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The festive light trails in and around Greater Manchester this Christmas 2023
07.10.2023 - 08:45 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
With the nights drawing in, thoughts are turning to this year's big festive light events and there are plenty of them.
Whether it's the illuminated animals at Knowsley Safari and Chester Zoo, or the glittering deer at Dunham Massey, there are all kinds of events to help get you in the festive spirit.
This year we're lucky enough to get some brand new ones coming to Manchester too, with Christmas at Heaton Park from the company behind the ever-popular Dunham event and a new Twilight Trail at Mayfield Park in the city centre.
There's also a new event at Tatton Park from Wild Rumpus, the team behind the annual Just So family festival and the Lanterns at Chester Zoo.
Billed as 'a unique blend of an outdoor Christmas festival and winter light trail', Yuletide is based on 'festive folklore, ridiculous rituals and forgotten traditions' and will feature campfire stories, live musicians, fire jugglers and more.
Here, we've rounded up some of the biggest events that you might want to start planning now to avoid disappointment.
New for this year from the same company behind the Dunham Massey event is Christmas at Heaton Park.
In recent years, the park hosted the Lightopia event, but the firm unexpectedly went into administration in January.
Now Sony Music/Raymond Gubbay Ltd promises to transform the place 'into a world of dazzling lights, seasonal music and festive cheer along an after-dark trail like no other'.
Families are invited to: "Discover colour-changing globes of light stretching out into the distance, larger-than-life flowers and neon strings that reach high into the sky. Wander through a laser garden filled with thousands of tiny beams of light and into a giant twinkling tunnel that surrounds you with sparkle."
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