Manchester

The market

Manchester's markets are the earliest in Europe to open, in the first week of November, and spread over ten sites from the Town Hall on Albert Square to the Cathedral Gardens with its rink and wheel. More than two hundred stalls, a parade in early December and the city's own collectable mug, redesigned every year. Manchester is also where LocalBini hosts combine the markets with the city's music and industrial history.

Also in Manchester

• Cathedral Gardens with the ice rink and the big wheel, open into January
• St Ann's Square, King Street and Exchange Square
• Christmas Parade on 6 December 2026

What to eat and drink

• Mulled cider or mulled wine in the collectable Manchester mug
• Bratwurst from the swing grill
• Yorkshire pudding wraps and Dutch pancakes

The local specialty: Mulled cider and the Manchester Christmas mug, a new design every year.

The walk

One hour with your host and a small tasting of the local specialty, from EUR 69 per person. Company evenings run two hours with tastings and a table to finish. How the hour works

Your host meets you on Albert Square, walks you through the Town Hall market with a mulled cider in the Manchester mug, down King Street and St Ann's Square to Exchange Square and the Corn Exchange, and ends at Cathedral Gardens by the rink, with the stories of the Victorian city, the music scene and how Manchester does Christmas.

• Albert Square market and the Town Hall
• St Ann's Square, King Street and the Corn Exchange
• Mulled cider in the collectable mug, bratwurst from the swing grill
• Cathedral Gardens, the rink and the wheel at night

Your host is a Manchester local from the LocalBini network who knows the market sites and the city centre around them.