Tickets are now on sale for an after-dark opportunity to enjoy eating, drinking and even salsa dancing in the Grainger Market in Newcastle.
The Great Market Caper - the first of a series of evening events planned for the city centre market - will make its debut in September with a packed line-up of street food, pop-up bars and entertainment with various stages for the likes of live music and comedy. And Sean Bullick, of organiser Let's Stick Together Events, says that this will be only the start of a planned programme of market capers.
Once the regular market traders finish for the day on September 3, there will be whirlwind of activity as his events team moves in to prepare for what will be a rare opportunity for people to wander the historic venue at night and see it transformed with atmospheric lighting, a range of seating and decorations. There will capacity to host up to 2,000 people on the night who will be able to, for instance, stop off in one aisle to catch a DJ set or a performance at the music stage; round another corner and take a cabaret-style seat to enjoy a comedy sketch and then pick a cocktail from one of the five bars being set up for the occasion.
