The wait is over and the time is now – Bradford 2025 is the new UK City of Culture. Explore our packed programme of events for 2025.

Free
11 Jan – 26 Apr 2025
Nationhood: Memory and Hope
Aïda Muluneh
A modern-day insight into our four nations.

Free
17 Jan – 27 Apr 2025
Fighting to Be Heard
British Library
Boxing, calligraphy and the collections of the British Library.
16 Jul – 7 Sep 2025
The Railway Children
The classic production heads to the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway.
What's on
DRAW! supported by David Hockney
David Hockney has drawn the world around him for 60 years – and the Bradford-born artist is now supporting DRAW!, a nationwide drawing project for Bradford 2025.
Find out how you can get involved.

Bradford 2025 Youth Pass
Aged 16-25 and live in Bradford? Sign up for the Bradford 2025 Youth Pass for cheap tickets, priority booking and more.
