TALENTED youngsters will shine on stage on Friday at the City of Bradford Festival of Talent finals.

The event will be held at the Bradford Hotel, Hall Ings, from 6.15pm.

The night will include Rayn Rabib from Poplars Farm Primary School playing the keyboard, dancer Naomi Dragon and ventriloquist Alanna Khan from Brackenhill Primary School, dancer Maleena Maguire from Carrwood Primary School, plus comedians Saif Ahmed, Saif Khaled and the Year 3 Dance Group, from Byron Primary School. 

The five secondary school acts chosen to go into the finals were solo dancer Hannah Reid and the Dance Team from Bradford Academy, singer Lucy Pearson and gymnast Lilly Price from St Bede' s and St Joseph's Catholic College, plus Ayesha Fateh, Husna Hussain and Zaynab Hussain, from Bradford Girls Grammar School, who performed an inspirational dance drama.

David Pearson, Deputy Lieutenant of West Yorkshire, and the Councillor Zafar Ali, Lord Mayor of Bradford, will be in attendance on the night.

The audience is to be seated by 6pm, with the show starting at 6.15pm.

Admission on the night is £2 for adults and free for children.