11 Oct 2025
Pink After Dark
Castles in the Sky Projects
A celebration of the long-lost and much-missed spaces with a Cabaret party.
Show: 9pm
- BSL interpreted
A celebration of the long-lost and much-missed spaces like the Bavaria and the Juncton, longtime landmarks of the Bradford LGBTQ+ scene, with new live art commissions, performances, drag artists and DJs.
Step into history at this immersive cabaret and party celebrating and paying homage to lost spaces beloved by LGBTQ+ people in Bradford. Bringing our bespoke night to life, join national northern darling David Hoyle for his Bradford Debut! Alongside local legends of cabaret Unknown Amazon, Jude Kershaw, Jenn Wilson, Lavender Café Orchestra, (plus special guests) and singing from the heart, musician Jasmine Kennedy.
Dancing us into the night, tunes are provided by some of Yorkshire’s finest including Micheal Upson – founder of pumping gay dance party Love Muscle, bringing strong femme energy MelaD and frequent OUT OUT collaborator and regular on the Leeds scene Luscious.
About the Back in the Pink Weekender
Back in the Pink, Bradford 2025’s series dedicated to the rich and radical history of LGBTQ+ life in the city, continues with a weekend-long celebration of gay life – past, present and future.
Travel back in time to explore the activism, community and culture of Bradford’s LGBTQ+ communities in the late 20th century. Connect with today’s LGBTQ+ community at workshops, discussions and a Saturday-night party. And consider how together, we can preserve our own communities’ histories for generations to come.
Lead image: © Emma Bentley-Fox
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- BSL = British Sign Language Interpreted
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