Manchester's famous Christmas markets are not expected to return to Piccadilly Gardens after the area began 2023 as a 'mud bath'. There's still one more Christmas to go before the city's festive markets can return home to Albert Square.
In recent years, the popular markets have sprawled across the city centre, with Piccadilly Gardens hosting several food and drink traders. But town hall bosses are now looking for alternatives to host the market in 2023, after the market and New Year's Eve celebrations have left Piccadilly Gardens looking a mess.
Coun Pat Karney, city centre spokesperson at Manchester council, told the Manchester Evening News: "It's about the worst I've seen it, with the weather. Over Christmas we've had the markets here for six weeks, we had about 100,000 people.
