Make Tracks will take over the Salford street with live performances, workshops, bike activities and more this Saturday 19 September...
A free family-friendly day of live music, art and activities is coming to Chapel Street to mark the completion of a new walking and cycling route between Salford and Manchester city centre.
Make Tracks will take place on Saturday 19 September, with events at Sacred Trinity Church and New Bailey from 1pm to 5pm, followed by live music at The Anglesey from 5.30pm to 8pm.
Organised by Salford City Council and From The Other, the event celebrates the completion of the Chapel Street East and New Bailey scheme, which includes segregated cycle tracks, continuous footways, new planting, seating and sustainable drainage.
The route aims to improve connections between New Bailey, Greengate, Trinity, Irwell Riverside and Manchester city centre while making the area easier to navigate on foot and by bike.
Manchester School of Samba, Flat Iron Choir and Dhol drummers will perform throughout the afternoon, while performer Sam Buttery will host the main stage outside Sacred Trinity.
Over at the New Bailey arch, Roll’n’VibeMCR will host a roller disco with music from DJ Meme Gold. Bhangracise sessions and line dancing with Red Rodeo Club will also form part of the programme.
Visitors will be able to try cargo and accessible bikes with Manchester Bikes, join a guided ride along the new route with Bee Pedal Ready and get free bike repairs and maintenance advice from Dr Bike.
Other activities include creative workshops from Salford Badge Club, seed bomb making with PLANT MCR, temporary tattoos from House of Bodyart, an upcycled art market and puppy portraits from a professional ‘PhoDOGrapher’.
Local historian Jonathan Schofield will lead a guided walk exploring Sacred Trinity, Bexley Square and New Bailey. The walk is the only activity during the day carrying a charge, with proceeds donated to Sacred Trinity Church.
The church will also hold an open day, including tours of its tower and a bellringing demonstration.
The programme will then move to The Anglesey pub from 5.30pm, where Chia Kali, Holly Redford Jones and Romy Taylor will play free acoustic sets until 8pm.
Councillor Mike McCusker, Salford City Council Deputy City Mayor and Lead Member for Planning, Transport, Sustainable Development and Regeneration, said: “The transformation of Chapel Street East and the New Bailey Gateway is an important part of the wider regeneration of this area, helping to create a vibrant, accessible and well-connected neighbourhood at the heart of Salford.
“We are delighted to host this exciting community event, bringing people together for a day of entertainment and activities while showcasing the positive changes taking place across the area. It is also a fantastic opportunity to highlight the benefits of sustainable travel and demonstrate how these improvements are helping to build a greener, healthier future for Salford and beyond.”
Georgie Edwards of From The Other added: “We had such a brilliant response to the first Make Tracks at Parr Fold Park in Walkden in 2024, so we’re really excited to bring it to Chapel Street and give this one its own energy.
“Chapel Street has always had its own character, with culture and creativity flowing between Salford and Manchester. We’re celebrating that with brilliant local music, dance and art, alongside loads of playful ways to get moving. Come for the music, stay for the line dancing and roller disco, try something new, and leave excited about Chapel Street and the greener, safer ways we can all move around the city.”
Make Tracks takes place on Saturday 19 September and is free to attend.
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