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UK City of Culture 2025

Latest documents and news about the UK City of Culture Competition.

• From: Department for Culture, Media and Sport and Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
• Published: 13 August 2021

UK City of Culture is a UK-wide programme, developed in collaboration with the devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The competition is run by the Department for Digital, Culture and Sport (DCMS), inviting places across the UK to set out their vision for culture-led regeneration and takes place every four years.

The 2025 UK City of Culture competition follows the success of previous winning cities: Coventry 2021, Hull in 2017 and Derry-Londonderry in 2013.

Latest news

• Celebrate your shortlisted 2025 UK City of Culture location
  • 17 May 2022
  • News story
• UK City of Culture 2025 shortlist revealed
  • 19 March 2022
  • Press release
• Search for the next UK City of Culture launched
  • 29 May 2021
  • Press release

Information for bidding towns and cities

• UK City of Culture 2025 Expression of Interest: guidance for bidders
  • 8 June 2021
  • Guidance
• UK City of Culture 2025: full application guidance
  • 4 January 2022
  • Guidance

Published 13 August 2021