Event Calendar

BLF 2026
Dr Pragya Agarwal, Maxim Samson, Saeed Khan
Drawing Power: The Politics of Maps
Saturday, 4 July 2026 | 12:30 – 13:30
Norcroft Auditorium, University of Bradford, BD7 1DP
Art, Architecture & Design, Global Futures, History
Event Reference: 26GF2
BLF 2026
Shaykh Mustafa Briggs
Black History and the Forgotten Worlds of Islam
Saturday, 4 July 2026 | 12:30 – 13:30
The Great Hall, University of Bradford, BD7 1DP
Faith, Mysticism & Philosophy
Event Reference: 26FMP18
BLF 2026
Peter Oborne
Complicit: Britain’s Role in the Destruction of Gaza with Peter Oborne
Saturday, 4 July 2026 | 12:30 – 13:30
Loading Bay, BD1 3QR
World Affairs & Politics
Event Reference: 26WA24
BLF 2026
Radhika Howarth
Curry, Crown and Empire: An Illustrated Talk by Radhika Howarth
Saturday, 4 July 2026 | 12:30 – 13:30
Festival Hub, City Park, BD1 1HY
Food, History, Society & Citizenship
Event Reference: 26FO1
BLF 2026
Amy Coombe, Sangu Mandanna
The Rise of Cosy Fantasy
Saturday, 4 July 2026 | 12:30 – 13:30
Banqueting Suite, City Hall, BD1 1HY
Comicon, Comics & Manga
Event Reference: 26CM4
BLF 2026
How To Be a Better Human
Saturday, 4 July 2026 | 12:30 – 13:30
The Studio, The Alhambra Theatre, BD7 1AJ
Health & Wellbeing
Event Reference: 26HB12
Sold Out
BLF 2026
Kevin Duffy
Meet the Publisher: Bluemoose
Saturday, 4 July 2026 | 12:45 – 13:15
Bright Building, Orange Room, University of Bradford , BD7 1DB
Art of Writing
Event Reference: 26AW13
BLF 2026
Hannah Spencer
In Conversation with Hannah Spencer MP
Saturday, 4 July 2026 | 12:45 – 13:45
Main Hall, St George’s Hall, BD1 1JT
World Affairs & Politics, Feminism, Society & Citizenship
Event Reference: 26WA4
Sold Out
BLF 2026
Jonathan Eyers
Meet the Publisher: Bloomsbury
Saturday, 4 July 2026 | 13:00 – 13:30
Bright Building, Red Room, University of Bradford, BD7 1DB
Art of Writing
Event Reference: 26AW4
BLF 2026
Tom Hindle
Whodunnit After Agatha Christie?
Saturday, 4 July 2026 | 13:00 – 14:15
The Chamber, City Hall, BD1 1HY
Crime, Fiction
Event Reference: 26CR11
BLF 2026
Storytelling with Tom the Tale Teller
Saturday, 4 July 2026 | 13:15 – 13:45
The Imagination Station, City Park, BD1 1HY
Family Days Out
Event Reference: 26FD2
BLF 2026
Peter Sanders
Peter Sanders: The Art of Contribution – Muslim Pioneers in the Land of Opportunity
Saturday, 4 July 2026 | 13:30 – 15:00
Pictureville, The National Science and Media Museum, BD1 1NQ
Faith, Mysticism & Philosophy
Event Reference: 26FMP23