Nighttime entertainment will be coming to Newcastle’s Grainger Market in a bid to breathe fresh life into the famous Geordie institution.
Council bosses have confirmed plans to open up the city centre market for one night a month, as part of efforts to attract more visitors. A pilot scheme called ‘The Great Market Caper’ will include popular food and drink stalls, family entertainment, and other “new attractions”.
The first evening event at the market, which currently shuts its doors at 5.30pm, could happen at the end of May and they could become a more regular feature if the move proves popular. Newcastle City Council’s announcement comes after a local authority report warned last week that the Grainger Market had become a “resource draining asset” that is costing £300,000 a year to keep open.
