ALTHOUGH Manchester hosts the award winning Christmas markets the city offers up a platter full of alternatives for the festive goer through the wintery season.
Celebrating adventure and experiment the OddBod market lays on the little big Christmas happening for all gift collectors. Located at the Common in Manchester, this phantasmagorical art market will showcase original artwork including prints, comics, ceramics, zines, textiles and jewellery for all to embrace.
To add, Oddbod will host themed pop up shops across Manchester and Salford offering unique and one off items, Provide DJ embellishment from John Powell Jones and Iwan Roberts and provide a ‘colouring club’ every Wednesday for illustrating and colouring and hanging out.
The Common Will be hosting a Christmas set menu and beverages over the festive period.
Manchester’s Craft & Design centre brings you Christmas and experiences to keep you smiling. 30 of the region’s most talented artists, makers and designers bring memorable gifts to shop for such as cards and decorations, prints, gifts and homeware.
The centre will offer up a cutting edge exhibition of contemporary glass that pushes and defies the expectations of the fascinating material to its limits.
With less than six weeks to Christmas the Comedy Club located down on Deansgate, Manchester, is hosting a packed schedule of comedy accompanied by food and drink. Not only will there be comedy but following the performances you can indulge in some late night dancing or just chill in their lower bar.
Offering Christmas menu’s and exclusive group packages the comedy club is one of the best places in Manchester this to check out this Christmas.
The Makers Market returns to Salford Quays during the last weekend of November and the 16th – 18th December offering up a massive variety of stores. Within the markers can be found award winning food, drink and craft producers from the surrounding area.
Makers Markets features stores such as Cheese Company, The Pie Life, Pixie Posh pets, Lovely stuff and Pretty things and The Little Italian Van.
The event features specially selected specialists who source, rear, bake, grow and create the products they sell. The food aspect of the markets is some of the very best as the produce is sourced by the people who are passionate about that they do.
Go no further for the full Christmas experience, complete with Snow! Chillfactore over at Trafford park want you to discover Santa, real snow, magic and Christmas.
The indoor adventure features a spectacular Santa’s grotto complete with Santa’s helpers. Treat the little ones to an authentic Santa visit in a magical setting with the snow under their boots. An unmissable event to truly feel the Christmas spirit.
This winter the People’s history Museum welcomes the ETSY Manchester Christmas market for four days with its unique workshops and Christmas gifts. The shopping extravaganza taking place from
the 4th December will give the visitors the chance to satisfy themselves with all the mince pies to the sounds of a heavenly choir.
The long weekend will feature over 60 sellers taking part, crafting their excellence and offering the opportunity to get your hands on unique pieces.
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