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

The backs of two women looking out onto the Yorkshire Moors.

February 21, 2025

Bradford 2025 announces projects to improve health and wellbeing through culture

The Creative Health programme harnesses the transformative power of culture and creativity to tackle some of the district’s most urgent health and social challenges

The Ramadan Pavilion 2025 has been designed by Artist Zarah Hussain _l_ and Architectural Designer Fatima Mejbil _r_ Commissioned by Ramadan Tent Project and Bradford 2025 UK City Of Culture - credit Dav

February 14, 2025

Ramadan Pavilion Returns for Second Edition to Launch Ramadan Festival 2025 in Bradford

A major new site-specific artwork marking the holy month of Ramadan

Three young girls smiling in a cardboard enchanted world, with three cardboard fairies on the walls glowing in their nests.

February 10, 2025

Immersive magical world GRUE opens in Bingley

A magical immersive installation by Wintercroft and ARCADE

Lots of people sat on the floor in lines along long tables outside in a street, in front of a round building and statue. The people have paper bags and cans in front of them.

February 5, 2025

Bradford 2025 and Ramadan Tent Project bring Ramadan Festival 2025 to Bradford.

Open Iftar events will take place on 21 and 22 March at One City Park, Bradford.  

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.