Press and media
Read our latest press releases and contact our Press & PR team.
Press releases
Posted November 3, 2025
Bradford 2025 and Castles In The Sky celebrate the city’s LGBTQ+ heritage with Back in the Pink.
This Autumn Back in the Pink weekender will pay homage to Bradford in the Pink, a series of festivals that took place in Manningham and the city centre around 40 years ago.
Posted November 3, 2025
Bradford 2025 lights up historic mill to remember radical moment in the city’s history.
New projection and sound show at Lister Mill marks the location of famous strike.
Posted November 3, 2025
Steven Frayne announces a week of up close magic shows for Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture.
The world-famous magician Steven Frayne will return to his home city of Bradford this December for an exclusive UK City of Culture residency at intimate pop-up venue Loading Bay from Monday 1 to Sunday 7 December – offering audiences a unique showcase of magic from across his incredible career to date.
Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture’s dedicated Press & PR team is available to supply press materials, arrange interview opportunities and answer media enquiries.
Our latest press releases are posted below, with a fuller archive on our dedicated press releases page.
To join our media mailing list, request access to our online assets library for images, B-roll footage and other content, or for any other press enquiry, please email [email protected].
Contact us
Contact our Press & PR team directly below:
Jamie-leigh Hargreaves, Head of Press & PR
[email protected]
Julia O’Sullivan, Press & PR Manager
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Isra Elmegri, Press & PR Apprentice
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Photo and film enquiries
If you have a media filming or photography enquiry, please email [email protected], allowing a minimum of three weeks’ lead time.
Accreditation
If you would like to attend any our press performances or views please contact [email protected]
Requests are dealt with on a case-by-case basis. Plus ones will only be allocated where capacity allows, unless required to support an access need.
Photography and filming policy
Filming and photography
Visitors to our events are welcome to take photographs and videos of themselves, family and friends. We encourage you to share your experience social media, provided it is for private, non-commercial purposes.
These photographs must be for personal use only, using hand-held cameras and phones. Additional equipment such as tripods, gimbals and lighting are not permitted without prior agreement.
There may be certain events or exhibitions where photography is not permitted, and this will be clearly stated in advance.
When taking photographs or filming at event, you may be approached by our front-of-house staff and asked about the purposes of your photography or filming. Bradford 2025 reserves the right to request you stop your activities if they are found to be in breach of its terms and conditions.
Press requests
Filming and photography at Bradford 2025 events may only take place by prior arrangement. If you have a media filming or photography enquiry, please contact us at [email protected] with a minimum of 3 weeks lead time.
