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UK City of Culture 2025

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

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.

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Information for bidding towns and cities

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Published 13 August 2021