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Epic Yorkshire
Look back on this series of iconic favourites and cinematic hidden gems, in this city-wide film season and screen celebration of Yorkshire for Bradford 2025.
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Summer Sounds
We held a weekend of music at Summer Sounds, a two day festival in the stunning grounds of Cliffe Castle Park.
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World Curry Festival
We felt the heat in the UK’s curry capital as the World Curry Festival returned to Bradford.
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Our Patch
Our free community creativity programme, inviting the people of Bradford to learn skills, make connections and unleash their inner artist.
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Rombald’s Rocks: Keighley Sculpture Trail
This was Keighley central’s first sculpture trail inspired by the legend of Rombald the Giant.
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Mercury
This BD: Walls street art at Keighley College is a live learning resource for students
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Eid Mini Mela
We celebrated Eid al-Adha at East Riddlesden Hall, in partnership with Highfield Community Centre and Sangat Centre Keighley.
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The Great Crafty Get-Together
Celebrating all the crafters - and all those that would like to be!
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The Story Garden – Summer Reading Challenge
Come to a creative making session with the Our Patch team in your local library and be an artist as well as a reader.
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Intro to comedy workshops
Attendees learnt joke writing, performance skills and more at a series of workshops.
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Say It As It Is: Cliffe Castle Park
Speak up and listen in – Kirsty Taylor hosts a special open mic night for Bradford 2025
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Let’s Make
Get creative with artist Lou Sumray at these free family-friendly workshops in Cliffe Castle Park.
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The MEGA Drawing Box in the Park
Keighley Creative and artist Naseem Darbey presented a nature inspired drawing box adventure!
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Festival of Archaeology Finale
This was a family fun-filled two-day finale of 2025's amazing Festival of Archaeology.
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Talkabout… Who am I? Who are You? Who are We?
An evening of theatrical celebration chronicling some of the lives lived in Silsden in 2025.
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RedBall Project
The longest-running street art project in the world came to the UK City of Culture.
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Share Your Story: On Board at The Beacon
The Bradford Stories Bus came to The Beacon for a one-day story spectacular.
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Play Bradford’s Mobile Adventure Playground
We teamed up with Play Bradford to bring mobile play to The Beacon at Cliffe Castle Park.
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World of Women Walkabout Show
Larger than life, handmade puppets entertained the crowds at Cliffe Castle Park.
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Celebrating Culture at Cliffe Castle
We celebrated South Asian culture in Keighley with activities for the whole family to enjoy.
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Creative Summer Social
A relaxed and welcoming indoor and outdoor event celebrating Bradford’s creative sector.
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Health and Wellbeing Day
You connected with your community and got your health checked at this free daytime event.
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Khooghi
We invited everyont to join us on a journey as Kauser wove together her history with the life and songs of a Pakistani folk legend.
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Play Bradford’s Mobile Adventure Playground
We teamed up with Play Bradford to bring mobile play to The Beacon.
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Share Your Story: On Board at The Beacon
The Bradford Stories Bus is coming to The Beacon for a one-day story spectacular.
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Nature-Inspired Crafts
This was a relaxed session full of hands-on creativity, all themed around nature.
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BBC Radio Club
A showcase of inspirational poetry performances by BBC Radio Club students from Keighley secondary schools.
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The Beacon Big Feast
We enjoyed an outdoor community feast to celebrate the final day of The Beacon
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The Repair Patch
Pop-up textile workshops in Bradford's Libraries - Repair, Reuse, Upcycle, Upskill
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Bradford Pennine Gateway Trail – Challenge Walk
Walk this 18 mile, linear trail from Ilkley to Haworth through our stunning National Nature Reserve.
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City Hall View
See behind the scenes at City Hall and catch a glimpse of Flower Carpet from the raised viewing area.
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Augmenting Bradford’s DNA
Homegrown artworks, made using calligraphy and community participation.
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Archaeology Talks!
We enjoyed a day of archaeology talks to celebrate the National Festival of Archaeology.
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Cliffe Castle Park 75th Birthday Bash
We celebrated 75 years of Cliffe Castle Park at their birthday bash!
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Peace Picnic: Cliffe Castle Park
The Peace Museum host the third of five free gatherings to celebrate peace, protest and community.
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OUR STORY
A unique insight into the challenges and strengths of being an autistic girl in today’s world.
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LOUD & PROUD Dhol Drumming
Audiences learned to play the iconic dhol drum at this free workshop.
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Cool Runnings Culture Day
Keighley's very own Caribbean eatery Cool Runnings took over The Beacon.
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Rail Story Open Day
A weekend of family-friendly activities in a Victorian-era railway station.
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OUR TURN: Practice Bradford
A group exhibition showcasing new work by four of Bradford’s most exciting emerging artists
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Our Story, Our City
An exhibition that explored Bradford stories through photographs during the millennium and present day.
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Northcliffe Arts Takeover
A new Arts Trail in Northcliffe woods, that was created by Our Patch and NEET.
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Open Hands
A relaxed time where you could share a cuppa, learn sign language, and make friends.
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Growing Care Gathering
This session was designed to value and listen to people who receive care, provide care, or are not receiving the care they need.
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Smoke-Blackened Walls & Curlews
A portrait of the West Riding through poetry, music, and improvisation.
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Us Girls
This was a safe and relaxed space for girls to try things out, play, be creative and build confidence.
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Word on the Street
You wrote, shaped and performed your own original poetry, spoken word and rap with Kirsty Taylor.
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St Wilfrid’s Church Star ‘Switch-on’
St. Wilfrid’s Church relit a piece of local history as the iconic St. Wilfrid’s Star returned after 20 years!
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Our Story, Our City
An exhibition exploring Bradford stories through photographs during the millennium and present day.
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Nature Big Day Out
Discover the secrets of Bradford District’s wild and wonderful National Nature Reserve with free, family activities at Bingley North Bog, Shipley Glen and St Ives
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Keighley and Worth Valley Railway
Get on board and meet the people behind Keighley and Worth Valley Railway.
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Video: The Keighley Carrom Tournament
'It wasn’t just about the game. This tournament was about community.'
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August at Bradford 2025
Fun fun fun under the Bradford sun – relive summer in the UK City of Culture.
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48 hours in Bradford for families
This two-day itinerary is packed with easy wins for family days out in Bradford District: free museums, big green spaces, and proper good food.
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July at Bradford 2025
Revisit summer 2025, when The Railway Children rolled into Oxenhope and The Beacon popped up in Cliffe Castle Park.
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Introducing the Bradford 2025 Networkers
Our community ambassadors celebrated culture in Bradford’s neighbourhoods.
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March at Bradford 2025
Spring sprang in Bradford! Look back on March 2025 in the UK City of Culture.
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November at Bradford 2025
We didn’t slow down in November – take a look back at a month bursting with creativity, culture and art.
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January at Bradford 2025
Rewind to January 2025 – and the start of Bradford’s year as UK City of Culture.
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48 hours in Bradford for outdoor explorers
This two-day itinerary takes you through moorland, woodland and riverside trails that feel a world away, yet sit at the heart of the district’s identity.
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In conversation: Damian Cruden and Mike Kenny
Director Damian Cruden and playwright Mike Kenny reflect on the eventful journey of their ambitious stage adaption of E Nesbit’s The Railway Children as the show returns to Yorkshire for Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture.
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June at Bradford 2025
Summer kicked off at Bradford 2025 with tons of art, music, movies and (yes!) biscuits.
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Video: Stitch & Pixels
See behind the scenes of Stich & Pixels, an Our Patch project for Bradford 2025.
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How to… make your own drawing tool
Naseem Darbey shares their tips on 'how to make your own drawing tool' - part of DRAW! supported by David Hockney.
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Atkinson Dyeing
Get to know the people dyeing yarn in the place once known as the wool capital of the world.
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48 hours in Bradford for art lovers
This two-day itinerary takes you through independent galleries, creative takeovers and world-famous works. Discover creativity woven into Bradford's streets, cafés and cultural spaces.
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September at Bradford 2025
From the launch of the Turner Prize 2025 to the final stop on The Beacon’s tour of Bradford, it was an action-packed September.
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December at Bradford 2025
A historic Turner Prize winner, a superstar in residence and a big finale in Myrtle Park – Bradford 2025 UK City Culture signed off with a bang.
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Meet the Our Patch team
We’re supporting culture in the community through Our Patch - meet our team of Our Patch Producers and Creative Practitioners.
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Do Your Thing Awards
We teamed up with Creative Lives to support over 50 local organisations through the Do Your Thing Awards.
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Artist-Led Project Awards
Learn more about the projects that we supported through the Bradford 2025 Artist-Led Project Awards.
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Cultural Capital Grants
Organisations across Bradford District received capital grants from Bradford Culture Company, marking a step-change in the district’s future.
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Travel to Bradford
Whether you're travelling by bus, train, car, or bike, plan your visit to Bradford District.
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Creative Health projects
These innovative Creative Health projects, supported by Bradford 2025, are helping improve health and wellbeing through culture across the region.
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Cliffe Castle Walk
Take a walk in the beautiful Victorian grounds of this historic former mansion house, now a museum.
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Turner Prize 2025 Visual Story
This Visual Story is for visitors to the Turner Prize 2025 at Cartwright Hall Art Gallery. It contains information about how to get here, with images to help prepare you for your visit.
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Artist-led Project Awards 2026
Our Artist Awards develop local creative talent - find out more about the artists and projects we're proud to support in 2026.
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Bradford on Foot: Easy Walks
These easier strolls are great for those looking for a gentle walk around Bradford District. Part of Bradford on Foot.
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Burley in Wharfedale to Ilkley Walk
This very scenic route takes us along one of the nine stages of the Bradford Fairtrade Way.
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Bradford Digital Creatives
Bradford Digital Creatives invited young people from Bradford to share their stories, guided by workshops with local and international digital artists.
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The Railway Children Audio Description: introductory notes
This page includes an audio described introduction to The Railway Children.
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OUR TURN Bradford Art Show: Introductory Notes
This page includes an audio described introduction to the Bradford Art Show - part of OUR TURN.
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Flower Carpet FAQs
Useful information about Flower Carpet - the internationally renowned visual art project - on Thu 24 - Sun 27 September 2026.
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Lost Mills: Working Lives in Bradford and Keighley’s Textile Mills
Explore the voices and experiences of Bradford and Keighley’s textile workers in the 1970s and 80s.
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Sensory Toolkit: Working Lives in Bradford and Keighley’s Textile Mills
This Sensory Toolkit explores the experiences of Bradford and Keighley’s textile workers in the 1970s and 80s, through sensory activities.
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The Railway Children takes to the tracks
The enchanting stage adaptation has been reworked especially for Bradford 2025, running from 15 July at Keighley & Worth Valley Railway.
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Bradford 2025 announces projects to improve health and wellbeing through culture
The Creative Health programme harnesses the transformative power of culture and creativity to tackle some of the district’s most urgent health and social challenges
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Bradford 2025 launches Our Patch, and unveils David Hockney as the first artist for DRAW!
Bradford 2025 is ensuring as many people as possible can get involved in creative activities celebrating the district with the launch of two new initiatives.
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The Big Draw, Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture, and the National Trust come together to launch a global celebration of drawing, creativity, and community
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Dialled In add iconic headliner Asha Puthli to summer sounds, joining an incredible line-up, ft Ustad Noor Balkhash, Metz n Trix, Manor and more
CO-CURATED BETWEEN DIALLED IN, SERIOUS AND BRADFORD 2025 UK CITY OF CULTURE, SUMMER SOUNDS IS A NEW, TWO-DAY GLOBAL MUSIC FESTIVAL FOR BRADFORD 2025
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Lights Camera Action: Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture kicks off specialist film workshops with 10 Bradford creatives
Eight film projects unveiled as part of the FORGE Film Labs training and mentorship programme.
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Painters, theatre makers, dancers and writers supported to make new work through Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture’s legacy organisation
Artists in Bradford will create new projects from moving theatre and immersive dance to community zines and landscape painting exhibitions.
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First Programme announced for Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture
The Brontës, David Hockney, Andrea Dunbar, Steven Frayne (FKA Dynamo), Akram Khan, Jeremy Deller, Clio Barnard & The Turner Prize feature in the year-long programme.
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Bradford 2025 and Creative Lives support over 50 local organisations through the Do Your Thing Awards
Over 50 grassroots creative groups have been selected to receive a share of just over £20,000 to open-up opportunities for cultural participation in a multitude of ways.
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