The countdown is on and Christmas songs are in full rotation. See out the year with an action packed event schedule, festive food and drink, the UK’s best Christmas markets and a range of activities to celebrate the season this December.
Events
December brings an eclectic schedule of knees ups as well as the grand opening of Ambers, a brand new, highly anticipated nightclub just a stones throw from Spirit.
Faster Horses [All Night Long] – Hidden, Manchester
Channel One Sound System – 45th Anniversary Tour – Manchester
RAMONA RADIO RAVE x Hit & Run XMAS SPESH: Chimpo b2b Strategy
$hotta Rave: Tom Boogizm All Nite Long

NYE
Dance into 2025 sound tracked by these stellar line ups at your favourite venues.
DEFECTED & GLITTERBOX – New Year’s Eve
Hidden NYE: Conducta, Chloe Robinson, Ghoulish, Holly Lester + more
Food and Drink
Manchester Christmas Markets are back and have been voted the best in the UK. These are some of the highlights you can find this year:
Porky Pigs (Home of the Yorkshire Pudding Wrap), Exchange Square
The Mill Exchange (Variety of mulled wines), Exchange Square
La Bavette (Steak, Frites and Raclette cheese), New Cathedral Street
BangGa BangGa (Korean corn dogs), Piccadilly Gardens
The markets have more variety and are bigger than ever this year. Check out this map to help you navigate and find amenities.

Activities this December
If the markets weren’t enough, there are a whole host of other activities to explore this festive season.
Tinsel Town at The Trafford Centre
Featuring:
- Christmas Light Trail
- Festive Fairground
- Ice Skating
- Gandeys Snowstorm Firebird ice circus
- Big Wheel
- Jurassic World Exhibition
- Christmas Brass Band
The Twilight Trail at Mayfield Park

A reminder the building will be closed from Saturday 20 December 2024 – Monday 6 January 2025. Wishing you all a Merry Christmas from the Spirit Studios team!