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BLF 2026
Xingyun Ba
Tai Chi
Sunday, 5 July 2026 | 10:00 – 11:00
City Park, BD1 1SD
Health & Wellbeing
Event Reference: 26HB4
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BLF 2026
Tim Willasey-Wilsey, Helen Fry, Colin Philpott
Nuremberg at 80: The People Who Made Justice Possible
Sunday, 5 July 2026 | 09:45 – 10:45
Banqueting Suite, City Hall, BD1 1HY
History, World Affairs & Politics
Event Reference: 26HI2
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BLF 2026
Cath Staincliffe, Jess Kitching, Liz Mistry
Northern Noir at the Bar
Saturday, 4 July 2026 | 19:30 – 21:00
Ginger Goose, BD1 1LH
Crime, Fiction, Yorkshire
Event Reference: 26CR3
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BLF 2026
Mohamed Akram Khan-Cheema, Remona Aly, Azim Kidwai
Education in the Heart of the Qur’an: A Special Book Launch with Muhammad Akram Khan-Cheema
Saturday, 4 July 2026 | 19:30 – 20:30
Festival Hub, City Park, BD1 1HY
Race & Identity
Event Reference: 26RI10
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BLF 2026
John Siddique, Len Pennie, Hanan Issa, Aditya Narayan, Tigist Mamo Belachew, Dr Catherine Redford, William Letford, Khadijah Ibrahiim
Lyrical Mehfil
Saturday, 4 July 2026 | 19:30 – 22:00
The Studio, The Alhambra Theatre, BD7 1AJ
Poetry
Event Reference: 26PO5
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BLF 2026
Sound Bath: This Liberating Life
Saturday, 4 July 2026 | 19:30 – 20:30
Norcroft Lounge, University of Bradford, BD7 1DP
Health & Wellbeing
Event Reference: 26HB7
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BLF 2026
Shaykha Noshin Gul
The Qasida Burdah: An Evening of Healing
Saturday, 4 July 2026 | 19:00 – 22:00
The Great Hall, University of Bradford, BD7 1DP
Faith, Mysticism & Philosophy
Event Reference: 26FMP20
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BLF 2026
David Kennedy, Suzanne Rennie
Paris 1900: The Forgotten Female Artists
Saturday, 4 July 2026 | 19:00 – 20:00
Banqueting Suite, City Hall, BD1 1HY
Art, Architecture & Design
Event Reference: 26AD6
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BLF 2026
Sana Nemat
Mushaira: An Evening of Urdu Poetry
Saturday, 4 July 2026 | 19:00 – 23:00
The Majestic Bradford, BD1 3ES
Poetry
Event Reference: 26PO9
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BLF 2026
Anni Domingo, Abha Sharma, Rory A. Green, Isabelle Dupuy, Dawn Cameron
WritersMosaic Presents: What We Leave, We Carry
Saturday, 4 July 2026 | 19:00 – 20:15
Loading Bay, BD1 3QR
Art of Writing
Event Reference: 26AW7
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BLF 2026
Kevin Duffy, Yvette Huddleston
The Power of Independent Press: 20 Years of Bluemoose Books
Saturday, 4 July 2026 | 18:00 – 19:00
Norcroft Auditorium, University of Bradford, BD7 1DP
Art of Writing
Event Reference: 26AW6
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BLF 2026
Peter Oborne, Colin Philpott
Full Circle: A History of Cricket
Saturday, 4 July 2026 | 18:00 – 19:00
Festival Hub, City Park, BD1 1HY
Sport, World Affairs & Politics
Event Reference: 26SP2
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