Events & What's On across the Bradford district

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Events & What's On across the Bradford district

BD is LIT

BD:isLit

Friday, 3 November & Saturday, 4 November

FREE

Join us for BD is LIT, Bradford’s free light festival on 3 & 4 November. See local, national and international artists illuminates spaces across the city.

It’s the perfect family-friendly, alternative to Bonfire Night.

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Baby Week Bradford

Baby Week

Tuesday, 14 November - Monday, 20 November

Baby Week Bradford is back from 14-20 November 2023 and we have some fantastic events happening across the district for families and the early years workforce.

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Maurice Broomfield: Industrial Sublime

Maurice Broomfield

Until Sunday, 12 November at Bradford Industrial Museum

Tuesday - Friday (10am - 4pm)

Saturday - Sunday (11am - 4pm) 

FREE

Industrial Sublime brings together Maurice Broomfield’s dramatic photographs capturing factories and their workers in an era of rapid transition, depicting the remnants of the industrial revolution alongside emerging technologies.

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Changing Shapes Of Fashion

Changing shapes of fashion

Until Monday, 6 November at Cliffe Castle

Tuesday - Friday (10am - 4pm)

Saturday - Sunday (11am - 4pm)

FREE

This display showcases a selection of dresses from the collections of Bradford District Museums and Galleries, which were recently displayed at Bankfield Museum, as part of an exhibition looking at fashion during the life of Anne Lister (1791 – 1840). Anne wrote detailed diaries, which gave an insight into her life as a landowner, business woman, intrepid traveller and lesbian.

These costumes highlight the changes in women’s fashion during this period and the introduction of pattern and colour. We discuss the technological advancements and the hidden dangers of fashion.

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Fruitful

Fruitful

Until Sunday, 26 November at Ilkley Manor House

Saturday - Sunday (11am - 4pm)

FREE

This season the Solar Gallery artists explore the theme of Fruitful, reflecting on how the meaning of the word informs their particular practice.

Feel free to browse the gallery and perhaps purchase and take home a piece of unique art. Entrance to the Solar Gallery is free.

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Ilkley Arts Festival 2023

Ilkley Arts Festival

Wednesday, 1 November - Friday, 22 December

Come and join in the great Ilkley Arts Festival with numerous events taking place throughout November and December 2023. Local Societies welcome you to concerts, film and lectures on art, recorded music, civic matters and history.

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Yorkshire Health & Wellbeing Festival

Health and wellbeing festival

Saturday, 4 November (10am - 4pm) at Victoria Hall, Keighley

FREE

Get ready for a day of holistic wellness at the Yorkshire Health & Wellbeing Festival in Keighley.

Explore complementary health practitioners and stalls, many offering taster sessions and delightful samples available for purchase on the day. 

Discover the power of yoga, cocao and pilates, etc and immerse yourself in a giant sound bath (full workshop fee for the sound bath is payable at the door). 

Learn how your body heals itself with nature's own remedies and treatments. It might just change your life! 

All you need to bring is an inquisitive mind and eagerness for change.

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