Events at our museums and galleries
 Our venues across the district, Bolling Hall, Bradford Industrial Museum, Cartwright Hall and Cliffe Castle, are great places to spend the day with lots of different exhibitions and displays to discover, as well as outdoor space to explore all for FREE.
Halloween Hyacinths and the Bradford Story Bus - Bolling Hall Sunday 23 October 11am-3pm
Travelling more than 3,000 miles from New York, the bright yellow school bus promotes community literacy in Bradford. This FREE event will feature:
- Storytelling and book giveaway
- Decorate a pot in a spooky style for Halloween and plant it with a hyacinth bulb to take away.
- Facepainteing for your little witches, warlocks and wizards
- Looks out for characters from the famous wizarding books!
- Meet Frances Tempest and take a tour of her home, Bolling Hall
- Refreshments on sale in the Cold Kitchen.
More information here.
Lister's Lanterns at Lister Park and Cartwright Hall
Workshops - Make and decorate your own lantern Thursday 27 and Friday 28 October 11am – 3pm at Cartwright Hall. Call 01274 431212 or book at reception. More information here.
Lantern Parade - Friday 28 October 6pm-9pm featuring giant and small lanterns on the theme ‘Together We Rise’. More information here.
Halloween Trails at Bradford Industrial Museum 22-30 October
Explore Bradford Industrial Museum through our Halloween and Skeleton Rat trails. See how many of our spooky clues you can find! More information here.
Windrush Exhibition - Cartwright Hall from 18 October
 A new exhibition telling the Windrush stories of residents in the Bradford district is set to open at Cartwright Hall on Tuesday 18 October coinciding with Black History Month. More information here.
Events at libraries
 Zoo on the Broom - Wibsey Library 27 October 1.30pm-2.25pm
A FREE animal-handling and fact finding workshop for families with ZooLab. Come along and find out about some "scary" animals - look out for stick insects, tarantula, cockroaches, scorpion, giant millipedes and rats! Suitable for families with children aged 4-11.
The Bear & The Bird King
A FREE family friendly event - Interactive re-telling of the classic Brothers Grimm tale. When Bear upsets the King of the Birds, it is time for all creatures to battle it out. The beasts of the land vs the beasts of the air. But whose side are you on?
- Wibsey Library - 29 October 10am-11am
- Wyke Library - 29 October 12noon-1pm
More information about libraries in the Bradford district here.
Halloween at markets across the Bradford district
 Oastler Market - 29 October 10am-4pm
- Potion making and wand making workshop 10am-4pm.
- Room on the Broom screening inside the pop-up cinema at 11am, 12pm, 1pm and 2pm. Snacks and drinks included.
- Hot pumpkin soup tasters and decorating pancakes session from 11am-3pm.
- Face painting
Keighley Market - 29 October 10am-4pm
- Halloween display
- Face painting
Kirkgate Market - 29 October 10am-4pm
The Joke Shop Kirkgate Market Bradford have a huge selection of Halloween costumes and decorations, a stall completely dedicated to all your scary needs!
Melting Moments Kirkgate Market (Bradford) have some Halloween themed melts and products.
For more information visit the Bradford Markets website
Van Gogh Alive from 13 October 2022 until 8 January 2023
Van Gogh Alive UK - The world's most visited immersive multi-sensory experience comes to Bradford from 13 October 2022 to 8 January 2023.
Bradford residents can take advantage of an exclusive discount on adult tickets.
To get your discounted adult ticket - Select the date you want to visit and the number of adult tickets required and once prompted, enter the first part of your Bradford district postcode (e.g. BD1, BD12, LS29 etc.) in the discount code box and click apply. e.g. BD1, BD12, LS29 etc.
More information and to book you tickets visit Van Gogh Alive
Bradford BID - Pumpkin Festival
 Don’t miss out on Bradford’s Pumpkin Carving Workshop! Bring your little one along to The Broadway Bradford on Friday 28 October 11-3pm and carve a FREE pumpkin with the help from some experts.
The highly successful pumpkin trail will also be running from 27-29 October, with 10 music themed pumpkin scenes to spot around the city centre!
More information here.
October is Music Month
 October is Music Month continues with lots of great events across Bradford city centre.
'October is Music Month' is about bringing together as many events as possible to remind people just how much Bradford has to offer and to celebrate our love for music.
Bradford at Night are working with Bradford BID, Bradford Council and Bradford Producing Hub, to bring the streets alive with the sound of music.
More information and the full programme is available on the Visit Bradford website.
For more information about activities and events across the Bradford district check out the Visit Bradford website.
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