Blog (Events) - Bradford

October is here, the leaves will soon begin to turn, the weather will become chilly, and there is a fantastic line-up of events across the district, from spooky fun as the ghouls, ghosts, and goblins get ready to come out for Halloween toto the North’s favourite literature festival. Here are just a few of the highlights.

The countdown is on for a creative, community takeover day that will transform Keighley Library. Everybody is welcome at this big creative get-together as Keighley Library celebrates what makes our town special. This event is a culmination of a year of Create Connect Make, a co-created community programme with Keighley Library, local artists and communities in Keighley to develop creative ideas with local people.

Take 3 outstanding singers, add perfectly timed comedy, rousing camaraderie with a pinch of the greatest songs ever written and what do you get? The perfect night’s entertainment with The Rat Pack – Swingin’ at the Sands coming to St George's Hall, Bradford on Thursday 6 October 2022.

Relax. Smell the ink, feel the texture and hear the rustle of paper. This is the real world and we are celebrating it in Bradford’s very own Zine Fair.

If the nation’s real ale lovers have got the taste for something new from Yorkshire, then next month’s Keighley & Worth Valley Railway’s annual Beer and Music Festival is a perfect match for them!

The Widecreen Weekend returns to Bradford on 13–16 October with the UK premiere of newly restored The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm at Pictureville Cinema.

The hilarious and heart-warming Mum's The Word, written by Linda A Carson, Jill Daum, Alison Kelly, Robin Nichol, Barbara Pollard and Deborah Williams, comes to St George's Hall, Bradford on Monday 10 October

With book by Tony and Olivier Award-winning Rick Elice, direction by Arlene Phillips, choreography by Oti Mabuse and costume design by Gabriella Slade, The Cher Show is coming to the Alhambra Theatre in Bradford as part of UK & Ireland Tour.