A family dressed up in bright coloured clothing stand in front of a glittery rainbow curtain.
Free

14 Jun 2025

Pop-Up Family Pride

Curious Arts

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

Event Details
Date 14 Jun 2025
Times 10.30am-2:30pm
Location The Beacon – Bowling Park
Ages All ages

Join Curious Arts for a colourful day of fun activities and performances for the whole family – filled with joy and laughter.

There’ll be…

  • Storytime – Enjoy stories that embrace diversity, family and being true to yourself.
  • Lip Sync Fun – Cheer on dynamic drag performers in a lively, family-friendly lip sync battle full of energy and excitement!
  • Express Yourself – Come dressed to impress or explore the dressing-up station, then strut your stuff on the catwalk.
  • Arts and Crafts – Get hands-on with colourful crafts designed to fire the imaginations of all ages.

Suitable for families and people of all ages.

About Curious Arts

Curious Arts is a North East based charity championing and developing LGBTQIA+ arts, artists and communities across the North East of England and beyond.

Producers of award-winning Curious Festival, Curious Arts champion LGBTQIA+ communities through an annual programme of creative projects, events, artist development, youth groups, commissions and original touring works, working in partnership with cultural and community organisations based across the UK.

Visit The Beacon in Bowling Park

The Beacon is a custom-made touring venue for Bradford 2025.

From Thursday 22 May to Sunday 22 June 2025, The Beacon will be in Bowling Park.

Plan your visit below, or get in touch with us on [email protected] for more information.

Bowling Park
Bowling Hall Rd
Bradford
BD4 7TL

Credits
Images © Haydn Brown

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