It’s beginning to look a lot like NOMALIA

29 November 2024

As Manchester wraps up to face the cold, one city centre neighbourhood is embracing a season of mirthful licence and merriment, with a very NOMALIA Christmas.

Park your sleigh at NOMA to enjoy a whirlwind of cheer, from cosmic cuisine and cocktails at New Century’s NOVA STAR intergalactic tipi, to hands-on workshops at Altogether Otherwise. And with a tasty seasonal menu that’s spread around the whole neighbourhood, you can enjoy some of the most exciting names in food and drink cooking up a winter storm!

Sink your teeth into NOVA STAR’s pigs in blanket hot dog courtesy of street food legends Parmogeddon… escape from the chill with a winter spiced brie sarnie from Allpress… or even indulge in a Ply Christmas Pizza in New Century. Plus, for a festive tipple to warm your stomach, New Century are brewing up a Terrys’ Tini, your chocolate orange favourite in liquid form.

Talking of warming winter feasting, Stockport’s Green Michelin-starred restaurant Where The Light Gets In, is hosting a pop-up bar until the 20th of December at NOMA’s very own hobby house, Altogether Otherwise. This hearty month-long of drinking and dining is open to Manchester’s foodies every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday during its run-time, encouraging patrons to drink natural wines and gorge on delectable dishes roasted over wood. There’s weekender takeovers from the team’s favourite labels and record shops too… all free-entry and no-reservations are necessary.

Additionally, Altogether Otherwise is spreading yuletide joy with the Rare Finds Flea Market on the 1st of December, the perfect way to dig up treasure from vintage traders, as well as the Manchester Ceramics collective on the 8th of December, where a collection of brilliant local potters are selling their wares, just in time for some Christmas gift giving.