Summer Blaise Wool Festival 2022

7 August 2022 11:00 am – 7 August 2022 4:00 pm

About this event

7 August 2022 11:00 am – 7 August 2022 4:00 pm

Bradford Industrial Museum

Join us for the Summer Blaise Wool Festival, the annual celebration of Bishop Blaise, the Patron Saint of Woolcombers, and Bradford’s proud woolly history.
This event is part of Bradford Woolly Heritage CIC’s Bishop Blaise’s Long Woolly Fringe Festival.
The event will include:
Trade Stands
Food Vendors
• Pop-up baaaaah! Try Bradford’s Salamander Brewery’s special Blaise Ale.
Entertainment
• Live performances including Hall Royd Brass Band
• Exhibition & demonstrations from the Bradford Guild of Spinners, Weavers & Dyers. Try your hand.
• Bishop Blaise himself will be telling the story of how thousands used to celebrate his day in February.
• Our fantastic permanent display
A great Wooltastic day out for the whole family!
Admission free, everyone welcome

Bradford Industrial Museum

Address

Moorside Mills, Moorside Road Eccleshill, Bradford, BD2 3HP

Monday: Closed
Tuesday – Friday: 10am – 4pm
Saturday – Sunday: 11am – 4pm

All Bank Holiday Opening Times: 11:00 – 4:00 except Bolling Hall.
Please note Bradford Industrial Museum will be closed on the 26th May 2025
All sites closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and Good Friday

By car

Signposted from Bradford Ring Road and Harrogate Road (A658). Bus 645 from Market Street or Hall Ings. All buses stop at Moorside Road. On the museum site there is free car parking and disabled car parking.

By public transport

From Bradford City Centre, the 660 bus departs from Drake Street stop D1, (alight at Moorside Road), and the 645 departs from Hall Ings stop H11, (alight at Harrogate Road then an approx 10 min walk).

For help in planning your journey by public transport, please visit www.wymetro.com

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