Manchester Christmas Markets will soon be opening across the city centre - with the countdown now truly on for the 2023 return of the festive extravaganza.
The wooden huts have started to be built this week, and Manchester Council has now confirmed everything we can expect from this year's Christmas markets - and all the locations being used.
The Christmas Markets will officially open from November 10 this year. They will then open daily until Thursday, December 21 across nine different "zones".
And the big news is the return of Piccadilly Gardens as the main festive hub. Councillors had said earlier this year that it would NOT be used again after the state the public gardens were left in after the 2022 markets. READ MORE: First look at the Oast House's HUGE winter teepee READ MORE: Trafford Centre announces Santa's Grotto for 2023 - and an indoor Christmas Market But with the lack of a viable alternative, the "Winter Gardens" will return to Piccadilly.