The Manchester Christmas Markets have returned for 2024
It’s just before 8am and the city is slowly coming to life. Commuters navigate their way from Manchester Piccadilly towards Market Street just as they would on any given day, but things feel a little more festive than usual., a six-week takeover of the city centre which sees iconic ski chalets pop up across several locations. Running until Sunday, 22 December, this year’s markets will include seven weekends of festivities for visitors and shoppers.
The hub of this year's Christmas Markets is once again the Winter Gardens at Piccadilly, while work continues on the Town Hall and Albert Square - with organisers very keen to see a return to the square in 2025. However, while the main hub has moved for now, this year sees an expanded Winter Gardens at Piccadilly, with more space and stalls to enjoy along with two marquees fit for the Santa season and festooned with twinkling fairy lights.
The Christmas mugs are always a big hit at the markets and the good news for 2024 is they are staying the same price as last year. If you want a milled wine or hot chocolate you have to grab one as part of the mug deposit scheme. "Nowhere does Christmas quite like Manchester and with more than a quarter of a century of festive markets behind us we reckon we know how to get everyone's Christmas wrapped.
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