City of Culture Closing Ceremony

"Brighter Still was the uplifting closing event for Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture. Starring hundreds of people from across our district, it was a celebration of who we are, where we live and the ties that bind us together – and everyone was invited.

Thousands of you joined us in Myrtle Park on the two longest nights of the year for an epic gathering. As dusk descended and the chill of night fell, we felt magic in the air – and the warmth of thousands of Bradfordians, all here to celebrate together.

A huge community cast of all ages joined forces with dancers, poets and choirs to bring down the curtain on our year as UK City of Culture with a joyous, moving and spectacular open-air production"

Costume Designer: Hannah Sibai

Concept: Dan Canham & Emily Lim

Director: Emily Lim

Co-Director & Choreographer: Dan Canham

Writer: Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan

Stage & Set Designer: Mydd Pharo

Co-Composer & Musical Director: Benji Bower

Co-Composer: Warren "Flamin Beatz" Morgan-Humphreys

Lighting Designer: Joshua Pharo

Sound Designer: Pete Malkin

Costume Supervisor: Naomi Parker

Associate Director: Madeleine O'Reilly

Associate Choreographer: May McQuade

Assistant Director: Amber Medway

Photo credits: James Glossop and Danny Lawson PA Media Assignments