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Read the latest press releases from the Bradford 2025 Press & PR team.

Group of people sat in rows in an auditorium, looking at the stage.

January 22, 2025

Bradford 2025 set to host Ramadan Festival in partnership with Ramadan Tent Project for a celebration of connection and unity.

Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture and the award-winning charity Ramadan Tent Project have partnered to bring the Ramadan Festival to Bradford.

woman in pink and man in a suit sitting on a chair are looking up at the ceiling

January 22, 2025

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.

Looking out of a small window to outside, of an industrial city

January 20, 2025

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.

Artist David Hockney sits on a chair in a gallery, in front of one of his paintings.

January 16, 2025

David Hockney announced as first artist for DRAW! part of Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture

Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture has today launched DRAW!, a nation-wide drawing project inspired and supported by Bradford-born artist David Hockney.

Book open with black Arabic writing

January 17, 2025

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.

Boy drawing on paper with a pencil in his hand

January 16, 2025

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. 

People throwing their hands in the air. Bradford City Hall in the background.

December 13, 2024

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.

A fantastical graphic of a person bending through a picture frame with city hall in the background. Text on the image reads 'Rise'.

November 14, 2024

Magic rises as tickets released for Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture’s opening event

Magic rises as tickets released for Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture’s opening event.