 Easter Egg trails in parks
Myrtle Park, Bingley 2 April 11am - 2pm Friends of Myrtle Park invite you to their annual Easter trail, egg hunt and craft activities. More here.
Harold Park, Low Moor 10 April 11am-1pm - Friends of Harold Park invite you to an our Easter Hunt, with games and music with plenty of refreshments and a BBQ More here.
Easter at Bradford Libraries until 13 April
Our Libraries Service has a host of fun family friendly activities to encourage book-sharing and reading during the Easter School Holidays.
- Story-time
- Easter Baskets
- Chicks-on-sticks,
- Easter hats and crowns
- Finger puppets.
More here.
Easter at Bradford Council Museums
 Be inspired by the Victorians (who loved Easter) and take part in some fun packed activities suitable for all the family!
There'll be an indoor and outdoor Easter Egg trail (from 1st April at each site).
For more fun there'll be events at:
- 1st April: Bradford Industrial Museum
- 4th April: Cliffe Castle
- 5th April: Cartwright Hall
- 12th April: Bolling Hall
11-3pm learn about decoupage and create your own traditional Easter card to send to a loved one or make some beautiful flowers to decorate your home (just like the Victorians did).
The Easter Bunny will be popping up throughout the day – come and say hello and grab a selfie. Fancy dress and Easter bonnet wearing is encouraged. More here.
World Heritage Day 2023 - Saltaire
Celebrate World Heritage Day at our UNESCO World Heritage Site - Saltaire
Join in the family fun on 22nd of April 2023 10am-9pm at Roberts Park, Saltaire
- Heritage stalls
- Traditional fairground attractions
- Donkey rides
- Food and drink stalls
- Entertainment and street theatre
- Live music on the bandstand
- Lantern Parade
- Use your phone to follow the Visualising Heritage: A Saltaire Trail
More here.
St George's Day
 The clock tower of Bradford City Hall will be lit up in red and white on Sunday 23 April to celebrate St George's Day.
- Monday 17 April 11am–1pm Holme Wood Library St George’s Crafts Day – Make a shield & helmet or Create St George & The Dragon
- Tuesday 18 April 11am–1pm Holme Wood Library St George’s Crafts Day – Make a shield & helmet or Create St George & The Dragon
- Thursday 20 April Holme Wood Library – St George’s Crafts Day – make a knight's shield & helmet or create St George & The Dragon
- Sunday 23 April 1.30pm-4pm Manningham Library – Sunday Colouring – St George’s Day Flags
- Sunday 23 April Airedale Shopping Centre, Keighley 11am–4pm. Free activities and fun for all the family including face painting, balloon modelling, a Punch and Judy Show, arts and crafts and stilt walkers. There will also be an artisan market in town from 10am-3pm. Organised by Keighley Town Council. More here.
- Sunday 23 April The Lord Mayor of Bradford will be attending St George's Day parades by local Scout and Guide groups in Keighley and Bradford.
Cherry Blossom Festival 23 April
 Celebrate St George’s Day at Bolling Hall on Sunday 23 April between 11am and 3pm with a fabulous Cherry Blossom Festival.
- Plant a summer bulb in a pot you’ve decorated to take home
- Face painting with a blossom-themed design
- Get a photo taken with the Blossom Flower Fairy and join in with a fairy dance
- Make a handcrafted tissue blossom to take home
- Flower themed children’s story-time in the library
- Balloon modelling
- Performances by The Rainbow Morris Dancers
- Meet Frances Tempest, Lady of the House and take a tour of her home
- Samosas, tea and cake will be available in the museum’s ‘Cold Kitchen’
More here.
Exhibitions at Bradford Council Museums and Galleries
 Our museums and galleries have a variety of displays and exhibitons:
Mrs Moore of Moorside Mill cordially invites you to her beautiful Mill Manager’s House at Bradford Industrial Museum. Hear about her life as the lady of Moorside Mill, Bradford Industrial Museum. Saturday 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29 April.
Meet Frances Tempest - Bolling Hall was the temporary Royalist Headquarters after winning a great battle against the Parliamentarians under Oliver Cromwell, the Battle of Adwalton Moor (near Bradford) June 1643. Frances, as mistress of the house, would protect herself & her family by always having 2 Flintlock Pistols at the ready, “keeping her powder dry” under her apron. Sunday 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 April.
Bradford Libraries - Celebrating Ramadan and Eid
- Keighley Library and Shipley Library have Ramadan book displays
- Saturday 25 March 12.30pm -3.30pm Eccleshill Library – Read and Create Drop-In with crafts based around Ramadan
- Friday 14 April 1.30pm-2pm Manningham Library will have rhyme time & crafts – decorating Ramadan Prayer Mats
- Sunday 16 April 1.30pm-2pm Manningham Library – Sunday colouring & decorating Ramadan Prayer Mats
- Monday 17 April 4.30pm-5.00pm Manningham Library – rhyme time & crafts – decorating Ramadan Prayer Mats
- Friday 21 April 1.30pm-2.00pm Manningham Library – rhyme time & crafts – Making Eid lanterns and cards
Taste:BD 29 & 30 April
 Amazing food and drink festival in City Park and Centenary Square. Showcasing the very best in Bradford businesses, accompanied by unique and exciting entertainment, suitable for the whole family. The two-day festival will turn the city’s centre into a lively celebration of local food and drinks. More here.
Super Soapbox Challenge 30 April
Come along on and watch the brave soapbox racers hurtle down our huge ramp. A great day out for all the family with continual commentary and all the action visible on large format screens. As well as the excitement on the course itself, there’ll be a funfair and live music. More here.
Events in May
Ilkley Carnival 1 May 11am-5pm
This year's theme is The Coronation, giving schools, parents and local groups the chance to create a vision of golden carriages, Household Guards, kings and queens for a display of regal pageantry. More here.
Tree Training & Guides
Can you tell the difference between an Ash and an Oak? Do you want to expand your knowledge of Bradford’s trees and share this with others? Join Field Studies Council for a free tree training course at Cartwright Hall - 13 May 11am-5pm
These are limited opportunities, so get in there fast! Training places and guides are allocated based on eligibility criteria
The Coronation of King Charles III
This May marks the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III. It will be celebrated across the country and The Commonwealth and marked with a three-day bank holiday weekend from Saturday 6 May to Monday 8 May 2023. There will be events and activities across the district celebrate this momentous occasion.
Residents and community organisations can apply for a grant of up to £250 to put on an event in their neighbourhoods.
More here.
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