A open mic/scratch night in the city centre's newest mini theatre.

Join SheFest, the LGBT+ Hub and a panel of speakers for a discussion on creating inclusive spaces in women's and LGBT+ communities.

Carol Ann Duffy calls him "the patron saint of poetry" and Liverpool has long claimed him as their own poet laureate. He even has a poem on the wall in our very own Winter Garden. Don't miss Roger McGough reading his irreverent and spirited poetry.

This is James’s story of falling in love, landing broken hearted, and finding the right words to make sense of love.

A story of how one small nation raised their voices in protest to rail against the corporate and personal greed that consumes countries.

Quench your thirst for knowledge.

A unique chance to hear two of the foremost musicians on the European and NYC jazz scenes, hosted by Jazz at The Lescar.

The Guilty feminist podcast is an online comedy phenomenon. Deborah Frances-White and her guests explore the noble goals of modern day feminists while confessing all manner of insecurity, hypocrisies and paradoxes that undermine them in this pursuit.

In deep space, a group of criminals have volunteered for a mission to avoid imprisonment: investigate a black hole. High Life explores what it means to be human, and promises to be one of the most daring films of the year.

In 1971, Aretha Franklin, the undisputed Queen of Soul, recorded her album Amazing Grace before a live audience in an LA church. All these years later, footage of the sessions shot by Sydney Pollack comes to the screen for the first time.

Madeline's an effortlessly talented actor but her grasp on reality has started to slip. This mesmerising film explores race and identity, cultural appropriation and exploitation, and the overlap of art and life, alongside the pressures of growing up.

An evening of true stories, live music and poetry from four people of different nationalities, exploring what national identity means to them.

An exhibition of embroideries by Peter Bonnén, inspired by spiritual ideas and symbols.

From the critically-acclaimed rap storyteller behind Grandad and the Machine comes a raucous new show with live music about England’s forgotten revolution.

A ten-day celebration of poetry in Sheffield, with walks, films, and lots of readings – from Roger McGough, Andrew McMillan, Imtiaz Dharker, Raymond Antrobus, Denise Riley, Rebecca Tamás and more.

A video installation by Universal Everything, inspired by Leonardo Da Vinci's exquisitely detailed sketches that capture the rushing flow of water.

An afternoon/evening of films, jiu-jitsu, zine making and more, looking at stories of the Suffragettes through a 21st century lens.

Ever felt like dancing in the street? Or lying down with your legs in the air on Fargate? Laura Page invites you enact small acts of quiet rebellion and record them through photography/video. These workshops will culminate in a screening and talk.

A season of films Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda, known for his explorations into how life and relationships are never simple. Ending with the brilliant, Oscar-nominated Shoplifters.

Jazz at The Lescar host tabla and santoor player and educator John Ball, leading the Sheffield Indian Music Ensemble, and the multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and composer Vijay Venkat.

The second in a series of sessions aimed at demystifying the role of curator. With S1 Artspace's Laura Clarke, and Zoë Sawyer of Eastside Projects in Birmingham.

One of the best observational comedians going, coming to town with his latest tour After This One, I’m Going Home.

An expert at condensing all parts of American life into three minute, cinematic pop songs that take their cues from Bob Dylan, Lou Reed and Bruce Springsteen.

A one-of-a-kind high-tech comedy duo. By day, they're IT consultants. In the evenings, they tour comedy clubs with mechanical monstrosities – including the Robot Chef, which lets audiences collectively cook a hot breakfast using their smartphones.

Sheffield Creative Guild's new monthly social, dedicated to overcoming trepidation and turning challenges into opportunities.

Two excitable brothers are definitely, probably, maybe, just about to, almost, at some stage, going to do the chores their mother has asked them to do.

Museums Sheffield's Friday night social returns, this time with a utopian inclination. Get your imagination going with John Ruskin-inspired performance, music, film and general dream-weaving creativity.

An exhibition of paintings by Paul Dearden and sculpture by Steve Hudson, exploring the memory of location.

Join ceramicists Kate Langrish Smith and Sarah Villeneau for a clay workshop considering Sheffield’s landscape and what it means to you.

Support the magnificent picture house with its restoration work, all while enjoying some classic cinema.

An exhibition from the Northern Potters Association.

See out this year's festival with a Question Time-style event. You'll have chance to put your questions to political figures and commentators including outgoing Lord Mayor Magid Magid, Novara Media’s Ash Sarkar and openDemocracy editor Adam Ramsay.

“If I invited you to come with me on a journey, a story, will you come with me?”

A heart-warming play made up of stories of African men and the anecdotes and arguments they share at the barber's.

Ocean’s Eleven meets the Marx Brothers.

Join artist Toni Buckby to create interactive textile pieces using large free-standing frame looms, yarns, threads, wire, LEDs, speakers and touch-sensitive components.

A creative showcase of over 30 fantastic makers – jewellers, printers, illustrators, ceramicists, and more. Plus chance to get creative at a papercutting workshop.

Artist/lecturer Hester Reeves invites anyone interested in wisdom to join in a dialogue and look for meaning that might transform either themselves or the wider Sheffield society.

Ru Paul's Drag Race favourite Jinkx Monsoon and her pianist-therapist take a biting look at the dark side of drag fame.

Artist Aliyah Hussain's series of bright, abstract compositional studies uses shapes to explore the relationships that form in negotiations of shared space.

It’s a hard-knock life.

Help artists Peter Martin and Jon Cannon invent new definitions for scenarios you experience online, and create new zine dictionaries of these to take away.

One of Sheffield’s hidden comedy treasures, tucked into the Red Deer's intimate function room. This month they’ll be headlined by Cheekykita, who is herself a hidden treasure: a larger-than-life clown known for oddball physical performances.

Use objects and drawings to create cyanotype images revealing your relationship with Sheffield. Artist Joanna Whittle will then create a series of ceramic pieces with the images.

Each June, the world of documentary descends on Sheffield to showcase some of the most fascinating factual films going.

The third in a trio of sessions aimed at demystifying the role of curator – with Bloc's David McLeavy and Alexandra Warder of Bosse and Baum in London.

Martyn Hett, AKA the Boy With the Deirdre Tattoo, started trending on Twitter in the hours after the announcement of his death at the Manchester Arena bombing. In this play his closest friends share an insight into what it means to #BeMoreMartyn.

A performance and exhibition from Mafwa, a community theatre company in Leeds, working with refugees, asylum seekers and settled community members to explore how we move through and interact with the cities we now call home.

An afternoon hosted by ​​​​​​​Ignite Imaginations, with live performances, an exhibition of artwork created by local community groups in Darnall, and more.

A show looking at displacement from two perspectives: a grandfather struggling with Alzheimer’s and an artist struggling to stay in the UK. What happens when neither can remember where they belong?

A sociodrama exploration of the role that physical walls – such as the Berlin Wall, the West Bank Barrier, the Hungarian Border Wall and Trump’s Wall with Mexico – have in keeping communities apart.

Mohand and Peter travel everywhere and anywhere in a click of their fingers. A backflip in time, a quick hop back home. With humour and visual poetry they'll jump from one character to another – catch them while you can.

Readings from contributors to an anthology of contemporary Palestinian writing, offering their own spin on science fiction and fantasy as they speculate on the future of their home country.

Centred on the lives of four women – two migrants, a third-generation migrant, and someone who just moved to Sheffield from the south – and the bond they form around the dinner table in their new house together.

Join artist Christopher Jarratt on the terrace to re-imagine sections of Sheffield’s city centre. Share your vision by slotting it into the giant viewfinder and seeing what you've created.

"How can you help? What do refugees really need? A friend. And fun, lots of fun!" This workshop is a place for people from all backgrounds to meet and have fun together, with no previous theatre experience necessary.

Join Comma Press for the Sheffield launch of the third volume in their collection modelled on Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales.

The culmination of an eight-week project led by Zimbabwean dancer/drummer/singer Tongesayi Gumbo for young Sheffield-based artists, inspired by stories of migration and journey.

Refugee actors take centre-stage, reclaiming their stories and shining a light on masculinity and forced migration.

The best of new Spanish and Latin American cinema comes on tour to Sheffield.

A play of vignettes, exploring the theme of barriers, borders, and margins – how people overcome obstacles and cross boundaries, whether physical, geographical or personal.

An uplifting and intertwined story spanning 60 years of three women’s determination to carry on and create new lives – against a backdrop of enforced migration and refugee status.

The unorthodox ex-Lord Mayor of Sheffield joins the best-selling author and compiler Nikesh Shukla (The Good Immigrant) to talk about their experiences with the hostile-environment, Brexit Britain, and the route into an immigrant planet.

All Because of Love is a new production bringing the poetry of Persia’s beloved mystic poet Rumi to life in the magificent Picture House – with hauntingly beautiful Sufi music, dance and poetry.

An evening of foot stomping comedy with Sonia Aste, a Spaniard living in the UK who believes "cultural differences are like Sangria – a mix that leaves a headache, but we always ask for more."

Sheffield’s resident true storytelling night, in which well-known comedians are invited to the stage alongside other artists and performers to tell true stories of their lives which are funny and heartwarming in much the same way.

A celebration of the rich and vibrant lives of migrants in Sheffield and around the world.

Alim Kamara brings the campfire to the stage. Gather round!

An evening of reggae-poetry from one of the greatest poets of his generation, strongly influenced by the music and poetry of Jamaica and what he calls “street politics”. With support from Sheffield’s first poet laureate Otis Mensah.

A solo show by Annie George, telling an intimate story of personal and political independence.

Celebrating culture, creativity and companionship in our city of sanctuary.

A joyous story of Brit grit to high-heeled hit, powered by the music of Cyndi Lauper.

A series of images by Nadjet Ben Maghnia capturing different parts of Algeria, born from curiosity and nostalgia for the artist's motherland.

An innovative audio adventure created by Syrian refugee families in Bedford and singer-composer Roshi Nasehi.

A showcase of work by three artists from different countries, backgrounds, cultures and religions, exploring how they overcome barriers through their work.

A night of global adventures in bass, welcoming to town Nídia all the way from Lisbon.

An afternoon of art, crafts, music and food, celebrating the community of Parson Cross.

A story from the Windrush generation – revealing the racial prejudice faced by people who responded to the government's calls to come and rebuild postwar Britain, alongside the lived experiences of love, laughter and the music of the 1950s.

Short films by three Palestinian filmmakers in different locations, looking at different points in time. On the 1929 launch of the Palestinian women's movement, children's lives/dreams in the West Bank, and the history of photography in Gaza.

An evening of songs by people seeking sanctuary in County Durham, coming to Sheffield on tour.

A Scout-themed cabaret held in an actual Scout hut, hosted by Sheffield's finest poet-comedian Stan Skinny.

A mischievous celebration of play, based on the much-loved book by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury.

The gripping story of a woman who finds herself as witness and suspect in a mystery, based on the hit novel and film.

Get informed, inspired and filled with ideas for positive change.

You’re invited to re-imagine Paradise, for an exhibition of ideas, art and photos.

A modern interpretation of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedy from Under the Stars, a group of adults with learning disabilities.

A powerful piece of gig-theatre exploring mental health through live music and storytelling.

A solo exhibition of realist paintings by Andy Cropper.

Welcome to the Age of Aquarius.

A an exhibition on the home in British art from 1950 to 1980, looking at the ways we're shaped by the space behind the front door.

An oasis of calm between the trees. With music, arts and crafts market, heritage craft workshops, and more.

A fabulous opportunity to pick up work from over 70 of the UK’s best established and emerging artists and designer-makers.

A new musical comedy based on the Oscar-winning film, celebrating the quirks of every family and the power of overcoming our differences.

A solo exhibition of pieces from the pen of one of Sheffield's most distinctive artists.

The magnificent Cutlers' Hall plays host to a fair bringing together over 60 independent silversmiths and jewellery makers.

An Edinburgh Fringe preview from a Sheffield alumni. Expect notes, deviation, uncertainty and a lower price than you’ll get after August – at preview shows, there’s magic in watching the primordial potential take shape in front of your eyes.

A dazzling theatrical adaptation of an epic journey of endurance and hope, based on Yann Martel's extraordinary and much-loved novel.

Bringing historical figures and events back to life in incredible ways.

This year's Bungalows lineup features Yazmin Lacey, Galaxians, Baba Naga and more – all for free.

The naughtiest puppets around are heading to town for a hilarious musical with a warm (and fuzzy) heart.

A group show bringing together a mix of artists, works and mediums.

A theatrical adaptation of Matt Haig's frank and funny bestseller, celebrating what it means to be alive.

An enchanting winter wonderland with Northern Ballet’s beautiful re-imagining of Cinderella.

Queen and Ben Elton's mega hit comes to the Sheffield stage.

A group show bringing together a variety of works in different mediums.

A group show, bringing to Cupola a mix of works on the theme of Not Safe For Work.

Susan Hill’s acclaimed ghost story comes to the Sheffield stage, with the story of a lawyer who becomes convinced that his family are cursed.

A weekend of bleeps, beats and sweaty grins. Bringing together music, visual art, poetry, and workshops.

The first stage adaptation of the novel that inspired the Oscar-winning movie, The Last King of Scotland is an electrifying thriller about corruption and complicity set in Uganda.

The true love story of Gloria and Emilio Estefan, told in musical form.

Join the tea party and meet the Mad Hatter, the White Rabbit, Cheshire Cat and the Queen of Hearts.

A hilarious whodunnit packed full of catchy songs, unforgettable characters and plot twists galore.

Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s magical family musical comes to Sheffield, retelling the Biblical story of Joseph, his eleven brothers and the coat of many colours.

A solo exhibition of both real and imagined landscapes by a local painter.

A solo exhibition of paintings.

A weekend of nosying around some of the most fascinating artists' studios in town.

A moving exploration of the lives of four generations of women in one family, shifting back and forth in time through the huge social changes of the past century.

The hit West End musical brings the story of the record label's founder and legendary artists to the Sheffield stage.

Panto time!

Roll the dice and fall in love under the bright lights of New York city.