So much happens in Sheffield every week! This is our comprehensive event listing page for every single event that gets submitted to our website, from small workshops and community events to international sporting fixtures and citywide festivals.
So if you're looking for something specific, please use the filter tags and date search below, to narrow the event listings for what you'd really like to see/find. Alternatively, visit our What's On page for seasonal highlights and roundups of the bigger events happening in Sheffield.
Crafted is Millennium Gallery’s new annual selling showcase celebrating excellence in making across the region and beyond. On show now until Christmas Eve 24 December.
Step into a world of festive wonder at Meadowhall’s Magical Winterland! Perfect for families and friends, this enchanting experience transforms the Orange Car Park into a dazzling winter wonderland, open 22 November right through to 5 January.
Cupola has brought together a diverse collection of art across media for their latest Christmas exhibition. The selected work was chosen for its strength and the unique voice of each artist or maker. We are all different and we all find joy in diverse ways.
Join OEC Sheffield for a festive party like no other! With live singers, delicious food and plenty of Christmas cheer!
This major new exhibition takes visitors on a nostalgia-filled journey through the childhood of one of Sheffield best-loved artists, Pete McKee.
Join Cambridge Street Collective for their very first Christmas Market!
Visit Whirlow Hall Farm for this unique Highland Cow Festive photoshoot and interactive experience. Learn about the breed and get up close and personal with the cattle through activities like stroking, brushing, and petting.
Try lots of awesome Christmas cheese - get awesome hints, tips and practical advice, then order your cheese in time for Christmas!
Following up a killer debut album with their biggest headline tour to date, Glasgow alt-rock trailblazers Dead Pony join us for a night of nu-gen anthems this December.
The Lionesses return to Sheffield, as England take on UEFA Women's Euro 2025 hosts, Switzerland, at Bramall Lane on Tuesday 3 December in an international friendly.
After three sell out tours, the ultimate Irish-inspired Christmas concert is back with an even bigger production for 2024, arriving at Sheffield City Hall on Tuesday 3 December.
A festive evening of carols from Sheffield's folk tradition in an informal atmosphere
Start your Chrisrtmas celebrations with a visit to Sheffield Cathedral Illuminated: The Gift created by Luxmuralis. This will be their fifth Christmas illuminations spectacular, lighting up the building inside and out, 3 - 7 December.
Sheffield Cathedral will sparkle and shine when it is lit up with more than 40 Christmas trees, each beautifully decorated by a local charity, community group or business. Free to visit, the Christmas Tree Festival will be on show from 3 December through to 12 January.
Come along for a fun bauble painting workshop where you can unleash your creativity and make unique holiday decorations!
Come along to Cambridge Street Collective for a fun and creative workshop where you can learn to make your own festive wreath!
This is not a musical. Milton Jones is tone deaf and has no sense of rhythm, but at least he doesn’t make a song and dance about it. He has more important things to discuss. Like giraffes…and there’s a bit about tomatoes.
If you like writing as a hobby or if you have already written a novel, join our supportive, like-minded community of writers. Bring some of your own writing to work on during the session. Share ideas and receive encouragement and constructive feedback.
Sip & Paint Christmas! Unleash your creativity – wine glass in one hand, paint brush in the other. No experience needed!
Celebrate the holiday season with festive fun at The National Videogame Museum with their new Christmas Lates.
For Christmas 2024, Wentworth Woodhouse are taking you back in time for a yuletide treat based on the classic poem A Visit from St. Nicholas – an enchanting visitor-led experience through the State Rooms and a magical light trail in the West Front Gardens.
Learn to werk a runway, strut, dance and pose!
For the first time acclaimed duduk player Arsen Petrosyan will collaborate with lauded Iranian musicians Mehdi Rostami and Adib Rostami.
Dust off those leg warmers and come party with OEC Sheffield this holiday season at this 80s themed Christmas party with the iconic tribute band – ATOMIC.
Come along for a night of fun, food, and community as Craft & Flea host a festive edition of their Night Market Social at The Steamworks, on Thursday 5 December.
Sip & Paint Christmas!
The Annual Christmas Conference is back and will once again combine valuable skills, festive cheer, and profound insights for a day of personal growth and giving back.
Sip & Paint Christmas! Unleash your creativity – wine glass in one hand, paint brush in the other. No experience needed!
The Indie Night - Live Music feat. All The Young (Stoke), The Ansells (Birmingham), Marples (Sheffield)
Come along for a fun evening learning how to make beautiful wreaths using upcycled fabric and enjoy some festive treats.
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Paintings by the finalists of this year's Contemporary British Painting Prize are shown at Yorkshire Artspace.
The highly acclaimed show producer and No.1 recording artist, Steve Steinman, brings you his brand-new production featuring over 25 of Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman’s greatest hits.
Multi-award winners Empirical who are celebrated for their distinctive signature sound, a combination of complex, thoughtful writing and spontaneous improvisation will feature material from their new album, their first full-length release since 2016.
Few local songwriters rise with quite the speed that Freddie Halkon has – the promising young indie talent appears on The Leadmill's Steel Stage for his biggest show to date, this December.
Join Saltmine Theatre Company's rediscovery of Charles Dickens' classic tale; a festive, supernatural spectacular which appeals to us to 'honour Christmas in our hearts, and keep it all the year round'.
Sip & Paint Christmas! Unleash your creativity – wine glass in one hand, paint brush in the other. No experience needed!
The Christmas edition of Sheffield's monthly night market! Expect a bumper line-up of award-winning street food, craft beers, live music and more as monthly market Peddler host their last event of the year 6 & 7 December.
Sheffield Lyceum's 2024 spectacular, fun-packed, family pantomime is… Snow White! Starring Catherine Tyldesley as the Wicked Queen, Gladiator's Viper and Sheffield’s favourite Dame, Damian Williams, the show runs 6 December - 5 January.
A magical, musical family event to start to the festive Season and a wonderful bitesize introduction to classical music for children.
This concert celebrates two contrasting string quartets to explore fin de siècle classical music.
Come along for a festive day full of Christmas cheer at the Firth Park Christmas Fayre on Saturday 7 December! With something for everyone, it's the perfect way to get into the holiday spirit.
The famous Sheffield City Hall plays host to another big Soul night out. Join us on Saturday 7th December 2024 for 3 rooms of Classic Dancefloor favourites presented by the North’s Best Loved Soul DJ’s. 9pm-2am. Be quick, it generally sells out.
Come and visit our annual Christmas Market situated in the picturesque village of Castleton in the heart of the Peak District.
The Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and its Chief Conductor, Riccardo Frizza, make a welcome return to Sheffield City Hall in a programme that promises to resonate long after the final note has been played.
John Hegley's Playful Workshop
Join Blend Culinary Foundation & Sheffield Food Tours for a Unique Foodie Experience!
Moor Market & Crystal Peaks Christmas Grottos
Songs of peace and goodwill to all people
RivelinCo’s Festive Makers Market returns for the third year! Join them 11am – 4pm at Hillsborough Park Pavilion on Saturday 7 December for a range of stalls showcasing brilliant local makers, plus refreshments and a raffle. Free entry.
The Sheffield Steelers play the Coventry Blaze.
Sheffield Wednesday play at home against Preston North End.
Featuring everything from classical favourites to irresistible tango and famous movie hits, this afternoon concert by Aquarelle Guitar Quartet, is a perfect treat for music-lovers of all ages.
Acoustic covers band in a friendly setting
The Sheffield Beatles Project is a 30-member supergroup of Sheffield’s finest musicians, dedicated to faithfully recreating iconic albums by The Beatles in their entirety, returning the The Octagon Centre this December to perform The White Album.
Bring the little ones for a magical morning filled with festive fun as Kommune's Kids Christmas Party is back for two days only on Saturday 7 December and Sunday 8 December, 11am to 12:30pm.
Following their debut at Plot 22 last year, Pump Up The Volume comes to Gut Level for another showcase, this time shining a spotlight on three collectives championing underground music in the steel city - RiteTrax, G Spot and Home Grown Crew UK.
Unwrap the magic with Santa and his merry helpers this Christmas! See Santa in his enchanting Woodland Grotto every weekend on 30 November - 1 December, 7 – 8 December, 14 – 15 December, 21 – 24 December | 10.30am - 3.30pm.
Turn the clock back 80 years and step into a fabulous forties festive wonderland at the National Emergency Services Museum in Sheffield, 7 & 8 December!
Sheffield Theatres present the hilarious killer rock musical live on the Crucible stage. Blooming with favourites including Little Shop of Horrors, Suddenly Seymour and Skid Row (Downtown), the show runs 7 December - 18 January.
Brigantes play gems of the Baroque
Come along for fun-filled Frosty Festivities featuring a free Mini Disco with the Christmas Ice Sisters!
Calling all Abba fans! Join OEC Sheffield for a Merry Mamma Mia Lunch with live tribute act Abba Fever.
Festive edition of this quarterly market, which takes place in the streets around Nether Edge. Taking place on Sunday 8 December expect a bustling atmosphere with 80+ stallholders selling a vast array of local produce, crafts, wares and seasonal treats.
Santa Cruises along Sheffield and Tinsley Canal.
The Craft, Art and Makers Market is back with a showcase of some of Sheffield's top local artisans, artists and craftspeople, at the Dorothy Fox Education Centre in Sheffield Botanical Gardens on Sunday 8 December.
The Sheffield Steeldogs play the MK Lightning.
One of Sheffield University Wind Orchestra's most popular concerts - come along to see why!
The beloved Christmas film, The Holiday, will be presented live in concert this winter across the UK, featuring its magical musical score performed live to the film by a full concert orchestra.
The Sheffield Beatles Project is a 30-member supergroup of Sheffield’s finest musicians, dedicated to faithfully recreating iconic albums by The Beatles in their entirety, returning the The Octagon Centre this December to perform The White Album.
Featuring a screening of the complete film with the musical score performed live to the film, Disney’s The Muppet Christmas Carol in Concert comes to Sheffield City Hall on Monday 9 December.
Come along for a fun and creative workshop where you can learn to make your own festive wreath!
Discover unique art, connect with local talent, and enjoy a cosy evening of drinks, music, and last-minute Christmas shopping. Come along on Tuesday 10 December to Hagglers Corner—free entry, all vibes!
The stars of ‘The Rat Pack - Swingin’ at the Sands’ will be bringing the ultimate Christmas party to Sheffield City Hall on Tuesday 10 December.
Sheffield Wednesday play at home against Blackburn Rovers.
Get ready for a night of festive fun and trivia at Kommune’s Big Fat Christmas Quiz on Tuesday 10 December! Celebrate the holiday season with interactive questions, Christmas cheer, and amazing prizes.
It’s been a long wait – Metalcore goliaths (and local legends) While She Sleeps play a very special intimate hometown show this December.
Sheffield’s very own 8-piece jazz-funk trailblazers Dreamflower Collective present their unique interpretation of Childish Gambino’s 2016 classic, Awaken My Love.
Celebrate the start of the holiday season with Grow's annual festive quiz!
BAFTA nominee and star of Taskmaster Lucy Beaumont is going to let loose and let slip on her roller coaster world. With off-beat stories, unusual anecdotes, and bizarre journeys through modern day womanhood, life through the Beaumont lens is more surreal than you could ever imagine.
Get ready for a magical night of music and holiday cheer with this Motown Tribute Show this Christmas!
The Sheffield Steelers play the Guildford Flames.
A brilliantly savage play about workplace bullying, Mike Bartlett’s smash hit BULL returns to Sheffield to celebrate a decade since its Olivier-award winning transfer from Sheffield's Playhouse to London’s Young Vic in 2015.
A reimagining of Peter Pan as told by Wendy Darling, this sparkling production with exquisite music, enthralling movement, and a sprinkle of Tutti Frutti magic is for children 3+ and their families to enjoy, in the Crucible Playhouse 11 - 31 December.
Learn to werk a runway, strut, dance and pose!
Their first Sheffield show in over 25 years, Scottish pop-rock icons Del Amitri visit The Leadmill for a super intimate all-standing show this December.
A full, live orchestra will perform Craig Armstrong’s evocative score, with the film being projected onto a huge screen at Sheffield City Hall on Thursday 12 December.
Get ready for a magical night of music and holiday cheer with this Motown Tribute Show this Christmas!
Come along for a magical evening filled with enchanting choral performances, lively brass bands, delicious winter beverages, and the spirit of remembrance.
Sip & Paint Christmas! Unleash your creativity – wine glass in one hand, paint brush in the other. No experience needed!
Come along for a joyful Christmas celebration in aid of Support Dogs, to help us save and improve the lives of children and adults with various challenging medical conditions.
Ice Hockey GB are set to bring the women’s Olympic Qualifiers to Sheffield 12 - 15 December as they begin their bid to qualify for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy.
Intricate, evocative, utterly beautiful, ‘A Boy Was Born’ perfectly captures the spirit of Christmas and Ensemble 360 along with Sheffield Cathedral Choir, will be performing this at Sheffield Cathedral on Friday 13 December.
The Ultimate Tribute to the Queen of Motown
One of the UK’s premier swing orchestras is embarking on their most ambitious festive tour to date this Christmas and coming to Sheffield on Friday 13 December.
Offbeat is back! Voted as the UK's Ultimate Indie Disco by BBC Radio 6! Sheffield's legendary indie night returns, in its spiritual home of The Raynor Lounge, Sheffield Uni' SU!
The Sheffield Steeldogs play the Peterborough Phantoms.
Step Into Christmas with the most magical show of the year, coming to Sheffield City Hall on Friday 13 December. This Christmas concert feel good show, brings all the magic of the season to life, with all you favourite festive songs.
A Sheffield tradition - and a fantastic way to start your festive celebrations !!
Join Andro and Eve at Sidney and Matilda for a festive party and queer cabaret hosted by drag artist and burlesque star Rhys Pieces!
Experience an enchanting evening at this Candlelight Concert performed by virtuoso pianist, Daniel Grimwood, where the flickering glow of candles sets the stage for a captivating musical journey. Immerse yourself in the timeless beauty of classical music as we present a selection of exquisite masterpieces.
The Black Dyke Band and Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus return once again for this wonderful seasonal celebration with carols for choir, singalongs for the audience and gems for the band, on Saturday 14 December.
Embark on a jolly journey through the heart-warming and hilarious worlds of beloved Christmas films with this musical festive celebration, coming to Sheffield Arena on Saturday 14 December.
An evening of beautiful seasonal music with The Abbeydale Singers.
Have you heard the news? Hallam Sinfonia are finally putting on a Christmas concert! Come and join them together with Steel City Choristers for a sparkling event full of Christmas classics as well as some very special extras.
Moor Market & Crystal Peaks Christmas Grottos
A brand new event for 2024! Join OEC Sheffield for a festive lunch like no other, with delicious food and a live party band to bring the Christmas cheer!
Sheffield FC play Heaton Stannington.
The Sheffield Steelers play the Glasgow Clan.
Sheffield United play at home against Plymouth Argyle.
Sip & Paint Winter! Unleash your creativity – wine glass in one hand, paint brush in the other. No experience needed!
An afternoon of sumptuous a cappella singing and festive favourites from one of Sheffield's premiere barbershop choruses, with special guests Lodge Moor Children and Youth Choir, on Saturday 14 December.
An afternoon of sparkling a capella festive favourites
Celebrate a Ukrainian Christmas with folk songs, handmade gifts, authentic food and more! at the Millennium Gallery on Saturday 14 December.
Walkley Christmas Market is ready to greet you with a warm Walkley welcome and festive cheer at their fantastic market within the beautiful setting of St. Mary's Church on Saturday 14 December.
Chart topping soprano and star of The Voice UK, Nadia Eide, presents a spectacular Christmas concert for all ages at St. Augustine's Church on Saturday 14 December.
Santa Cruises along Sheffield and Tinsley Canal.
Unwrap the magic with Santa and his merry helpers this Christmas! See Santa in his enchanting Woodland Grotto every weekend on 30 November - 1 December, 7 – 8 December, 14 – 15 December, 21 – 24 December | 10.30am - 3.30pm.
Shop the Christmas market stalls with a range of independent traders for those unique, special Christmas gifts and decorations at the Mercure Kenwood Hall Hotel & Spa Christmas Fayre.
Join Owlerton Stadium for lunch with Santa on Dec 15th & 22nd! Enjoy a 3-course festive lunch, live greyhound racing, and gifts for kids. Adults from £25, kids from £17.
Come and celebrate the festive season with OEC Sheffield's hilarious Christmas Comedy Drag Show event!
Free Friendly Festive Market
Kate Rusby rounds off 2024 in style with her annual, and much anticipated, Christmas Tour, coming to Sheffield City Hall on Sunday 15 December.
Pollen Market will be coming in from the Castlegate cold and relocating to Peddler Warehouse for their festive edition on Sunday 15 December.
Sip & Paint Christmas! Unleash your creativity – wine glass in one hand, paint brush in the other. No experience needed!
Dr Reinhard Huss from the UBI Lab in Leeds believes a Universal Basic Income could create a fairer, greener world. Join us to explore this fascinating topic.
A vital act for your music radar, Essex punk quintet Bad Nerves visit The Leadmill for their first ever Sheffield headline show this December, following massive support slots with The Hives and Tigercub.
This is Sheffield Music Hub's flagship concert to end the Autumn term is one you don't want to miss this one!
Enjoy an amazing night of Drag Bingo hosted by local drag sensation Emma Maezin, that will have you calling out HOUSE (down boots!).
The biggest tour yet for one of the U.K.’s most exciting young songwriters, Dylan John Thomas headlines the Leadmill this December.
Regarded the world over as being the Gold standard of Tribute, the Bootleg Beatles return this Christmas for another nostalgic whirlwind trip through the sixties.
Enjoy an exceptional musical evening in the lead-up to Christmas with a performance of Vivaldi's timeless classic, The Four Seasons along with Rachmaninov's ever-popular Second Piano Concerto, in the spectacular candlelit setting of Sheffield Cathedral.
Get ready to experience the ultimate blast from the past with OEC Sheffield's Boyband Christmas Party!
Returning for a third year, on Wednesday 18 December, the Sheffield Hospitals Charity sell-out event ‘A Cathedral Christmas’, is set to be hosted once again by the brilliant Reverend Kate Bottley (BBC Radio 2, Gogglebox).
Playing their smallest ever Sheffield show, Irish pop-rock icons The Script take a break from arenas for a super intimate Leadmill headliner.
Playing their smallest ever Sheffield show, Irish pop-rock icons The Script take a break from arenas for a super intimate Leadmill headliner.
Exciting twists and turns await as Mickey Mouse and friends embark on a wild ride to your favourite Disney destinations. Disney On Ice skates into Sheffield Arena for 9 performances this Christmas, 18 - 22 December.
Get ready to dance your way into the festive season with this ABBA-themed Christmas party with live tribute act!
Sheffield's first ever black-run Xmas event.
Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Sheffield. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Christmas Classics at Sheffield Cathedral under the gentle glow of candlelight.
Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Sheffield. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Christmas Classics at Sheffield Cathedral under the gentle glow of candlelight.
Celebrate your corporate festive party at Owlerton Stadium on Dec 19th with a 3-course meal, live greyhound racing, and VIP options. From £20 per person.
Get ready to dance your way into the festive season with our ABBA-themed Christmas party with live tribute act!
Enjoy an outstanding candlelit concert in the run-up to Christmas with a selection from Handel's masterpiece, The Messiah and other exceptional classical works .
Sip & Paint Christmas! Unleash your creativity – wine glass in one hand, paint brush in the other. No experience needed!
Sterndale Singers and Director Robert Webb, invite you to an evening of uplifting and joyous Christmas music on Friday 20 December.
A Friday night before Christmas with indie rock mainstays The Twang is The Leadmill's idea of the perfect early present – they return to the main stage this December.
Come along to this monthly sensory play sessions, where under 5s explore a different theme each time and get hands on with crafts, interactive activities, songs, stories and more.
Atomic, the world's sexiest 80s band return to Sheffield City Hall for Quake 5.
Formed in 1917, during the First World War, Grimethorpe Colliery Band is a British institution. National and British Open Champions on numerous occasions, the band’s contest successes remain legendary.
Formed in 1917, during the First World War, Grimethorpe Colliery Band is a British institution. National and British Open Champions on numerous occasions, the band’s contest successes remain legendary.
Moor Market & Crystal Peaks Christmas Grottos
The Sheffield Steeldogs play the Telford Tigers.
Sheffield Wednesday play at home against Stoke City.
Sip & Paint Christmas! Unleash your creativity – wine glass in one hand, paint brush in the other. No experience needed!