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Virtual Festive Music Events 2025

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About the event

Join us for a heartwarming online celebration. Enjoy our free 2025 festive event premieres, where you’ll get a glimpse inside the Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute. 

What to expect

This year’s virtual festive events promise to bring joy, reflection, and community spirit, uniting supporters from across the UK. 

Your hosts, Legacy Relationship Managers Maria Stanford and Alison England, will guide you through an inspiring programme that combines moving stories, scientific updates, and uplifting performances.  

During the event you’ll:  

  • Hear from our pioneering scientists about the latest breakthroughs in early detection, clinical trials, and how technology is transforming the future of cancer research. 

  • Take a unique look inside the Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute, where life-saving progress is being made every day. 

  • Enjoy festive musical performances, from traditional favourites to modern classics, guaranteed to lift your spirits. 

  • Listen to a powerful personal story from one of our supporters, sharing their own journey and why they’ve chosen to support Cancer Research UK. 

Gifts in Wills fund over a third of our life-saving research. These special events are our way of saying thank you to our generous supporters. With your help, we are working towards a world where everybody can lead longer, better lives, free from the fear of cancer. 

If you have any questions about the event, please contact us at Eventsdelivery.operations@cancer.org.uk or visit our FAQs page.

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Event FAQs

Want to know more about this special event? Find answers to common questions on our FAQs page.

Contact us

For more information about this festive event, contact your local legacy relationship manager.

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Leave a legacy gift in your Will

Gifts in Wills fund a third of our work to beat cancer. Thanks to your support, more people affected by cancer will enjoy more special moments with the people they love. If you'd like more information on leaving a gift in your Will you can request a free guide.

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