Press releases
Read the latest press releases from the Bradford 2025 Press & PR team.
        November 3, 2025
Bradford 2025 and Castles In The Sky celebrate the city’s LGBTQ+ heritage with Back in the Pink.
This Autumn Back in the Pink weekender will pay homage to Bradford in the Pink, a series of festivals that took place in Manningham and the city centre around 40 years ago.
        November 3, 2025
Bradford 2025 lights up historic mill to remember radical moment in the city’s history.
New projection and sound show at Lister Mill marks the location of famous strike.
        November 3, 2025
Steven Frayne announces a week of up close magic shows for Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture.
The world-famous magician Steven Frayne will return to his home city of Bradford this December for an exclusive UK City of Culture residency at intimate pop-up venue Loading Bay from Monday 1 to Sunday 7 December – offering audiences a unique showcase of magic from across his incredible career to date.
        November 3, 2025
Artist Sam Shendi unveils new sculpture at MAPA for Bradford 2025
Bradford 2025 and MAPA today unveil Balancing Acts, a new sculpture by internationally renowned artist Sam Shendi, created as part of the UK City of Culture celebrations.
        October 29, 2025
Bradford 2025 lights up historic mill to remember radical moment in the city’s history
Event pays tribute to pioneering women of Bradford whose action paved the way for worker’s rights and the modern labour movement
        October 29, 2025