On this week

15 Jul – 7 Sep 2025
The Railway Children
The classic production heads to the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway.

16 Aug 2025
Guided Walk: Haworth Heritage Trail
With Brontë Parsonage Museum.

5 - 28 Aug 2025
Youth Pass: Radio Production Workshops
Create, deliver and record your very own radio show with BCB!

6 - 29 Aug 2025
The DRAW! Tour: August Workshops
Hands-on drawing workshops across the district, part of Our Patch.
Highlights

Open-Air Cinema
Step into a cinematic wonderland – immersive screenings of cult and classic films under the stars with Wild Rumpus.

BBC Contains Strong Language
The UK’s biggest poetry and performance festival comes to Bradford.
Turner Prize 2025
The world’s most exciting visual arts prize is coming to Bradford for the first time. Book your tickets.
Music
Film

16 Aug 2025
BULK [With Ben Wheatley Q&A] (Cert TBC)
Experience the chaos, mystery, and genius of Ben Wheatley’s BULK - one night only at Pictureville

22 Aug 2025
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (12A)
Jamie’s got big dreams, but they aren’t like those of other boys. Part of Open-Air Cinema at Ilkley Lido with Wild Rumpus.
Get outdoors this summer

Wild Uplands
Striking new art for the moors above Haworth.

Bradford on Foot
Walk a mile or more in our shoes.

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

3 May – 2 Nov 2025
We Will Sing
Ann Hamilton
Ann Hamilton transforms the immense top floor at Salts Mill for her largest solo UK installation to date.
27 Sep 2025 – 22 Feb 2026
Turner Prize
We’re teaming up with Tate to bring the Turner Prize to Bradford - tickets available now.

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.

3 Apr 2025 – 28 Feb 2026
YOU:MATTER
Marshmallow Laser Feast
Explore how we’re all connected at this spectacular immersive experience.

21 Jun – 14 Sep 2025
Ice Age Art Now
British Museum
Travel back in time at this British Museum Partnership Exhibition.

Until 31 Dec 2025
HOPE/ACT
People Powered Press
Installations from the world’s largest letterpress printing press.

12 Jun – 29 Oct 2025
Frontline 1984/1985
Victor Wedderburn
A fascinating exhibition exploring Bradford's African Caribbean communities in the ’80s.

23 May – 17 Aug 2025
Journeys with Mai
Sir Joshua Reynolds' spectacular portrait visits Bradford on a UK-wide tour.

23 May - 17 Aug 2025
Jameel Prize: Moving Images
Explore the relationship between contemporary practice and Islamic tradition at Cartwright Hall Art Gallery.
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The Beacon

28 Aug 2025
The Big Beacon Family Welcome
Join us at Lister Park for an afternoon of family fun.

29 Aug 2025
Tent of Hope: The Marketplace of Faith and Creativity
Share creative experiences inspired by faith and belief.

29 Aug 2025