All that’s great about our city will be celebrated tomorrow during Positive Bradford Day.

And the results of months of careful planning will come to fruition with a feast of entertainment and events.

Positive Bradford is a not-for-profit initiative aimed at improving the city’s image.

A range of entertainers, businesses, community groups and faith groups will be showcasing what is on offer in the district, including choirs, dancers, rappers and chefs creating food from around the world.

The main stage, in Centenary Square, will feature a range of performances from artists as diverse as the Kontiki Expedition blues band, rapper Franco Nero and classical Indian dance from Kala Sangam. The day will also take in the Bradford Urban Garden and some main city centre streets.

All-day events will include space hopper races by Candelisa People, how to build a rocket by Space Connections, an attempt to break the world record to create the largest onion bhaji and peace walks.

Other events will include Britain’s noisiest, crunchiest crisp tasting, by Bradford-based Seabrook Crisps, sports coaching by experts from Bradford City and Bradford Bulls, trips on the National Media Museum’s flying carpet, performances by a Bradford Choir of Refugees and vintage and classic car displays.

Jane Vincent, who set up Positive Bradford with businessman Saleem Kader, said: “The day is all about showcasing all the really positive good stuff that’s going on around Bradford, so we have got a real mixture of organisations coming down to showcase what they do.

“The reason we are doing it is because with a lot of national press we are constantly being told how bad Bradford is and what we have done as an organisation is get together and say ‘look everybody, we are not wearing rose-tinted glasses, we know there are things that need changing, but things are changing and every city has its issues’.

“We want Bradford people to come and support it – if you’re sceptical then come down and have a look.”

Mr Kader said: “We are basically celebrating what’s good about the city.

“Obviously there’s a huge number of people celebrating, telling people what they do, making people aware of what is here. These are some of the things we do very well.

“The amazing thing is we have not had to persuade anybody to come and volunteer – every single person taking part is there because they want to tell people what they do and how good it is to be in the city of Bradford.

“That includes people who have come here, not necessarily because they have been born here – obviously there’s a lot of Bradfordians but there’s also a lot of people who came here to study or work and these people feel passionate about the city because they have seen other places and they know how good Bradford is.”

For more information visit positivebradford.co.uk.