Manchester International Festival is back and so is MIF Daily – our curated guide to the festival! We’ll tell you what to read, watch, listen to and do to make the most of MIF25.

MIF Daily is filled with top tips, recommendations and free events to help you navigate the busy festival. Head behind the scenes with interviews, studio visits and editorials, taking you out into the city and far beyond.

Look out for MIF Daily on Factory+ from Tuesday to Sunday throughout the festival.

Come rain or shine, we’ll see you on Festival Square!

READ: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE HERDS

THE HERDS makes its final stop in Greater Manchester, finding a fleeting refuge in the wild beauty of Pennington Flash Country Park.

Not familiar with the project? THE HERDS is a visual dramatisation of the climate crisis and a stark warning of what may come if animals are forced to flee their natural habitats. Read our introduction for an overview of their journey – all the way from the Congo Basin through Northern Africa and into Europe.

Watch: In the Studio with Keiken

Football City, Art United. is underway!

We visited artist collective Keiken in their studio to talk about their artwork, created in collaboration with Manchester United and England trequartista Ella Toone.

The Berlin and London based collective – made up of Tanya Cruz, Hana Omori and Isabel Ramos – imagines future ways of living and existing through filmmaking, gaming, installation, Extended Reality (XR), blockchain and performance.

DO: SATURDAY WITH DAVE HASLAM AND FRIENDS