The Christmas Markets in Leeds have proven to be a major success, drawing large crowds and boosting the city centre's footfall to its highest levels in five years.
Leeds Christmas Markets have received praise for the seasonal surge they’ve brought to the city. Figures show that Leeds city centre recently enjoyed its busiest day for five years. High tech cameras positioned at key locations across the city centre recorded their highest footfall figure since 2019 on November 30, the second weekend of the city’s Christmas attraction. Despite some difficult weather conditions, the run up to Christmas has also seen the city market.
The cameras, which measure the total numbers of people passing by cameras in eight areas including Briggate, The Headrow and Albion Street, recorded a total footfall of 327,346, that tally similarly impressive numbers, with cameras tracking more than a million people between December 12 and 15, with a total footfall of 1,006,180 in that period. Total city centre footfall across the whole year was also 1.3 per cent higher than in 2023, with footfall at Leeds train station 11 per cent higher than last year. Councillor Jonathan Pryor, Leeds City Council’s deputy leader and executive member for economy, transport and sustainable development, said: “It’s inspiring to see the city centre doing this well in the face of a challenging financial climate coupled with some extremely difficult weather conditions, and the resilience of our local economy is there for all to see in these impressive numbers. “This is also a real reflection of the partnership work which goes on across the city’s many different organisations, businesses and cultural attractions, who each year come up with an engaging and exciting programme of events and activities which make Leeds such a unique and attractive place to visit. “The innovative use of our public spaces, including the fantastic Christmas market on City Square, has also really helped bring Leeds to life these past few weeks and as a city, we can all look forward to Christmas with a sense of pride in what we have accomplished together and optimism for the year ahea
CHRISTMAS MARKETS LEEDS FOOTFALL ECONOMY CITY CENTRE
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