The Manchester International Organ Competition was part of the biennial Manchester Festival.
The Organ Competition ran from 1978 until 1986.
The venues were Manchester Town Hall, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester Cathedral, Birchfields, St. Ann's Church, St. Phillip's Church and Manchester University.
[1] The artistic director was Geraint Jones.
After 1986 the Manchester International Festival continued biennially, but the organ competition was dropped.