UK's biggest outdoor and indoor heated Winter festival returning to Manchester's Freight Island

The UK's largest heated outdoor and indoor winter festival will return to Manchester this November and December with the return of Winter Island at the city's Escape to Freight Island. The venue's vast food hall and festival-inspired outdoor space will both transform into a "magical winter wonderland" launching from November 12.

The winter-themed event will feature a Christmas tree forest, festive traders and pop-up market, plus, curated Christmas workshops and entertainment. There will be festive food and drink across the site, as well as day-to-night events catering for all.

Winter Island is set to launch just as the Manchester Christmas Markets also kick off across the city centre. They will open from Thursday November 11, running through to December 22 across Manchester, including the Winter Gardens hub at Piccadilly Gardens.

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Winter Island organisers have today confirmed more details of their offering for 2022 across the vast sit at Mayfield Depot, next to Manchester Piccadilly railway station. That includes the dates it will be open up to and including December 30.

There will also be various food and drink offerings available from Escape Freight Island’s regular traders, including Burgerism, Carnival, Lucky Foot, Voodoo Ray’s, The Smoking Coal, One Star Döner Bar, Mi & Pho, Forever Changes and The Jane Eyre.

Further offerings will also be available from Manchester’s exciting culinary scenes, including grilled cheese sandwiches from Northern Soul and pastry creations from the award-winning Great North Pie Co. Meanwhile Ancoats chocolatiers Cocoa Cabana will help guests to build their own