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Bradford UK City of Culture 2025 is a designation given to Bradford, England, between 2025 and 2026 by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). The designation means that Bradford gains access to funding to improve its infrastructure and arts facilities, and will host a series of events celebrating local culture starting in 2025 for twelve months.
The Event City theme would have consisted of a partnership between private, public and third sectors, and local community groups to host local events to bring the culture of the city to life. The Music City theme aimed to showcase the city's music heritage, support local talent, artists, and the live music industry in the city.
A cash-strapped local authority is proposing to increase council tax by up to almost 15% from April. Bradford Council, which kicked off its year as UK City of Culture on Friday, said more ...
UK City of Culture is a designation given to a local area (specifically a city before 2025) in the United Kingdom for a period of one calendar year, during which the successful bidder hosts cultural festivities through culture-led regeneration for the year.
Boris Johnson led the congratulations when Bradford was announced as the successor to Coventry as City of Culture 2025. Culture win may bring 7,000 jobs and 16 million visitors to Bradford Skip to ...
An estimated 10,000 people celebrated the start of Bradford's year as City of Culture at an open-air show starring magician Steven Frayne, formerly known as Dynamo. The event titled Rise, which ...
In 2022, Bradford was named the UK City of Culture 2025, beating Southampton, Wrexham and Durham. [60] [61] The UK City of Culture bid, as of 2023, was expected to majorly stimulate the local economy and culture as well as attracting tourism to the city. By 2025, the UK City of Culture bid is expected to support potential economic growth of £ ...
The event will feature hundreds of performers and thousands of people are expected in City Park to watch it. Bradford's year as the UK's cultural capital follows on from Coventry in 2021 and ...