What is going on this week in Manchester?

Here are some of the best events coming up this week in Manchester

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00:00Here are some of the most exciting things going on this week in Greater Manchester.

00:03Firstly, East Lancashire Railways are running special steam train rides up until Christmas

00:07Eve, with the Santa specials allowing you to travel through the Irwell Valley in style.

00:12There are also some well-loved Christmas films being shown across the city, with the King

00:15Street Townhouse showing screenings of its films such as Elf, Home Alone and Love Actually

00:19in the run-up to the big day.

00:21In Knutsford, a new attraction is opening called Spectrum, and it's an immersive Christmas-themed

00:25experience that promises to both befuddle and delight visitors with laser shows, tunnels

00:28of lights and huge moving candy canes.

00:30Later this weekend, there are some great options too, with the festive Winter Fair opening

00:34at Victoria Baths.

00:35They've got 50 different stores with a litany of delightful homemade items, and there's

00:39also the Hallie Christmas Family Concert, which is a great way to spend the first day

00:42of December in a lovely sing-along music vibe with the family.

00:46Finally, Grubb are hosting their Indie Festive Market on Sunday, also bringing together a

00:49host of independent stores and creators for one of the more unique Christmas offerings

00:53in the city.

00:54There'll be more than 15 stores from really cool businesses, it's well worth a go.

00:57And that's all we've got for you this week, we'll see you again next time.