Winter market to be held under Manchester arches with craft beer bar and Christmas tree shop

A pop-up winter market will be held under the iconic arches of Manchester’s Red Bank area - featuring bars, stalls and its own dedicated Christmas tree shop.

Hosted by Fairfield Social Club, the Christmas markets at Fairfield, adjacent to Angel Meadows Park, will feature a craft beer bar, barbeques, and an events space hosting live performances and comedy nights. There will also be a shop selling Nordman Fir trees.

The markets will take place over the first three weekends of December and will feature vendors including Foundation Coffee, Isit Kitchen, Blackjack Beers and quirky gift shop Oklahoma.

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There will also be appearances from the Ben Saunders’ Manchester Queer Art Market, while a special version of comedy night A Lovely Time (A Lovely Christmas Time obviously!) with Amy Gledhill and Friends will be held in the dedicated events space.

The pop-up will serve as a first teaser of Fairfield Social Club’s offering at the Fairfield space. Fully launching next Spring, the permanent hub will feature bars, vendors and a craft beer garden.

Created by the team behind street food venue and events space GRUB, the 500-capacity venue also has plans to host a series of collaborative supper clubs hosted by some of the best indie chefs in the region.

Speaking about launching the winter market, Marketing Manager John Stansfield said: “The original Fairfield Social Club was such an important space for its short but memorable existence, and we’re so excited to be bringing it back to Angel Meadows in time for Christmas with one eye on Spring of next