I hope loads of people can come for a Christmas party in Leeds. The lights are all up now and everything is looking festive. The Christmas market is also now open with all kinds of German cheer and I thought it'd be the ideal location for all us polyglots to meet!

I was thinking we could maybe have dinner in the "Party Tent". They have two set menus at £10.50 or £12 and the staff seem really friendly.

The more the merrier so bring partners and friends but please let me know numbers in advance so I can make sure the tables are booked!

‘Christkindelmarkt’ is one of the largest and most established German Christmas markets in the UK, with traditional wooden stalls, festive greenery, Christmas carousel rides and twinkling colourful lights all creating a unique continental style festive atmosphere in the heart of the city centre on Millennium Square.

First established in 2002 ‘Christkindelmarkt’ attracts many hundred thousands of visitors to Leeds city centre each year and forms an integral part of the city’s annual events programme.

The market consists of over 30 wooden chalet stalls from authentic German traders providing a wide range of seasonal gift ideas for all the family including; handcrafted toys, jewellery, Christmas cards and festive decorations, speciality foods and traditional German delicacies such as Gluhwein, Bratwurst sausages, soups, stollen, gingerbread and candied fruits.

To compliment the market stalls and enhance the overall visitor experience at the event, a festive funfair provides traditional Christmas carousel rides, a large scale dodgems, children's funhouse and convoy rides for all the family.

Frankfurter Scheune - Christmas Party tent

First introduced in 2005 and acting as the centrepiece of the market is the popular (and newly named) 'Frankfurter Scheune' - a 25m x 15m structure providing an authentic bierkeller experience with real German bier, musical entertainment and specialist Christmas food menu.

Open daily between 10.30am to 11pm (8pm on Sundays), this is the ideal venue for office and Christmas parties. The structure has individual seating areas available for groups of 10 or more people and for larger reservations it is possible to combine several areas.

Christmas set menus:

Option 1.

Soup of the day (choice available)
½ duck with potato dumplings and red cabbage
Dessert: gateau or apple strudel with ice cream

Option 2.

Soup of the day (choice available)
Game ragout with cranberries, red cabbage and white bread dumplings
Dessert: gateau or apple strudel with ice cream