Sonic Swirl & Silence

Zohaib Kazi

Loading Bay
(Second floor)

An immersive journey into the mystical world of Sufism.

Painting the Sky

David Hockney & SKYMAGIC

Roberts Park, Saltaire

David Hockney’s paintings brought to life in a spectacular drone show.

Loaded Laughs

Loading Bay

Bradford 2025's comedy night.

Radio 1 Anthems Live

Bradford Live

Radio 1 Anthems Live lands in Bradford for the first time ever.

Tech Styles 10

Tech Styles International

Bradford Arts Centre

Celebrate 10 years of uniting the world’s finest Bboys, Bgirls, Crews, DJs, MCs and Graffiti Artists.

Pen Portraits – IT’S OUR TIME

Sudha Bhuchar

Theatre in the Mill

‘There’s no place like Bradford. Once you’re here, you don’t want to go anywhere else.’

Creative Careers Festival

Bradford Live

A careers festival for young people aged 16-25 in the heart of Bradford.

Creative Careers Festival: Quiet Hour

Bradford Live

From 10am – 11am, join us for a quiet hour designed with inclusivity and comfort in mind to ensure that anyone can attend the Creative Careers Festival!

Bradford Quantum Hackathon 2025

Bradford Live

Innovators of every background will compete for prizes and recognition by tackling real-world challenges at the city’s first ever Quantum Hackathon!

Flock at the Thornton Winter Warmer

Nelson & Woodward

Thornton Viaduct

A new sculpture work inspired by Thornton’s rich industrial past

Youth Pass: Boxing with Tasif Khan

Tasif Khan Community Boxing Academy

A free training session with world champion boxer, Tasif Khan

Love. Unite. Freedom.

Sinead Campbell

Loading Bay

A live music show that takes you on a journey through decades of Black British music and culture.

Nisbet Road Tailor Shop

Zain Ali

Loading Bay

Step inside an immersive recreation of a South Asian tailors.

Nisbet Road Tailor Shop: Woven Stories

Zain Ali & Nat Joseph

Loading Bay

Sharing textiles and conversation at a very special event.

NEUROQUEER: Part 1

Common Space

Exploring NEUROQUEER as action, verb, identity.

Heart and Hands Studio

St James's Community Hub, Baildon

A series of free creative workshops

A Good Yarn

Luke Jerram & Bloomin' Buds

Bradford Industrial Museum

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

Talkabout… Who am I? Who are You? Who are We?

Silsden Town Hall

An evening of theatrical celebration chronicling some of the lives lived in Silsden in 2025.

Urooj Ashfaq: How To Be A Baddie

Loading Bay

Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Newcomer Urooj Ashfaq is back, but this time she’s different.

BBC Introducing at The Underground

The Underground

BBC Introducing gigs at Bradford's iconic The Underground.

Youth Pass: Bradford City AFC V Exeter City FC

Valley Parade Stadium

Youth Pass exclusive offer - see Bradford City AFC V Exeter City FC for just £4!

Pins for Peace

Mek Summat & The Peace Museum

The Peace Museum

A supersized celebration of the pin badge.

If All the World Were…

Tutti Frutti Productions and Bradford & Leeds Libraries

Various locations

A beautifully performed reading of "If All the World Were..." by award-winning children’s writer Joseph Coelho.

REPLAY

Families of all ages welcome!

Damart Mill, Bingley

Enter an endless world of play in this interactive family experience from The Herd.

REPLAY: Early Years sessions

For ages 6 months to 5 years

Damart Mill, Bingley

A recycled playground without limits! Join a session just for little ones.

The DRAW! Tour: November Workshops

Venues across Bradford District

Hands-on drawing workshops across the district, part of Our Patch.

The Keighley Chorus

Hannah Butterfield and Shane Durrant

Airedale Shopping Centre

Come along to a community singing session around the piano.

Us Girls

Bradford Christian School

A safe and relaxed space for girls to try things out, move, play, be creative and build confidence.

Youth Pass: Padel Coaching Sessions – sold out!

Strike Padel

Level up your padel game with an exclusive coaching session at Strike.

Steven Frayne: Back Home and Magical

Loading Bay

Steven Frayne returns to his home city of Bradford for a special UK City of Culture residency.

From Fragment and Friction

Sudha Bhuchar

JB Priestley Library, Richmond Road

Creative sessions with the Commonweal Collection, turning peace archives into new stories for change.

Turner Lates: December

Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

Season’s greetings! Join us for creative workshops and festive fun.

EGGS COLLECTIVE’S DARK NIGHTS

Loading Bay

Twisted cabaret nights at Loading Bay.

Youth Pass: Calligraphy Workshop with Razwan Ul-Haq

Bradford Arts Centre

Learn new skills in a hands-on calligraphy session led by artist Razwan Ul-Haq.

Youth Pass: Padel Session – sold out!

Strike Padel

Free court hire at Bradford's first premium indoor padel centre.

Youth Pass: Letterpress Printing Workshop – sold out!

Salts Works, The People Powered Press

Learn how to create your very own letterpress print using the largest letterpress of its kind in the world.

Built by Sound

No Ghost, Dialled In and Bradford 2025

Loading Bay

A mixed reality experience where memory moves to a beat.

Make Yourself at Home

Impressions Gallery

Ten young people have curated a major exhibition at Impressions Gallery.

Turner Prize Home Educator Session

Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

A special interactive tour and workshop session, especially for home educated learners.

Turner Prize Art & Play: half-term fun!

Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

Half-term family fun at the Turner Prize for ages 5-11.

Turner Prize Art & Play for under 5s

Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

Join these free, family-friendly Museums for Play and Growth sessions at Cartwright Hall Art Gallery inspired by the Turner Prize.

The Power of Public Sculpture

with Henry Moore Institute

Venues across Bradford

Celebrating public sculpture through a series of talks and symposiums.

Growing Care Gathering

Our Patch

One City Park, BD1 1SD

We value and listen to people who receive care, are carers, or do not get the care they need.

Brighter Still

Myrtle Park, Bingley

The finale! Join us for our big closing event - and look ahead to a brilliant Bradford future together.

OUR TURN: Bradford Art Show

Loading Bay

A dynamic exhibition of artwork from artists across Bradford responding to the theme of Our Place.

Wandering Imaginations: Exhibition

Brontë Parsonage Museum

A special display at the Brontë Parsonage Museum.

VEILED.Reality

Imran Ali & Tarique Naseem

Online

A first-person digital fiction exploring the future of hijabs.

HOPE/ACT

People Powered Press

Venues across Bradford

Installations from the world’s largest letterpress printing press.

Augmenting Bradford’s DNA

Razwan Ul-Haq

Various locations

Homegrown artworks, made using calligraphy and community participation.

Turner Lates: January

Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

Celebrate the thriving artistic communities of our district.

The Local (working title)

Kim Hopkins

To be announced

Step inside a Bradford landmark…

Wool City Rockers

Bradford Live

New Model Army, Terrorvision and Paradise Lost co-headline a one-off show at Bradford Live.

Turner Prize Curator Tours

Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

Sold out! Guided Curator Tours of the Turner Prize 2025 exhibition.

Turner Prize

Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

We’ve teamed up with Tate to bring the Turner Prize to Bradford - tickets available now.

Hardy and Free

Carolyn Mendelsohn

Kirkgate Shopping Centre

The Kirkgate Shopping Centre turns gallery for a monumental exhibition celebrating Yorkshire women and the natural world.

The Repair Patch

Duncan Burnett

Across Bradford

Pop-up textile workshops in Bradford's Libraries - Repair, Reuse, Upcycle, Upskill

Tower of Now

Saad Qureshi

Hall Ings, Bradford

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

YOU:MATTER

Marshmallow Laser Feast

National Science and Media Museum

Explore how we’re all connected at this spectacular immersive experience.

Bradford 2025 Surgery Sessions: Meet the team

Bradford 2025 office

Back in 2024, this series of events was an opportunity to meet the team behind Bradford 2025.

Balancing Acts

Sam Shendi

MAPA Bradford
1 Coates St
Bradford
BD5 7DL

A bespoke, playful structure created to celebrate the community and history of BD5.

Wayfinders

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15 Park Road, Bingley

This striking new mural is a stark consideration of our connection to the natural environment and the ways in which we navigate physical and emotional spaces.

Serving the District

Local creatives

Morrisons, Bradford Road, Idle

New street art at the Morrisons store in Idle.

Mills to the Hills

Roids

The Broadway Bradford, BD1 1JR

The Broadway is the home for a stunning new public artwork created especially for us.

Harvest of Harmony and City of Dreams

Ruth Agbolade and Mod One

Darley Stret Market

An eye-catching pair of murals designed to welcome visitors to the new Darley Street Market.

The Portal

NeSpoon

Church Bank House, near Bradford Cathedral

New street art inspired by old traditions.

Growing Together

Sven Shaw

Girlington Community Garden

New street art capturing the community spirit of Girlington.

Roots

Peachzz

MAPA

A vibrant street-art homage to a Bradford legend.

RAVO

Alastair Flindall

Ravenscliffe Youth Centre

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

Come on in my friend

Jemima Spence

Buttershaw Youth Centre

New striking street art inspired by the people of Buttershaw.