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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.

This year’s Christmas Markets are beginning to go onto site in the city centre. View the load-in dates and location maps.

We are looking for enthusiastic, friendly event volunteers to join the Halloween in the City volunteering team. Halloween in the…

The event is marketed to Greater Manchester’s 100,000+ strong student population.

Following rumours of an energy prize freeze, over 150,000 businesses from across the UK are urging Government to act on…

Click here to read Manchester BID’s Summer Newsletter

Manchester Pride Parade Road Closures: Saturday 27th August Temporary prohibition of vehicular traffic between 06:00am – 18:00pm on Saturday 27th August 2022: Liverpool…

After a two-year hiatus, Manchester BID’s popular Mystery Shopping service returned in May 2022.

Footfall exceeds pre-pandemic May bank holiday figures of 2019.