noun: smor·​gas·​bord | \ ˈsmȯr-gəs-ˌbȯrd 
- Swedish, from smörgås ‘(slice of) bread and butter’ (from smör ‘butter’ + gås ‘goose, lump of butter’) + bord ‘table’.
1.  a luncheon or supper buffet offering a variety of foods and dishes (such as hors d'oeuvres, hot and cold meats, smoked and pickled fish, cheeses, salads, and relishes)
2. 'A Sharing Platter'
3. 'Coming together, across Greater Manchester, to tell stories in the warmth'.


This December, we are bringing a festival of joy to the centre of Manchester from Friday 16th December for a whole week!

The inspiration for the festival came from the desire to bring different communities together to learn new skills and find new hobbies.

We wanted to find a way to bring lots of different communities together under one roof, so along came SMÖRGÅSBORD, a week long festival in and around Manchester City Centre, that will have you meeting new people, making puppets, writing poems, zumba dancing and learning about why Manchester is the best city in the world.

Each day will be a new exploration of joy, a celebration of our inner child. Discovering new hobbies, skills and bringing communities together. We have DJ sets, poetry workshops, a debate club, movement and dance, craft workshops and so much more lined up!