About City Park, Bradford
The official page for Bradford's multi-award winning public space.
City Park, Bradford Description
City Park is Bradford Council's brilliant high-tech water feature, the largest of its kind in the UK.
City Park has many moods.
It can be a cool, tranquil and misty space, a huge, reflective watery mirror, a bubbling, squirting, popping and splashing fountain display, a brilliantly lit aqueous interactive laser artwork or a thunderous water spout, shooting over 30 metres into the air.
The Park’s computer plays 100 fountains, laser lights, mist and water effects like a maestro conducting a glorious watery symphony.
Millions of different combinations of effects can be produced.
City Park is a great place to relax, meet friends or family and enjoy a breath of fresh air.
City Park's toilets' opening times:
Mon – Fri 8am-8pm
Sat 9: 30am-6: 30pm
Sun 9: 30am-6pm
Please note: these times are subject to change.
City Park in numbers:
* 24, 690 sq m (six acres or 2. 5 hectares) – area of the park
* 600 cubic m – volume of the mirror pool
* 30m – height the central geyser fountain spray can reach
* 4, 000 sq m – approximate size of the mirror pool
* 100 – total number of fountains
* 40 – number of low-power fountains for children’s enjoyment
* 20km – length of utilities redirected
* 230m – depth of the water bore hole
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Reviews
Poppies in City Park....
Stunning!
Nicely captured.
We are constantly impressed by the creativity and quality of photographs taken of City Park. This one by Neil Terry Photography is particularly good.
It's that time of year again - City Park's fountains automatically shut down when temperatures approach 0C in order to prevent ice.
Don't miss the fantastic nocturnal mini-festival, Illuminate Bradford in City Park this autumn.
World-leading 3D projection specialists, the Colour Project, who stunned crowds with their dazzling digital animation in 2017, will return with a brand new creation beamed onto the façade of Bradford’s historic City Hall.
The Imaginarium will take audiences on a magical journey under the sea, into space and through a mysterious fantasy land. The gigantic animated light show will en...d with a spectacular finale of light and sound.
Master interactive sound and light artists, Illumaphonium, returns with Halo, a magical multi-sensory sculpture featuring cutting-edge lighting and sensor technologies. The sculptures engages sight, sound and touch using rhythm and harmony to illustrate participant’s true nature.
People will enjoy a wildly absurd live DJ show combining music, performance, dance, song, comparing, comedy and tragedy in DJ Ukebox. From satire to slapstick, this celebration of pop will have audiences dancing and laughing in equal measure. Nothing is off limits in this mad medley of modern music.
The Colour Project will also stage eyeSay, a projection piece where collective words and phrases describing Bradford will be shone onto the side of Impressions Gallery.
People will be able to try their hand at redesigning the Nat West building in vivid colours in an interactive artwork, eyeSee.
Mobile cinemas on tricycles, LightBikes, will illuminate Bradford’s streets, buildings and pavements with colourful and interactive animations.
During the festival, people can enjoy funfair rides, browse unique products at a craft market, and grab a delicious bite to eat at the food stalls.
Illuminate Bradford - a magical nocturnal mini-festival runs Friday 5-8.45pm, Saturday 4-8.45pm and Sunday 4-8.15pm, 30 November to 2 December in Bradford City Park and city centre. Admission is free.
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City Park showing support for a very worthy cause.
Invite your friends to the City Park diversity festival organised by University of Bradford Union.
We love seeing people taking selfies in City Park. Don't forget to check in or tag us.
Come to City Park this Thursday for live music and lots of fun.
Lovely.
Enjoy a weekend of free and family-friendly activities to celebrate the currents of water and creativity running through Bradford. Using some of the city’s underused spaces and incredible talent, you will discover new ways to enjoy Bradford. Curated and organised by The Brick Box Rooms.
If you enjoyed the Bradford Festival then you might like the Saltaire Festival. Lots of fun stuff to see and do. 7-16 September.
Don't miss The Greatest Showman – Sing along (PG) in City Park tomorrow, Weds, 29 Aug at 11am. FREE. Part of the Bradford Family Film Festival which is organised by Bradford City of Film https://www.bradford-city-of-film.com/big -screen/family/
Come to City Park next Wednesday 29 Aug, 10am for FREE book and vitamins at the Mr Men and Little Miss Mobile Book Tour. There will be the chance to meet a 3D life-size Mr. Strong, who can be brought to life using Augmented Reality technology.
Today!
Don't miss The Book of Life (U) tomorrow on the City Park Big Screen from 11am. Manolo, a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart, embarks on an adventure that spans three fantastic worlds where he must face his greatest fears. https://www.bradford-city-of-film.com/big -screen/family/
If you enjoyed The Bradford Classic then you will love this. Part of the Saltaire Festival, Sporting Bears Dream Car Rides gives you a chance to ride in a classic or super car. All proceeds to to Bradford Hospitals Children's Charity Bradford. Lots of other great things to see and do at the festival, so bring your friends and family. https://saltairefestival.co.uk/
Today! 12-8pm, City Park, Bradford. Admission is free.
Wish it was longer than a weekend and more publicly should of been done around Yorkshire. It was just brillant, so peaceful but there must of been hundreds coming and going. Plus lots of space for everyone to take photo's.
I told all the family to go on the Sunday
Was really good, only complaint is the light show should have been on for more than a weekend, great atmos. The kids rides would have been better in the main part instead of cramped streets but really good experience.
Visited for the first time yesterday and was very impressed. Well-designed open space for use by the public and for events. Top location for start of Tour de Yorkshire Stage 3.
This is the best decision to make this water area that Bradford city council has ever done, in warm weather it really brings the community of Bradford together no matter what your background everyone comes together and has fun
Lovely, well designed modern outdoor space for all generations to use...love the day& night water features and the ample seating levels. Surrounded by restaurants and eating areas it gives it a continental cafe feel.. A credit to Bradford and it's planners.
Lovely place to be on a hot day, kid loved it as well. Nice vibe. Very friendly, was clean and felt safe. Best bit of Council planning and spending in a long time.
Lovely arty shimmery love lights, all well and good however apart from pubs and restaurants there was nowhere open to get a coffee, cake, icecream. So the business owners of the fshnchps shop could've stayed open? Starbucks even? They'd've made a killing; no business sense at all....
Love City Park any day, but the atmosphere of the Tour de Yorkshire event was unbelievable! Fab place to meet people and enjoy the buzz and excitement!
I went to see Bradford Theatres launch their new season with Joey the War Horse meeting Joey & Seth the wy police horses. City Park is such a brilliant space for public events. Central location with good amenities.
Great park! Bit wet. :P
Great for paddling in the summer, admiring the laser animations and fountain lighting after dark (perfect for when it's too cold to paddle) and surrounded by good cafés and coffee places.
really enjoyable my two youngest enjoyed them self in the fountains and the fair that was there , they liked the elephant things was made that was been moved bye the sticks and the people who was dressed up had a lovely day out was happy I went lovely weather too 🖒🌞
great night at the xmas lights turn on. Pity the fireworks were cancelled. And we seemed to be missing a tree . However great to see Bradford so busy, pity the shops didnt stay open later. It would of brought some well needed revenue in
We thoroughly enjoyed yesterday's event with the vintage cars and the open day at City Hall. Only shame was not being able to see the council chamber which has featured on tv. Additional shade for those using the mirror pool would be good. It has had the desired effect of bringing more families into the centre of city
Not from here but live in Bradford, work in Bradford, brought children up in Bradford; work in education and am desperate to see the place rebuild itself and be successful. This was a great event, very mixed crowd, both ethnically and socially and City Park....well I just think it was a genius, brave decision to build. Some shortsighted criticism at time.....absolutely money well spent. Keep it up.
Nice place with enjoyable pubs and clubs in sunbridge wells also a friendly enviroment for kids around the lake , if you record yourself running a certain way it looks like your running on water ... imagine lol
Lovely place to sit and enjoy different things, city park is great for the people of Bradford and visitors alike
Not as good as last year, where were the face painters, the dressing up, not enough bouncy castles, should of been two of everything to help cut down the queues for the climbing apparatus etc, bit disappointed really �
Wonder why they not showing match. O thats right, No muslim teams in it still
Wish it was longer than a weekend and more publicly should of been done around Yorkshire. It was just brillant, so peaceful but there must of been hundreds coming and going. Plus lots of space for everyone to take photo's.
I told all the family to go on the Sunday
Was really good, only complaint is the light show should have been on for more than a weekend, great atmos. The kids rides would have been better in the main part instead of cramped streets but really good experience.
Visited for the first time yesterday and was very impressed. Well-designed open space for use by the public and for events. Top location for start of Tour de Yorkshire Stage 3.
This is the best decision to make this water area that Bradford city council has ever done, in warm weather it really brings the community of Bradford together no matter what your background everyone comes together and has fun
Lovely, well designed modern outdoor space for all generations to use...love the day& night water features and the ample seating levels. Surrounded by restaurants and eating areas it gives it a continental cafe feel.. A credit to Bradford and it's planners.
Lovely place to be on a hot day, kid loved it as well. Nice vibe. Very friendly, was clean and felt safe. Best bit of Council planning and spending in a long time.
Lovely arty shimmery love lights, all well and good however apart from pubs and restaurants there was nowhere open to get a coffee, cake, icecream. So the business owners of the fshnchps shop could've stayed open? Starbucks even? They'd've made a killing; no business sense at all....
Love City Park any day, but the atmosphere of the Tour de Yorkshire event was unbelievable! Fab place to meet people and enjoy the buzz and excitement!
I went to see Bradford Theatres launch their new season with Joey the War Horse meeting Joey & Seth the wy police horses. City Park is such a brilliant space for public events. Central location with good amenities.
Great park! Bit wet. :P
Great for paddling in the summer, admiring the laser animations and fountain lighting after dark (perfect for when it's too cold to paddle) and surrounded by good cafés and coffee places.
really enjoyable my two youngest enjoyed them self in the fountains and the fair that was there , they liked the elephant things was made that was been moved bye the sticks and the people who was dressed up had a lovely day out was happy I went lovely weather too 🖒🌞
great night at the xmas lights turn on. Pity the fireworks were cancelled. And we seemed to be missing a tree . However great to see Bradford so busy, pity the shops didnt stay open later. It would of brought some well needed revenue in
We thoroughly enjoyed yesterday's event with the vintage cars and the open day at City Hall. Only shame was not being able to see the council chamber which has featured on tv. Additional shade for those using the mirror pool would be good. It has had the desired effect of bringing more families into the centre of city
Not from here but live in Bradford, work in Bradford, brought children up in Bradford; work in education and am desperate to see the place rebuild itself and be successful. This was a great event, very mixed crowd, both ethnically and socially and City Park....well I just think it was a genius, brave decision to build. Some shortsighted criticism at time.....absolutely money well spent. Keep it up.
Nice place with enjoyable pubs and clubs in sunbridge wells also a friendly enviroment for kids around the lake , if you record yourself running a certain way it looks like your running on water ... imagine lol
Lovely place to sit and enjoy different things, city park is great for the people of Bradford and visitors alike
Not as good as last year, where were the face painters, the dressing up, not enough bouncy castles, should of been two of everything to help cut down the queues for the climbing apparatus etc, bit disappointed really �
Wonder why they not showing match. O thats right, No muslim teams in it still