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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.
Shanaz Gulzar, creative director at Bradford City of Culture, said: "Bradfordians are going to help be a part of what is the opening of 2025, our UK City of Culture.
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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 £ ...
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 ...
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.