As our 2019 Festival has sadly come to an end, we rounded up some of our favourite social media posts from you all over our 18 extraordinary days…

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Great food, great beer and great company this weekend at @mifestival ☺️ . #manchester #manchesterinternationalfestival #mif2019 #summer #sunny #blueskies #frogmcr #flowers #beer #festival #igersmcr #wearemcr #vsco #vscocam

A post shared by Joseph (@josephmmcr) on Jul 10, 2019 at 9:23am PDT

I would highly recommend going down to Festival Square for @MIFestival. It’s things like this that make Manchester the best city in the world.

— Amelia Ward (@ameliasward) July 5, 2019

Really enjoyed my day in town today at the Manchester International Festival. Great atmosphere, lots going on. Festival Square was fab. @ManCityCouncil @MIFestival pic.twitter.com/QFMaoiBmGC

— Mary Monaghan (@CllrMaryM) July 7, 2019

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Cocteau Twins, projections, a dimly lit room and lots of smoke. Absolute heaven. @mifestival Thank you 🖤 #miffestival #mif #manchester #atmosphericmemory #words #projections #music #lights #smoke #voices #oneatomthickleaflets #beautiful #spatialart #installation #scienceandart #cocteautwins #aughraband #arttechnology

A post shared by Aughra (@aughraband) on Jul 8, 2019 at 2:43am PDT

Once again @MIFestival have ordered in the sun. Festival Square is looking lush. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/2Q4OU5pQIg

— barryspriest (@barryspriest) July 5, 2019

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Another magical night with this magical creature #janellemonae. And with spotlights! Thank you #MIF I am guessing this is a wrap for #dirtycomputer in the UK and I cannot wait to see where she will takes us next. * #burakcingi #jane57821 #djangojane #cindimayweather #janebond #capturethemoment #musically #musicphotography #livemusic #manchesterinternationalfestival

A post shared by Burak Cingi (@_burakcingi_) on Jul 5, 2019 at 3:39am PDT

At the@MIFestival opening night party. Lovely people, good entertainment – but the best thing was the amazing food! 💯 Well worth a visit to Festival Square for that alone.

— Edward Salt (@EdSalt) July 4, 2019

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The incredible Abida Parveen bringing her sufi sound to Manchester 📷 for @mifestival

A post shared by Priti Shikotra (@pshikotraphoto) on Jul 15, 2019 at 5:49am PDT

@MIFestival + sunshine + free live performances = very happy vibe at festival square. pic.twitter.com/hWvkc8Bezg

— Marie Kirbyshaw (@MK11RBS) July 5, 2019

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Still daydreaming about the @mifestival immersive theatre production TREE on Saturday night.. a powerful and moving tale following a young man who travels to South Africa and unearths some uncomfortable family truths (no spoilers here). . . Manchester was busy and vibrant, I’m not sure if it was the golden sunset that evening or Manchester International Festival in full swing.. or a combination of both. It’s the last week of the festival, there’s still loads on including free gigs in Festival Square (Albert Square) all week.. get along if you can!! . . Thanks for the last minute tickets @draw_from_this Xx

A post shared by C a r o l i n e (@another_northern_mother) on Jul 15, 2019 at 2:47am PDT

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The best festival in town ✨ . . . . . #manchestereveningnews #mif #mif2019 #igersmcr #thisismcr #wearemcr #mysecretmanchester #musiccity #festivalvibes #mcr_collective #mcruk #lovinmanchester #visitmanchester #theatreshow #internationalfestival

A post shared by Manc Gal (@mancgal) on Jul 21, 2019 at 9:31am PDT

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Proud to have been part of the mind blowing experience of #dystopia987 @skeptagram ❤️ 📵🙌🏻🙌🏽🙌🏿🙌🏾

A post shared by Terry Davy (@terry_davy) on Jul 20, 2019 at 12:14pm PDT

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Have mad love for @skeptagram after being involved in his immersive production this week! He created a dystopian universe in which there was no use of mobile phones and tradable tokens were used as currency – the dream I certainly envision when thinking of the future! Our world is being taken into something of which your status is dignified by your likes or following – WE ARE NOT OUR INSTAGRAM PROFILES WE ARE SO MUCH MORE Please remember – stage humble, stay free, stay wild and FREE YOUR EGO👽✨ #braiding #skepta #dystopia987 #mif #manchesterinternationalfestival #dystopia #dystopian

A post shared by Aura-Roze 🌹 (@rozeeakht) on Jul 20, 2019 at 8:07am PDT

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chicken bites and sweet potato fries at @mifestival 🌱🌱

A post shared by ROZ🌱Ⓥ (@rozisvegan) on Jul 16, 2019 at 10:34am PDT

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This song is a special one to us and it will be released in the near future, but we wanna thank you for the energy you give us because it makes us love performing live! See if you can spot yourself in the audience! 😍💙 • 🎥 @iz_hxn • @mifestival #mif19 #festivalsquare #mif #performance #livemusic #pop #urban #afrobeats #rnb #vocals #singing #rapping #dancing #ukmusic #unsigned #festival #nottwins #twins #brothers #duo

A post shared by NoTTwins (@nottwinsuk) on Aug 11, 2019 at 8:42am PDT

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An incredible 18 days; now @mifestival bids us all a very happy life-affirming farewell. Will be lost without it. Highlights were working with so many great #MIFvolunteers, vibrant energetic creatives, teams & animals too! Hope you're all reading this, my #Skepta persona makes no apologies for enjoying the moment rather than taking lots of photos #wedidit #IsurvivedMIF #InsideMIF #MyMIF

A post shared by Martin Skelton (@misterskelton) on Jul 22, 2019 at 2:58pm PDT

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@tc88888888 and I featured heavily at #AtmosphericMemory as we were lying right under the camera 👋 Hope you all enjoyed our dancing 😏 . . . #mif #mymif #manchester #manchesterinternationalfestival #mcr #art #artinstallation #exhibition #privacy #zoompavilion #wakeup

A post shared by Jo Flynn (@flynx) on Jul 23, 2019 at 12:17pm PDT

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#myMIF #2019 #creativeproducersca

A post shared by Kamola Ikramova-Ayupova (@kamola_ikramova) on Jul 17, 2019 at 4:03pm PDT

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Remember when @chimpomart were making bricks using the urine of the drinkers in our Pub Pandemic last month?!… well – THE BRICKS HAVE MADE THEIR WAY OUT INTO THE REAL WORLD! if you spot them tag us 🍻 . . #ADrunkPandemic #ContactInTheCity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #Theatre #Arts #Mcr #Love #Manchester #Brewery #Brick #ADrunkPandemic #Repair #Art #Tour #TourGuide #GalleryGuide #JapaneseArtist #MIF19 #ADropOfPandemic #Performance #expression #experience #youngpeople

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Thanks to @janderful_xanadulce {Jan Schoof Photography}. A few pics during #MIF19

A post shared by Beatriz Garaia (@beatrizgaraia) on Aug 5, 2019 at 7:42am PDT

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The student has become the teacher #MIF19 #Stevie #petworkshop #bully #endbsl #manchester #brindle #boxer #americanbulldog #boxercross #bemoredog #dogsofinstagram

A post shared by JJ (@oops_just_kidding) on Jul 26, 2019 at 10:47am PDT

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#1 / STUDIO CRÉOLE – premiered @ Manchester International Festival last week – 7 Novels were written for Studio Creole with writers of various languages – Conceived & curated by Adam Thirlwell in collaboration with Hans Ulrich Obrist. Design with @irma_boom_amsterdam @mifestival #manchesterinternationalfestival2019 #mif19 #MIF #studiocreole

A post shared by Eva van Bemmelen (@evavanbemmelen) on Jul 19, 2019 at 9:40am PDT