Spring has arrived, bringing a brilliant lineup of events to Bradford! Enjoy community celebrations, free family fun, captivating performances, and more this month. Here are some top picks you won’t want to miss.
Community
International Roma Day Celebration (4 April): Join Bradford District’s Roma community for a day of performances, activities and much more celebrating Roma culture – taking place the Friday before International Roma Day (8 April).
World Heritage Day Lantern Parade (12 April): The World Heritage Day celebration returns to Roberts Park with a vibrant range of complimentary family activities, stalls, live music, and an enchanting evening lantern parade by Cecil Green Arts, accompanied by Banda na Rua.
Meet me under the Blossom Trees (26 April): A chance to meet and greet your neighbours, share food and share commonalities, and take part in creative workshops.
Family Fun
The Big Beacon Family Welcome (11 April): Head to Wibsey Park for Wibsey Park for an afternoon of family-friendly workshops, activities and performances during the school holidays.
Springtime Storytelling Easter Event (19 April): Experience an on-street spectacular storytelling event featuring children’s favourites from Beatrix Potter and Alice in Wonderland. This is a free event for the whole family to enjoy!
Film
Toothless Film Showcase (15 April): Experience Bradford’s creativity at Toothless Films’ 2025 showcase, featuring a selection of northern short films and local musical talent
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (19 April): Enjoy this drive-in cinema experience at Cannon Mills, where three once-inseparable friends take a three-week bachelor road trip to Spain in this fabulous family movie – and a rare chance to see it on the big screen ahead of the sequel coming soon.
Theatre & Performance
Gideon: a play with music (3-5 April): This co-production between Bradford Cathedral, Bradford Reform Synagogue and Modalways CIC challenges audiences to engage deeply with history, find hidden hope, and draw strength from art as we confront upheaval in our own world.
Kala Sangam Presents – Disco Queen by Ella Tighe (10 April): Join Ella on a journey of high leg kicks, splits, spins, and gravity defying moves as she revisits her days in a hidden world where fake tan, rhinestones, and raw ambition rule.
