City Park
Johnny James, Managing Editor
City park is Bradford’s brilliant multi-award winning outdoor public space, one of its highlights being The Mirror Pool — the largest urban water feature in the UK.
What's on near City Park
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YOU:MATTER at National Science and Media Museum
YOU:MATTER is a spectacular audio-visual experience that explores our place in the universe and the invisible links between us and the cosmos
From £2.00
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Loops at Sunny Bank Mills
‘Loops’ is a new collaborative exhibition of textiles at Sunny Bank Mills, connecting artists from across the Netherlands and Yorkshire.
Free entry
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Hannah Platt: Playing Out at Threshold
Threshold presents Hannah Platt: Playing Out, a humorous blend of photography and sculpture in the form of an outdoor installation.
Free entry
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Drift by Meg Erridge at Assembly House
Meg Erridge asks what it means to live without direction in her first solo exhibition ‘Drift’ at Assembly House in Leeds.
Free entry
DIIV at Project House
Emerging from a four-year crucible of creative tension and personal reckoning, Brooklyn shoegazers DIIV return to Leeds.
From £22.50
Deep Red with Live Score by Slow Knife at Hyde Park Picture House
Slow Knife perform a brand new live score for Dario Argento’s iconic giallo as part of Leeds Jazz Festival.
From £11.50
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Leeds International African Arts Festival, Cinema Africa! at Hyde Park Picture House
Leeds International African Arts Festival partners with Hyde Park Picture House this summer, with a pair of films scheduled as part of the cinema’s ongoing Cinema Africa! strand.
Free entryWhere to go near City Park
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Bradford Police Museum
The Bradford Police Museum resides in the old headquarters of the force. Explore the cells, courtrooms and artefacts that have over a century of stories to tell.
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Impressions Gallery
As the leading gallery of photographic arts in the UK, Impressions is making photography accessible, inspiring and approachable for everyone.
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Wallers Brewery
The biggest bar in Sunbridge Wells, Bradford’s underground network of restaurants and bars. Serving food and drink in a historic underground venue.
Bradford
St George’s Hall, Bradford
Bradfords flagship music venue, St Georges Hall has been bring the best touring talent to Bradford since the 19th Century.
Bradford
Great Victoria Hotel
The Great Victoria Hotel is Grandeur, style and luxury, in the middle of Bradfords best theatres, venues, bars and galleries.
Bradford
Waterstones Bradford
at The Wool Exchange
at The Wool Exchange
The Wool Exchange is one of Bradford’s industrial architectural gems, nowadays you can call in for a coffee and a book as it’s now inhabited by a particularly picturesque Waterstones.
Bradford
National Science and Media Museum
National Science and Media Museum offers the chance to explore the science of light and sound technologies and their impact through events, exhibitions, cinemas and world class collections.
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The Peace Museum
Don’t be fooled by the size of The Peace Museum, this collection of peaceful objects has a powerful message behind it and makes for fascinating exhibitions.
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Restaurant 1914
Based in the Alhambra Theatre, this luxurious restaurant serves a seasonal menu and offers fantastic views over City Park.
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The National Science and Media Museum
Visit the Science and Media Museum to explore how light and sound work and how film, television and video games have developed.
Bradford
SakkuSamba
Japanese sushi meets Brazilian Grill in a fantastic melding of cuisine. This gem in Bradford is not only quirky in concept but delicious in execution.
Bradford District Guides
Culture Guides
Music in the North
Gigs are coming in hot this spring – from long-awaited returns to one-off happenings you’ll blink and miss (unless you’re paying attention).
Theatre in the North
Eclectic as ever. You'll find inventive reworkings, world-class contemporary dance and Greater Manchester's inaugural Improv Festival in our guide.
Family things to do in the North
With these lighter, brighter days and warmer temperatures, it's really starting to feel like summer here in the North West!
Tours and Activities in the North
Books, beer and burlesque. Dive into a glorious tangle of joyful happenings.
Food and Drink in the North
The sun is shining in the North, so use our guide to get out there and eat, drink and be merry in it.
Exhibitions in the North
Willow weaving, textile collages, digital arts and ecology - all this and more in our exhibition top picks this month
Literature Events in the North
We've got laughs and we've got leftfield on the live literature radar this month. Something for everyone, from poets playing with form to short story writers looking long.
Classical Music in the North
Read our latest highlights from the live classical music offer in Manchester and the North, taking in a number of the region's most cherished orchestral forces and venues.