Sonic Swirl & Silence

Zohaib Kazi

An immersive journey into the mystical world of Sufism.

Gathering 2025 – (Re)Making Practice

An annual celebration of the artistry and innovation of visual arts engagement, participation and learning

Bradford Made Conference

Celebrating cultural learning and local stories.

Youth Pass: Pottery Painting – sold out!

Paint your own pottery at a Bradford local studio.

Turner Lates: November

DJs, music, fashion, food, workshops and more at our young people’s night.

Painting the Sky

David Hockney & SKYMAGIC

David Hockney’s paintings brought to life in a spectacular drone show.

Loaded Laughs

Bradford 2025's comedy night.

Radio 1 Anthems Live

Radio 1 Anthems Live lands in Bradford for the first time ever.

Tech Styles 10

Tech Styles International

Celebrate 10 years of uniting the world’s finest Bboys, Bgirls, Crews, DJs, MCs and Graffiti Artists.

Pen Portraits – IT’S OUR TIME

Sudha Bhuchar

‘There’s no place like Bradford. Once you’re here, you don’t want to go anywhere else.’

Heart and Hands Studio

A series of free creative workshops

If All the World Were…

Tutti Frutti Productions and Bradford & Leeds Libraries

A beautifully performed reading of "If All the World Were..." by award-winning children’s writer Joseph Coelho.

REPLAY

Families of all ages welcome!

Enter an endless world of play in this interactive family experience from The Herd.

REPLAY: Early Years sessions

For ages 6 months to 5 years

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

The DRAW! Tour: November Workshops

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

Us Girls

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

Youth Pass: Padel Coaching Sessions – sold out!

Level up your padel game with an exclusive coaching session at Strike.

From Fragment and Friction

Sudha Bhuchar

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

Turner Prize Art & Play for under 5s

Join these free, family-friendly Museums for Play and Growth sessions at Cartwright Hall Art Gallery inspired by the Turner Prize.

Growing Care Gathering

Our Patch

We value and listen to people who receive care, are carers, or do not get the care they need.

Wandering Imaginations: Exhibition

A special display at the Brontë Parsonage Museum.

Turner Prize

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

The Repair Patch

Duncan Burnett

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

REPLAY: Early Years sessions

For ages 6 months to 5 years

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

Built by Sound

No Ghost, Dialled In and Bradford 2025

A mixed reality experience where memory moves to a beat.

Creative Careers Festival

A careers festival for young people aged 16-25 in the heart of Bradford.

BBC Introducing at The Underground

BBC Introducing gigs at Bradford's iconic The Underground.

Nisbet Road Tailor Shop

Zain Ali

Step inside an immersive recreation of a South Asian tailors.

We Will Sing

Ann Hamilton

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

Turner Prize

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

Hardy and Free

Carolyn Mendelsohn

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

Tower of Now

Saad Qureshi

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

YOU:MATTER

Marshmallow Laser Feast

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

HOPE/ACT

People Powered Press

Installations from the world’s largest letterpress printing press.

A Good Yarn

Luke Jerram & Bloomin' Buds

Get up close and personal with an extraordinary new artwork – made in BD10 from the fabric of Bradford.

Loaded Laughs

Bradford 2025's comedy night.

Love. Unite. Freedom.

Sinead Campbell

A live music show that takes you on a journey through decades of Black British music and culture.

Nisbet Road Tailor Shop

Zain Ali

Step inside an immersive recreation of a South Asian tailors.

Nisbet Road Tailor Shop: Woven Stories

Zain Ali & Nat Joseph

Sharing textiles and conversation at a very special event.

Urooj Ashfaq: How To Be A Baddie

Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Newcomer Urooj Ashfaq is back, but this time she’s different.

Steven Frayne: Back Home and Magical

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