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2025 takes place on 21 February, with an exciting programme of local celebrations announced by and their partners.

This year will be the 9th International Mother Language Day observed in Greater Manchester, a celebration of the cultural diversity and vast number of languages spoken across the city region.

, one of the UniversityÇà¹ÏÊÓƵ™s research platforms, will offer a series of events to mark the occasion in collaboration with partners and colleagues. All events are free to book and all are welcome.

• 19 February 2025 Çà¹ÏÊÓƵ“ - Hear from researchers, poets and collaborators about how they came together in the aftermath of the pandemic to create a book capturing local communities' experiences of the Covid-19 pandemic. This event will be held at Contact Theatre at 12pm.
• 21 February 2025 Çà¹ÏÊÓƵ“ Çà¹ÏÊÓƵ“ A talk by the 's Dr Alex Baratta on accentism within British teacher training, held at Manchester Museum at 12pm.
• 21 February 2025 Çà¹ÏÊÓƵ“ - A language themed trail around Manchester Museum offering visitors of all ages a chance to learn about and celebrate languages and multilingualism. The trail is held in partnership with the and Manchester Museum and takes place from 1pm.

To find out more about International Mother Language Day and the cityÇà¹ÏÊÓƵ™s celebrations, visit the .