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 help narrow the event listings results 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. 

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Spirit of Independence Film Festival

Spirit of Independence Film Festival is a vibrant celebration of bold, creative, and fiercely independent cinema, spotlighting filmmakers who dare to tell compelling stories on minimal budgets from across the globe.

26 Sep 2025 - 28 Sep 2025

Sensoria 2025

A celebration of a city and its music, film, art and electronica, Sensoria festival's 18th edition will once again bring live events and exhibitions to iconic venues across Sheffield, 2 - 5 October.

02 Oct 2025 - 05 Oct 2025

The Big Dreaming

Enjoy a cosy autumnal experience for the whole family at the premiere of new musical story The Big Dreaming.

05 Oct 2025 11:00 - 11:45am

No Bounds 2025

No Bounds are set to host another very special weekend of music, art, technology and dancing in Sheffield, when the 8th edition of the festival takes place 10 - 12 October 2025.

10 Oct 2025 - 12 Oct 2025

Off The Shelf Festival of Words 2025

Sheffield's annual festival celebrating books, words and ideas, is one of the UK’s largest literary festivals. Taking place 10 - 26 October, the festival will once again be bringing some of the biggest names in literary talent, media and the arts to South Yorkshire.

10 Oct 2025 - 26 Oct 2025

Let the Light In – Lemn Sissay

Hear one of our most beloved poets read from this collection, a first aid kit for the heart, as well as his other work.

12 Oct 2025 18:00

Steel City Beer and Cider Festival 2025

The annual beer and cider festival hosted by the Campaign for Real Ale in Sheffield, offers a massive selection of the best beer, cider and perry, plus live music and street food. They'll be back at Kelham Island Museum again 15 - 18 October.

15 Oct 2025 - 18 Oct 2025

Celluloid Screams 2025

Sheffield's annual Horror Film Festival, celebrating the best in classic and contemporary horror cinema! Celluloid Screams will host another weekend of big screen scares at the Showroom Cinema 23 - 26 October.

23 Oct 2025 - 26 Oct 2025

Cabaret Voltaire

Stephen ‘Mal’ Mallinder and Chris Watson will mark 50 years of CABARET VOLTAIRE live with an exclusive performance at FORGE Warehouse in Sheffield for SENSORIA Festival.

25 Oct 2025

Out of this World 2025

Taking place across numerous outdoor locations in Sheffield City Centre on Sunday 26 October, this FREE to attend event is for anyone who enjoys sci-fi, comic books, gaming, magic, illusion, Halloween and all things spooky.

26 Oct 2025 10:30 - 17:30

Out of Character: From Abigail’s Party to Gavin and Stacey – Alison Steadman

In a career spanning film, television, stage, and radio, Alison Steadman has become a national treasure, renowned for her memorable roles in productions like Gavin and Stacey, Pride and Prejudice, and Abigail's Party, among many others.

01 Nov 2025 19:30

Sheffield Biodiversity & Regenerative Food Festival

The festival brings together and celebrates the growers, producers and organisations that contribute to a regenerative local food system and a wilder, more biodiverse region.

02 Nov 2025 10:30 - 16:00

Illuminate The Gardens 2025

Illuminate the Gardens is a fireworks and lighting extravaganza that takes place over several nights at Sheffield's stunning Botanical Gardens, around the weekend of Bonfire Night. This years event will be 7 - 9 November.

07 Nov 2025 - 09 Nov 2025

Bolsover Castle – Lucy Worsley

Passionate about making history accessible, TV's Lucy Worsley will share the fascinating story of Bolsover Castle, a 17th-century pleasure palace in Derbyshire that holds special significance for her as the site of her first job with English Heritage.

10 Nov 2025 19:00

Great British Beer Festival - Winter

Beer & Cider festival in a former steel works!

11 Feb 2026 - 14 Feb 2026

Crossed Wires: The Podcast Festival

The world's biggest podcast festival is back! Crossed Wires will once again be assembling the nation's top names in Sheffield, for one big weekend of special podcast events, Friday 3 July - Sunday 5 July.

03 Jul 2026 - 05 Jul 2026
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