Want to hold a market?
Market Rights
Manchester Markets manage the market rights for the City of Manchester. Market Rights exist to protect markets and fairs from too much direct competition and to safeguard the tradition of holding markets and fairs in Manchester.
A market is defined as a 'concourse of buyers and sellers'.
To find out more please refer to our Market Rights Policy.
Apply for a licence
If you would like to hold a market or a fair in Manchester you will need to apply for a Market Rights Licence. For full pricing information please refer to our pricing guidance or apply now.





