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Bradford UK City of Culture 2025 is a designation given to Bradford, England, between 2025 and 2029 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 2025 City of Culture is the fourth city to hold the title since the programme began in 2013, following those of Derry~Londonderry [a], Hull, and Coventry. The competition for the 2025 holder was launched on 29 May 2021, with the deadline to submit bids being 19 July 2021.
Bradford's year as UK City of Culture will get under way with a special event in the centre of the city Opening show Rise has been created by award-winning director Kirsty Housley and Bradford ...
Glen said it was "an incredible opportunity for Coventry to boost investment in the local economy, grow tourism and put arts and culture centre stage". [34] In July 2020 it was announced that the start of Coventry's year as City of Culture had been put back to May 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic . [ 35 ]
Shanaz Gulzar, creative director of Bradford 2025, said the launch had been "buzzing" on both nights. "We worked really really hard to ensure all equipment was defrosted. There were crews at hand ...
Shanaz Gulzar, Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture creative director, said: “This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to celebrate our extraordinary cultural heritage, and for our young population ...
By 2025, the UK City of Culture bid is expected to support potential economic growth of £389 million to the city of Bradford as well as to the surrounding local areas, creating over 7,000 jobs, attracting a significant amount of tourists to the city and providing thousands of performance opportunities for local artists. [62]
L.L. Bradford Letter Confirms Funding Reported by Bergamo Acquisition Corp. NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Bergamo Acquisition Corp. (OTC: BGMO), a global investment holding company, has engaged L.L ...