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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Elevenses Lecture | Jane Austen & Wentworth Woodhouse

Do the names Fitzwilliam and Wentworth sound familiar?

07 Apr 2026 11:00 - 12:00
A digitally composed scene featuring two historical-style painted portraits set outdoors against a lush countryside backdrop. On the left is a portrait of an individual wearing dark clothing with a high-collared white shirt, looking toward the viewer. On the right sits another individual in a light-colored Regency-style dress, holding a book while seated beside a calm pond. Behind them is an expansive green landscape with trees and a large stately building on a hill under a soft, cloudy sky.

Henry Seebohm, ornithologist and steelmaker

Lecture on the life of Henry Seebohm; ornithologist and steelmaker.

15 Apr 2026 19:00 - 20:30
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Lecture Series | The Leader Brothers, Rockingham Pottery & Grace Darling

Join the Leader Brothers for a fascinating lecture that explores the connection between the celebrated 19th-century Rockingham Pottery and Britain’s iconic maritime heroine, Grace Darling.

15 Apr 2026 19:00 - 20:00
A decorative ceramic cup and saucer designed to resemble seashells are displayed against a plain white background. The cup has a scalloped, shell‑like form with textured ridges, soft pink and cream tones inside, and a curved, coral‑coloured handle. The saucer also mimics a shell shape with patterned ridges and a mix of cream, red, and beige accents, complementing the cup’s intricate, coastal-inspired design.

Sheffield’s Global History: Slavery in the Americas c.1760 to 1888

Are you interested in Sheffield’s global history? Join PhD student Tobias Gardner as he shares with us his research on Sheffield’s links to slavery in the Americas, between the years 1760 and 1888. From the city’s metal industry and economics to politics

15 Apr 2026 18:00 - 19:30
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Elevenses Lecture | The Forgotten Potteries of South Yorkshire

Join Reg Nash at this Elevenses lecture and discover local potters that are no more, where they were situated, and see samples of their wares, learning the clues that help to identify them.

05 May 2026 11:00 - 12:00
A wooden shelving unit is filled with neatly stacked handmade pottery bowls, cups, and lidded containers in earthy brown tones. The pieces vary in size and shape, with some marked by small handwritten labels indicating prices. The warm lighting highlights the smooth, natural texture of the ceramics arranged closely together on the shelves.

Lecture Series | Swimming in Opium: The Spa Experience in Georgian Buxton

Eighteenth-century Buxton attracted visitors in search of health, diversion, and marriage.

20 May 2026 19:00 - 20:00
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Sheffield DocFest 2026

The UK’s leading documentary festival and one of the world’s most influential markets for documentary projects, Sheffield Docfest returns 10 - 15 June 2026.

10 Jun 2026 - 15 Jun 2026
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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

Off The Shelf Festival of Words 2026

Sheffield's annual festival celebrating books, words and ideas, is one of the UK’s largest literary festivals. Taking place 9 - 25 October, the festival will once again be bringing some of the biggest names in literary talent, media and the arts to South Yorkshire.

09 Oct 2026 - 25 Oct 2026
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Professor Brian Cox

After performing his smash-hit show ‘Horizons’ to nearly half a million people across the world, Professor Brian Cox is back with his new world tour Emergence.

15 Oct 2026 19:30
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