Bradford spent six days this August celebrating African culture through music, dance, theatre, fashion, food, visual art and storytelling.
The Bradford African Festival of Arts ran from 3 to 8 August across the city, bringing together local and international artists alongside community groups and audiences.
The festival describes its aim as creating a platform for cultural exchange, artistic expression and connection, with events spanning performances, exhibitions, markets and family activities.
Now in its third edition, the programme also places young talent alongside established artists rather than treating cultural celebration as something that only happens on a main stage.
Bradford has spent the last two years wearing its cultural identity rather loudly and confidently. This festival adds another layer to that picture, making African creativity part of the city’s mainstream cultural calendar rather than a footnote beside it.