Festivals
Festivals in Sheffield – find upcoming festivals events across the city and South Yorkshire, with dates, venues, ticket info and a live map. Updated daily on Sheffield Events.
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10First Fiction with Natalie Adler, Imani Thompson and Gab Torr (Off the Shelf)No Bounds 2026: Mothership at Peddler WarehouseThe Brass Band Story – Trevor Herbert+9 more
11No Bounds 2026: Drone Yoga at VictoriaNo Bounds 2026: Electronic Music Club at ROAR, Hope Centre, RotherhamTales of the Suburbs: LGBTQ+ Lives Behind Net Curtains – John Grindrod+3 more
13500 Sheffield Treasures – Nick DugganMy Heart is This: Tracey Emin on Painting – Martin GayfordWhat a Time to Be Alive! Scenes from a Strange Age – Marina Hyde
14ALL ABOARD!: Tales from a Yorkshire Steam Railway – Paul ‘Piglet’ MiddletonLessons to Learn from Cities of the Future – Gabriella Bennett
16Groovy, Laidback and Nasty – Daniel Dylan WrayThe Parkwood Murders – Chris ChibnallAncient: Reviving the Woods That Made Britain – Luke Barley
17A Place of Dreams: Desire, Deception and a Wartime Coming of Age – Alison TwellsPickle Fest 2026When We Ruled: The Rise and Fall of Twelve African Queens and Warriors – Paula Akpan+3 more
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21Ye Olde Sheffield Part 2: Buildings, People, Places – David TemplemanPoetry with Helen Mort and Katharine Towers
22Celluloid Screams 2026: Sheffield Horror Film FestivalPatchwork: A Graphic Biography of Jane Austen – Kate EvansPunk Rock Ruined My Life – John Robb+2 more
23These Isles: A People’s History of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales – Brian GroomWhat We Leave We Carry: Voices of Migration to Britain – Colin GrantNocturnes – Susan Tomes
24The Geopolitics of Climate – Arthur SnellDon’t Laugh at Other People’s Sex Lives – Nao-Cola YamazakiRunning On Air – Sophie Raworth+1 more
25Out of This World 2026Waking the Warriors – Ben OkriFiring Earth: An Unexpected History of Pots and Potters – Keith Brymer Jones+2 more
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17 October 2026 · 19:00 Wimmy Road Boyz – Sufiyaan Salam Arts & CultureFestivals 17 October 2026 · 14:00 Pickle Fest 2026 FestivalsFood & Drink 17 October 2026 · 11:00 A Place of Dreams: Desire, Deception and a Wartime Coming of Age – Alison Twells Arts & CultureFestivals 17 October 2026 · 15:00 When We Ruled: The Rise and Fall of Twelve African Queens and Warriors – Paula Akpan Arts & CultureFestivals 17 October 2026 · 17:00 Poetry of Resistance and Transcendence – Carolyn Forché and Kwame Dawes Arts & CultureFestivals 17 October 2026 · 18:00 One Small Step – Paul Sinton-Hewitt Arts & CultureFestivals 18 October 2026 · 19:00 REDS – Paul Mason Arts & CultureFestivals 18 October 2026 · 15:00 Honoured – Naz Shah Arts & CultureFestivals 18 October 2026 · 15:00 Art History’s Funniest Bits – Verity Babbs Arts & CultureComedy 20 October 2026 · 18:00 Logging Off – Adele Zeynep Walton Arts & CultureFestivals 20 October 2026 · 12:30 Plants Can Save Your Life – Ross Cameron Arts & CultureFestivals 21 October 2026 · 12:30 Ye Olde Sheffield Part 2: Buildings, People, Places – David Templeman Arts & CultureFestivals 21 October 2026 · 19:00 Poetry with Helen Mort and Katharine Towers Arts & CultureFestivals 22 October 2026 Celluloid Screams 2026: Sheffield Horror Film Festival Arts & CultureFestivals 22 October 2026 · 12:30 Patchwork: A Graphic Biography of Jane Austen – Kate Evans Arts & CultureFestivals 22 October 2026 · 18:30 Punk Rock Ruined My Life – John Robb Arts & CultureFestivals 22 October 2026 · 19:00 Celebrate! A Decade and a Half of And Other Stories (Off the Shelf) Arts & CultureFestivals 22 October 2026 · 19:00 The Savage Landscape – Cal Flyn Arts & CultureFestivals 23 October 2026 · 12:30 These Isles: A People’s History of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales – Brian Groom Arts & CultureFestivals 23 October 2026 · 18:00 What We Leave We Carry: Voices of Migration to Britain – Colin Grant Arts & CultureFestivals 23 October 2026 · 19:00 Nocturnes – Susan Tomes Arts & CultureFestivals 24 October 2026 · 14:00 The Geopolitics of Climate – Arthur Snell Arts & CultureFestivals 24 October 2026 · 15:00 Don’t Laugh at Other People’s Sex Lives – Nao-Cola Yamazaki Arts & CultureFestivals 24 October 2026 · 18:00 Running On Air – Sophie Raworth Arts & CultureFestivals
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