Bradford is the UK's City of Culture this year and aims to start it's 12-month role as cultural capital with a bang! Stay with us through the afternoon and into the evening to find out more about what's happening over the next year - and the opening event later on.

As Bradford’s huge celebration of arts and community engagement begins, Euronews Culture talked to creative director Shanaz Gulzar about what it means for the city. View on euronews

Thousands of people braved sub-zero temperatures to watch an open-air spectacle starring magician Steven Frayne, formerly known as Dynamo, a 10-year-old rapper and a dozen aerial dancers to launch Bradford's year as UK City of Culture.