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Bradford artists

Brilliant Bradford artists are at the centre of our programme.

What’s on Investing in Bradford

Bradford artists will be front and centre throughout 2025.

From film directors to visual artists, innovative young writers to electrifying new bands, we’re bringing the best of Bradford’s thriving arts scene to the world. And by supporting the creation of new work, our Artist-Led Project Awards and Creative Communities Fund Awards are already helping Bradford artists to reap the benefits of this amazing opportunity.

Homegrown talent

Meet some of the Bradford artists on our programme.

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5 Jul 2025

Memories of the Future

Akram Khan with Helen Linsell

An ambitious dance work starring the people of Bradford.

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Dates to be announced

The Ceremony

Jack King

An award-winning debut feature set in Bradford.

A book of intricate calligraphy.

17 Jan – 27 Apr 2025

Fighting to Be Heard

British Library

Boxing, calligraphy and the collections of the British Library.

21-31 May 2025

Right/s

Common Wealth

An urgent immersive show on youth culture.

A black and white portrait of Saima Mir

Summer 2025

The Book of Bradford

Comma Press, Saima Mir

Ten short stories by Bradford writers.

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From Spring 2025

The Bradford Selection

Edible Archives

Take a bite out of Bradford with our magnificent biscuits.

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9 May 2025

Bassline Symphony

The sound of our city as you’ve never heard it before.

10 & 11 Jan 2025

RISE

Kirsty Housley & Steven Frayne (formerly known as Dynamo)

Our opening event. Believe your eyes – there’ll be magic in the Bradford air…

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11–13 Apr 2025

The Big Brass Blowout

Join us to celebrate the best in brass.

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Dates to be announced

Tu i Tam/Tyt i Tam

Tim Smith & Marta Szymańska

An exhibition documenting our Polish and Ukrainian communities.

Sep 2025

Wandering Imaginations

The Brontës’ imaginary worlds reimagined for 2025.

Andrea Dunbar sat leant against some stair railings. The image is in black and white and she is wearing long sleeve shirt and trousers.

12 Mar 2025

The Dreams I Had: Andrea Dunbar

Celebrating one of Bradford’s most distinctive voices.

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Multiple dates throughout 2025

BBC Introducing at The Underground

Catch the next big thing live at Bradford 2025.