
Price: £21.50
http://www.manchester235.com/whats-on/special-events/right-royal-wedding/
Harvey Nichols The Second Floor Restaurant of Harvey Nics are hosting aday of celebration starting at 10am with a royal breakfast including canapesand bucks fizz and screening of the ceremony. Following the ceremony there willbe a three course lunch served with half a bottle of wine per person and eachguest will also receive a goodie big including a Harvey Nichols celebratorymug. It'll be just like you're there yourself!
Price: £65
The Alternative Wedding
Northern Quarter (Edge Street and sections of Hare and Oak Street) Billed as an 'alternative celebration' with no mention of Wills or Kate, arts andevents manager Carole Keating came up with the idea over Twitter and created astorm. With a 1940s theme and 2000 revelers expected, the day should bebursting with activity with craft workshops, treasure hunts, tombola, buskersand street games.
Price: Free
http://www.facebook.com/NorthernQuarterStreetParty?sk=app_4949752878
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