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FREE Part of Our Patch

6 Nov - 4 Dec 2025

Us Girls

A safe and relaxed space for girls to try things out, move, play, be creative and build confidence.

FREE

12 Nov - 10 Dec 2025

From Fragment and Friction

Sudha Bhuchar

Creative sessions with the Commonweal Collection, turning peace archives into new stories for change.

An illustrated image - looking at the back of four peoples heads, two adults and two children. To the left of the image, there is a table with a model building upon it. There's lots of blues and blacks, with pops of orange, green and purple.
Part of Wandering Imaginations

24 Sep - 31 Dec 2025

Wandering Imaginations: Exhibition

A special display at the Brontë Parsonage Museum.

FREE

27 Sep 2025 – 22 Feb 2026

Turner Prize

We’ve teamed up with Tate to bring the Turner Prize to Bradford - tickets available now.

Part of Our Patch

5 Nov - 27 Jan 2025

The Repair Patch

Duncan Burnett

Pop-up textile workshops in Bradford's Libraries - Repair, Reuse, Upcycle, Upskill

Highlights

A man leans down to guide a toddler in a soft play area
PAST Part of PLAY

Dates between 14 Oct - 30 Nov 2025

REPLAY: Early Years sessions

For ages 6 months to 5 years

A recycled playground without limits! Join a session just for little ones.

FREE Part of Loading Bay

21 Nov - 14 Dec 2025

Built by Sound

No Ghost, Dialled In and Bradford 2025

A mixed reality experience where memory moves to a beat.

PAST

28 Nov 2025

BBC Introducing at The Underground

BBC Introducing gigs at Bradford's iconic The Underground.

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An artwork drawing of two women holding hands, their clothing is colourful reds and yellows, with the rest of the image in black and white.
18 Sep 2025 - 28 Jan 2026

OUR TURN

Bold, experimental and authentically Bradford, explore a brand-new visual arts festival coming to Bradford.

Two girls sat on a bench outside

CHANNELS

Take a seat at our waterside listening benches and tune into audio artworks created especially for Bradford 2025.

Yellow and green spray painted words 'MAPA', sitting on a red background. There is a ladder to the left of the picture and artist, Peachzz with her back turned to the right.

BD: Walls

We turned the streets into galleries for Bradford 2025.

Bradford on Foot

Walk a mile or more in our shoes.

Artist David Hockney sits on a chair in front of one of his paintings. The artwork is hung on a white wall.

DRAW!

A nationwide drawing project supported by David Hockney.

Four people raise their hands in the air in front of an outdoor cinema screen, on a hill high above Bradford.

Bradford: A City of Film

We’re teaming up with the National Science & Media Museum to bring the joy of cinema to people across the district for Bradford 2025.

Exhibitions

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FREE

27 Sep 2025 – 22 Feb 2026

Turner Prize

We’ve teamed up with Tate to bring the Turner Prize to Bradford - tickets available now.

A woman with short grey hair in a red lightweight jacket stands on a moor with the sun rising in the distance.
FREE

16 Oct 2025 - 22 Feb 2026

Hardy and Free

Carolyn Mendelsohn

The Kirkgate Shopping Centre turns gallery for a monumental exhibition celebrating Yorkshire women and the natural world.

A detailed view of the Tower of Now sculpture, against a blue sky.
FREE

From 26 Apr 2025

Tower of Now

Saad Qureshi

This soaring sculpture explores what it means to be British – and celebrates Bradford’s dazzling diversity.

Two children infront of a bright close up image of the sun

3 Apr 2025 – 22 Feb 2026

YOU:MATTER

Marshmallow Laser Feast

Explore how we’re all connected at this spectacular immersive experience.

A photo of a man lifting paper from a printing press with the words HOPE and ACT printed on it in black and pink
FREE Artist Award

Until 31 Dec 2025

HOPE/ACT

People Powered Press

Installations from the world’s largest letterpress printing press.

PAST FREE

27 Jul - 26 Nov 2025

A Good Yarn

Luke Jerram & Bloomin' Buds

An extraordinary artwork – made in BD10 from the fabric of Bradford.

Loading Bay

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A red and black image of a man with short dark hair looking away from the camera.
Part of Loading Bay

1 - 7 Dec 2025

Steven Frayne: Back Home and Magical

Steven Frayne returns to his home city of Bradford for a special UK City of Culture residency.

Three women look into a mirror. They wear gold dresses and have drawings on their faces. One of them has a penis drawn on her forehead.
Part of Loading Bay

12 Dec 2025

EGGS COLLECTIVE’S DARK NIGHTS

Twisted cabaret nights at Loading Bay.

FREE Part of Loading Bay

21 Nov - 14 Dec 2025

Built by Sound

No Ghost, Dialled In and Bradford 2025

A mixed reality experience where memory moves to a beat.

FREE

6-21 Dec 2025

OUR TURN: Bradford Art Show

A dynamic exhibition of artwork from artists across Bradford responding to the theme of Our Place.

A view across the moors from Penistone Hill. A woman sits alone on a rock looking at the view.

Wild Uplands Digital

Experience Wild Uplands at home. Learn about the artists, watch in depth videos and take a virtual tour of this installation high on the hills above Haworth.