Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture
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Railway children Access What's on Learning Visit

This is Bradford. Unfiltered. Unstoppable. Unmissable.

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21 Nov - 14 Dec 2025

Built by Sound

No Ghost, Dialled In and Bradford 2025

A mixed reality experience where memory moves to a beat.

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28 Nov 2025

BBC Introducing at The Underground

BBC Introducing gigs at Bradford's iconic The Underground.

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Free

27 Sep 2025 – 22 Feb 2026

Turner Prize

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

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Our Patch

We’re inviting the people of Bradford to learn skills, make connections and unleash their inner artist with our free community creativity programme.

Four people raise their hands in the air in front of an outdoor cinema screen, on a hill high above Bradford.

Bradford: A City of Film

Cinema for everyone, everywhere.

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

DRAW!

A nationwide drawing project supported by David Hockney.

Yellow and green spray painted words 'MAPA', sitting on a red background. There is a ladder to the left of the picture and artist, Peachzz with her back turned to the right.

BD: Walls

We turned the streets into galleries for Bradford 2025.

Loading Bay

Loading Bay is our very own pop-up venue in the city.

We’ve transformed a disused storage depot into a temporary culture hub for Bradford 2025 – it's open now with an action-packed programme.

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Take part

Volunteer with us, take part in an event and find out how your community can get involved in Bradford 2025.

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Youth Pass

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

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Bradford 2025 Digital Map

Discover stories from across Bradford District with our Digital Map.

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