The Grainger Market’s first late-night entertainment extravaganza will be held in September – and it is set to come with a £10 entry fee.
Plans were unveiled in April to open up the historic Newcastle city centre market for one night a month in a bid to breathe fresh life into one of Tyneside’s most prized assets, after it was revealed that it is costing council bosses £300,000 a year to keep it running. It had initially been hoped that the first such event, to be known as the Great Market Caper, would be held by the end of May.
But organisers have announced that the inaugural Caper will be held on Saturday, September 3, and promised “excellent value for money” for charging a ticket price to get into the beloved 19th century indoor market, which is free to enter during normal hours. Tickets are due to go on sale this month for the event, which will feature some of the centre’s existing traders alongside other new vendors and a variety of performers.
