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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 ...
The Rise event has a cast of 200 performers and will take over City Park, in front of the historic Bradford City Hall. Professional artists will perform alongside local talent.
The north-western corner of the park is the mirror pool and its surrounds. Construction of this section begun in 2011 and was officially opened on 24 March 2012 with an all-day celebratory event featuring parkour, fireworks, balloons and other attractions. The city park was part of the 'masterplan' for Bradford city centre, a regeneration ...
The former Bradford Odeon, next to the site of Friday's launch event, had been due to reopen as a music venue for the City of Culture year after a £50m refurbishment.
Bradford Mela is a large scale celebration principally of South Asian culture [1] and was the first such event in Europe. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The Mela is a free one-day festival held in Bradford City Park and is part of the Bradford Festival.
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.
Bradford is the fourth UK City of Culture, following Derry-Londonderry in 2013, Hull in 2017 and Coventry in 2021. It was selected in May 2022 from a field of 20 bidding towns and cities.
When the mirror pool is drained, City Park holds events such as carnivals, markets, theatre productions, screenings and community festivals. Work started on the £24 million project in February 2010 and City Park officially opened in March 2012, with thousands of people turning out for the grand opening event. The Mirror Pool in City Park