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11 Apr 2025

The Big Beacon Family Welcome

Join us in Wibsey Park for an afternoon of family fun.

Event Details
Date 11 Apr 2025
Times 1–6pm
Location The Beacon – Wibsey Park
Ages All ages

Friday 11 April is family fun day at The Beacon.

We’re welcoming children, young people, their parents and carers to Wibsey Park for an afternoon of family-friendly workshops, activities and performances during the school holidays. You don’t need to book, and admission is free.

The day includes:

  • Picasso Paint We’ve all got an artist inside of us – and Bradford’s very own United Art Project will be helping us to set our inner artist free at this creative workshop, open to all ages – all children must be accompanied by an adult.
  • Dancestars School of Dance Future superstars from Wibsey’s wonderful dance school will be performing a host of solo and group routines – disco, freestyle, contemporary, street dance and much more to boot.
  • Revo Street Band All the way from Queensbury, Revo will be bringing a modern brass-band twist to pop classics from down the ages.

We’ll be announcing more performances and activities shortly, along with a full timetable of events so you can plan your day.

Visit The Beacon in Wibsey Park

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

From Thursday 3 April to Monday 5 May 2025 The Beacon will be in Wibsey Park.

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

Wibsey Park
Wibsey Park Avenue
Bradford
BD6 3QD

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Photo © Patrycja Maziarz