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Site updates · 20 Sep 2026 · 3 min read
New to Sheffield? Here is an easier way to get started
A practical, encouraging starting point for students and anyone else finding their feet in Sheffield.
Drag · 6 Sep 2026 · 3 min read
Trash Haus Bring Night of 1000 Divines to The Lughole on 26 September
Sheffield alt drag collective Trash Haus return to The Lughole on Sat 26 Sept with Volume 5: Night of 1000 Divines, a horror drag cabaret hosted by BINBAG. Tickets from…
Sport · 4 Sep 2026 · 4 min read
Sheffield Parkour: free community training, beginner routes and outdoor spots
A Sheffield Events guide to the city’s free parkour community, beginner information and related local movement links.
Festivals · 2 Sep 2026 · 12 min read
Castlegate Festival 2026: the full guide
Castlegate Festival is back from Saturday 12 to Sunday 20 September 2026, and it is the best week of the year to poke about in the oldest corner of Sheffield.…
Picks · 2 Sep 2026 · 5 min read
The best things on in Sheffield this weekend, 4 to 6 September
The best things on in Sheffield this weekend, 4 to 6 September: Rock N Roll Circus brings a full festival to Don Valley Bowl on Friday, From The Jam play…
Hobbies and Activities · 1 Sep 2026 · 3 min read
One day in Sheffield: a local’s itinerary
Got one day in Sheffield? Good, that’s enough to fall for the place. This is the itinerary I give people when they ask: a morning in the centre, an afternoon…
Hobbies and Activities · 1 Sep 2026 · 3 min read
Sheffield markets: from the Moor to the car boots
Sheffield is a market city and always has been; the steel came later. From the indoor stalls of the Moor Market to street food weekenders in Neepsend, Sunday car boots…
Arts & Culture · 1 Sep 2026 · 3 min read
Abbeydale Road and Sharrow Vale: Sheffield’s indie mile
If Kelham Island is the Sheffield neighbourhood that gets the headlines, Abbeydale Road and Sharrow Vale are where a lot of locals would rather spend a Saturday. Running south-west out…
Nightlife · 1 Sep 2026 · 2 min read
Sheffield nightlife: a local’s guide to a proper night out
Sheffield nightlife doesn’t do one thing, it does about six, and they barely overlap. There’s the West Street run, the Division Street indie bars, real ale in Kelham, club nights…
Hobbies and Activities · 1 Sep 2026 · 2 min read
Rainy day in Sheffield: things to do when the weather turns
It rains in Sheffield. We’re a city built on seven hills at the edge of the Pennines; the weather is part of the deal. The good news is that decades…
Hobbies and Activities · 1 Sep 2026 · 2 min read
Things to do in Sheffield with kids: a parent’s guide
Sheffield might be the easiest city in the country to entertain kids in, mostly because so much of the good stuff is free and outdoors. Between the parks with animal…