13 September 2026 · 10:00 – 17:00
Together We Play! at the National Videogame Museum
National Videogame Museum, Angel Street, Sheffield, S3 8LN
The museum hands its gallery to the players: drop-in activities for all ages and an exhibition built from personal videogame stories, memories and interactive experiences. Sessions 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm. Book at thenvm.org.
Part of Castlegate Festival 2026 (12 to 20 September), the free celebration of heritage, arts, music and markets in Sheffield’s oldest quarter, organised by Sheffield City Council and Sheffield BID. Full programme (PDF).
Getting there and what to expect
Getting there
- Stops: Angel Street (CG3) (33 m); Angel Street (CG4) (37 m); Castle Street (CG10) (45 m) (Stops: NaPTAN, Department for Transport (OGL v3); lines: bustimes.org / Bus Open Data (OGL v3))
- Sheffield Rail Station 650 m away, tram at Castle Square 90 m away (Stops: NaPTAN, Department for Transport (OGL v3); lines: bustimes.org / Bus Open Data (OGL v3))
- Parking: Car park 80 m (OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL))
- Cycle parking 20 m, EV charger 380 m (OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL))
- On the roads within 1 km: Road closed: Closed; Road works: Roadworks; Jam: Stationary traffic (Traffic: TomTom)
- About 6 min walk from the city centre (440 m, straight-line estimate) (Straight-line estimate at 5 km/h; streets are longer)
- Open on the main map with this event pinned (Sheffield Events live map)
- Can I get there and back? Put your postcode into the tool below for the last bus and tram, the walk home, and the car parks. (Timetables: Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.)
Around the venue
- Air quality within WHO guideline (PM2.5 3.0, PM10 8.8 µg/m³, sensor 2.4 km away) (Air quality: Sensor.Community (ODbL, indicative) and DEFRA UK-AIR (OGL v3))
- Defibrillator 80 m, toilets 270 m (OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL))
- No storm overflow discharging within 1 km (Storm overflows: Yorkshire Water (CC BY 4.0))
What is on around it
- Canada House guided history tours (Harmony Works) (12:00, 160 m away) (Sheffield Events listings)
- Quayside Market: Castlegate Festival Special (11:00, 350 m away) (Sheffield Events listings)
Can I get there and back
The last bus and tram, the walk, what is recorded about step-free access and the car parks.
- Nearest defibrillator Defibrillator 80 m away
- Nearest toilets Toilets 270 m away · wheelchair accessible
- Nearest cycle parking Cycle parking 20 m away · free · 10 spaces · Sheffield City Council
- Nearest EV charger EV charger 380 m away
Read about this area on Wikipedia
- National Videogame Museum (United Kingdom)
- Kings Tower, Sheffield
- Boardwalk (nightclub)
The Boardwalk was a bar/nightclub based on the corner of Snig Hill and Bank Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England.
- Sheffield Old Town Hall
- Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation
The Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation (S&SY) is a system of navigable inland waterways (canals and canalised rivers) in South Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, England.
Article titles and extracts from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0; each links to its article.
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