{"id":622721,"date":"2025-12-09T19:32:06","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T19:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/622721\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T19:32:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T19:32:06","slug":"christmas-and-new-year-opening-hours-plus-late-night-shopping-times-confirmed-for-the-trafford-centre-and-manchester-arndale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/622721\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas And New Year Opening Hours Plus Late Night Shopping Times Confirmed For The Trafford Centre And Manchester Arndale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Christmas-decorations1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Christmas decorations up at shopping centre The Trafford Centre in Greater Manchester\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCredit: Trafford Centre<\/p>\n<p>    Save<\/p>\n<p>As the festive season gets into full swing, many shoppers are busy hunting for the perfect gifts for their loved ones ahead of<strong> Christmas Day<\/strong>. Luckily, many <a href=\"https:\/\/secretmanchester.com\/shopping-centres-manchester\/\" rel=\"follow noopener\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretmanchester.com\/shopping-centres-manchester\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_0\" data-category=\"click_internal\">shopping centres<\/a>, including the <strong>Trafford Centre<\/strong> and <strong>Manchester Arndale<\/strong>, have extended their opening hours in the lead up to Christmas, giving you more time to shop.<\/p>\n<p>Shoppers can make the most of the <strong>extended opening hours<\/strong> at major Manchester shopping centres this <a href=\"https:\/\/secretmanchester.com\/christmas\/\" rel=\"follow noopener\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretmanchester.com\/christmas\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_1\" data-category=\"click_internal\">Christmas<\/a>, with late night shopping<strong> until 11pm at The Trafford Centre<\/strong> and<strong> until 9pm at the Arndale<\/strong> on<strong> December 18, 19, 22 and 23<\/strong>. With gifts to shop from hundreds of stores and festive events to enjoy, visitors can tick everything off their list and have a great day out.<\/p>\n<p> <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-80856\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/inside-the-trafford-centre-greater-manchester-shutterstock_2335493659.jpg\" alt=\"inside-the-trafford-centre-greater-manchester\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\"  \/>Credit: Shutterstock <\/p>\n<p>For those after last-minute gifts (yes, we see you), <strong>both shopping centres will be open on Christmas Eve<\/strong> (December 24) \u2013 until 5pm at the Trafford Centre and until 6pm at Manchester Arndale. The shopping centres will be <strong>closed on Christmas Day <\/strong>(December 25), but <strong>open on Boxing Day<\/strong> (December 26) and<strong> New Year\u2019s Day<\/strong> (January 1), although individual store times may vary.<\/p>\n<p>  The full opening times for the Trafford Centre around Christmas and New Year <\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li><strong>December 18-19<\/strong>: 10am \u2013 11pm<\/li>\n<li><strong>December 20<\/strong>: 10am \u2013 10pm<\/li>\n<li><strong>December 21<\/strong>: 12pm \u2013 6pm<\/li>\n<li><strong>December 22-23<\/strong>: 10am \u2013 11pm<\/li>\n<li><strong>Christmas Eve (December 24)<\/strong>: 9am \u2013 5pm<\/li>\n<li><strong>Christmas Day (December 25)<\/strong>: Closed<\/li>\n<li><strong>Boxing Day (December 26)<\/strong>: 8am \u2013 8pm (some stores may be closed, check with individual brands)<\/li>\n<li><strong>December 27<\/strong>: 10am \u2013 9pm<\/li>\n<li><strong>December 28<\/strong>: 12pm \u2013 6pm<\/li>\n<li><strong>December 29 \u2013 30<\/strong>: 10pm \u2013 10pm<\/li>\n<li><strong>New Year\u2019s Eve (December 31)<\/strong>: 9am \u2013 5pm<\/li>\n<li><strong>New Year\u2019s Day (January 1)<\/strong>: 12pm \u2013 6pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For specific opening hours at restaurants, stores and leisure venues, visit the Trafford Centre <a href=\"https:\/\/traffordcentre.co.uk\/\" rel=\"follow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/traffordcentre.co.uk\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_3\" data-tracked=\"1\" data-category=\"click_sales\" data-cp_smn_source=\"secretmanchester\" data-cp_smn_content=\"christmas-new-year-opening-times-trafford-centre-manchester-arndale\" data-cp_smn_term=\"text_cta_3\">website<\/a>. <strong>The Grotto<\/strong> is <strong>open until Christmas Eve<\/strong> for pre-bookings only. The <strong>Christmas fairground and ice rink, Big Wheel, and Gandeys Snowstorm Firebird show<\/strong> are <strong>all open until January 4<\/strong> (closed Christmas Day).<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-82906\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Trafford-Centre-at-Christmas.jpg\" alt=\"Tinsel Town at the Trafford Centre, Manchester, 17th November 2023\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\"  \/>Credit: Supplied\/ Trafford Centre The full opening times for Manchester Arndale around Christmas and New Year <\/p>\n<p><strong>Shops<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>December 15-20<\/strong>: 9am \u2013 9pm<\/li>\n<li><strong>December 21<\/strong>: 11.30am \u2013 5.30pm<\/li>\n<li><strong>December 22-23<\/strong>: 9am \u2013 9pm<\/li>\n<li><strong>Christmas Eve (December 24)<\/strong>: 9am \u2013 6pm<\/li>\n<li><strong>Christmas Day (December 25)<\/strong>: Closed<\/li>\n<li><strong>Boxing Day (December 26)<\/strong>: 9am \u2013 9pm<\/li>\n<li><strong>December 27<\/strong>: 9am \u2013 6pm<\/li>\n<li><strong>December 28<\/strong>: 11.30am \u2013 5.30pm<\/li>\n<li><strong>December 29<\/strong>: 9am \u2013 9pm<\/li>\n<li><strong>December 30<\/strong>: 9am \u2013 9pm<\/li>\n<li><strong>New Year\u2019s Eve (December 31)<\/strong>: 9am \u2013 6pm<\/li>\n<li><strong>New Year\u2019s Day (January 1)<\/strong>: 10am \u2013 6pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-75275\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Arndale-Exchange-Court.jpg\" alt=\"exchange court at manchester arndale shopping centre\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\"  \/>Credit: Jason Lock Photography <\/p>\n<p><strong>Food court\/restaurants<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>December 15-20<\/strong>: 8am \u2013 10pm<\/li>\n<li><strong>December 21<\/strong>: 9am \u2013 7pm<\/li>\n<li><strong>December 22-23<\/strong>: 8am \u2013 10pm<\/li>\n<li><strong>Christmas Eve (December 24)<\/strong>: 8am \u2013 7pm<\/li>\n<li><strong>Christmas Day (December 25)<\/strong>: Closed<\/li>\n<li><strong>Boxing Day (December 26)<\/strong>: 8am \u2013 10pm<\/li>\n<li><strong>December 27<\/strong>: 8am \u2013 10pm<\/li>\n<li><strong>December 28<\/strong>: 9am \u2013 7pm<\/li>\n<li><strong>December 29<\/strong>: 8am \u2013 10pm<\/li>\n<li><strong>December 30<\/strong>: 8am \u2013 10pm<\/li>\n<li><strong>New Year\u2019s Eve (December 31)<\/strong>: 9am \u2013 7pm<\/li>\n<li><strong>New Year\u2019s Day (January 1)<\/strong>: 9am \u2013 7pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Individual store times may vary. Find out more on Manchester Arndale opening hours <a href=\"https:\/\/manchesterarndale.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/manchesterarndale.com\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_4\" data-category=\"click_non_sales\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Credit: Trafford Centre Save As the festive season gets into full swing, many shoppers are busy hunting for&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":622722,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8813],"tags":[748,35745,393,4884,2465,51245,246,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-622721","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-manchester","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-christmas","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-manchester","13":"tag-new-year","14":"tag-shopping","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/622721","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=622721"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/622721\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/622722"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=622721"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=622721"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=622721"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}