McrFRED is a meet-up for Front End Developers who are based in and around Manchester. The event brings developers together for a chance to talk about both the technical and the professional challenges of the industry. Each event will include a talk from a web professional, time for discussion, and the chance to talk further in pub afterward. McrFRED 2017 will run every last Thursday of the month at SpacePortX from 6.30pm till 8pm Previous speakers have included developers from , interconnect/it, AKQA, Opera, McCann Manchester, and bet365 as well as a host of talented freelancers, and has received backing from GitHub, Firefox, and Codepen.