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Marshmallow Laser Feast

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

Tower of Now

Saad Qureshi

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

HOPE/ACT

People Powered Press

Installations from the world’s largest letterpress printing press.

We Will Sing

Ann Hamilton

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

Journeys with Mai

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

Jameel Prize: Moving Images

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

Wild Uplands

Striking new art for the moors above Haworth.

Earth & Sky

Opera North

An immersive sound walk over the moors above Haworth.

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.

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.

Moomin 80: What Will We Do Without Exile?

Basel Zaraa

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

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.

The Blank Page Club

Storytelling & Art Workshops for everyone

Frontline 1984/1985

Victor Wedderburn

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

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.

Pop-Up Family Pride

Curious Arts

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

ReelBFD: Digital Arts, Bradford Stories

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

Yoga & Brunch

Club Ekta

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

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

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

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.

EGGS COLLECTIVE’S DARK NIGHTS

Twisted cabaret nights at Loading Bay.

Penguin

Hamzeh Al Hussien & Amy Golding

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

Eid Mini Mela

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

Summer Solstice Solace

Celebrate the longest day of the year.

Peace Picnic: Bowling

The Peace Museum

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

Guided Walk: Haworth Heritage Trail

With Brontë Parsonage Museum.

Ice Age Art Now

British Museum

Travel back in time at this British Museum Partnership Exhibition.

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.

Stories from Valley Parade

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

Intercultured Festival: Connecting Communities

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

Film4 Presents – Hot Milk

Join award-winning director Rebecca Lenkiewicz and producer Christine Langhan for a special preview and post-screening Q&A of this remarkable directorial debut, ahead of the MUBI general release.

The Bradford Selection

Edible Archives

Take a bite out of Bradford with our magnificent biscuits.

The Pahari-Pothwari Literature Project

Nabeela Ahmed

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

The Keighley Chorus

Hannah Butterfield and Shane Durrant

Come along to a community singing session around the piano.

Elevate Workshop: Decolonial Practices in Archives and Heritage

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

Guided Walk: Undercliffe Cemetery

With the team at Undercliffe.

Pink in the Park

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

Bradford Literature Festival: Feeding the Future

Stuart Gillespie

An insightful discussion on sustainable food systems.

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

Angela Hui & Candice Chung

A moving exploration of food, memory and identity.

Bradford Literature Festival: Grace Dent & Nisha Katona in Conversation

Grace Dent & Nisha Katona

Attend the launch of the brand-new nationwide reading campaign.

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.

Wondering Heights

Lucy Barker

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

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.

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

Habiba Desai & Shahnaz Ahsan

A discussion on how food writing an connect culture and cuisine.

Bradford Literature Festival: Breaking Bread with Kitty and Al Tait

Kitty & Al Tait

Discover the life-changing power of baking and bread.

Bradford Literature Festival: The Food Our Grandmothers Knew

Radhika Howarth

Discover how food and culture get passed down through generation.

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

Annabel Abbs

A thought-provoking celebration of words and nourishment.

Bradford Literature Festival: Preserving Culture and Memory with Food

Samantha Ellis & Bee Wilson

Dialogue between Samantha Ellis and Bee Wilson.

Bradford Literature Festival: A Culinary Journey through al-Andalus

Fiona Dunlop & Daniel L. Newman

Insight into medieval food culture across al-Andalus and North Africa.

My Thousand Year Old Land (A Song for BiH)

A story of the search for truth, justice and hope through three generations of women.

Youth Pass: DRAW! Zine and Comic Workshop

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

Imaginary Friends

Daniel Bye

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

Drag-Ford

Bradford Drag Collective

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

The Big Beacon Family Welcome – Cliffe Castle Park

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

Guided Walk: Five Rise Locks

With Canal & River Trust.

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.

Hollywood Meets Bollywood

Yorkshire Life Aquatic

A splashing community dance fusion project at Ilkley Lido.

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.

Guided Walk: Baildon Moor Circular

With Baildon Walkers are Welcome.

Chasing The Wind

A musical theatrical story about our time and a future that we can shape.

Guided Walk: St Ives Circular Walk

With Bingley Walkers are Welcome.

Loaded Laughs at The Beacon

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

The Railway Children

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

Guided Walk: Judy Woods

With Bradford CHA.

Health and Wellbeing Day

Keighley and Worth Valley Community Partnership

Connect with your community and check your health at this free daytime event.

What are you watching?

Friends of Bradford Art Galleries and Museums

Explore the development of film culture in Bradford and Keighley.

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

Come Rest In Chaos

Shivaangee Agrawal

A mesmering and playful multi-sensory world.

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.

LOUD & PROUD Dhol Drumming

Punjabi Roots

Learn to play the iconic dhol drum at this free workshop – no experience necessary.

Youth Pass: Calligraphy Workshop with Razwan Ul-Haq

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

Wild Uplands Walk & Write

At Haworth Festival

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

Celebrating Culture at Cliffe Castle

Highfield Community Association

Celebrate South Asian culture in Keighley with activities for the whole family to enjoy.

Peace Picnic: Cliffe Castle Park

The Peace Museum

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

Bradford West Fun Day

Feel the Culture, Share the Joy!

The Great Crafty Get-Together

Keighley Parish and LinkAge

Celebrate all the crafters - and all those that would like to be!

Youth Pass: Breakin – Dance Workshop

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

Last Rites

How do you say goodbye when words were never there?

Your Best Guess

mala voadora & Chris Thorpe

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

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.

Evening Conversations – Loading Bay

Sudha Bhuchar

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

World of Women Walkabout Show

Cecil Green Arts

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

Colorsphere

Hands Some Feet & Opus Company

Colorsphere is not your average circus.

Babysphere

Hands Some Feet & Opus Company

Explore a world of colour, movement, and sound.

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.

Zee and the City

Puppets with Guts

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

Elevate Workshop: Producing Ambitious Projects

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

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.

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

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

Let’s Make – Cliffe Castle Park

Lou Sumray

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

Evening Conversations – The Beacon

Sudha Bhuchar

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

Little Explorers, Festival of Archaeology

Bradford District Museums & Galleries

Craft activities and exploration stations for little archaeologists and scientists.

Archaeology Talks!

Bradford District Museums & Galleries

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

Wild Wednesdays: Make and Move Workshop

With Brontë Parsonage Museum

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

The Book of Bradford

Comma Press, Saima Mir

Ten short stories by Bradford writers.

Yorkshire Calling

Celebrate Yorkshire Day at Bradford Live.

Summer Sounds: Saturday

Day one of our two-day festival of music in Cliffe Castle Park.

Youth Pass: Radio Production Workshops

with BCB

Learn how to create and deliver your own radio show.

Summer Sounds: Sunday

Day two of our two-day festival of music in Cliffe Castle Park.

Summer of Song

Steeton Male Voice Choir

Steeton Male Voice Choir celebrate 118 years of singing.

The MEGA Drawing Box in the Park

Keighley Creative

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

Creative Summer Social

Cultural Voice Forum

A relaxed and welcoming indoor and outdoor event celebrating Bradford’s creative sector.

Youth Fest

Bradford Youth Service
Keighley Team

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

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…

OUR STORY

Nebula Girls Group

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

STATUESQUE at Cliffe Castle Park – 75th Birthday Bash

Chicks on Sticks & Naomi Parker

Costumed characters, free family workshop and a community parade.

Elevate Workshop: Evaluating Your Project

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

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.

Cliffe Castle Park 75th Birthday Bash

Starring Statuesque

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

Rich(ard) Dawson

Plus Guests

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

Shadmanny

Bradford South Asian Festival

A taste of South Asian wedding culture.

Stick in the Wheel

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

Youth Pass: DRAW! Sketchbook Workshop

Make your own 'zig zag' sketchbook with Naseem Darbey

Loaded Laughs

Bradford 2025's new comedy night.

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 O’Sullivan – All Souls

Hear Camille's love letter in song.

BBC Proms

Angélique Kidjo – African Symphony

UK Premiere with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.

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.

BBC Contains Strong Language

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

Wild Uplands end of summer party

A day of walks, talks, exhibitions and more.

Bloom

Upswing

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

HONK!

The Peace Artistes

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

Wandering Imaginations

The Brontës’ imaginary worlds reimagined for 2025.

Make Yourself at Home

Ten young people curate a major exhibition at Impressions Gallery.

Turner Prize

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

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.

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.

CBeebies Panto – Cinderella

CBeebies

Meet Our Mothers

Deepa Mann-Kler

An interactive cookbook celebrating Bradford’s heritage.

Roots

Peachzz

A vibrant street-art homage to a Bradford legend.

Come on in my friend

Jemima Spence

New striking street art inspired by the people of Buttershaw.

RAVO

Alastair Flindall

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

Growing Together

Sven Shaw

New street art capturing the community spirit of Girlington.

The Portal

NeSpoon

New street art inspired by old traditions.

FORGE Shorts

New films from Bradford writers and directors.

REPLAY

The Herd

Enter an endless world of play in this interactive experience.

Flesh and Flamingos (working title)

Dominic Leclerc

The hidden history of northern queer culture.

The Ceremony [Gala Screening and Q&A]

Jack King

An award-winning debut feature set in Bradford.

So Far, So Good…

TC Howard & Dance On Bradford

An inclusive new dance show about growing older.

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.