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.

Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali Group

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

STRIKE: Banner-Making and Printmaking Drop-In Workshops

MEK SUMMAT

Join MEK SUMMAT for a series of creative, drop-in workshops at Lister Mill.

STRIKE

Urban Projections

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

In Other Words

Kirsty Taylor

Free, friendly creative writing workshops for all abilities.

Otherhood

Old Bird Theatre

A story of radical love and found family.

Open Hands

A relaxed time to share a cuppa, learn sign language, and make friends.

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.

Brighter Still

The finale! Join us for our big closing event - and look ahead to a brilliant Bradford future together.

Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali Group

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

John Grant

Plus support

John Grant makes his Bradford headline debut.

Built by Sound

No Ghost, Dialled In and Bradford 2025

A mixed reality experience where memory moves to a beat.

BBC Introducing at The Underground

BBC Introducing gigs at Bradford's iconic The Underground.

Radio 1 Anthems Live

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

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.

Wild Uplands

Striking new art for the moors above Haworth.

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.

Frontline 1984/1985

Victor Wedderburn

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

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.

Life Class

509 Arts

Every body has a story.
Everybody sings a song.

OUR TURN: Practice Bradford

A group exhibition showcasing new work by four of Bradford’s most exciting emerging artists

Elmet

The Javaad Alipoor Company

An explosive Northern drama – created especially for Bradford 2025 by The Javaad Alipoor Company.

We Are Still ASAFO

Theatre In Flow

A theatre performance with live music and dance, that reminds us we are never truly alone.

Loaded Laughs

Bradford 2025's comedy night.

Nisbet Road Tailor Shop

Zain Ali

Step inside an immersive recreation of a South Asian tailors.