Bradford District
Your guide to attractions, events, and activities in and around Bradford... There's a lot to discover; visit www.visitbradford.com for more possibilities.
Just 24 hours to go until BD:is LIT transforms Bradford city centre!
This weekend - 7th and 8th November - the city will glow with 17 incredible light installations, performances and experiences designed to illuminate, surprise and inspire.
From the hypnotic rhythms of Spark!, the electrifying army of illuminated drummers who open the festival, to the beauty of Eternal Ensemble, where classical music and light projection meet in an immersive, meditative experience - BD:is LIT invites you to discover Bradford in a whole new light.
Stand before Worstedopolis, as the iconic City Hall becomes a vast, shimmering tribute to Bradford's textile heritage; lose yourself in Monolith, an awe-inspiring structure that challenges our relationship with screens and technology; or seek out Sonic Swirl and Silence, a light and sound exhibition that explores physical and spiritual interpretations of light and enlightenment through the lens of Sufi shrines.
It’s going to be a glowing, story-filled weekend — full of colour, sound and discovery.
Bradford is ready to shine. Are you ready to be dazzled?
Bundle up and celebrate Bonfire Night at organised fireworks events across the Bradford district. With a variety of displays running until 8th November, you’ll find spectacular fireworks, delicious street food, drinks, and entertainment for the whole family.
Join the crowd, stay safe and watch the skies light up over Bradford this Guy Fawkes Night!
This week, the district begins to light up for another magical Christmas! The Bradford Festive Launch at The Broadway Shopping Centre kicks things off on Saturday, 8th November featuring live music and plenty of special guests. Following the launch, events will take place across the district, each bringing its own unique flair to the festive season with music, markets and maybe even an early visit from Santa!
Check out all the details at the link below and get ready to start the Christmas season in style.
Date: 1 - 23 Nov 2025 | Location: Loading Bay | Tickets: Free - no ticket required
Step inside Nisbet Road Tailor Shop, a beautiful new installation created for Bradford 2025 by Zain Ali – designer, artist and founder of the ZN ALI fashion label.
Nisbet Road Tailor Shop is an immersive recreation of South Asian tailors from a time when thousands of people moved to Bradford from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Out of these tailor’s shops and textiles stores emerged a new type of style rooted in British Asian culture – sourced from famous outlets such as Bombay Stores, archival pieces from Bradford’s Museums and Galleries, as well as original textile installations by the designer. The show is a tribute to Bradford’s diverse story as we know it today, told through the story of textiles and a curation of family photographs taken at Manningham’s Belle Vue Studio.
Created by one of the most exciting new voices in British fashion, Nisbet Road Tailor Shop pays homage to these treasured icons – with archival images, memorabilia, textiles, garments and much more.
Date: 7-9 Nov 2025 | Times: 7.30pm & 2.30pm | Location: Loading Bay | Tickets: £12 & £5 for Youth Pass holders
We Are Still ASAFO is a tribute to those who came before us – and a reminder that their voices still echo in the present. Drawing on West African, Caribbean, and diasporic narratives, it speaks to our roots and our futures, to resilience in places where we are too often made to feel unwelcome.
At its heart are three characters, living in Bradford, Ghana, and Jamaica. Each is facing loss, each standing at a crossroads. As they navigate grief and upheaval, they are guided by ancestral voices that refuse to be silenced – voices that carry memory, courage, and direction through turbulent times.
Blending dance, theatre, and music, We Are Still ASAFO explores what holds us together, rather than what tears us apart. It is about finding connection across oceans and generations, about community as resistance, and about hope as an inheritance we carry forward.
 If you're planning to visit the Bradford District in the next few weeks, here are some highlights for your diary.
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