Over the past few months, CityCo/BID’s Operations team have worked with colleagues to restore and clean-up street furniture, bollards, service boxes, street signs and lampposts.

A magical parade filled with all the sights, sounds and sparkle that spell Christmas will weave its way through the streets of the city centre.

With the festive season getting into full swing, people heading into Manchester are being encouraged to choose public transport or active travel this weekend.

City centre welcomed close to quarter of a million visitors over annual Halloween in the City event. Footfall up +5% on 2021.

Manchester BID will be getting into the Christmas spirit with its series of Festive Sundays – six consecutive Sundays of sparkling street performances to delight and surprise families in the run up to Christmas 2022.