20 September 2026
October half term in Sheffield 2026: things to do with kids
Confirmed Sheffield October half-term dates, free family events, theatre, museums, rainy-day ideas, travel and accessibility advice.
Theatre
Theatre in Sheffield – find upcoming theatre events across the city and South Yorkshire, with dates, venues, ticket info and a live map. Updated daily on Sheffield Events.
Browse the upcoming listings below, compare dates and venues, and use the nearby date, area and category links to move from a broad idea to a practical plan with current times, maps and ticket information.
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29 October 2026 · 16:15 A Twilight Trail: The Wild Hunt Family & KidsTheatre 9 November 2026 Mean Girls the Musical FreeTheatre 17 November 2026 Nativity! The Musical by STOS Theatre Company FreeChristmasTheatre 19 November 2026 Bones in the Desert by Half Moon Theatre FreeTheatre 28 November 2026 · 14:00 Fawlty Towers Christmas Weekend ChristmasTheatre 28 November 2026 Cinderella at Sheffield Theatres FreeTheatre 19 February 2027 · 19:00 Branches, Hands and a Ticking Sound Theatre
Local ideas and practical reads
From the guides
Theatre on the map 7 dates on the map
Previously 26 events
Featured events
Featured The Infamous Bunting Nook Ghost Tour: Fifth Anniversary Special Five years after his very first Sheffield ghost tour on 29 October 2021, Adrian Finney goes back to where it all began… View event Featured Horror Icons Show with Dragula Season 666 finalist Auntie Heroine Sheffield gets a Bonfire Night like no other as Twisted Events UK brings the Horror Icons Show to Corporation on Thursday 5… View event