Easter activities will be taking place across the Bradford district this bank holiday weekend.

They range from learning about the history of cinematic trickery to challenging sports and Easter egg hunts.

The Lord Mayor of Bradford, Councillor Peter Hill, urged people to take advantage.

He said: “I hope everyone takes the opportunity to become tourists in their own city over Easter and make the most of the great selection of events and activities.

“There are so many things to do and attractions to visit locally, such as the St George’s Day celebration in Centenary Square that I will be attending.

“You don’t need to travel great distances to have a good time – there’s something for everyone in the district.”

From Good Friday to Easter Monday, visitors will be able to pick up a treasure trail at Ilkley Visitor Information Centre, while Bradford Council has also organised drop-in events at libraries to encourage children to keep reading and get creative during the school break.

This year’s Valley Parade Memorial Tournament, held to honour those who lost their lives in the Bradford City fire disaster, will take place for the 26th time, when youngsters from local clubs will take on teams from Bradford City and Lincoln City at Marley Activities and Coaching Centre, Keighley, on Saturday and Sunday.

The National Media Museum will be holding CinemaMagic, exploring a hundred years of cinematic trickery.

A samba band will be performing at the St Ives estate, Bingley, on Easter Monday, when youngsters and parents will have the chance to play percussion with Keighley band Jam on Top.

Bradford Council’s sport and leisure service has organised Easter holiday courses and challenges at all its sports centres and swimming pools. Young people can try sports including athletics, badminton, canoeing, kayaking, climbing, cricket, dance and karate.

A free Easter Egg hunt will take place in Harold Park, Low Moor, Bradford, at the bowling hut from 11am on Easter Monday, and at Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway, Thomas the Tank Engine will be calling in over the weekend.

More than 40 crosses made from wood, card and paper will be on display at Shipley’s Salvation Army Easter celebrations at the citadel, in Rhodes Place. It will be open on Good Friday from noon to 4pm, on Saturday from 10am to 4pm and on Sunday from 10am to 6pm.

Meanwhile, Aire Valley Vintage Machinery Club is staging its Easter crank-up at Ingrow Railway Centre, on Sunday, from 11am to 4pm.

Queensbury Conservative Club, in Chapel Street, Queensbury, will be holding a children’s Easter bonnet parade from 1pm on Sunday.

An Easter trail will be running every day until Easter Monday at the Bronte Parsonage Museum, Haworth, where the dressing-up box will be out for adults and children to try bonnets, dresses, top hats and tailcoats.