Cherry Blossom Festival 2026 (Bolling Hall)

The beautiful blossom at Bradford’s Bolling Hall is being celebrated at this year’s annual Cherry Blossom Festival.

This free event, at the Bradford Council-run museum, takes place on Sunday 26 April between 11am and 3pm.

The volunteer Bolling Hall Gardeners will be on hand to help visitors to plant summer bulbs in pots that they’ve decorated, which visitors will be able to take home.

Make a handcrafted tissue blossom to take home and join in a flower themed children’s story-time in the library with a very special visit from the Bookstart Bear who is waking up for spring. The museum’s Bradford Literacy Trust volunteers will also have free books to give away.

There will be blossom-themed face painting and visitors will be able to join in a dance with the blossom fairies.

Visitors will also be able to meet Mr Tempest who will take them on a tour of his home, the museum. The Tempest family lived in Bolling Hall during the late 15^th century and were involved in some of the most important moments in the history of England.

Join in with Maypole and morris dancing to keep you moving with Rainbow Morris and Buttercross Belles.

Local mobile coffee shop Blooms Brews and Bakes from Ilkley will have a pop-up café with a range of tasty treats.

The event is suitable for all the family, though children must be accompanied by an adult. The event is free, but donations on a pay-as-you-feel basis are always welcome to cover the cost of activities and the work of the volunteers at the museum.