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City Council invites bids to run the Pier Head and St George’s Hall Christmas markets, which draw hundreds of thousands of visitors and boost local businesses. In-house delivery and cancellation were rejected due to economic and resource considerations.

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00:02Liverpool City Council is seeking new operators for its Christmas markets, which have been a
00:07fixture in the city for the past 10 years. The council funded the markets until 2019.
00:13The markets, which include sites at The Pier Head and St George's Hall,
00:17attract hundreds of thousands of visitors each festive season and contribute significantly
00:22to local tourism. The council has gone out to tender for a contractor to run the markets for
00:282026. Officials say the events generate income, support local suppliers and enhance the city's
00:35cultural vibrancy. Options to run the markets in-house or cancel them were rejected due to
00:41resource pressures and economic impact concerns.
00:43So,
00:44you
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