BD Walls in Bradford

Carmel Smickersgill, Tours & Activities Editor

Visit now

BD Walls

Until 31 December 2025

Always double check opening hours with the venue before making a special visit.

BD Walls
Courtesy of Bradford 2025 - UK City of Culture. Image credit: David Lindsay
Book now

As Bradford enjoys a year of culture, one of the most noticeable differences to the city may be the ever-growing wealth of street art on every available civic surface. BD Walls is an art gallery that lives within the city. Internationally renowned, big-name street artists are being commissioned to contribute to this evolving exhibition, as well as locally based artists and young graffiti enthusiasts. BD Walls will transform the city with vibrant and poignant murals, establishing Bradford as one of the centres for excellent public art in the country. 

BD Walls launched with The Portal, a striking new work by Polish artist NeSpoon, now visible in Bradford city centre. Inspired by a piece of lace found in the Bradford District Museum and Galleries archive, the artwork explores how lace mirrors natural forms and transcends cultural boundaries. NeSpoon describes lace as both familiar and universal, evoking a sense of homeliness while also being intricately decorative.

Another piece that has already been added to the city’s identity is Roots. Designed and painted by Sheffield-based artist Peachzz, this vibrant mural pays homage to Bradford’s MAPA cultural arts centre. Through kaleidoscopic colouring, the large piece depicts Mikey Roots, a revered local musician, community organiser and businessman. The musician’s soft smile is a subject that perfectly fits Peachzz’s signature style of expressive realism.

As part of BD Walls, highly acclaimed street artists will be teaming up with local emerging artists to collaborate on pieces, giving a huge opportunity to those just starting on their artistic journey. 

New pieces will slowly emerge as the year goes on. Each taking inspiration from local communities, archives, history, and Bradford’s international connections. As a city with so many cultural influences, we can’t wait to see the breadth and scale of work being planned, painted and developed. 

Check out the full programme for Bradford 2025 in this special year for arts in the region.

Part of Get Outside with Bradford 2025

Get Outside with Bradford 2025: An image of a large man made pool with fountains in front of a historic building with a clock tower
Until
FestivalsBradford
Get Outside with Bradford 2025

Explore art in the moorlands, soundscapes through the glen and appreciate how the city has become totally transformed when you get outside with Bradford 2025.

Free entry
Bradford on Foot
Until
ActivityBradford
Bradford on Foot

Bradford on Foot is a rich collection of 25 themed walks and tours around 2025’s UK City of Culture and the surrounding wild.

Free entry

Where to go near BD Walls in Bradford

Interior Decorations - Viet Deli
Manchester
Café or Coffee Shop
Viet Deli

Viet Deli is a small venue, not the kind of place for a sit down meal. Serving only bánh mì, traditionally street food in Vietnam.

Levenshulme
Restaurant
My Nawaab

Eye-catching banqueting hall in Levenshulme, with a wide-ranging buffet showcasing freshly-prepared Indian and Pakistani cuisine.

Seven Bro7hers Taproom
Manchester
Brewery
Seven Bro7hers Brewery & Taproom

Discover the heart of Salford’s craft beer revolution at the Seven Bro7hers Brewery & Taproom—a spirited, family-run brewery where the brewing kettles gleam and the atmosphere buzzes with energy.

DoES Liverpool event space
Cinema
DoES Liverpool

DoES Liverpool is a vibrant community makerspace, co-working hub and creative tech venue in the heart of Liverpool’s Fabric District.

shop
Stretford
Shopping Centre
Stretford Mall

Stretford Mall has undergone a major transformation, turning a 60s shopping centre into a vibrant, community-led town centre. Led by Trafford Council and Bruntwood Works.

Penistone Hill Country Park
Bradford
Park
Penistone Hill Country Park

As part of Bradford 2025’s UK City of Culture programme, Penistone Hill plays host to outdoor events that celebrate the enduring connection between landscape, identity and creativity.

What's on: Activity

Salford Lads Club Exterior
TourManchester
Salford Lads Club Tour

Salford Lads Club shot to global fame as the iconic backdrop on The Smiths’ album The Queen is Dead, but its significance goes far beyond its musical ties.

From £20.00
Horse and Jockey Chorlton
Walking TourManchester
The Secrets of Chorlton

From a hamlet on a road to nowhere to one of Manchester’s most desirable suburbs. What’s the story behind Chorlton-cum-Hardy?

From £20.00
Aisla dancing and Dj'ing
ActivityAncoats
Become A Superstar DJ

Get hands on with the decks in this funk and soul superstar DJ workshop from BBC Radio 6’s Ailsa.

Free entry
Four young female dancers in folk costumes, one looking at the camera
ActivityCathedral Quarter
Góbéfest

Góbéfest, Manchester’s original international urban folk music and dance festival, is back with a killer line up and the best of Central Europe.

Free entry
Bumps and Brushes
TourCumbria
Bumps and Brushes at Abbot Hall

Meet other expecting parents and connect with yourself artistically in Bumps and Brushes a relaxed artistic workshop at Abbot Hall.

Free entry

Culture Guides

Seven Bro7hers Taproom
Tours and Activities in the North

Go forth with wild abandon to dance the pavements, dabble with the paint and down the pints in this month's tours and activities guide.

A young boy with a white sash around his left arm cries.
Cinema in the North

Outdoor cinema announcements, a major retrospective at HOME, and the best of indie cinema.

Theatre in Manchester and the North
Theatre in the North

Experimental performance, thought-provoking new writing and our picks of Manchester International Festival - here’s what’s taking centre stage this summer.

Music in the North

Gigs are coming in hot this spring – from long-awaited returns to one-off happenings you’ll blink and miss if you're not careful.

Harry Baker
Literature Events in the North

From environmental to experimental, our poetry and prose picks from around the North are focused on the unusual and the fun.

Experience a unique deep listening art installation inviting audiences to lay down and be bathed in sound and light.
Exhibitions in the North

From city-wide art festivals to open-air sculptural installations, we have exhibitions from all around the North, both indoors and out.