Manchester's iconic christmas markets are returning for 2023 on Friday November 10 and will be open all festive season, with some stalls serving food and drink until December 31.
It is the Markets 25th year - and as in previous years - they will be taking over locations across the city centre, including Piccadilly Gardens, Market Street, Cathedral Gardens and more.
There will be 225 market stalls and each location will be unique in terms of what is on offer, with Piccadilly Gardens - also known as Winter Gardens for the festive season - being the main hub with its scandi-style tipi complete with log fire and entertainment every night.
If you're keen to explore our famous Christmas Markets this year, all the stalls will be open until December 21 daily - with food and drink stalls closing at 9pm.
The markets are highly anticipated every year, and some people in Manchester are excited about the atmosphere they bring for the festive season.
It is the Markets 25th year - and as in previous years - they will be taking over locations across the city centre, including Piccadilly Gardens, Market Street, Cathedral Gardens and more.
There will be 225 market stalls and each location will be unique in terms of what is on offer, with Piccadilly Gardens - also known as Winter Gardens for the festive season - being the main hub with its scandi-style tipi complete with log fire and entertainment every night.
If you're keen to explore our famous Christmas Markets this year, all the stalls will be open until December 21 daily - with food and drink stalls closing at 9pm.
The markets are highly anticipated every year, and some people in Manchester are excited about the atmosphere they bring for the festive season.
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00:00 Manchester's iconic Christmas markets are returning for 2023 on Friday the 10th of November
00:06 and will be open all festive season with some stalls serving food and drink until the 31st
00:12 of December.
00:13 It is the market's 25th year and as in previous years, they will be taking over locations
00:18 across the city centre, including Piccadilly Gardens, Market Street, Cathedral Gardens
00:24 and more.
00:25 There will be 225 market stalls and each location will be unique in terms of what's on offer,
00:31 with Piccadilly Gardens, also known as Winter Gardens for the festive season, being the
00:36 main hub with its Scandi-style teepee complete with log fire and entertainment every night.
00:42 The markets were first set up 25 years ago in 1998 in St Anne's Square and Exchange Street
00:49 and this year the area will be the place to be for stalls such as the Manchester Shop,
00:53 Continental Cheeses, Alien Sculptures and delicious food including bratwurst and salt
00:59 and pepper chicken.
01:00 For 2023, Market Street will be home to 40 stalls, many of which will be selling a variety
01:06 of different crafts and gifts, which are perfect for last minute ideas for Christmas.
01:11 You'll find tweed hats, spiced rum, Christmas decorations, jewellery and more and even a
01:17 stall selling Manchester coconut macaroons, fresh from the oven.
01:21 King Street will be serving up French soap, personalised tree decorations, handmade wooden
01:26 furniture and local rum made by the Salford Rum Company.
01:29 The traders in New Cathedral Street will be selling high-end items such as handmade candles,
01:35 ceramics, local spirits and thoughtful keepsakes.
01:38 One of the larger sites for the Christmas markets is Exchange Square, where you can
01:43 find Mancunian mulled wine made on site and visit one of the most popular stalls of recent
01:48 years, Porky Pig, which is returning with its famous Yorkshire Pudding wrap.
01:53 Market stalls in the Corn Exchange will be selling more unique gifts including handmade
01:57 pies and jewellery, Christmas decorations made from recycled wood, artisan chocolates
02:03 and more.
02:04 The final area of the markets is Cathedral Gardens, where food and drinks such as crepes,
02:09 gourmet hot dogs and hot chocolates will continue being served all the way up to the 31st of
02:15 December.
02:17 This is also where you will find the Skate Manchester Ice Rink for some extra festive
02:21 activities this Christmas season.
02:23 If you're keen to explore our famous Christmas markets this year, all the stalls will be
02:27 open daily until the 21st of December, with food and drink stalls closing at 9pm.
02:34 The markets are highly anticipated every year and some people in Manchester are excited
02:39 about the atmosphere they bring for the festive season.
02:42 "So the Christmas market in Manchester I think is a great thing.
02:45 We will definitely pay a visit to the city to see it all.
02:48 It just adds to the festive spirit of the whole place and it looks so good and they
02:53 do it really well so I think it's great."
02:55 "I work on Cross Street so I see the markets every year and yes I always come and I've
02:59 got my granddaughter who's so excited about seeing the markets.
03:03 So she likes to have all the hot chocolate and the hot dogs as well."