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The wait is over and the time is now – Bradford 2025 is the new UK City of Culture. Book tickets for RISE, our spectacular opening event – and explore our packed programme of events for 2025. It starts here.

Nationhood: Open now! →

10 & 11 Jan 2025

RISE – SOLD OUT

Kirsty Housley & Steven Frayne (formerly known as Dynamo)

Believe your eyes – there’ll be magic in the Bradford air…

What's on

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A girl stands on a train tracks in front of a large steam locomotive, waving a red hankerchief.

16 Jul – 7 Sep 2025

The Railway Children

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

Artist David Hockney sits on a chair in front of one of his paintings. The artwork is hung on a white wall.

Throughout 2025

DRAW!

Supported by David Hockney

A nationwide drawing project.

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

Aïda Muluneh

A modern-day insight into our four nations.

17 Jan – 27 Apr 2025

Fighting to Be Heard

British Library

Boxing, calligraphy and the collections of the British Library.

Wallace and Gromit

Sat 11 Jan 2025

A Grand Day Out

Celebrate the reopening of the National Science and Media Museum.

A row of dancers on a stage. One dancer holds a position away from the others.

24 & 25 Jan 2025

Jungle Book reimagined

Akram Khan Company

Akram Khan Company makes its Bradford debut.

Bradford 2025 Youth Pass

Aged 16-25 and live in Bradford? Sign up for the Bradford 2025 Youth Pass for cheap tickets, priority booking and more.

Singer Afrobaby performs at a Bradford 2025 event.

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Get ready for an unforgettable year – order your exclusive Bradford 2025 merchandise today.

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Two models in black clothes wear the colourful Bradford 2025 branded scarf. They stand against a white background. The model on the left is sitting down. The model on the right is standing, and wears a headscarf.