Circles MCR exists to make networking in Greater Manchester simple, fast, and effective.
We know how time-consuming it can be to find quality events. They're scattered across Eventbrite, Meetup and more - mixed in with all kinds of events from all over the UK.
It's messy, overwhelming, and anything but personalised.
That’s why we built Circles MCR: a smarter way to discover and plan your networking.
One place for all events
We cover all networking events across all 10 GM boroughs.
No matter where they exist online (Eventbrite, Meetup, etc) you can find them here, together in one place.
Tailored to you
Powerful filtering to find only the events you care about.
Filter by day, budget, topic and more. Set up personalised alerts to be the first to know about new events for you.
For event organisers
We make it easy to upload your events with just a URL (thanks to AI).
Autmatically add your events, avoid event clashes, attract fresh faces, and keep past attendees engaged.
Unlock Manchester's event landscape
- Unlimited event browsing
- Advanced filtering options
- Up to 3 weekly alerts
- Post unlimited events
- 5 AI-powered imports monthly
- Switch plans / cancel any time
FAQs
General
Circles MCR is a platform that brings together all networking events across Greater Manchester into one place, so you can save time and find the events that matter to you.
Eventbrite and Meetup only list events on their own platforms, whereas Circles MCR lists events across all platforms.
Circles MCR allows you to get notified about new events that meet your criteria, not just the events you've been to before.
Eventbrite and Meetup include all kinds of events, not just networking, and cover the whole country, making it difficult to find quality events.
Circles MCR offers far more powerful filtering including day of week, time of day, topic, duration, budget and more.
You could - but you'd spend hours every week searching, scrolling, reading… Circles MCR does all the hard work for you and means you spend more time at events networking.
We do our best to include every event, and we're adding more all the time. If you'd like to feature your event, you can easily import it by simply pasting in the URL, and our AI event importer will do the rest.
All 10 boroughs of Greater Manchester: Manchester, Salford, Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, and Wigan.
Networking, business meetups, industry-specific events, and professional social events.
Subscription & pricing
You can try out the site for free, but you'll only see a limited number of events at a time. To unlock full features like unlimited browsing, personalised alerts, and event posting, you'll need a paid plan.
Yes. You can cancel online at any time online with our self-serve billing portal, no questions asked.
Currently, we don't offer a free trial, but if you're not happy at any point, you can cancel anytime.
- Unlimited event browsing
- Advanced filtering
- Up to 3 personalised weekly alerts
- Post unlimited events
- 5 automatic event imports per month
Yes. Annual plans save you 32% over the course of a year.
Sure, but with the fastest growing economy outside London, new events are popping up in Greater Manchester every day. Circles MCR ensures you effortlessly stay up to date and helps you avoid missing your perfect event.
Features
Filter events by your chosen criteria (e.g. specific days of the week, topics, times, online vs in-person) and we'll email you weekly with new events that match.
Daily. New events are added as soon as they're available.
Yes, you can filter by price, including free events.
Yes, you can filter to include only paid events.
Event organisers
Just paste your event URL (from Eventbrite, Meetup, etc.) and our AI will automatically pull in the details. You can do this up to 5 times per month. After this, you can manually add your event details using our simple form.
Event posting is included in the subscription - there are no extra fees.
Yes, our platform helps you plan smarter by seeing what's already scheduled in GM across all event platforms.
Your events will be visible to all Circles MCR subscribers, and those who have set up alerts for events like yours will get notified in their inbox about your event.