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An aerial view of the Twilight Trail at Mayfield Park in Manchester city centre

Twilight Trail – Festive Lights Show

December 29, 2023 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

| Free

Let’s go for a visit to the festive lights trail at Mayfield Park! Join us for a walk around the park, taking in the beautiful scenery along the Twilight Trail.

  • A member of the MPCF team will welcome you at the entrance between 4:30 to 4:55pm.
  • Entrance timings are strict but, once inside, you can stay for as long as you like.
  • Each participant will receive a snack pack and a drink to enjoy after the trail. Note that the Twilight Trail does not allow eating outside food within the venue so you will have to keep the food until you finish the trail.

Please note that you are responsible for your own children’s safety throughout the session.

As part of the SEND Community Offer, this event is FREE to book for families of children and young people with Special Educational Needs or Disabilities (SEND) who live in the city of Manchester.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Please use the toggles below or visit this external webpage to read some FAQs about the Twilight Trail.

Getting Here by Train / Tram 

The nearest train station is Piccadilly Station and Mayfield Park is a short 2-minute walk away.

Getting Here by Car

Enter into your Sat Nav: M1 2PY – 11 Baring Street Manchester. The quickest route will then be selected.

Parking

There are 3 car parks close by, these are located on Baring Street and Buxton Street.

The Twilight Trail is an enchanting, immersive light and sound show, transforming Mayfield Park into a dazzling city centre winter escape. Experience the park after dark and light up the night with us.

There will be music playing throughout, soundtracked by La Discothèque.

Please scroll down to the bottom of this page (or click this link) for a video showing the trail.

Is this an exclusive booking?

While we have booked plenty of tickets to help ensure that most attendees for this time slot (4:30pm start time) are families of children and young people with SEND, please note that this is NOT an exclusive booking for our families.

However, the park and the trail are quite accessible from our experience, so we hope that everyone enjoys the session nonetheless. 🙂

The immersive light show is designed for all ages, from families, couples, groups, and everyone in between.

It takes approximately 30 mins to walk around the light show but you are welcome to enjoy it at your own pace.

Guests are welcome to stay as long as they wish.

Unfortunately, food and drink are not permitted in the venue. We will be handing you food packs at the entrance but please keep them in your bag until after you exit the trail.
There are also bars and food vendors available at Freight Island (the venue’s partners, which is located right by the park) for a post-light show meal & drink.
We unfortunately have no say on this policy.

Unfortunately, bicycles are NOT allowed at the event.
Buggies and wheelchairs are allowed.

The Twilight Trail takes place outdoors and you may need to queue on busy days. Please wear appropriate outdoor clothing and footwear for winter weather.
The organisers reserve the right to refuse inappropriately clothed patrons’ access.
We unfortunately have no say on this policy.

The ground conditions are suitable for wheelchair users. The ground is mostly flat with a slight incline on certain routes.
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Acknowledgements:

Much thanks to our local partners, the Holiday Activity and Food (HAF) programme, 4CT Limited and the SEND Local Offer, for making this possible.

  • The new Manchester SEND Local Offer logo shows a well-designed lettering of 'LOCAL' in orange colour, with the L's sandwiching the word 'OFFER'.
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Manchester Parent Carer Forum is a group of parents and carers of disabled children who work with Manchester Local Authorities, Education Settings, Health Providers and other providers to make sure the services they plan and deliver meet the needs of disabled children and young people (0-25 years), as well as their families, in Manchester.

We have a steering group of parent and carer volunteers who lead this work and listen to the views of other parents and carers in the local area to make sure they know what is important to them.

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