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Northern Youth

A film season at Pictureville Cinema, curated for Bradford 2025 by Dominic Leclerc.

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The People of Bradford

A new digital series for Bradford 2025 from photographer Tim Smith.

Blue lit film photo - a young black person with dreads and a hat looks up to a white man wearing a suit covered in cartoon tulips.
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Back in the Pink

Preserving and celebrating the LGBTQ+ history of Bradford

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The Bradford Selection

Take a bite out of Bradford with our magnificent biscuits.

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CHANNELS

Take a seat at our waterside listening benches and tune into audio artworks created especially for Bradford 2025.

three ladies and a man sat chatting and knitting around a table
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Our Patch

We’re inviting the people of Bradford to learn skills, make connections and unleash their inner artist with our free community creativity programme.

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The Big Tasty Read

Celebrating food and words in Bradford!

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Wild Uplands

Striking new art for the moors above Haworth.

Black and white image of a group of people in a pub. A man sitting close to us is drinking a pint of beer.
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Bradford: A City of Film

Celebrate cinema in the world’s first UNESCO City of Film.

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The Beacon

Everyone’s welcome at The Beacon – our very own touring venue.

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Epic Yorkshire

Catch iconic favourites and discover hidden gems in this city-wide film season and screen celebration of Yorkshire.

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Stories from Valley Parade

Come along to Stories from Valley Parade to look back on a fantastic season.

The black form of a figure interrupts projected faces on pieces of fabric hanging from the ceiling.
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Unspun Stories

An immersive installation exploring Bradford's textile heritage.

A man talks to a group of children in a bus which has been converted into a library
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Share Your Story: Bradford Stories Bus

We’re inviting children and young people to share their stories aboard a classic American school bus.

A man talks to a group of children in a bus which has been converted into a library
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Share Your Story: Bradford Stories Bus in Bowling

We’re inviting children and young people to share their stories aboard a classic American school bus.

A smiling moon against a purple sky reads a book which says CBeebies Bedtime Story on the front cover
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CBeebies Bedtime Stories Day

Once upon a time… Evie Pickerill and George Webster from CBeebies bring the magic of Bedtime Stories to The Beacon.

Two people looking up at a circular projection of blue and pink waves
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ReelBFD: Digital Arts, Bradford Stories

Experience the creativity of Bradford’s young digital artists in a new exhibition.

Families queue to get on an old American school bus in a park
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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.

A black and white portrait of Saima Mir
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The Book of Bradford

Ten short stories by Bradford writers.

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Seen & Heard: Here & There

Group image of young adults in a red and blue light
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Public Interest

An urgent immersive show challenging the Criminal Justice System.

Four women pose on huge rocks, the moorland rolling out behind them.
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Wandering Imaginations

The Brontës’ imaginary worlds reimagined for 2025.

Two individuals wearing purple turtle necks, holding bags of flour
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Sustenance: The Power of Food

Listen up and chow down for a shared meal and discussion on the importance of food in our communities.

Families queue to get on an old American school bus in a park
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Share Your Story: On Board at The Beacon, Bowling Park

The Bradford Stories Bus is coming to The Beacon for a one-day story spectacular.

Families queue to get on an old American school bus in a park
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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.

Bill Bailey sits in front of a large bush. He wears an aquamarine jacket.
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Extraordinary Portraits with Bill Bailey

Breathtaking portraits – incredible personal stories.

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Voice Notes

6pm: Loading BayListen as refugees and migrants share their stories in this creative sound-world

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Moomins on the Riviera (2014) & panel discussion

Celebrate 80 years of the Moomins with this screening and Q&A.

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BOLD! Bradford Artist Scratch Night

New work-in-progress performance from Bradford artists and creatives.

A giant ball of colourful yarn with the Bradford skyline around the edge of it against a blue sky.
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A Good Yarn

Get up close and personal with an extraordinary new artwork – made in BD10 from the fabric of Bradford.

A woman with a white painted face in a red shawl and headscarf holds a white flower. She is sat in front of a blue background covered in yellow feathers. To the left of the image is a yellow wooden chair
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Nationhood: Memory and Hope

A modern-day insight into our four nations.

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Memories of the Future

An ambitious dance work starring the people of Bradford.

A piece of reindeer metatarsal engraved with a reindeer
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Ice Age Art Now

Travel back in time at this British Museum Partnership Exhibition.

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Fighting to Be Heard

Boxing, calligraphy and the collections of the British Library.

A group of adults and children stood a priest who is reading from a book.
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Tu i Tam/Tyt i Tam

An exhibition documenting our Polish and Ukrainian communities.

Three individuals standing over a cooking hob, where two of them are flipping chapatis in the pan. One is being tossed in the air.
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Meet Our Mothers

An interactive cookbook celebrating Bradford’s heritage.

A detailed view of the Tower of Now sculpture, against a blue sky.
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Tower of Now

This soaring sculpture explores what it means to be British – and celebrates Bradford’s dazzling diversity.

Headshot of drag queen Ginger Johnson, Curly ginger hair, screaming in a field of flowers
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Ginger Johnson’s Fun House

Welcome to the House of Fun.

A man holds a plastic cassette tape.
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Tape Letters

An exhibition exploring migration on tape.

Performers in Claytime
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Claytime

Welcome to a family show with a difference – an interactive play made out of clay!

Four dancers leaping in syncronisation with one arm up in the air.
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Lay Down Your Burdens

Rhiannon Faith’s acclaimed dance theatre show explores hope, compassion and transformation through the prism of a local pub

A woman dances in traditional Indian dress
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Roshni

A beautiful blend of South Asian dance and music

A drag performer poses under a neon red sign they are holding, that spells 'now'.
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TESTO

Wet Mess, Wet Messifies transitions, testosterone and the edges of drag.

An image of a microphone in focus with a crowd of seated people blurred in the background
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Say It As It Is: Wibsey Park

Speak up and listen in – Kirsty Taylor hosts a special open mic night for Bradford 2025

A family dressed up in bright coloured clothing stand in front of a glittery rainbow curtain.
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Pop-Up Family Pride

Celebrate creativity, individuality and self-expression with our family-friendly Pride celebration.

A man in a black coat and jeans stands lit in blue on stage with his arms outstretched.
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Penguin

One man’s extraordinary journey from Syria to England. “Be proud. Be who you are. Be more Penguin.”

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Otherhood

A story of radical love and found family.

Two people pose for the camera - toasting with a glass and a mug. The person on the left is wearing a white t-shirt and shorts, and is holding a pink football. The person on the right is wearing a black hat and outfit. Between them, a picnic basket sits on a table and there is pride flag bunting behind.
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Pink in the Park

Peel Park hosts a free fun day out to celebrate the rich history of Bradford’s LGBTQ+ communities.

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Bradford Roots: Legacy in Focus

A creative workshop Inspired by Bradford’s African Caribbean community

A colourful glass fronted building with The Beacon on the front surrounded by hundreds of people on a sunny day.
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Bowling Collective Family Welcome

Join us in Bowling Park for an afternoon of family fun.

A black and white photo of refugee tents is overlaid with colourful illustrations of an orange branch.
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Moomin 80: What Will We Do Without Exile?

Explore a lush world within a refugee tent, through this immersive, multi-sensory installation.

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Elevate Workshop: Decolonial Practices in Archives and Heritage

Join this session focussing on how to create and produce heritage projects.

Two women perform acrobatics on ropes hanging from the ceiling
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Bloom

A magical open-air spectacle celebrating community, connection and the people of Shipley.

A giant ball of colourful yarn with the Bradford skyline around the edge of it against a blue sky.
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A Good Yarn: BD10 Roll

Roll with it! Our giant ball of yarn rolls into BD10.

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Archaeology Talks!

Enjoy a day of archaeology talks to celebrate the National Festival of Archaeology.

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Stick in the Wheel

A raw holler of folk, synths, spoken word and intricate guitar fuzz.

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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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Bradford Literature Festival: Grace Dent & Nisha Katona in Conversation

Attend the launch of the brand-new nationwide reading campaign.

The front cover of a book titled, 'TAKEAWAY', with a mum and her young daughter stood infront of a shop as the front image
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Bradford Literature Festival: Memoirs of Food, with Angela Hui the & Candice Chun

A moving exploration of food, memory and identity.

Two ladies smiling and posing, one has brown curly hair and the other has curly ginger hair.
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Bradford Literature Festival: Preserving Culture and Memory with Food

Dialogue between Samantha Ellis and Bee Wilson.

Sunset evening skyline of a fort above a village surrounded by trees
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Bradford Literature Festival: A Culinary Journey through al-Andalus

Insight into medieval food culture across al-Andalus and North Africa.

A giant ball of colourful yarn with the Bradford skyline around the edge of it against a blue sky.
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A Good Yarn: City Centre Roll

Roll with it! We’re making a huge new artwork from the very fabric of Bradford.

Vibrant mural on a wall, featuring colourful flowers, Billy Bantam and a Fox eating sausages
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RAVO

New street art celebrating the energy and joy of the Ravenscliffe community.

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The Great Crafty Get-Together

Celebrate all the crafters - and all those that would like to be!

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RIDE!

Rap, dance and theatre combine in this powerful new work created with Gypsy and Traveller communities and the people of BD4.

A group of walkers wear matching blue t-shirts. They are standing in a line on a rocky hill.
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Baildon Walkers

This welcoming walking group are striding out across Bradford.

A smiling young girl in a peach hijab and a green jumper leans on a desk.
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New Focus: photography commissions for Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture

Five photographers have been selected to capture a portrait of contemporary Bradford.

Full body image of lady (Aida Muluneh) in all black, posing in front of a blue wall with 4 images in a line across the wall
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Interview: Aïda Muluneh

Travel behind the camera with photographer Aïda Muluneh as she creates new work for Nationhood: Memory and Hope.

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Drumroll please

Bradford young people’s honest thoughts about their hometown are to be celebrated in a new poster series.

A woman kissing another woman on the forehead.
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The hidden history of British South Asian lesbians in Bradford

LGBTQ+ history throughout time has been left largely undocumented and the presence of British Asian lesbians is no exception.

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The Big Tasty Read: celebrating food and words in Bradford!

In collaboration with BBC Arts and The Reading Agency, a new national celebration of reading will launch at this summer’s Bradford Literature Festival.

Mariem pours tea from a metal pot. She wears a hijab and is smiling.
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John Street Market

We meet the traders in this Bradford institution, now known as Oastler Market.

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The Ukrainian Club

Step inside the home of the Ukrainian community in Bradford.

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Rise and shine, The Beacon curtains are ready to let the light in!

Exploring the stories of the artists behind The Beacon curtains, two bespoke textile commissions for Bradford 2025 touring venue.

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Looking back on the DRAW! Tour so far!

We’re shining a spotlight on the magic we’ve been making in Bradford East so far with the DRAW! Tour, part of Our Patch.

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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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Atiyya Mirza

Atiyya Mirza reflects on her upbringing, identity, womanhood and the community that inspires her art.

Raphael Fontaine (far left) with customers at New Vision Barbers in Bradford City Centre.
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Barber Shops

Come on in and get to know some of the men behind Bradford's barbers.

Anon Pakistani mango seller and his wares in Manningham. Photo by Tim Smith.
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Mango Men

Get ready to meet the men behind the juicy mangos sold in Bradford.

Vibrant mural on a wall, featuring colourful flowers, Billy Bantam and a Fox eating sausages
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48 hours at Bradford 2025 for art lovers

This two-day itinerary takes you through independent galleries, creative takeovers and world-famous works here in the UK City of Culture. Discover creativity woven into the city’s streets, cafés and cultural spaces.

Salts Mill and the canal in Saltaire.
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48 hours at Bradford 2025 for heritage seekers

This two-day City of Culture heritage itinerary takes you through the places that shaped the district’s past and the people bringing it to life today.

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Relive the sounds of Bassline Symphony

We're still buzzing from the energy that was Bassline Symphony at St George's Hall. Take a listen back to some of our favourite tunes from the night.

Two people stand in front of a large Bradford building, pointing and looking off to the right of the image.
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Our household survey – and why it matters

Learn more about this major research project happening across Bradford District.

Artist Millicent Sanders holds a ball of wool.
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Millicent Sanders

Millie, a textile designer-maker from Bradford, shares her Venice Biennale experience.

A grainy, black-and-white portrait of Louie Haslam-Chance. Louie is wearing a striped, knitted scarf tucked into a Nike jacket.
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Louie Haslam-Chance

Louie talks about his hyper-local projects and joining the New Focus: Bradford Young Curators collective.

Tahir Shah looking out of a window
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Tahir Shah

Tahir talks growing up in Bradford, his acting journey and the 2024 Venice Fellowship Programme

A girl in a white light leaning over a window made out of wood.
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Sustainability at GRUE

Rach Drew from ARCADE talks to us about the importance of sustainability when creating Grue

A person pours Be Bold into a glass - the Bradford 2025 beer from Saltaire Brewery.
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Cheers, crisps and community spirit

We're saying a huge thank you to the partners and businesses who have backed Bradford 2025 so far.

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Come along to RISE with The Bolton Woods Centre and Our Patch

We're taking you back to our opening event of Bradford 2025, when the Shipley Our Patch team and The Bolton Woods Centre came to RISE.

A family explore the outdoors Wild Uplands sculpture trail with colourful artwork in the background.
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48 hours at Bradford 2025 for families

This two-day itinerary is packed with easy wins for family days out in Bradford District during UK City of Culture: free museums, big green spaces, and proper good food.

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Stories

Interviews and features from Bradford 2025.

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Visual stories

These visual story pages have been created to help you plan your visit to Bradford 2025 events and venues. They include photography of the spaces and descriptions of facilities and accessibility.

A giraffe model crafted from yellow paper and google eyes is glued together by two young children
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Creative Communities Fund projects

A black and white photograph of a printed artwork. In large type in all capital letters, the artwork has the words 'NOTHING FOR US WITHOUT US'
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Artist-Led Project Awards

Learn more about the projects supported by Bradford 2025 through our Artist-Led Project Awards.

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Accessibility

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Do Your Thing Awards

We've teamed up with Creative Lives to support over 50 local organisations through the Do Your Thing Awards.

12 children's hands facing palm up painted in various colours.
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Bradford Made

Bill Bailey and participants in Extraordinary Portraits.
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Extraordinary Portraits with Bill Bailey: Audio Description

Listen to an Audio Described introduction to this exhibition at Loading Bay.

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CHANNELS at Chellow Dean

Listen to audio artworks inspired by Chellow Dean. Part of CHANNELS, created by Bradford-based duo Turbynes.

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Bradford 2025 unveils huge summer season with public art, puppets and the proms

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Learn

Children, young people, teachers, educators… Everyone’s invited to be part of Bradford’s year in the spotlight.

A photograph of the outside of Cartwright Hall art gallery. Osman Yousefzada's installation covers a statue in front of the gallery, in a blue textile-like material.
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Where It Began: Audio description

Two audio descriptions of Where It Began, Osman Yousefzada’s exhibition at Cartwright Hall Art Gallery.

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The Team

Our team are here to deliver Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture for audiences across the nation.

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Bradford 2025 Elevate Programme

Learn more about this development scheme for local heritage groups, organisations and individuals in Bradford District.

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Creative Health projects

These innovative creative health projects, funded by Bradford 2025, are improving health and wellbeing through culture across the region.

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Wild Uplands: Audio Description

Listen to an Audio Described introduction to the four Wild Uplands sculptures.

A group of smiling people sit at a table with laptops.
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Skills and training

Discover how we’re supporting Bradford’s creative sector and building the next generation of cultural leaders.

A violin player plays as a woman in a loose dress dances. They are facing each other.
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Lay Down Your Burdens – Content Advice and Resources

Find out more about the themes and content of Lay Down Your Burdens to prepare you for the show

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Bradford Digital Creatives

New digital artworks exploring what it’s like to grow up in 2025.

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CHANNELS at The Mirror Pool

Listen to audio artworks inspired by The Mirror Pool in Bradford City Centre. Part of CHANNELS, created by Bradford-based duo Turbynes.

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CHANNELS at Bingley Five Rise Locks

Listen to audio artworks inspired by Bingley Five Rise Locks. Part of CHANNELS, created by Bradford-based duo Turbynes.

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Bradford Glow: English activity

Create poetry inspired by the colours of Bradford in this activity for ages 11–14.

A lady with white hair in a hi-vis jacket stands between two stacks of giant bales of wool
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We Will Sing learning resource: write a Letter to the Future

Support your learners to write a letter to the future with this free resource. Suitable for ages 5+

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Daytimers party people – we want your stories

Share your stories of the Bradford Daytimers scene in the 1980s.

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Drama Adventures with Alive & Kicking

Schools and educators, sign up for one of three exciting drama adventures delivered by Alive & Kicking.

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New Focus: Call for Tender – Bradford Family Album Digital Archive

Impressions Gallery and New Focus are calling for tenders to develop a new digital archive of community-sourced family photographs and stories.

A colour ful mural on the side of a building in a park
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Historic England – History in the Making

An outdoor performer mimes drinking tea.
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Heritage Skills Programme

10-month scheme for local heritage groups.

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We Will Sing: Letters to the Future

What does the future need to know? Write your Letter to the Future and be part of a new artwork by Ann Hamilton.

Two people facing away from the camera looking towards rows of terrace housing. They are both wearing coats and hijabs.
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Forge: opportunity for short film Writers and Directors

We are seeking applications from Writers and Directors for Forge: Short Film Development Lab & Fund.

Three people stood around a film camera communicating with each other.
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Forge: opportunity for short film Producers

We are seeking applications from Producers for Forge: Short Film Development Lab & Fund.

Three women pose in a park wearing white hoodies with the Bradford 2025 logo on the front
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Volunteer Area Co-ordinator (x5 roles)

Be an ambassador for the Volunteer Programme of activities and events

A musician plays a saxophone in the street. They are surrounded by other musicians playing brass instruments.
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Bradford District artist-led projects call out: Round two

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Wandering Imaginations: opportunity for emerging female fantasy and sci-fi writers exchange

Exchange for emerging female fantasy and sci-fi writers.

A yorkshire moorland scene showing a pond, heather, grass and bushes. The weather is overcast.
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Bradford On Foot: Open Call for your favourite Bradford walks

Tell us about your favourite Bradford District walks.

A group of people stand around a table preparing food.
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Meet Our Mothers – Submit your recipe!

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Educator CPD Opportunity – Creative Writing with Authors Abroad

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Writing Home: Creative Writing Programme

A creative writing programme inspired by Tower of Now.

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Get involved with the Curious Communities Project

Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture in partnership with Bradford Producing Hub.

Two people looking at biscuits they've created. Man on right and woman on left.
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Limited edition biscuit tin inspired by the stories of the district to go on sale as part of Bradford 2025

Limited Edition biscuits and a collectable tin, inspired by the stories of the district, will be available in select shops, as part of Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture from Friday 27 June

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Exhibition showcasing over 80 years of Polish and Ukrainian stories of migration opens in Bradford

Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture (Bradford 2025) presents Tu i Tam/Tyt i Tam- Here & There (respectively, Polish and Ukrainian for ‘Here and There’) an exhibition documenting over eight decades of Polish and Ukrainian migration to the United Kingdom with particular focus on those who settled in the Bradford district.

School girls and teacher opening boxes of Penguin Books for World Book Day
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Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture and Penguin Books distribute over 4,000 books to secondary schools across the district

The books, by a diverse range of authors, will help improve literacy skills in secondary schools and encourage young people to foster a deeper understanding of literature.

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Bradford 2025 encourages people to take a seat and tune into audio artworks

Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture (Bradford 2025) has unveiled three special listening benches at Bingley Five Rise Locks, Chellow Dean Reservoirs, and the Mirror Pool in City Park, as part of an audio project called CHANNELS

People throwing their hands in the air. Bradford City Hall in the background.
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Bradford 2025 UK City Of Culture to launch with magical outdoor spectacle and reopening of the National Science and Media Museum

Bradford 2025 will celebrate contemporary culture in all forms and showcase the rich history and heritage of the area.

An external image of Bronte Parsonage Museum.
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Cultural Capital grants distributed

21 organisations across Bradford District are receiving grants from our Cultural Capital Fund.

A photo of a Bradford street, taken from above. There is writing on the floor in capital letters that reads 'Bradford are you with me are you there?'
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New Chair and trustees announced

Meet our new Chair and Board.

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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 UK City of Culture is on the hunt for recipes

Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture invites the people of Bradford to submit their treasured family recipes for inclusion in a brand new cookbook. 

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Bradford 2025 exhibition explores the connections between boxing and the art of calligraphy

Fighting to Be Heard, a new free exhibition, that forms part of Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture's opening celebrations, explores the connections between boxing and calligraphy, through the eyes of a group of British South Asian Muslim men living in Bradford today.

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Bradford 2025 announces new pop-up arts space and a film partnership with BFI and the National Science and Media Museum

A pop-up arts space created specifically for the city’s tenure as UK City of Culture, Loading Bay takes over an empty storage depot on Duke Street to bring a true Bradford 2025 buzz to the heart of the city.

Loading Bay theatre
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Bradford 2025 opens new pop-up arts space for the UK City of Culture

Opening today is Loading Bay, a new pop-up arts space created specifically for the city’s tenure as UK City of Culture.

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Tape Letters

Bradford 2025 to unveil exhibition on how families stayed connected worldwide through cassette tapes.

The backs of two women looking out onto the Yorkshire Moors.
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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

Two young people in bright clothing smile as they climb up a wooden play tower.
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Bradford 2025 launches its new Creative Health programme

This is our vision to transform health, wellbeing and culture across the district.

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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. 

The Ramadan Pavilion 2025 has been designed by Artist Zarah Hussain _l_ and Architectural Designer Fatima Mejbil _r_ Commissioned by Ramadan Tent Project and Bradford 2025 UK City Of Culture - credit Dav
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Ramadan Pavilion Returns for Second Edition to Launch Ramadan Festival 2025 in Bradford

A major new site-specific artwork marking the holy month of Ramadan

Bradford 2025 celebrates partnership with First Bus.
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First Bus welcomes Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture volunteers aboard for celebration

First Bus joined in the celebrations as hundreds of Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture volunteers gathered for a special event to share experiences and meet collectively for the first time.

A man stands in a red car.
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Bradford 2025 to present never seen before images documenting the lives of the city’s African-Caribbean communities in the 80s

Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture presents Frontline 1984/1985, the debut exhibition of photographer Victor Wedderburn.

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The King and Queen visit Bradford

Bradford hosts a visit by Their Majesties to celebrate 2025 UK City of Culture.

A yorkshire moorland scene showing heather.
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Wild Uplands

Bradford's wild moors transformed into open-air gallery with major new public artworks

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15-metre sculpture, Tower of Now to open in the heart of Bradford and transform skyline

Kids performing for Sing Dance Leap at Bradford Live
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Thousands of local children create and perform new ballet and opera celebrating Bradford

More than 2,000 Bradford children joined together for Sing, Dance, Leap – a new ballet and opera project based on the hopes and dreams of Bradford’s young people.

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Bradford 2025 hits the halfway mark with people, participation and pride at its heart- and a blockbuster summer ahead

An estimated 1.1 million people have experienced Bradford 2025 projects celebrating the district