Due to return summer 2026

The Beacon

Everyone is welcome at The Beacon – our pop-up venue.

The Beacon is due to return in summer 2026.

The Beacon is a venue like no other – a stunning performance space that toured to Wibsey Park, Bowling Park, Cliffe Castle Park and Lister Park during Bradford 2025.

Subject to planning permission, we’re expecting to take this community venue back out in summer 2026. We’ll work with Bradford communities to create a programme of events that everyone can enjoy, from family takeovers to arts and crafts, live music, poetry and dance.

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In 2025 The Beacon visited...

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Wibsey Park

Wibsey

3 April to 5 May 2025

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Bowling Park

Bowling

22 May to 22 June 2025

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Cliffe Castle Park

Keighley

10 July to 10 August 2025

Lister Park

Manningham

28 August to 28 September 2025

Past events

Take a look at some of our favourite moments from The Beacon in 2025.

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Wooden hand built fort with a flag flying high, placed in a field.

PAST FREE Part of PLAY

Apr & Aug 2025

The Great Adventure Build

Woodland Tribe

Children and young people came together to build the playground of their dreams!

A smiling moon against a purple sky reads a book which says CBeebies Bedtime Story on the front cover

PAST FREE Part of The Beacon

15 & 16 Apr 2025

CBeebies Bedtime Stories Day

CBeebies

Once upon a time… Evie Pickerill and George Webster from CBeebies brought the magic of Bedtime Stories to The Beacon.

Man in a light grey suit sat on red theatre seats, holding a glass of red wine.

PAST Part of The Beacon

4 May 2025

Marcel Lucont’s Whine List

Alternative comedy met group therapy – did you get your moans off your chest with the UK’s favourite French comic?

A black and white photo of refugee tents is overlaid with colourful illustrations of an orange branch.

PAST FREE Part of Refugee Week 2025

Dates between 31 May – 22 Jun 2025

Moomin 80: What Will We Do Without Exile?

Basel Zaraa

We explored a lush world within a refugee tent, through this immersive, multi-sensory installation.

PAST Part of The Beacon

11 Jul 2025

Drag-Ford

Bradford Drag Collective

An evening of cabaret with five local drag artists from Keighley and beyond.

PAST Part of Summer Sounds

2 Aug 2025

Summer Sounds: Saturday

Asha Puthli, Metz n Trix and ganayva headlined day one of our music weekender in The Beacon.

PAST Part of Summer Sounds

3 Aug 2025

Summer Sounds: Sunday

Nitin Sawhney and Poppy Ajudha topped the bill for day two of our Beacon music weekender.

PAST Part of The Beacon

31 Aug 2025

Whale, Where Are You Going?

S. Production

Move over, Moby Dick! There was a mysterious new whale at large in the ocean.

PAST FREE Part of The Beacon

28 Sep 2025

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The Beacon

Everyone is welcome at The Beacon – our pop-up venue.