Event Calendar

BLF 2026
Joelle Taylor
Maryville: An Evening with Joelle Taylor
Wednesday, 8 July 2026 | 19:30 – 20:30
The Studio, The Alhambra Theatre, BD7 1AJ
Poetry, Society & Citizenship
Event Reference: 26PO13
BLF 2026
Loud Poets Slam Heat
Wednesday, 8 July 2026 | 19:30 – 21:30
Loading Bay, BD1 3QR
Poetry
Event Reference: 26PO2
BLF 2026
Martyn Watson
Lunch Bite: Finding Stillness in Grief
Thursday, 9 July 2026 | 12:00 – 12:45
Festival Hub, City Park, BD1 1HY
Lunch Bites, Poetry
Event Reference: 26LB6
BLF 2026
Jason M. Croot
‘Ey Up Bradford: A Journey Through Bradfords ’70s, ’80s and ’90s
Thursday, 9 July 2026 | 14:00 – 15:00
Festival Hub, City Park, BD1 1HY
Heritage Walks & Talks
Event Reference: 26HT2
BLF 2026
Vaseem Khan, Abir Mukherjee, Andrew Taylor
Red Hot Chilli Writers Live: with Special Guest Andrew Taylor
Thursday, 9 July 2026 | 17:30 – 18:30
The Studio, The Alhambra Theatre, BD7 1AJ
Crime
Event Reference: 26CR7
Limited Tickets
BLF 2026
Irene Lofthouse
Haunted Histories: A Ghostly Tour of Bradford
Thursday, 9 July 2026 | 18:00 – 19:30
Meeting Point, Bradford Cathedral, BD1 4EH
Heritage Walks & Talks
Event Reference: 26HW8
BLF 2026
Screening: Too Desi Too Queer + Q&A
Thursday, 9 July 2026 | 18:30 – 20:30
Pictureville, The National Science and Media Museum, BD1 1NQ
Film
Event Reference: 26BF30
BLF 2026
Gav Cross, Maria Ferguson, Christina Wilson
Poets Inc
Thursday, 9 July 2026 | 19:30 – 21:30
People Powered Press, BD18 3JF
Poetry
Event Reference: 26AW22
BLF 2026
Maxine Meixner, Carys Clempner, Kinan Salaam, IAMTariq, Thea Lungu
Poetry with a Punch
Thursday, 9 July 2026 | 19:30 – 22:00
The Studio, The Alhambra Theatre, BD7 1AJ
Poetry
Event Reference: 26PO6
BLF 2026
Asia Mackay, C.J. Skuse, Laura Marshall
Women Who Kill
Thursday, 9 July 2026 | 19:30 – 20:30
The Chamber, City Hall, BD1 1HY
Crime, Fiction
Event Reference: 26CR12
BLF 2026
Screening: Cutting Through Rocks
Thursday, 9 July 2026 | 19:45 – 21:15
Cubby Broccoli Cinema, The National Science and Media Museum, BD1 1NQ
Film
BLF 2026
Baby Rave
Friday, 10 July 2026 | 10:00 – 11:30
The Imagination Station, City Park, BD1 1HY
Early Years
Event Reference: 26EY1