A wide shot of the Brighter Still stage, full of smiling performers and lights. There is a large crowd surrounding the stage.

Bradford Culture Company sets out plans for 2026 building on UK City of Culture success

Building on the momentum of Bradford 2025.

A poster on a train station platform. There is a black, white and gold drawing on the poster of a giraffe, drawn by a child.

DRAW! project culminates with public display of artworks

Submissions as part of the Bradford 2025 project go on show in train stations, bus stops and shopping centres across the North of England.

A man and a woman smiling looking off camera with a large red inflatable heart in the background.

Organisers of Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture awarded MBEs in the King’s New Year’s Honours List

Dan Bates and Shanaz Gulzar, have both been awarded an MBE in this year’s New Year’s Honours list for services to Culture in Bradford.

Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture comes to a close

Audiences of over 3 million for a programme with local people at its heart.

Brighter Still rehearsals

Hundreds of Bradford residents at the heart of spectacular finale for 2025 UK City of Culture

The closing event of Bradford’s year as UK City of Culture will star hundreds of Bradford residents in a powerful showcase of community, creativity and togetherness.

Nnena Kalu wins Turner Prize 2025

Bradford 2025’s youth hosts careers festival for Bradford’s young people

Bradford 2025 presents a Creative Careers Festival, a one-day festival showcasing opportunities within the creative sector in Bradford and bridging the gap for young people aged 16-25 interested in working in the creative industry.

Drone in the sky in the shape of David Hockney holding a paint brush

David Hockney’s most famous works recreated in the night sky by drones for Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture