Bradford Literature Festival starts on Friday, May 20 and there will be a huge amount going on.

From a Johnny Depp lookalike, to superhero workshops, talks about comics and a screening of Peter Pan, there is literally something to suit all tastes. 

Here's what's happening during the first weekend of the event.

Visit www.bradfordliteraturefestival.co.uk to book tickets.

FRIDAY MAY 20:

How To Be A Feminist

Fri, 20th May

19:30 - 20:45

UoB Great Hall

£6

Marmaduke Pickthall: Journey of Discovery

Fri, 20th May

19:30 - 20:45

Midland Hotel Conference Room

£6

Comedy Night

Fri, 20th May

19:30 - 22:00

Theatre in The Mill

£10

Bollywood Jazz

SATURDAY MAY 21:

Muslim Women in Political Life

Sat, 21 May

10:00 - 11:00

UoB Great Hall

£6

Alex Rider Illustrator 10+

Sat, 21 May

10:00 - 11:00

Re:Centre

£6

Mental Health First Aid Workshop

Sat, 21 May

10:00 - 11:30

Midland Hotel Conference Room

PAYF

Superhero Costume Workshop 3+

Sat, 21 May

10:00 - 11:30

Dye House Gallery Workshop

Free

The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness Film Screening

Sat, 21 May

10:00 - 12:00

National Media Museum

£6

Masterclass Digital Storytelling

Sat, 21 May

10:00 - 13:00

Midland Hotel - Pullman Room

Free

Cosplay Workshop

Sat, 21 May

10:30 - 15:30

Dye House Gallery

Free

Superhero Show

Sat, 21 May

10:15 - 10:45

City Park

Free

How To Write A Short Story

Sat, 21 May

10:30 - 12:15

Midland Hotel - Irving

£6

Q20: Superhero Workshop: Masks

Sat, 21 May

11:00 - 16:00

City Park

Free

Q20: Superhero Workshop: Gilders

Sat, 21 May

11:00 - 16:00

City Park

£6

Q20: Superhero Workshop: Kung Fu

Sat, 21 May

11:00 - 16:00

City Park

£6

Tales of Animals

Sat, 21 May

11:00 - 11:30

Broadway

Free

Comix Creatix

Sat, 21 May

11:00 - 12:15

UoB Small Hall

£6

Fall of Language In The Age of English

Sat, 21 May

11:00 - 12:15

Dye House Gallery

£6

Making Digital Comics

Sat, 21 May

11:00 - 12:30

Re:Centre

£6

Headscarves and Hymens: Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution

Sat, 21 May

11:00 - 12:15

UoB Great Hall

£6

The Incredibles Film Screening

Sat, 21 May

11:00 - 13:30

City Park

Free

Manga Shakespeare

Sat, 21 May

12:30 - 13:45

UoB Small Hall

£6

Critical Muslim: Extreme

Sat, 21 May

12:30 - 13:45

UoB Great Hall

£6

How To Get Published

Sat, 21 May

13:00 - 14:15

Dye House Gallery

£6

Make Your Own Superhero T-Shirts and Wristbands (age 10+)

Sat, 21 May

13:00 - 14:30

Dye House Gallery Workshop

Free

Testing the Tension: Faith Narratives vs Historical Narratives

Sat, 21 May

14:00 - 15:15

UoB Great Hall

£6

Q20: Superhero Show

Sat, 21 May

14:00 - 14:30

City Park

Free

Talking Irish History: From The Proclamation to the Bradford Irish

Sat, 21 May

14:00 - 15:00

Midland Hotel - Princes Ballroom

£3

The Art of Calligraphy: Purpose and Practice

Sat, 21 May

14:00 - 15:00

Norcroft Auditorium

£6

Breaking Into Comics

Sat, 21 May

14:00 - 15:15

UoB Small Hall

£6

Maud Sulter: Passion

Sat, 21 May

14:00 - 15:30

Impressions Gallery

Free

Lost Heritage: Sikh Legacy In Pakistan

Sat, 21 May

14:00 - 16:00

Midland Hotel Conference Room

£6

52 Ways To Write A Poem

Sat, 21 May

14:00 - 17:00

Midland Hotel - Irving

£6

Masterclass Digital Storytelling

Sat, 21 May

14:00 - 17:00

Midland Hotel - Pullman Room

Free

From Russia With Love: Paper Cutting and Engraving Workshop

Sat, 21 May

14:00 - 18:00

Dye House Gallery Workshop

£6

Ted Hughes: Stronger than Death

Sat, 21 May

14:00 - 15:30

Kala Sangam

£6

Syria's Rebellious Women - Film Screening

Sat, 21 May

14:15 - 15:30

National Media Museum

£6

Closure: Conteporary Black Britsh Stories

Sat, 21 May

14:30 - 15:45

Dye House Gallery

£6

Man Booker International Prize

Sat, 21 May

14:30 - 15:45

Waterstones

£6

Manga Workshop 7+

Sat, 21 May

15:00 - 17:00

Re:Centre

£6

What Should A Contemporary Place of Worship Look Like?

Sat, 21 May

15:00 - 16:15

Bradford City Hall

Free

Postnormal Futures

Sat, 21 May

15:30 - 16:45

UoB Great Hall

£6

We Love Comics

Sat, 21 May

15:30 - 16:45

UoB Small Hall

£6

Poetry: Ireland and Irisness

Sat, 21 May

15:00 - 17:00

Midland Hotel - Princes Ballroom

£6

Q20: Superhero Show

Sat, 21 May

15:30 - 16:00

City Park

Free

Sex and Death in Shakespeare

Sat, 21 May

16:00 - 17:00

Waterstones

£6

Syria: An Artistic Response

Sat, 21 May

16:00 - 17:15

Dye House Gallery

£6

Islamicate Science Fiction

Sat, 21 May

17:00 - 18:15

UOB Small Hall

£6

An Irish Céilidh

Sat, 21 May

19:00 - 00:00

Midland Hotel - Princes Ballroom

£6

Lyrical Mehfil

Sat, 21 May

19:30 - 22:00

Bradford College - ATC

£10

Threshold

Sat, 21 May

19:30 - 21:30

Theatre in the Mill

£9

Fri, 20th May

19:30 - 21:00

Bradford College ATC

£10

THROUGHOUT THE FESTIVAL, FROM MAY 20 TO MAY 29:

Pirate Ship w/Johnny Depp lookalike

20th May - 29th May

Throughout festival

Mirror Pool

Free

Documenter In Residence

20th May - 29th May

Throughout festival

City Wide

Free

Knowledge Emporium

20th May - 29th May

10:00 - 17:00

City Park

Free