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Northern Youth

A film season at Pictureville Cinema, curated for Bradford 2025 by Dominic Leclerc.

Until 13 June

All events

Part of Our Patch

Eid Mini Mela

Celebrate Eid al-Adha at East Riddlesden Hall, in partnership with Highfield Community Centre and Sangat Centre Keighley.

Part of Our Patch

The Blank Page Club

Storytelling & Art Workshops for everyone

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

YOU:MATTER

Marshmallow Laser Feast

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

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

Tower of Now

Saad Qureshi

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

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

HOPE/ACT

People Powered Press

Installations from the world’s largest letterpress printing press.

A wide shot of a metal horn on a pole in front of a giant blue curtain. They are inside the roof of an old mill.
FREE

We Will Sing

Ann Hamilton

Ann Hamilton transforms the immense top floor at Salts Mill for her largest solo UK installation to date

A man holds a plastic cassette tape.
FREE Part of Loading Bay

Tape Letters

Modus Arts

An exhibition exploring migration on tape.

A Burgundy wall with 12 painted portraits in gold frames
FREE

Journeys with Mai

Sir Joshua Reynolds' spectacular portrait visits Bradford on a UK-wide tour.

FREE

Jameel Prize: Moving Images

Explore the relationship between contemporary practice and Islamic tradition at Cartwright Hall Art Gallery.

The artwork Tower by Steve Messam, in the landscape of Penistone Hill. The large sculpture is covered in sheep fleece, creating the shape of an arch with angular corners, set against a cloudy sky and the natural landscape.
FREE

Wild Uplands

Striking new art for the moors above Haworth.

A dark moorland scene with rocks in the foreground and a reservoir in the background. Laid on the moorland are fluorescent lighting tubes.
FREE Part of Wild Uplands

Earth & Sky

Opera North

An immersive sound walk over the moors above Haworth.

A dark moorland scene with rocks in the foreground and a reservoir in the background. Laid on the moorland are fluorescent lighting tubes.
FREE Part of Wild Uplands

Earth & Sky: borrow a device

Use this page to reserve a device and explore the audio world of Earth & Sky on one of our pre-loaded devices.

FREE Community Award

Rombald’s Rocks: Keighley Sculpture Trail

Leonie Briggs and Keighley Creative

Keighley central’s first sculpture trail inspired by the legend of Rombald the Giant.

A black and white photo of refugee tents is overlaid with colourful illustrations of an orange branch.
FREE Part of Refugee Week 2025

Moomin 80: What Will We Do Without Exile?

Basel Zaraa

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

FREE Part of Our Patch

The DRAW! Tour: June Workshops

Hands-on drawing workshops across the district, part of Our Patch.

Cose shot of a crowd of peoples feet and legs walking on a dusty path
SOLD OUT

Bradford City Centre guided walking tour

Follow Bradford’s history, origins, and its transformation into the city it is today on this guided walking tour.

FREE Do Your Thing Award

Cemetery songwriting workshops

Commoners Choir

Free songwriting workshops in Undercliffe Cemetery, celebrating Bradford's workers.

FREE Youth Pass

Youth Pass: Poetry Workshop

Got something to say but not sure how to say it?

Event postponed. New date announced soon.

Part of Loading Bay

TESTO

Wet Mess

Wet Mess, Wet Messifies transitions, testosterone and the edges of drag.

FREE Part of Our Patch

Sip and Paint

Creative Flare

Chill, create, and connect with friends.

Part of The Incredible Moving Cinema

Flow (2024)

Oscar-winning animation. A Moving Cinema screening at Woodbank Nurseries.

Part of The Incredible Moving Cinema

The Penguin Lessons (2024)

A touching dramedy starring Steve Coogan and Jonathan Pryce. A Moving Cinema screening at Woodbank Nurseries.

A lady holding back a lady and a woman, they all looking like they are facing something frightening
Part of The Incredible Moving Cinema

Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022)

This hilarious and big-hearted Oscar-winning sci-fi action adventure is a modern masterpiece. A Moving Cinema screening at Woodbank Nurseries.

A man with long dreads poses with his walkman on the pavement
FREE

Frontline 1984/1985

Victor Wedderburn

A fascinating exhibition exploring Bradford's African Caribbean communities in the ’80s.

Part of Loading Bay

Loaded Laughs

Bradford 2025's new comedy night.

The Apartment
Part of The Incredible Moving Cinema

The Apartment (1960)

The 1960 Best Picture winner is a darkly comic romance from Billy Wilder. A Moving Cinema screening at Woodbank Nurseries.

The Lorax
Part of The Incredible Moving Cinema

The Lorax (2012)

Hilarious animation from the creators of Despicable Me. A Moving Cinema screening at Woodbank Nurseries.

Conclave
SOLD OUT Part of The Incredible Moving Cinema

Conclave (2024)

This award-winning drama follows one of the world’s most secretive and ancient events – selecting the new Pope. A Moving Cinema screening at Woodbank Nurseries.

Man holding his hand towards the camera, The Matrix
Part of The Incredible Moving Cinema

The Matrix (1999)

Keanu Reeves stars in the influential 1999 sci-fi masterpiece. A Moving Cinema screening at Woodbank Nurseries.

Walkers in the valley of millenium way
FREE Part of Bradford on Foot

Guided Walk: Top Withens

With the Midweek Wayfarers.

A selection of posters and flyers
Part of 1 in 12

Everything for Everyone!

Home of Metal

A celebration of resistance and building cooperation.

Families queue to get on an old American school bus in a park
FREE Part of The Beacon

Share Your Story: On Board at The Beacon, Bowling Park

National Literacy Trust in Bradford

The Bradford Stories Bus is coming to The Beacon for a one-day story spectacular.

A photo of an Alpaca puppet
FREE Artist Award

STATUESQUE at Bowling Park

Chicks on Sticks & Naomi Parker

Costumed characters, free family workshop and a community parade.

A family dressed up in bright coloured clothing stand in front of a glittery rainbow curtain.
FREE Part of The Beacon

Pop-Up Family Pride

Curious Arts

Celebrate creativity, individuality and self-expression with our family-friendly Pride celebration.

FREE Youth Pass

Youth Pass: Radio Production Workshops

with BCB

Learn how to create and deliver your own radio show.

The Lorax
Part of The Incredible Moving Cinema

The Lorax (2012)

Hilarious animation from the creators of Despicable Me. A Moving Cinema screening at Horton Park Avenue car park.

Part of The Incredible Moving Cinema

Dil Dhadakne Do (2015)

A heartfelt, funny, and deeply relatable story about love, identity, and family ties. A Moving Cinema screening at Horton Park Avenue car park.

Part of The Incredible Moving Cinema

Big Hero 6 (2014)

Sci-Fi animation from the creators of Wreck-It Ralph and Frozen. A Moving Cinema screening at Horton Park Avenue car park.

Hugh Jackman dressed like a circus presenter, int he Greatest Showman, surrounded by performers
Part of The Incredible Moving Cinema

The Greatest Showman (2017)

The 2017 musical sensation features an A-List cast and hits like ‘Never Enough’ and ‘A Million Dreams’. A Moving Cinema screening at Horton Park Avenue car park.

Man doing a break dancing move in the middle of a circle of people
FREE Youth Pass

Youth Pass: Breakin – Dance Workshop

Join Bradford’s Breakin dance specialists for an energetic breakdancing workshop.

FREE Youth Pass

Youth Pass: DJ Turntablist Workshop

Learn the art of turntablism with Turn Styles.

A man in a ruffled purple long sleeved top with a purple beehive hairstyle poses with his hand in the air
Part of The Beacon

Big Quiffy Bingo

Boogaloo Stu

Eyes down! Boogaloo Stu brings a bingo night like no other to The Beacon…

A woman holding a grill rack and a stick, in between two young girls with headphones on (one holding a music instrument and the other an ipad)
FREE

ReelBFD: Digital Arts, Bradford Stories

Experience the creativity of Bradford’s young digital artists in a new exhibition.

A woman in a yoga pose
Part of The Beacon

Yoga & Brunch

Club Ekta

Unwind, network, and celebrate well-being at this Yoga and brunch event for women.

Fantastic Mr. Fox
Part of The Incredible Moving Cinema

Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)

This animated version of the classic Roald Dahl book tells the story of a cunning fox who refuses to be tamed. A Moving Cinema screening at the TFD Centre, Holme Wood.

Margot Robbie as Barbie
Part of The Incredible Moving Cinema

Barbie (2023)

Join the party with Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling in this candy-coated comedy. A Moving Cinema screening at the TFD Centre, Holme Wood.

FREE Part of The Incredible Moving Cinema

Flow (2024)

Oscar-winning animation. A Moving Cinema screening at the TFD Centre, Holme Wood.

The Terminator
Part of The Incredible Moving Cinema

The Terminator (1984)

James Cameron and Arnold Schwarzenegger team up for an iconic action spectacle. A Moving Cinema screening TFD Centre, Holme Wood.

A performer leans into a wooden structure.
Part of Loading Bay

Language: no broblem

Marah Haj Hussein

A theatrical journey into multilingualism.

A young girl looks up to the camer smiling. She is sat on the floor surrounded by arts and crafts
FREE Part of The Beacon

Museums for Play and Growth

A free stay-and-play session for under-5s and their grown-ups in Bowling Park and Bolling Hall Museum.

Leafy path in the middle of a woods
FREE Part of Bradford on Foot

Guided Walk: Northcliffe and Red Beck

With Friends of Bradford’s Becks

An image of a microphone in focus with a crowd of seated people blurred in the background
Part of The Beacon

Say It As It Is: Bowling Park

with Kirsty Taylor

Speak up and listen in – Kirsty Taylor hosts a special open mic night for Bradford 2025

Adults help children with a craft activity
FREE Part of Refugee Week 2025

The Big Blue Bradford House

Stand and Be Counted

Join Stand & Be Counted, the UK’s first theatre company of sanctuary, to mark Refugee Week and celebrate Moomins 80

A woman in an orange dress with long black hair with an orange flower in it sings into a microphone
Part of The Beacon

Back to Black

Belgrave House Band

Leeds’s leading jazz and soul masters perform Amy Winehouse’s iconic album live at The Beacon.

Adults help children with a craft activity
FREE Part of Refugee Week 2025

Happy Baby

Stand and Be Counted

Two special sessions of sensory play for under-4s and their grown-ups at The Beacon in Bowling Park.

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

EGGS COLLECTIVE’S DARK NIGHTS

Twisted cabaret nights at Loading Bay.

A man in a black coat and jeans stands lit in blue on stage with his arms outstretched.

Penguin

Hamzeh Al Hussien & Amy Golding

One man’s extraordinary journey from Syria to England. “Be proud. Be who you are. Be more Penguin.”

Part of Loading Bay

Sarab

The Palestinian Circus School

SOLD OUT Part of Wild Uplands

Summer Solstice Solace

Celebrate the longest day of the year.

A patchwork quilt made of squares designed by the community to represent peace
FREE

Peace Picnic: Bowling

The Peace Museum

The Peace Museum host the second of five free gatherings to celebrate peace, protest and community.

Brotne Parsonage sign postage
FREE Part of Bradford on Foot

Guided Walk: Haworth Heritage Trail

With Brontë Parsonage Museum.

A piece of carved bone depicting a mammoth spear thrower
FREE

Ice Age Art Now

British Museum

Travel back in time at this British Museum Partnership Exhibition.

SOLD OUT Training session

BD: Walls – Session 7: mockup and scaling

Practical session. An introduction to mockup and scaling in street art, part of the BD: Walls Talent Development Programme.

FREE

Stories from Valley Parade

Come along to Stories from Valley Parade to look back on a fantastic season.

FREE Community Award

Intercultured Festival: Connecting Communities

Family activities to mark Refugee Week, aimed at building bridges with communities.

Waterfall in Goit Stock
FREE Youth Pass

Youth Pass: Guided Walk at Goit Stock

with Shanaz Gulzar

Colourful images of biscuits flying out of a green biscuit tin

The Bradford Selection

Edible Archives

Take a bite out of Bradford with our magnificent biscuits.

FREE Part of Our Patch

The Keighley Chorus

Hannah Butterfield and Shane Durrant

Come along to a community singing session around the piano.

A photo of a man in glasses stood in front of shelves of books, speaking to a room of people
SOLD OUT

The Pahari-Pothwari Literature Project

Nabeela Ahmed

New writing in the rarely-seen Pahari-Pothwari language and English.

Two padlocks
FREE

Elevate Workshop: Decolonial Practices in Archives and Heritage

Join this session focussing on how to create and produce heritage projects.

Cemetary garden in Undercliffe
SOLD OUT Part of Bradford on Foot

Guided Walk: Undercliffe Cemetery

With the team at Undercliffe.

Two people pose for the camera - toasting with a glass and a mug. The person on the left is wearing a white t-shirt and shorts, and is holding a pink football. The person on the right is wearing a black hat and outfit. Between them, a picnic basket sits on a table and there is pride flag bunting behind.
FREE Part of Back in the Pink

Pink in the Park

Peel Park hosts a free fun day out to celebrate the rich history of Bradford’s LGBTQ+ communities.

SOLD OUT Training session

BD: Walls – Session 8: selecting paint and materials

Classroom and practical session. Learn how to choose the right materials for your work, part of the BD: Walls Talent Development Programme.

Artist Award

Wondering Heights

Lucy Barker

A participatory dance event upon the moors, combining Emily Brontë, Kate Bush and Bradford.

A group of adults and children stood a priest who is reading from a book.
FREE Part of Loading Bay

Tu i Tam/Tyt i Tam

Tim Smith & Marta Szymańska

An exhibition documenting our Polish and Ukrainian communities.

Memories of the Future

Akram Khan with Helen Linsell

An ambitious dance work starring the people of Bradford.

Cartoon / comical drawings, with pens glue and scissors on the table
FREE Youth Pass

Youth Pass: DRAW! Zine and Comic Workshop

Create your very own one page zine or comic with artist and illustrator YAYA.

man wearing a bow tie, holding a gun to his head with a yellow smiley face shooting from the gun
Part of The Beacon

Imaginary Friends

Daniel Bye

After a tragic event, a floundering TV comic takes comfort in his imaginary friends.

Rio Freestone Drag Queen
Part of The Beacon

Drag-Ford

Bradford Drag Collective

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

A colourful glass fronted building with The Beacon on the front surrounded by hundreds of people on a sunny day.
FREE Part of The Beacon

The Big Beacon Family Welcome – Cliffe Castle Park

Join us at Cliffe Castle Park for an afternoon of family fun.

Bingley 5 Rise Locks
FREE Part of Bradford on Foot

Guided Walk: Five Rise Locks

With Canal & River Trust.

A giant ball of colourful yarn with the Bradford skyline around the edge of it against a blue sky.

A Good Yarn: BD10 Roll

Luke Jerram & Bloomin' Buds

Roll with it! We’re making a huge new artwork from the very fabric of Bradford.

FREE Community Award

Hollywood Meets Bollywood

Yorkshire Life Aquatic

A splashing community dance fusion project at Ilkley Lido.

SOLD OUT Training session

BD: Walls – Session 9: public mural creation, part 1

Practical session. Get closer to creating a mural in a public space in this training session, part of the BD: Walls Talent Development Programme.

Gate outdoors in Baildon
FREE Part of Bradford on Foot

Guided Walk: Baildon Moor Circular

With Baildon Walkers are Welcome.

Large rock int he woods, with an engraved headstone infront
FREE Part of Bradford on Foot

Guided Walk: St Ives Circular Walk

With Bingley Walkers are Welcome.

A man address an audience speaking into a microphone with his right arm outstretched
Part of The Beacon

Loaded Laughs at The Beacon

Bradford 2025's new comedy night, live at The Beacon.

Three children in Victorian dress wave red flags at a steam train, on a sunny day in West Yorkshire.

The Railway Children

The classic production heads to the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway.

Judy Woods, image of blue flowers in the woods
FREE Part of Bradford on Foot

Guided Walk: Judy Woods

With Bradford CHA.

FREE Part of The Beacon

What are you watching?

Friends of Bradford Art Galleries and Museums

Explore the development of film culture in Bradford and Keighley.

An image of a microphone in focus with a crowd of seated people blurred in the background
Part of The Beacon

Say It As It Is: Cliffe Castle Park

with Kirsty Taylor

Speak up and listen in – Kirsty Taylor hosts a special open mic night for Bradford 2025

Part of Loading Bay

Come Rest In Chaos

Shivaangee Agrawal

A mesmering and playful multi-sensory world.

Part of The Beacon

Cliffe Castle Party in the Park

Teen Scene Parties & K-Town Sound Machine

Bradford’s premier teen party producer present an unmissable family friendly Party in the Park at Cliffe Castle.

FREE Youth Pass

Youth Pass: Calligraphy Workshop with Razwan Ul-Haq

Learn new skills in a hands-on calligraphy session led by artist Razwan Ul-Haq.

Part of Wild Uplands

Wild Uplands Walk & Write

At Haworth Festival

A special writers’ walk through Wild Uplands in Penistone Hill Country Park

A patchwork quilt made of squares designed by the community to represent peace
FREE Part of The Beacon

Peace Picnic: Cliffe Castle Park

The Peace Museum

The Peace Museum host the third of five free gatherings to celebrate peace, protest and community.

Youth Fest Logo
FREE Part of The Beacon

Youth Fest

Bradford Youth Service
Keighley Team

The Youth Service provide a day of activities for 11-19 year olds.

Three giant puppets of women from different cultural backgrounds perform in a park
FREE Part of The Beacon

World of Women Walkabout Show

Cecil Green Arts

Larger than life, handmade puppets will be entertaining the crowds at Cliffe Castle Park.

Part of Our Patch

Bradford West Fun Day

Feel the Culture, Share the Joy!

Part of Loading Bay

Last Rites

How do you say goodbye when words were never there?

Twi men sat down, one is looking up, the other man sat with his arms crossed
Part of The Beacon

Your Best Guess

mala voadora & Chris Thorpe

Life is entirely unpredictable. But what if we could rewrite history?

A young boy pulls another young boy who is sat in a makeshift cart across some grass
FREE Part of The Beacon

Play Bradford’s Mobile Adventure Playground – Cliffe Castle Park

Play Bradford

We’re teaming up with Play Bradford to bring mobile play to The Beacon at Cliffe Castle Park.

Part of Loading Bay

Evening Conversations – Loading Bay

Sudha Bhuchar

Shots are fired in quick-fire exchanges between mother and sons.

Part of The Beacon

Colorsphere

Hands Some Feet & Opus Company

Colorsphere is not your average circus.

young boy with lots of balls/ spheres around him on the floor
Part of The Beacon

Babysphere

Hands Some Feet & Opus Company

Explore a world of colour, movement, and sound.

A giant ball of colourful yarn with the Bradford skyline around the edge of it against a blue sky.
Part of BD: Festival Part of BD: Festival 2025

A Good Yarn: City Centre Roll

Luke Jerram & Bloomin' Buds

Roll with it! We’re making a huge new artwork from the very fabric of Bradford.

A colourful collage. An illustration showing the character Zee, a large puppet of a young woman.
FREE Part of BD: Festival 2025

Zee and the City

Puppets with Guts

One giant puppet. One buzzing city. One epic adventure.

A group of adults sat around a large table with notepads and computers infront of them
FREE

Elevate Workshop: Producing Ambitious Projects

This session is ideal for those wanting to take their projects to the next level.

A man talks to a group of children in a bus which has been converted into a library
FREE Part of The Beacon

Share Your Story: Bradford Stories Bus at Cliffe Castle Park

National Literacy Trust in Bradford

We’re inviting children and young people to share their stories aboard a classic American school bus.

SOLD OUT Training session

BD: Walls – Session 10: public mural creation, part 2

Practical session. The second session of two, part of the BD: Walls Talent Development Programme.

A collage of various materials including cardboard, feathers and googly eyes
FREE Part of The Beacon

Let’s Make – Cliffe Castle Park

Lou Sumray

Get creative with artist Lou Sumray at these free family-friendly workshops in Cliffe Castle Park.

Part of The Beacon

Evening Conversations – The Beacon

Sudha Bhuchar

Sudha invites her boys to ‘crack open a cold one’ and share their views on life.

FREE Part of The Beacon

Little Explorers, Festival of Archaeology

Bradford District Museums & Galleries

Find craft activities and stations for little archaeologists and scientists.

FREE Part of The Beacon

Archaeology Talks! – Festival of Archaeology

Bradford District Museums & Galleries

Enjoy a day of archaeology talks to celebrate the National Festival of Archaeology.

two children crafting together
FREE Part of Wild Uplands

Wild Wednesdays: Make and Move Workshop

With Brontë Parsonage Museum

Celebrate Vanessa Da Silva’s nature-inspired ‘sculpture beings’ at Wild Uplands.

A black and white portrait of Saima Mir

The Book of Bradford

Comma Press, Saima Mir

Ten short stories by Bradford writers.

A black and white photo collage with Ian McMillan, the BBC’s Bantam of the Opera Choir, and Ben Crick.

Yorkshire Calling

Celebrate Yorkshire Day at Bradford Live.

Summer Sounds

Nitin Sawhney and Poppy Ajudha headline our all-day music festival in Cliffe Castle Park.

A large group of men in black trousers and white shirts cheer in a park. Two women are stood at the front in dresses.
FREE Part of The Beacon

Summer of Song

Steeton Male Voice Choir

Steeton Male Voice Choir celebrate 118 years of singing.

A mother holds her young daughter in front of her as she reaches to draw on a giant sheet of paper on the wall
FREE Part of The Beacon

The MEGA Drawing Box in the Park

Keighley Creative

Keighley Creative and artist Naseem Darbey present a nature inspired drawing box adventure!

FREE Part of PLAY

Island of Foam: Version #40

Stephanie Lüning

Celebrate Playday, the national day for play, in City Park. Families of all ages can join in this monumental explosion of multicoloured foam…

An illustration of an open story book with a purple cloud coming out of it
Part of The Beacon

OUR STORY

Nebula Girls Group

Gain a unique insight into the challenges and strengths of being an autistic girl in today’s world.

A photo of an Alpaca puppet
FREE Artist Award

STATUESQUE at Cliffe Castle Park

Chicks on Sticks & Naomi Parker

Costumed characters, free family workshop and a community parade.

People sat round applauding
FREE

Elevate Workshop: Evaluating Your Project

Learn how to create a meaningful evaluation for your own work.

Training session

BD: Walls – Session 11: unveiling and programme wrap-up

Classroom and practical session. The final session, including a public unveiling of the finished mural, part of the BD: Walls Talent Development Programme.

An external shot of Cliffe Castle Museum
FREE Part of The Beacon

Cliffe Castle Park 75th Birthday Bash

Starring Statuesque

Join us to celebrate 75 years of Cliffe Castle Park at their birthday bash!

Part of Loading Bay

Rich(ard) Dawson

Plus Guests

Returning to tour his new record, End of the Middle.

FREE Part of The Beacon

Shadmanny

Bradford South Asian Festival

A taste of South Asian wedding culture.

Part of The Beacon

Stick in the Wheel

A raw holler of folk, synths, spoken word and intricate guitar fuzz.

Sketchbook with drawings of a city skyline and flowers
FREE Youth Pass

Youth Pass: DRAW! Sketchbook Workshop

Make your own 'zig zag' sketchbook with Naseem Darbey

Children building a wooden den
FREE Part of Wild Uplands

Wild Wednesdays: Forest School Fairy Dens Workshop

With Brontë Parsonage Museum

Make willow dens for mythical creatures and fairies, inspired by Monira Al Qadiri’s mythical installation.

BBC Introducing at The Underground

BBC Introducing gigs at Bradford's iconic The Underground.

Bill Bailey: Thoughtifier

A magical, musical mystery tour of the human mind.

Blankets & Wine Bradford

Kenya comes to Manningham! Celebrate African music and culture across two stages in Lister Park.

Camille Osullican headshot, lady posing wiht a large black hat on
Part of Loading Bay

Camille O’Sullivan – All Souls

Hear Camille's love letter in song.

BBC Proms

Angélique Kidjo – African Symphony

UK Premiere with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.

Part of Loading Bay

Kailey

Kerry Wright

Who cares for you when your parent is in prison?

World Curry Festival

The World Curry Festival returns to Bradford – the UK's Curry Capital.

A shot of four people performing at Contains Strong Language

BBC Contains Strong Language

The UK’s biggest poetry and performance festival comes to Bradford.

A yorkshire moorland scene showing heather.
FREE Part of Wild Uplands

Wild Uplands end of summer party

A day of walks, talks, exhibitions and more.

Two women perform acrobatics on ropes hanging from the ceiling

Bloom

Upswing

A magical open-air spectacle celebrating community, connection and the people of Shipley.

FREE Artist Award

HONK!

The Peace Artistes

A weekend of live music with Bradford's beloved street band

Four women pose on huge rocks, the moorland rolling out behind them.

Wandering Imaginations

The Brontës’ imaginary worlds reimagined for 2025.

Six young people stand in a line, against a pink background.

New Focus: Bradford Young Curators

Ten young people curate a major exhibition at Impressions Gallery.

FREE

Turner Prize

We’re teaming up with Tate to bring the Turner Prize to Bradford.

A landscape image of a bench in front of a green field. in the near distance are some high rise flats and in the far distance is the city of Bradford
Part of Loading Bay

Elmet

The Javaad Alipoor Company

An epic northern noir.

Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali Group

The torchbearers of Qawwali music visit Bradford for their only show in the North this year.

Projections on an old mill chimney

STRIKE

Urban Projections

A spectacular light and sound show celebrating the women who made modern Bradford.

John Grant

Plus support

John Grant makes his Bradford headline debut.

Logo for Cinderella, the BBC Cbeebies Panto

CBeebies Panto – Cinderella

CBeebies

Three individuals standing over a cooking hob, where two of them are flipping chapatis in the pan. One is being tossed in the air.

Meet Our Mothers

Deepa Mann-Kler

An interactive cookbook celebrating Bradford’s heritage.

Large image of Mikey Roots, a Bradford community legend. Artist, Peachzz is stood in front of the image facing right with a paint brush and palette in her hand.
FREE Part of BD: Walls

Roots

Peachzz

A vibrant street-art homage to a Bradford legend.

FREE Part of BD: Walls

Come on in my friend

Jemima Spence

New striking street art inspired by the people of Buttershaw.

Vibrant mural on a wall, featuring colourful flowers, Billy Bantam and a Fox eating sausages
FREE Part of BD: Walls

RAVO

Alastair Flindall

New street art celebrating the energy and joy of the Ravenscliffe community.

FREE Part of BD: Walls

Growing Together

Sven Shaw

New street art capturing the community spirit of Girlington.

Artist, Nespoon, is crouched in front of the mural she has painted, with a paintbrush in hand. The mural is a white lace pattern that sits on a purple background. There is a historic building in the corner of the image.
FREE Part of BD: Walls

The Portal

NeSpoon

New street art inspired by old traditions.

A behind the scenes image of a film shoot. The camera is in the foreground focussed on two people walking up some stairs.
Part of Bradford: A City of Film

FORGE Shorts

New films from Bradford writers and directors.

A mum and toddler walk through two glass doors into a soft play area
Part of PLAY

REPLAY

The Herd

Enter an endless world of play in this interactive experience.

A person wearing a large powdered wig covered in pearls. They wear white make up and hold a fan, giving us a sultry look.
Part of Bradford: A City of Film

Flesh and Flamingos (working title)

Dominic Leclerc

The hidden history of northern queer culture.

A black and white image of a man in a car. He wears a determined expression.
Part of Bradford: A City of Film

The Ceremony

Jack King

An award-winning debut feature set in Bradford.

A group of older ladies sit together holding up placards with phrases including 'I Can Boogie' and Boogie Wonderland' on them.

So Far, So Good…

TC Howard & Dance On Bradford

An inclusive new dance show about growing older.

Black and white image of a group of people in a pub. A man sitting close to us is drinking a pint of beer.
Part of Bradford: A City of Film

The Local (working title)

Kim Hopkins

Step inside a Bradford landmark…

Wool City Rockers

New Model Army, Terrorvision and Paradise Lost co-headline a one-off show at Bradford Live.

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16 Jan 2025

Discover the joy of creative drawing

Manningham Library, BD8 8BB
Boy drawing on paper with a pencil in his hand
16 Jan 2025

DRAW like Hockney

T.F.D. Centre, BD4 0BH
16 Jan 2025

DRAW Coffee Morning

Shipley Library, BD18 3QH
16 Jan 2025

DRAW a Mini Portrait

Damart UK, BD97 1AD
A bug holding a lantern with lit up wings against a forest style backdrop, all of which is made out of cardboard
8–9 & 15–23 Feb 2025

Grue

Bingley Library, BD16 1AW
A young girl touches the nose of a dragon made out of cardboard.
11 Jan 2025

Grue: family craft workshop

Kirkgate Centre, BD18 3EH
A young girl touches the nose of a dragon made out of cardboard.
18 Jan 2025

Grue: Family Craft Workshop – Shipley

Bingley Arts Centre home of Bingley Little Theatre, BD16 2LZ
A young girl touches the nose of a dragon made out of cardboard.
18 Jan 2025

Grue: Family Craft Workshop – Bingley

Bow Street, BD21 3QQ
18 Jan 2025

Bradford 2025 Launch Celebration

Bradford
Six huge red giraffe puppets look down, with a blue sky behind them.
24 Aug 2024

Les Girafes

St George's Hall, BD1 1JT
A man looking menacingly into the camera holding his fingers in the shape of a gun. He has a shaved head and is not wearing a top. The picture is black and white.
15 Jan 2025

La Haine – Live

Impressions Gallery, BD1 1SD
A younger and older lady chat to each other in front of a photo gallery
22 Feb 2025

Photo Conversations

Bradford City Hall, BD1 1SD
An middle age lady sat down speaking to a 4 other younger adults (one man and three women)
22 Feb 2025

Audience Development – Elevate Workshop

Cartwright Hall, BD9 4NS
16 Jan 2025

Fighting to Be Heard – Preview event

Alhambra Theatre, Bradford, BD7 1AJ
A row of dancers on a stage. One dancer holds a position away from the others.
24 & 25 Jan 2025

Jungle Book reimagined

Sunbridge Road, BD1 1SD
10 & 11 Jan 2025

RISE

Cartwright Hall, BD9 4NS
A photograph of the outside of Cartwright Hall art gallery. Osman Yousefzada's installation covers a statue in front of the gallery, in a blue textile-like material.
3 May – 13 Oct 2024

Where It Began

Stott Hill, BD1 4EH
Monday 28 Oct

Street Art Social

Grammar School Street, BD1 4QD
4-8 Nov

Test event Oct 2024

Aldermanbury, BD1 1SD
A group of people wearing Bradford 2025 branded clothing sit on seats in the Bradford City football stadium.
24 Oct 2024

Bradford 2025 Surgery Sessions: Meet the team

Church Bank, BD1 4DZ
Artist, Nespoon, is crouched in front of the mural she has painted, with a paintbrush in hand. The mural is a white lace pattern that sits on a purple background. There is a historic building in the corner of the image.
On display now

The Portal

Ravenscliffe Youth & Community Centre, BD10 0LL
Vibrant mural on a wall, featuring colourful flowers, Billy Bantam and a Fox eating sausages
On display now

RAVO

Alhambra Theatre, Bradford, BD7 1AJ
Logo for Cinderella, the BBC Cbeebies Panto
11 - 12 Oct 2025

CBeebies Panto – Cinderella

Duke Street, BD1 3QR
A landscape image of a bench in front of a green field. in the near distance are some high rise flats and in the far distance is the city of Bradford
October 2025

Elmet

Cartwright Hall, BD9 4NS
27 Sep 2025 – 22 Feb 2026

Turner Prize

Impressions Gallery, BD1 1SD
Six young people stand in a line, against a pink background.
13 Sep - 20 Dec 2025

New Focus: Bradford Young Curators

Brontë Parsonage Museum, BD22 8DR
Four women pose on huge rocks, the moorland rolling out behind them.
Sep 2025

Wandering Imaginations

Bradford
A shot of four people performing at Contains Strong Language
18 – 21 Sep 2025

BBC Contains Strong Language

The Underground, BD1 3QR
29 Aug & 28 Nov

BBC Introducing at The Underground

Cartwright Hall, BD9 4NS
Sketchbook with drawings of a city skyline and flowers
11 Aug 2025

Youth Pass: DRAW! Sketchbook Workshop

University of Bradford, BD7 1DP
People sat round applauding
9 Aug 2025

Elevate Workshop: Evaluating Your Project

Cliffe Castle, BD20 6LH
A photo of an Alpaca puppet
9 Aug 2025

STATUESQUE at Cliffe Castle Park

Wibsey Park, BD6 3QD
An illustration of an open story book with a purple cloud coming out of it
8 Aug 2025

OUR STORY

Wibsey Park, BD6 3QD
A mother holds her young daughter in front of her as she reaches to draw on a giant sheet of paper on the wall
6 Aug 2025

The MEGA Drawing Box in the Park

Wibsey Park, BD6 3QD
A large group of men in black trousers and white shirts cheer in a park. Two women are stood at the front in dresses.
5 Aug 2025

Summer of Song

Cliffe Castle, BD20 6LH
A collage of various materials including cardboard, feathers and googly eyes
28 Jul & 10 Aug 2025

Let’s Make – Cliffe Castle Park

Cliffe Castle, BD20 6LH
A man talks to a group of children in a bus which has been converted into a library
26 Jul 2025

Share Your Story: Bradford Stories Bus at Cliffe Castle Park

Kala Sangam Arts Centre, BD1 1RD
A group of adults sat around a large table with notepads and computers infront of them
26 Jul 2025

Elevate Workshop: Producing Ambitious Projects

Loading Bay, BD1 3QR
25 Jul 2025

Evening Conversations – Loading Bay

Cliffe Castle, BD20 6LH
A young boy pulls another young boy who is sat in a makeshift cart across some grass
24 July - 10 Aug 2025

Play Bradford’s Mobile Adventure Playground – Cliffe Castle Park

BD8 9RE, BD8 9RE
20 Jul 2025

Bradford West Fun Day

Cliffe Castle, BD20 6LH
Three giant puppets of women from different cultural backgrounds perform in a park
25 Jul 2025

World of Women Walkabout Show

Wibsey Park, BD6 3QD
Youth Fest Logo
7 Aug 2025

Youth Fest

Wibsey Park, BD6 3QD
A patchwork quilt made of squares designed by the community to represent peace
20 Jul 2025

Peace Picnic: Cliffe Castle Park

Cartwright Hall, BD9 4NS
19 Jul 2025

Youth Pass: Calligraphy Workshop with Razwan Ul-Haq

Wibsey Park, BD6 3QD
19 Jul 2025

Cliffe Castle Party in the Park

Cliffe Castle, BD20 6LH
An image of a microphone in focus with a crowd of seated people blurred in the background
17 Jul 2025

Say It As It Is: Cliffe Castle Park

Wibsey Park, BD6 3QD
17 Jul 2025

What are you watching?

Wibsey Park, BD6 3QD
A man address an audience speaking into a microphone with his right arm outstretched
13 Jul 2025

Loaded Laughs at The Beacon

Ilkley Pool and Lido, LS29 0BZ
12 Jul 2025

Hollywood Meets Bollywood

Cliffe Castle, BD20 6LH
A colourful glass fronted building with The Beacon on the front surrounded by hundreds of people on a sunny day.
12 Jul 2025

The Big Beacon Family Welcome – Cliffe Castle Park

Cliffe Castle, BD20 6LH
Rio Freestone Drag Queen
11 Jul 2025

Drag-Ford

Alhambra Theatre, Bradford, BD7 1AJ
5 Jul 2025

Memories of the Future

Bradford
A group of adults and children stood a priest who is reading from a book.
3 – 27 July 2025

Tu i Tam/Tyt i Tam

Undercliffe Cemetery, BD3 0QD
Cemetary garden in Undercliffe
28 Jun 2025

Guided Walk: Undercliffe Cemetery

Kala Sangam Arts Centre, BD1 1RD
Two padlocks
28 Jun 2025

Elevate Workshop: Decolonial Practices in Archives and Heritage

1 Duke St, BD1 3QR
A photo of a man in glasses stood in front of shelves of books, speaking to a room of people
27 Jun 2025

The Pahari-Pothwari Literature Project

Airedale Shopping Centre, BD21 3QQ
28 Jun 2025

The Keighley Chorus

Centenary Square, BD1 9SG
Waterfall in Goit Stock
25 Jun 2025

Youth Pass: Guided Walk at Goit Stock

Bowling Park, BD4 7TL
22 Jun 2025

Intercultured Festival: Connecting Communities

Bradford City AFC Ticket Office, BD8 7DY
22 Jun 2025

Stories from Valley Parade

Cliffe Castle, BD20 6LH
A piece of carved bone depicting a mammoth spear thrower
21 Jun – 14 Sep 2025

Ice Age Art Now

Wibsey Park, BD6 3QD
A patchwork quilt made of squares designed by the community to represent peace
21 Jun 2025

Peace Picnic: Bowling

Wibsey Park, BD6 3QD
A man in a black coat and jeans stands lit in blue on stage with his arms outstretched.
20-21 Jun 2025

Penguin

Wibsey Park, BD6 3QD
A woman in an orange dress with long black hair with an orange flower in it sings into a microphone
19 Jun 2025

Back to Black

Wibsey Park, BD6 3QD
An image of a microphone in focus with a crowd of seated people blurred in the background
18 Jun 2025

Say It As It Is: Bowling Park

Wibsey Park, BD6 3QD
A young girl looks up to the camer smiling. She is sat on the floor surrounded by arts and crafts
18 Jun 2025

Museums for Play and Growth

T.F.D. Centre, BD4 0BH
The Terminator
15 Jun 2025

The Terminator (1984)

Bradford Industrial Museum, BD2 3HP
15 Jun 2025

Flow (2024)

T.F.D. Centre, BD4 0BH
Margot Robbie as Barbie
15 Jun 2025

Barbie (2023)

T.F.D. Centre, BD4 0BH
Fantastic Mr. Fox
15 Jun 2025

Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)

Wibsey Park, BD6 3QD
A woman in a yoga pose
15 Jun 2025

Yoga & Brunch

Wibsey Park, BD6 3QD
A man in a ruffled purple long sleeved top with a purple beehive hairstyle poses with his hand in the air
14 Jun 2025

Big Quiffy Bingo

Mind the Gap, BD9 4SA
14 Jun 2025

Youth Pass: DJ Turntablist Workshop

Mind the Gap, BD9 4SA
Man doing a break dancing move in the middle of a circle of people
22 Jul - 25 Oct 2025

Youth Pass: Breakin – Dance Workshop

Horton Park Ave Great Horton Road, BD7 3BG
Hugh Jackman dressed like a circus presenter, int he Greatest Showman, surrounded by performers
14 Jun 2025

The Greatest Showman (2017)

Horton Park Avenue
14 Jun 2025

Big Hero 6 (2014)

Horton Park Avenue
14 Jun 2025

Dil Dhadakne Do (2015)

Bradford Community Broadcasting, BD1 3SH
5 - 28 Aug 2025

Youth Pass: Radio Production Workshops

Wibsey Park, BD6 3QD
A family dressed up in bright coloured clothing stand in front of a glittery rainbow curtain.
14 Jun 2025

Pop-Up Family Pride

Bowling Park, BD4 7TL
A photo of an Alpaca puppet
14 Jun 2025

STATUESQUE at Bowling Park

Wibsey Park, BD6 3QD
Families queue to get on an old American school bus in a park
14 Jun 2025

Share Your Story: On Board at The Beacon, Bowling Park

Woodbank Nurseries, BD16 1BE
Man holding his hand towards the camera, The Matrix
13 Jun 2025

The Matrix (1999)

Woodbank Nurseries, BD16 1BE
Conclave
13 Jun 2025

Conclave (2024)

Woodbank Nurseries, BD16 1BE
The Apartment
13 Jun 2025

The Apartment (1960)

Woodbank Nurseries, BD16 1BE
A lady holding back a lady and a woman, they all looking like they are facing something frightening
12 Jun 2025

Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022)

Bradford Industrial Museum, BD2 3HP
12 Jun 2025

The Penguin Lessons (2024)

Bradford Industrial Museum, BD2 3HP
12 Jun 2025

Flow (2024)

BD8 8ET, BD8 8ET
12 Jun 2025

Sip and Paint

Bartercard Odsal Stadium, BD6 1BS
Hugh Jackman dressed like a circus presenter, int he Greatest Showman, surrounded by performers
11 Jun 2025

The Greatest Showman (2017)

Mind the Gap, BD9 4SA
Event postponed. New date to be announced.

Youth Pass: Poetry Workshop

Woodbank Nurseries, BD16 1BE
Conclave
11 Jun 2025

Conclave (2024)

Wibsey Park, BD6 3QD
Two individuals wearing purple turtle necks, holding bags of flour
10 Jun 2025

Sustenance: The Power of Food

Bradford Industrial Museum, BD2 3HP
10 Jun 2025

The Penguin Lessons (2024)

Bradford Industrial Museum, BD2 3HP
10 Jun 2025

Bride and Prejudice (2004)

Undercliffe Cemetery, BD3 0QD
10 & 17 Jun 2025

Cemetery songwriting workshops

Tesco Superstore, BD13 1QD
The Terminator
9 Jun 2025

The Terminator (1984)

Horton Park Ave Great Horton Road, BD7 3BG
A lady holding back a lady and a woman, they all looking like they are facing something frightening
9 Jun 2025

Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022)

Bradford Industrial Museum, BD2 3HP
Man holding his hand towards the camera, The Matrix
8 Jun 2025

The Matrix (1999)

Bradford Industrial Museum, BD2 3HP
Margot Robbie as Barbie
8 Jun 2025

Barbie (2023)

Bradford Industrial Museum, BD2 3HP
8 Jun 2025

Big Hero 6 (2014)

Bradford Industrial Museum, BD2 3HP
Fantastic Mr. Fox
8 Jun 2025

Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)

Wibsey Park, BD6 3QD
Two women in p.e. kit red wristbands and headbands hula hopp
8 Jun 2025

Wonky Olympics

Wibsey Park, BD6 3QD
A large group of people in traditional Sikh dress pose for a picture in a park.
8 Jun 2025

Punjabi Culture by Saath

National Science and Media Museum, BD1 1NQ
7 Jun 2024

Impact Gamers LiVE

Wibsey Park, BD6 3QD
Three smartly dressed men in clown make up pose with silly faces in a theatre
7 Jun 2025

The Tiger Lillies

Wibsey Park, BD6 3QD
A group of women learning traditional Indian dance
7 Jun 2025

Giddha Workshop

Bradford Industrial Museum, BD2 3HP
7 Jun 2025

Pulp Fiction (1994)

Bartercard Odsal Stadium, BD6 1BS
11 Jun 2025

Pulp Fiction (1994)- Odsal Stadium

Bradford Industrial Museum, BD2 3HP
7 Jun 2025

Flow (2024)

Bradford Industrial Museum, BD2 3HP
Hugh Jackman dressed like a circus presenter, int he Greatest Showman, surrounded by performers
7 Jun 2025

The Greatest Showman (2017)

Bradford Industrial Museum, BD2 3HP
The Lorax
7 Jun 2025

The Lorax (2012)

Wibsey Park, BD6 3QD
A dancer in a black and white leotard posing on the floor.
6 Jun 2025

Greed

Chaiiwala, BD3 9TX
People clapping, sat round a table
28 May

Urdu Shurdu Poetry Group

Wibsey Park, BD6 3QD
A young boy pulls another young boy who is sat in a makeshift cart across some grass
Dates between 27 May - 7 Jun 2025

Play Bradford’s Mobile Adventure Playground – Bowling Park

Wibsey Park, BD6 3QD
A collage of various materials including cardboard, feathers and googly eyes
26 & 28 May 2025

Let’s Make – Bowling Park

Wibsey Park, BD6 3QD
A red headed woman in a white overall paints patterns in green yellow and orange on a white canvas.
27 May 2025

Dancing with Colours

Wibsey Park, BD6 3QD
25 May 2025

Bank Holiday Party in the Park

Wibsey Park, BD6 3QD
A group of musicians play in a colourfully lit room full of people dancing
24 May 2025

North Street Band

Wibsey Park, BD6 3QD
A colourful glass fronted building with The Beacon on the front surrounded by hundreds of people on a sunny day.
24 May 2025

Bowling Collective Family Welcome

Victoria Hall, BD18 3JS
24 – 26 May 2025

Unseen: Ascendance at Saltaire Arts Trail

Keighley
24 May - 29 Jun 2025

Rombald’s Rocks: Keighley Sculpture Trail

Penistone Hill Country Park, BD22 0ES
A dark moorland scene with rocks in the foreground and a reservoir in the background. Laid on the moorland are fluorescent lighting tubes.
24 May – 12 Oct 2025

Earth & Sky

Penistone Hill Country Park, BD22 0ES
The artwork Tower by Steve Messam, in the landscape of Penistone Hill. The large sculpture is covered in sheep fleece, creating the shape of an arch with angular corners, set against a cloudy sky and the natural landscape.
24 May – 12 Oct 2025

Wild Uplands

Bradford Cathedral, BD1 4EH
group of volunteers outside of Bradford Cathedral
24 May 2025

Elevate Workshop: Volunteer Recruitment and Retention

Wibsey Park, BD6 3QD
A group of children in a classroom wearing sunglasses hold up certificates
23 May 2025

Street Sounds & Bhangra Niche

Wibsey Park, BD6 3QD
A group of young dancers on stage. A girl at the front is posing in an arabeqsue.
22 May 2025

An Evening with Resi/Dance

Wibsey Park, BD6 3QD
A man talks to a group of children in a bus which has been converted into a library
10 May 2025

Share Your Story: Bradford Stories Bus in Bowling

St George's Hall, BD1 1JT
Image shows a DJ from behind, performing in front of a crowd. Pyrotechnics explode in front of the stage.
9 May 2025

Bassline Symphony

Kala Sangam Arts Centre, BD1 1RD
12 April

Augmenting Bradford’s DNA: Kala Sangam Calligraphy Workshop & Talk

Theatre in the Mill, BD7 1DP
8 May 2025

Augmenting Bradford’s DNA: Theatre in the Mill Workshop & Talk

Wibsey Park, BD6 3QD
A group od women. in silver wigs and pink and blue outfits dance in a town square
5 May 2025

Bradford Belles

Wibsey Park, BD6 3QD
A collage of various materials including cardboard, feathers and googly eyes
5 May 2025

Let’s Make

Wibsey Park, BD6 3QD
Man pulling a serious face to the camra, sat on a rustic red chair, holding a clipboard in front of him. In the background either side of him are two large drawings of clowns.
4 May 2025

Les Enfants Terribles: A Gameshow for Awful Children

Wibsey Park, BD6 3QD
A patchwork quilt made of squares designed by the community to represent peace
4 May 2025

Peace Picnic: Wibsey

Salts Mill, BD18 3HU
A wide shot of a metal horn on a pole in front of a giant blue curtain. They are inside the roof of an old mill.
3 May – 2 Nov 2025

We Will Sing

Wibsey Park, BD6 3QD
A qawaali band play on stage
2 May 2025

Qawwali Night at The Beacon

Keighley Library, BD21 3SX
30 April – 31 Dec 2025

FEAR BUILDS WALLS

Wibsey Park, BD6 3QD
Four dancers leaping in syncronisation with one arm up in the air.
29 & 30 Apr 2025

Lay Down Your Burdens

Wibsey Park, BD6 3QD
Families queue to get on an old American school bus in a park
26 Apr 2025

Share Your Story: On Board at The Beacon

Wibsey Park, BD6 3QD
A group of children sit at a table with paints and craft activities on. Parents are stood behind them.
22 Jun 2025

Connecting Communities

Bradford Cathedral, BD1 4EH
A group of adults sat around a large table with notepads and computers infront of them
26 Apr 2025

Digital marketing – Elevate Workshop

Centenary Square, BD1 9SG
young people having a photoshoot outside of the Bradford 2025 office
26 Apr 2025

Youth Pass: Bradford Walking Tour

Wibsey Park, BD6 3QD
A black and white image of a man in a shirt and jeans, with his hand up to his ear in a back alley.
25 Apr 2025

BBC Introducing at The Beacon

St George's Hall, BD1 1JT
A chorus of singers all dressed in dark blue perform on a balcony above the orchestra.
24 & 26 Apr 2025

Simon Boccanegra

Impressions Gallery, BD1 1SD
An image of a woman in a red cape and hijabi with a black and white painted face. She is surrounded by women in blue hijabis facing in different directions.
24 Apr 2025

[Cancelled] Youth Pass: After-Hours Mobile Photography Workshop

75 Napier St, BD3 8LG
24 Apr 2025

Repair Patch workshop

Wibsey Park, BD6 3QD
a group of people sit around a table, talking and looking at leaflets
23 Apr 2025

WoW Community Partnership

Wibsey Park, BD6 3QD
An image of a microphone in focus with a crowd of seated people blurred in the background
22 Apr 2025

Say It As It Is: Wibsey Park

Wibsey Park, BD6 3QD
A mug and plate with a scone on it sit on a tray in a garden
22 Apr 2025

Beacon Church Community Cuppa

Wibsey Park, BD6 3QD
A cartoon of Jesus in front of a rock with three crucifixes on top of it
20 Apr 2025

Easter Sunday Fun

Wibsey Park, BD6 3QD
A cartoon bunny wearing sunglasses and headphones djs surrounded by a park
20 Apr 2025

Easter Party in the Park

Wibsey Park, BD6 3QD
A black and white photograph of a woman in a silky white dress and elbow length gloves singing into a microphone
19 Apr 2025

An Evening with Jacqui Dankworth

Wibsey Park, BD6 3QD
Two people dance back to back in brightly coloured outfits to a crowd of people in a heritage building
19 Apr 2025

Pop!

Wibsey Park, BD6 3QD
A woman with blonde beehive hair and a zebra print top stands behind a bar stacked with beer bottles
17 Apr 2025

It’s Your Round

Millside Community Centre, BD1 2HS
Artist David Hockney sits on a chair in a gallery, in front of one of his paintings.
16 Apr 2025

Youth Pass: DRAW! with Shanaz Gulzar

Wibsey Park, BD6 3QD
13 Apr 2025

Curious Investigators

St George's Hall, BD1 1JT
Musicians Kokoroko stand in a line in front of a wall.
13 Apr 2025

KOKOROKO

Wibsey Park, BD6 3QD
Two men in traditional Indian dress play dhol drums on stage
12 Apr 2025

LOUD & PROUD Dhol Drumming

Wibsey Park, BD6 3QD
A brass band sat playing in a hall being conducted by a man who has his back to the camera
12 Apr 2025

Hall Royd Band

St George's Hall, BD1 1JT
Portrait of Richard Hawley wearing sunglasses and a white jacket.
12 Apr 2025

Richard Hawley & the Black Dyke Band

Victoria Hall, BD18 3JS
Animated characters Wallace & Gromit hold instruments, against a background with musical notes.
12 Apr 2025

Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers – Live

Victoria Hall, BD18 3JS
Black and white image of Bradford City v Newcastle United in 1911
11 Apr 2025

Echoes of the North

St George's Hall, BD1 1JT
A conductor in a white suit jacket leads a brass band
11 Apr 2025

BBC Radio 2 Loves Brass

Wibsey Park, BD6 3QD
A colourful glass fronted building with The Beacon on the front surrounded by hundreds of people on a sunny day.
11 Apr 2025

The Big Beacon Family Welcome

Impressions Gallery, BD1 1SD
A woman talks into a microphone with a female BSL interpreter to her right
10 Apr 2025

Feed your Mind: Curator’s Talk and Tour

Wibsey Park, BD6 3QD
Two men dance acrobatically on wooden palettes
7-9 Apr 2025

Palette(s)

Wibsey Park, BD6 3QD
Performers in Claytime
6 Apr 2025

Claytime

Wibsey Park, BD6 3QD
Singer Eliza Carthy
5 Apr 2025

Eliza Carthy

Wibsey Park, BD6 3QD
A young boy pulls another young boy who is sat in a makeshift cart across some grass
Dates between 5 Apr – 5 May 2025

Play Bradford’s Mobile Adventure Playground

Wibsey Park, BD6 3QD
A break dancer balances on their hand in front of a crowd
3 Apr 2025

Clean North

National Science and Media Museum, BD1 1NQ
Two children infront of a bright close up image of the sun
3 Apr 2025 – 28 Feb 2026

YOU:MATTER

Impressions Gallery, BD1 1SD
Three older women sit around a table in an art gallery. They are laughing and drinking tea.
2 Apr 2025

Time for Tea

Pictureville Cinema at National Science and Media Museum, BD1 1NQ
pauline black, close up image of her face in black and white
1 – 3 Apr

Pauline Black: A 2-Tone Story [+ Q&A]

John Street, BD1 3JT
25 Mar 2025

Not Even Water

Bradford City Hall, BD1 1SD
A man in a wheelchair speaks into a microphone on stage, with a woman in a wheelchair beside him. Three other individuals, two women and a man, are seated on stage, listening.
22 Mar 2025

Elevate Workshop: Embedding Access in Your Projects

Wibsey Park, BD6 3QD
A man talks to a group of children in a bus which has been converted into a library
22 Mar 2025

Share Your Story: Bradford Stories Bus

Alhambra Theatre, Bradford, BD7 1AJ
A dancer wearing read clothing, against a backdrop of projected light and colour.
21 & 22 Mar 2025

Dragons

Bradford College, BD7 1AY
Group of young people outside all smiling holding bright red bags
29 Mar – 12 Jul 2025

National Saturday Club: Games Design

1 Duke St, BD1 3QR
Black yellow and pink pixelated diagonal stripes
8 Mar 2025

Loading Bay Venue Test

1 Duke St, BD1 3QR
11 Mar 2025

Loading Bay: Launch

1 Duke St, BD1 3QR
21 Mar 2025

Tour of Loading Bay

South Square Centre, BD13 3LD
13 June

Augmenting Bradford’s DNA

Bradford New Church, BD18 3AL
cartoon hands in the air, in the colours green, pink and yellow
25 Apr

Hands That Speak

Cartwright Hall, BD9 4NS
17 Jan – 27 Apr 2025

Fighting to Be Heard

Pictureville, BD1 1NQ
Artist David Hockney working on the floor of a studio.
15 Jan – 18 May 2025

David Hockney: Pieced Together

Impressions Gallery, BD1 1SD
A woman with a white painted face in a red shawl and headscarf holds a white flower. She is sat in front of a blue background covered in yellow feathers. To the left of the image is a yellow wooden chair
11 Jan – 26 Apr 2025

Nationhood: Memory and Hope

Alhambra Theatre, Bradford, BD7 1AJ
5 Jul 2025

Memories of the Future: World Premiere

Wibsey Park, BD6 3QD
A woman in a blue t-shirt and stripy dungarees holds a crossbow above her head.
25 May 2025

Robyn Hood

Wibsey Park, BD6 3QD
Two women wearing hijabs sit on a wall with skateboards.
29-31 May 2025

Sisters 360

Wibsey Park, BD6 3QD
A woman stands amongst trees with her arms in the air
27-28 May 2025

Happy Hype

St George's Hall, BD1 1JT
30 June

Bradford Literature Festival: Grace Dent & Nisha Katona in Conversation

Bradford City Hall, BD1 1SD
28 Jun 2025

Bradford Literature Festival: Feeding the Future

Bradford City Hall, BD1 1SD
29 June 2025

Bradford Literature Festival: Memoirs of Food, with Angela Hui the & Candice Chun

Bradford City Hall, BD1 1SD
5 July 2025

Bradford Literature Festival: Bradford, Food & Writing – A Taste from Home

Bradford City Hall, BD1 1SD
5 July 2025

Bradford Literature Festival: Breaking Bread with Kitty and Al Tait

City Park Mirror Pool and Fountain, BD1 1LA
5 July 2025

Bradford Literature Festival: The Food Our Grandmothers Knew

University of Bradford, BD7 1DP
6 July 2025

Bradford Literature Festival: Recipe for Fiction – The Language of Food with Annabel Abbs

University of Bradford, BD7 1DP
6 Jul 2025

Bradford Literature Festival: Preserving Culture and Memory with Food

Bradford Live, BD1 2EP
6 Jul 2025

Bradford Literature Festival: A Culinary Journey through al-Andalus

The Parade, BD4 9HN
10 Jun - 1 Jul 2025

The Blank Page Club

BD20 5EL, BD20 5EL
21 Jun 2025

Eid Mini Mela