Bradford Literature Festival

27 June – 6 July 2025
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Days To Go

Bradford Literature Festival (BLF) 2024 ran for 10 days (28 June – 7 July), celebrating our 10th anniversary. BLF welcomed a record audience of over 155,900, 89% of whom attended for free.

Thank you to every one of the visitors, artists, performers, funders, sponsors, supporting organisations and friends who joined us. We hope to see you all again next year between 27 June – 6 July 2025.

BLF is a not-for-profit CIC. We believe in making arts accessible to all. Your donation supports free tickets for individuals, families, schools and community groups who would not otherwise be able to take part.

Education Programme

Bradford Literature Festival (BLF) has developed an expansive, free Education Programme for Primary schools, Secondary schools, and Home Educators. Leading writers, performance poets, illustrators, scientists, historians, journalists, among many others, share their skills through live shows, performances and interactive workshops.

Each day features exciting events, following a curriculum-targeted theme, champions an inclusive curriculum that fosters different perspectives on taught topics.

Themes for 2025 range from Ancient Egypt to Shakespeare, Gothic Literature to Civil Rights, as well as events on Rebellious Royals, Performance Poetry, and more!

Education Programme 2025: Book Now

Creative Economic Conference 2025

Bradford Literature Festival’s annual Creative Economic Conference (CEC) gathers influential minds from the realms of business, politics, and the creative industries. Explore how the business and creative sectors can work together to drive innovation and inspire visionary thinking, in a variety of insightful panel talks and round table discussions.

Save the date: Friday 27 June 2025.

CEC 2025: Find out more

Family Fun Days

Bradford Literature Festival’s free Family Fun Days spark imagination, joy and creativity for families with young children!

Enjoy an exciting variety of free events in Bradford’s City Park, including live theatre performances, storytelling, arts and crafts, face painting and much more. Meet some of your favourite children’s authors and, together, bring their stories to life.

Get the dates in your calendar for this year’s Family Fun Days: 28 – 29 June and 5 – 6 July 2025.

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