Overview

It's becoming quite a ritual for locals and tourists alike to visit Castlefield on a sunny weekend to see what's going on. On each of the UK's four annual bank holidays, one of Manchester's biggest and best traditional street markets is held here. All the usual household and fruit and vegetable stalls are here, but you can also find stallholders - from as far afield as Holland and France - selling products as diverse as specialty cheeses, lavender, textiles, clothes and shoes.