Manchester Celebrates National Play Day | Manchester News

Manchester is throwing a city-wide play party next week, celebrating National Play Day with over 100 free family activities across parks, libraries, and community centers. Building on their summer Parktastic program, the big event on August 5th features sports, circus skills, bike tasters, and storytelling at Platt Fields and Boggart Hole Clough — all part of a bold push to honor children’s right to play. With Manchester newly named a UNICEF Child Friendly City, this celebration underscores how play builds confidence and skills, showing the city’s deep commitment to empowering kids through fun. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/f08bdd3f8b83ce65