A Victorian Christmas Market is set to return to Bradford later this month following a break of two yeas due to the covid-19 pandemic.

The market will see Bradford Industrial Museum transformed into a "Victorian Christmas wonderland”.

The Bradford Council-run museum will host the event on Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 November.

Councillor Sarah Ferriby, Bradford Council’s executive member for healthy people and places, said: “The Victorian Christmas Market at Bradford Industrial Museum is always a very popular event and is wonderful for children.

Bradford's Victorian Christmas market is set to return later this month following a break of two yeas due to the covid-19 pandemic.

"There is plenty to see and do and is a great place to pick up early Christmas presents and to get in to the Christmas spirit.”

The event will include over 80 festive market stalls selling food, toys, clothes, jewellery and accessories.

Stalls selling a host of arts, crafts and festive gifts will also be in attendence at the event.

There will also be costumed characters, with Dickensian skinflint Ebenezer Scrooge expected to make an appearance.

Visits to Father Christmas on the specially decorated festive Bradford tram are also set to be available again, an event which has been a favorite of children in previous years.

There will also be face painting, a concert band, and Sandy Kidz Sand Art, as well as other events running throughout the weekend.

The free event, which is notably one of the most popular Christmas activities in the district, will run on both days from 10am untill 4pm.

Victorian Christmas market set to return to Bradford following two year break