Venues across Bradford will be hosting dozens of events for Bradford Literature Festival 2016.

The Great British Bake-Off's Nadiya Hussain will be talking about charming the nation in the popular BBC show, war veteran Harry Leslie Smith will share his thoughts on modern Britain and children can mix-up fairytales during a workshop at Waterstones.

But those are just some of the attractions to tempt audiences during the ten day event.

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

Here's a list of what else is happening from Monday, May 23 to Friday, May 27.

MONDAY MAY 23:

Harry's Last Stand

Mon 23rd May

19:00 - 20:30

Midland Hotel - Princes Ballroom

£6

Ties

Mon 23rd May

19:30 - 20:30

Theatre in the Mill

£6

Lala Begum  - Fillm Screening

Mon 23 May

19:30 - 20:30

Kala Sangam

£6

TUESDAY MAY 24:

The Gentle Art of Blessing

Tue, 24 May

19:00 - 20:00

Midland Hotel Conference Room

£6

Battle of the Somme - Bradford Pals

Tue, 24 May

19:00 - 20:15

Bradford City Hall Chamber

£6

Ties

Tue 24 May

19:30 - 20:30

Theatre In The Mill

£6

Art as a Reflection of the Divine

Tue 24 May

19:30 - 20:30

Midland Hotel - French Ballroom

£6

Beehive Poets – Special Reading On ‘Death and Dying’

Tues 24 May

20:00-21:00

Waterstones

£3

WEDNESDAY MAY 25:

Poetry with a Punch: Stand Up and Spit

Weds, 25 May

19:00 - 22:00

Bierkeller

£6

#tribeshakespeare400

Weds 25 May

19:30 - 21:45

Mind the Gap

£6

Undercliffe Victorian Cemetery: Twilight Tour

Weds 25 May

20:00 - 21:30

Undercliffe Cemetery

£6

Paulo Coelho: The Pilgrim - Film Screening

Weds 25 May

20:30 - 22:30

National Media Museum

£6

THURSDAY MAY 26:

Mr Jolly Book Launch

Thu, 26 May

18:30 - 19:15

Waterstones

£10 includes free book plus drink & cake

In Conversation: Nadiya Hussain

The, 26 May

19:00 - 20:30

Midland Hotel - Princes Ballroom

£6

Mildly Erotic Poetry

Thu, 26 May

19:30 - 21:00

Waterstones

£6

Diary of a Hounslow Girl

Thu, 26 May

19:30 - 20:30

Theatre in the Mill

£6

From Text to Tradition: Making the Profane, Sacred – Book Launch of The Devotion of Imam al-Nawawi

Thu, 26 May

19:30 - 20:45

UoB Great Hall

£6

FRIDAY MAY 27:

Art, Textiles and Independence: A Discussion

Fri, 27 May

13:00 - 14:00

Gallery II, Chesham Building
Uni of Bradford

Free

The Critical Importance of Al-Ghazali in Our Age

Fri, 27 May

19:30 - 21:00

UoB Great Hall

£6

Polari - The Gay Literary Salon

Fri, 27 May

19:30 - 22:00

Bierkeller

£6

Diwan -e- Ghalib

Fri, 27 May

19:30 - 21:30

Kala Sangam

£6

Learning to Drive - Film Screening

Fri, 27 May

20:30 - 22:00

National Media Museum

£6

THROUGHOUT THE FESTIVAL, FROM MAY 20 TO MAY 29:

Pirate Ship with 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