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Live art, Eid festival, and club night make for triple weekend fun
A trio of community events - an Eid festival, a live art event, and a club night harking back to a musical "golden era" - took place last weekend.
The events were delivered by The Leap, the community-led arts and culture programme covering the Bradford district.
One of the events was the Bradford Eid Festival.
Held in Peel Park, the festival attracted more than 35,000 people and featured food, music, and dance, as well as craft stalls, Nasheed singers, henna artists, and storytelling areas.
The Leap's UK-Pakistan Truck Art Project, an art installation blending traditional Pakistani truck art with contemporary, local designs, also featured.
At the Bradford Eid Festival in Peel Park, visitors were able to engage with The Leap's UK-Pakistan Truck Art Project, which sees traditional Pakistani truck art blended with contemporary designs (Image: Supplied)
The project was developed by artists from both the UK and Pakistan, working with young people and families in BD3.
Another event that took place was Statuesque, hosted at The Beacon in Bowling Park.
The live art event saw Naomi Parker and her troupe, known as Chicks on Sticks, perform as living statues.
The event, which was created in collaboration with local schools and emerging artists, also included craft workshops and a carnival parade.
A Bhangra Legacy Daytimers event, organised by Moss Sheikh and Mick Chandsoor, also took place during the weekend.
Daytimers DJs from the 1980s and 1990s were present at a Bhangra Legacy Daytimers event, organised by Moss Sheikh and Mick Chandsoor, which mixed archival footage, live performances, and DJ sets (Image: Supplied)
It celebrated the "golden era" of Bradford's South Asian club scene with DJ sets, archive footage, and live performances.
Daytimers DJs from the 1980s and 1990s were present.
Zulfiqar Ahmed, director of The Leap, said: "This weekend was Bradford at its best – creative, bold, and connected.
"Every event, from the beats of Daytimers to the stunning Pakistani truck art, showed what's possible when culture is led by the people who live it every day.
The Bhangra Legacy Daytimers event commemorated the 'golden era' of Bradford's South Asian club scene (Image: Supplied)
"The Truck Art project, in particular, was a proud moment – blending heritage and innovation in a way that only Bradford can."
Councillor Susan Hinchcliffe, leader of Bradford Council, said: "It was a great weekend.
"Wonderful to see so many local people out enjoying cultural activities on their doorstep.
"It's exactly what we wanted the Creative People and Places programme to do through The Leap - bringing opportunities to enjoy arts and culture to the people, rather than expecting them to search it out.
"The council is pleased to support the investment in The Leap, which has enabled the Arts Council to invest significantly in the organisation since its foundation."
The Leap is funded by Arts Council England and Bradford Council as part of the Creative People and Places network.
