Christmas at St. John’s, a brand new festive experience curated by GRUB, is now open, transforming Grape Street into a vibrant winter hideaway filled with fire, flavour and festivities.

Expect open-flame cooking, fiery bars, and eight of Manchester’s best independent chefs and traders all serving up one-off festive specials. Visitors can gather around long tables inside the tent, sharing drinks with friends while soaking up the festive atmosphere, or step outside and gather around the crackling fire pit. Expect everything from cosy tavern vibes to theatrical cocktails and fiery winter warmers, each designed to make the experience feel memorable and unique.

Inside the cosy heated tent, guests are gathering around long tables to enjoy bold winter dishes and lively entertainment. Come and enjoy the experience at the show-stopping Feuerzangenbowle bar, where flaming mulled wine is stealing the spotlight. Stables Tavern, Good Wines, and Verdant are all serving up winter warmers, craft pours and festive favourites.

GRUB is hosting a constantly changing lineup of some of the North’s most exciting chefs and street-food makers, each serving inventive festive specials made exclusively for the season. Christmas at St. John’s includes eight street-food traders and guest chefs, featuring some of the North’s most talked-about names, including Knights BBQ, BAB, V. Goode Pies (from the team behind Winsome) and Slowpo from Akin Club. New dishes and traders are appearing each week, giving visitors even more reasons to return.

Weekend entertainment featuring alternative choirs, DJs, live music and family-friendly festive moments with city-centre Christmas tree reservation service available.