There will be more than 210 stalls throughout the city centre with a range of options for food and drink, shopping, and entertainment.
Albert Square also welcomes the return of the 50-metre-high Ferris wheel, and the Helter-Skelter fairground ride.
As well as stalls, Cathedral Gardens will offer an undercover ice rink until 3 January.
The Manchester Christmas Parade will be held on Sunday 6 December, the council said.