Taking place in October each year, the festival hosts a varied programme with hundreds of events taking place - including talks, Q&As, readings, screenings and live performances for all ages. The festival covers the whole literary spectrum, showcasing work across fiction and nonfiction, poetry, politics, journalism, music, history and science.
It has now taken place for over 30 years, making Off the Shelf one of the city’s longest running cultural events, organised by the University of Sheffield with support from Arts Council England, Sheffield Hallam University, and several commercial partners.
Having switched to a hybrid festival programme for 2020 and 2021, the 2022 edition returned to host an array of in-person events, with some additional some online content.
The 2023 edition is set to take place Friday 13 October to Sunday 29 October. Look out for the festival programme announcements in the summer: offtheshelf.org.uk
2023
13 - 29 October
Taking place each October, Off the Shelf presents a varied festival programme, with hundreds of events covering the whole literary spectrum across fiction and nonfiction, poetry, politics, journalism, music, history and science.
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