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North Parade Music & Arts Festival 2018
North Parade Music & Arts Festival
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26 August, North Parade, Bradford
The North Parade Street Party started way back in 2014, when various business owners decided to celebrate the ‘Bradfordness’ of the street. Hat throwing competitions, morris dancers and music (amongst other things) made up the first ever event. Fast forward to today, and the fifth annual event looks quite different.
Organisers of the event observe the everchanging demographic of North Parade, and look to other cities to see how the event could be further progressed to offer sufficient variety of entertainment, in line with what the modern day festival goer would expect from an inner city event. Taking inspiration from events like Tramlines Fringe & Live At Leeds, the new format event offers a great selection of music, comedy and more. Considering the other musical offerings across the city on the same day - Shuttle Shuffle at SORM Studio, 90’s Takeover at Sunbridge Wells, and unofficial after parties at The Undergound - you are literally spoilt for choice!
For North Parade Festival, however, gone is the street-dominating stage, and the outdoor bars. Today’s North Parade Festival does not need these things. The new event takes the audience into each venue, with something for everyone across the day, while showcasing the unique
personalities of the independently owned bars.
You can head to Wireless, Al’s Dime Bar, and even The Sparrow to get your fix of live music. Peacocks and Rumshackalack will be bringing in comedians to keep you entertained. Plonk have some outstanding old school scratch DJs on their bill. There’s so much on the line up you’ll be busy all day. But, if you find yourself in sensory overload at any point, you can head over to Muddy Puddle or Record Café for a quieter drink, alternatively the newly re-opening Bread & Roses (ex-Forks) invites you in to soak up some art and other activities, with a special food menu.
The rest of the street will look similar to previous years, with things for the kids to do, street food traders and handmade wares to purchase. There will be large seating areas throughout the street, in the hopes we can continue to take advantage of the glorious summer we’ve been having. So head on over to North Parade Music & Arts Festival on Sunday 26 August, bring the family, check out some of the events going on inside, sit outside with a beer or a cocktail from our many bars, enjoy the various food options – enjoy the Bradfordness.
