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GALLERY: Bradford lights up New Year's with Family First Night

Event included skating, swimming, a toddler area, live music and entertainment

Bradford celebrated New Year’s Eve at the BWG Leisure Centre with the 11th annual Family First Night event. The event was a huge success.

The Family First Night celebration took place on New Year's Eve from 6 to 9 p.m. at the BWG Leisure Centre on West Park Avenue.

The free family-friendly event included leisure skating, leisure swimming, inflatable obstacle courses in the gymnasium, a toddler area, live musical entertainment, busker shows, a photo booth, a caricature artist, crafts and more.

Indoor activities took place from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Outdoor activities will take place from 8 to 9 p.m. with a spectacular LED light show and fire show. The evening closed with a mini-fireworks show at 9 p.m.

This event was open to everyone and all activities were free of charge. Non-perishable food items were collected for the Bradford Helping Hand Food Bank. 

This event was made possible thanks to sponsors Sabari Orthodontics and Tim Hortons.