Say It As It Is was a night for bold voices, open hearts and truth-telling. A space to speak, listen and connect. Whether a poet, a storyteller, a rapper or a musician, this was the chance to share something raw, real or brand new. No fancy stages and no big egos – just voices, words and proper Bradford flavours.

A night for bold voices, open hearts and truth telling. Audiences were invited to step up, speak out, and connect through words, community and the power of shared stories.

Say It As It Is took place at The Beacon in Wibsey, Bowling and Cliffe Castle parks.

Say It As It Is was an open mic event where words took the spotlight. This could have been poetry, story telling, a comedic ditty, rapping, or playing an acoustic guitar song with lyrics. Purely instrumental performances weren’t part of this event as we felt the setting was most suited to spoken and sung words.