Annual events and festivals in Sheffield

World Snooker Championship

The World Snooker Championship is professional snooker's longest-running, most prestigious, tournament and has been held at the iconic Crucible Theatre in Sheffield since 1977.

Tudor Square, in Sheffield city centre, is thronging with people, who have come to watch the snooker at The Crucible.

Get Together is a laid‑back, welcoming festival focused on discovering new music, enjoying great local food and drink, and meeting like‑minded people. Each year, it transforms venues and open spaces across Kelham Island and Neepsend into one vibrant, city‑wide celebration.

A large crowd of people is gathered in a dimly lit venue, watching a live band perform on stage. The stage is illuminated with yellow lights, and the backdrop features a sign that reads "GET TOGETHER" in bold letters. The band consists of multiple musicians playing various instruments, including guitars and drums. The audience appears engaged with the performance.

Sheffield Chamber Music Festival

Music in the Round and Ensemble 360 host an annual Festival each May in the Tanya Moiseiwitsch Playhouse and other venues around the city to present informal and inventive performances of classical and modern classical music.

Open Up Sheffield

On the first two weekend of May each year, Open Up gives people the opportunity to visit artists, creatives, studios and inventive people at the places where they work in neighbourhoods across the city and beyond.

An artists studio with a huge work table and lots of shelves filled with art materials.

DocFest

Widely recognised as one of the best documentary festivals in the world, DocFest has been held in Sheffield annually since 1994. The festival presents a vast programme of film screenings, exhibitions, industry events and more.

Sheffield Food Festival

An annual celebration the city’s vibrant food and drink scene, with a host of great local produce and mouth-watering street food!

A leaf framed view as a huge crowd of people sit and stand around in a public square surrounded by street food stands on a sunny day

Tramlines

One of the UK’s longest running, city-based music festivals and a highlight in Sheffield’s music calendar, Tramlines takes place at Hillsborough Park, in July each year.

Art in the Gardens

Held in Sheffield's Botanical Gardens each September, Art in the Gardens is one the largest outdoor art market events in northern England, with artists, craft makers and visitors coming from across the UK.

Off the Shelf

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.

Two speakers standing on a stage in front of a full audience inside a theatre with star‑like ceiling lights.

No Bounds

Presenting a special weekend of music, art, technology and dancing in October each year, No Bounds is Sheffield’s most innovative and experimental music festival.

Here you'll find a number of the key big events and festivals that take place every year...