With the arrival of Easter it means a four-day bank holiday weekend for millions of workers across the country.
Many will spend the four days at home with their family or getting some much-needed jobs done around the house.
However others will see it as a perfect opportunity to get some retail therapy in and hit the shops. And with more than 150 shops to enjoy at the Trafford Centre, it's the ideal place to head to.
With it being a bank holiday however opening times and hours are a little different.
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Find below the official opening and closing times for the Trafford Centre this weekend. Note that these times are for the centre as a whole and some shops may have adopted their own opening times for Easter.
Trafford Centre opening times for Easter weekend
- Good Friday - 10am to 8pm
- Saturday - 10am to 9pm
- Easter Sunday - Closed
- Easter Monday - 10am to 8pm
What is there to do at the Trafford Centre this Easter?
Shopping is not the only thing the Trafford Centre will have on offer this weekend. There are also dozens of restaurants to enjoy as well as a cinema, crazy golf, escape room, laser quest and a treetop adventure.
Spring Escape funfair and circus is also returning over the bank holiday weekend with funfair rides, foodie treats and the much-loved big top.
A real clown, Sandro, will also be making his European debut appearance at Gandeys Circus, which is returning to the site with a new show Glitterati.
The heated theatre big top will play host to international artistes from across 26 nations in a new 90-minute production for all the family.
As well as the fair and circus, there are lots of foodie treats to enjoy including burgers, donuts, crepes, ice creams and more.
Families pay a £2.80 entry fee (£3 on the door) to access the area and rides are either paid for with individual tokens or wristbands, which can be purchased online or from kiosks at the venue. Circus tickets can be bought separately without the need for an entry fee.
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