Bradford City of Culture

Bradford has been named as UK City of Culture 2025. Bradford district’s year of culture is set to deliver more than 1,000 new performances and events including 365 artist commissions, a series of major arts festivals and major national and international collaborations. Start planning your trip to the Bradford District, don't wait until 2025, it's cosmopolitan, modern and exciting, full of surprises. Whether it's a day trip, a family holiday or a weekend getaway, Bradford has what it takes to make your stay truly memorable.

To support this the council have spent over £45m on a scheme to pedestrianise the city centre. This has included over 10,000m2 of Natural Stone paving and kerbs.