Park N Party’s Christmas City has returned to Greater Manchester, screening festive classics at its drive-in cinema.
The immersive drive-in experience has opened its doors and will be showing Christmas blockbusters right through until New Year’s Eve.
This week alone, Christmas City’s line-up includes family favourites like Elf and Home Alone, which families will be able to enjoy together from the safety of their own cars.
There’s romance in the air too, as hit romcom The Holiday hits the big screen, plus screenings of Miracle on 34th Street, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, and The Santa Clause.
The fun continues right the way through until December 31, and next week features some festive family action like Abominable, A Christmas Carol, and The Polar Express.
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Visitors will also be able to park up for cosy viewings of The Polar Express, The Christmas Chronicles, and A Christmas Carol.
Later in its run, Christmas City will throw a fancy dress extravaganza while screening Disney blockbuster Frozen – and there’ll be prizes for the best-dressed.
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Christmas City has taken over a new location at the Soccer Dome in Stretford.
It brings the biggest outdoor screen in the UK – a whopping 150 sq metres – to our home city.
As well as the films, visitors will travel through a Christmas Village with live actors and plenty of festive surprises.
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Kids can post their letters to Santa in the dedicated Christmas post box and explore the North Pole – Santa Claus himself will even be there to greet people.
There are photo opportunities available with scenes from Elf and The Grinch, plus a fully-licensed bar and festive food vendors.
The line-up for Christmas City – December 2 to December 12
The Holiday – Thursday December 2, 8pm
Home Alone – Friday December 3, 8pm
Elf – Saturday December 4, 2pm
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The Santa Clause – Saturday December 4, 5pm
Miracle on 34th Street – Saturday December 4, 8pm
How the Grinch Stole Christmas – Sunday December 5, 2pm
Home Alone – Sunday December 5, 5pm
Elf – Sunday December 5, 8pm
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Elf – Wednesday December 8, 8pm
A Christmas Carol – Thursday December 9, 8pm
Christmas With The Coopers – Friday December 10, 8pm
Abominable – Saturday December 11, 2pm
The Polar Express – Saturday December 11, 5pm
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Office Christmas Party – Saturday December 11, 8pm
The Christmas Chronicles – Sunday December 12, 2pm
You can also book a premium Christmas pod, which seats six people, for £66.
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Manchester’s biggest outdoor ice rink will be returning to the city centre this winter
Emily Sergeant
Manchester’s massive outdoor ice rink has been confirmed for a return to the city centre once again this winter.
We may still be awaiting news on the return of this year’s world-famous Manchester Christmas Markets, but what we do know is that the city’s biggest outdoor ice rink will be back in Cathedral Gardens for the festive season, and there’s also a flurry of other frozen events and activities planned for 2024 too.
Skate Manchester is a festive staple of our city centre, and skaters can expect to glide across a gleaming ice path and spin around a dazzling seven-metre Christmas tree taking centre stage in the middle of the rink for another year.
Families, friends, and festive fun seekers will be able to enjoy the sights and sounds of Christmas whatever the weather has in store for our city this year too, as although the rink will be outdoors in the heart of Cathedral Gardens, the ice is fully covered.
If you’re not too confident on the ice, however, the rink will also offer a variety of skate sessions that are tailored to meet the needs of all visitors.
Dedicated quiet and sensory-friendly sessions designed for a more relaxed environment are among these special sessions, along with discounted tickets for wheelchair users too.
“Skate Manchester marks the beginning of Christmas in the city for many Mancunians,” commented Kelly Baker, who is the Director of Managed Ice Rinks, the company that coordinates the annual event.
Manchester’s biggest outdoor ice rink will be returning to the city centre this winter / Credit: Matt Eachus (via Supplied)
“Hosting Manchester’s biggest outdoor undercover ice rink amongst the world-famous Christmas markets and celebrations is such a joy, and we can’t wait to welcome thousands of skaters onto the ice this festive season.”
Skate Manchester will return to Cathedral Gardens in Manchester city centre from 8 November 2024 through to New Year’s Day (1 January 2025), and tickets are now officially on sale – with prices starting at £14 for adults, £10 for children, and discounts for families available.
From Monday 2 – Sunday 8 December, 10% of all ticket sales will be donated directly Cash for Kids’ annual ‘Mission Christmas’ campaign.
UK’s leading trance music festival to return to Manchester next month with impressive lineup
Thomas Melia
The UK’s leading trance festival is coming back to Manchester for an unforgettable clubbing experience next month.
Rong Indoor Festival are pioneers of trance music, and are known for hosting a wide range of events nationally.
Starting in 2009, the festival is not only the UK’s biggest trance music events but one of the leading events throughout the whole of Europe, and often brings together some of the music genre’s biggest names, alongside lots of other talented performers on the same lineup.
This year sees the party take to O2 Victoria Warehouse in the city centre at the start of next month – with some highly-anticipated debuts set to play the decks when the festival returns for one day only on Saturday 5 October.
With doors opening at 6pm, eager clubbers will be treated to 11 hours of trance, as the music isn’t stopping until 5am, making it the perfect night for lovers of EDM sounds and melodies.
2024’s lineup boasts 30 performers and more than 10 accompanying support DJs, who will be keeping the Manchester crowd alive all night long.
Acts like EDM DJ Ben Nicky, and Dutch vocal trance group 4Strings, are just two of the names set to grace the Manchester live music scene for the very first time, while Irish talent Bryan Karney will be putting on two phenomenal performances.
The UK’s leading trance music festival is back in Manchester next month with an impressive lineup / Credit: Supplied
The event will be spread across two stages, meaning festivalgoers have more opportunities to see artists take to the stage while immersing themselves in the world of trance.
Anyone who wants to make a full day trip out of the event can buy limited VIP tickets to the pre-party event, which is being held at Joshua Brooks from 12pm-5pm – including a queue jump for the main festivities.
Daisy Jackson -
2nd December 2021 
