Cupola in Hillsborough celebrates 35 years with a group exhibition showcasing the fantastic artists that have supported them through the years, plus a whole host of new talent.

Music in the Round presents “an artist of extraordinary magnetism,” Yorkshire pianist Sarah Beth Briggs, in the Crucible Playhouse, with an afternoon of glittering piano favourites.

Music in the Round's Sounds of Now series begins this autumn with GBSR Duo. These musicians are known for bold, fearless programming and are fast emerging as the leading interpreter of Morton Feldman’s music.

The first solo gig from folk singer and comedian David Eagle, of award winning trio The Young'uns.

Utopia Theatre’s free monthly platform for celebrating talent and creativity in Sheffield. Welcoming upcoming and established performers across all genres. First Sunday of every month.

DJ Dads are back filling the dancefloor playing House, Techno, Disco and everything in between and raising money for Sheffield music charity TRACKS.

Step back in time and see history come to life from across the ages.

Singer-songwriter John Reilly returns to one of his favourite venues – the iconic Greystones Backroom in Sheffield with pianist and composer Lewis Nitikman for a Sunday evening session.

The Indie Wedding Fair returns to Sheffield Steamworks for a tenth birthday edition.

A free monthly contemporary classical music night. Half programmed performances, followed by a jam for both experienced and new improvisers alike.

Folk supergroup Spell Songs with live painting by award-winning artist Jackie Morris.

Spell Songs’ third studio album, In Thin Air, is the latest culmination of the folk supergroup's collective talents.

Professor Se-jeong is thrust into a bloody nightmare as a rapidly mutating virus is unleashed at a biotech conference. From the director of the fantastic Train To Busan, Yeon Sang-ho, comes a new Korean zombie action thriller.

For Music in the Round's ‘Relaxed’ concerts, doors are left open, lights raised, a break-out space provided, with less emphasis on the audience being quiet during the performance.

Celebrate Mozart and his lively circle of friends with Music in the Round's resident Ensemble 360 in a delightful evening of music for winds and strings, including two works showcasing the unworldly sound of the glass harmonica. 

An open jam session led by the Footprints house band. All musicians and vocalists are invited to join – or just come down to enjoy the music.

A young director is hired to revive the Camp Miasma slasher franchise. When she tracks down the now reclusive actress who played the film's "final girl," obsession, fear, desire and blood-soaked chaos ensues. From the director of I Saw The TV Glow.

In a small town, two teen boys form a relationship that puts them at odds with their neighbours. They now face a violent entity that takes the form of the person they desire most – each other. A refreshingly original, queer supernatural horror.

"Forged in fire, set in steel." An all-dayer dedicated to rock and metal. Formerly Rockin the Bowl, this festival is back for 2026 under the new name: Destination.

A festival showcasing textile crafts and stories from around the world.

Founder member of 70s punk rock band the Adverts, performing in the Samuel Worth Chapel.

An unpredictable mix of drag, movement artists and improvised music in celebration of cake. In a three-part narrative arc exploring desire, creation and gluttony.

Join artist collective Al-Wah’at for a hands-on workshop exploring Sheffield’s relationship to the Mediterranean fig tree, an unusual protagonist of the city's industrial heritage.

A solo storytelling performance by Funmi Adewole Elliott based on a forestry talk from Dr Kemi Oloruntobi. A journey of curiosity, connection and heritage through childhood memories, her grandmother’s folktales and fascination with forest ecology.

The Football Art Prize makes a welcome return to Sheffield to celebrate the passion, drama and unity the beautiful game inspires around the globe.

Plant-based laughs at the Samuel Worth Chapel with performance poet John Hobson AKA Funny Onion.

An evening of innovative folk music in the beautiful Samuel Worth Chapel.

A thrilling night of wildlife, horror and vintage cinema in the gothic surroundings of the Samuel Worth Chapel. With your choice of a guided bat walk or horror walk through the grounds at dusk, followed by 1940 cult classic The Devil’s Bat.

Try your hand at woodworking skills by making a mini, lidded jewellery box in this practical small-group session for beginners.

Ammi’s Kitchen brings together local women from different cultures to cook and share recipes that have been passed down through generations. Join them for this supper club in the Samuel Worth Chapel.

A special tour exploring the lives of women – rich and poor – who are buried in, or connected to, Sheffield General Cemetery.

Take a sensory journey moving slowly through the woodland, connecting with all your senses for relaxation and wellbeing.

An evening with the beloved singer-songwriter, storyteller, and frontman of the legendary Daintees.

Join the cemetery's team of researchers in the Samuel Worth Chapel for a drop-in session. Whether you’re tracing family history, researching the past of a local building, or simply curious about who rests in this historic site, they'd love to help.

The 40th anniversary of Studio Ghibli's first film. Pazu's life changes when he meets Sheeta, who's being pursued by the military and pirates for her crystal amulet – which holds the power to locate Laputa, a legendary floating castle in the sky.

The new teacher at a severely administered boys' boarding school works to positively affect the students' lives through music.

The English Concert “celebrities of the Baroque performance movement” (New York Classical Review) launch a celebration of the majestic High Baroque with Handel’s Sonata in G, a masterclass in grace and counterpoint. 

Jazz polymath Julian Joseph is acclaimed by critics and audiences the world over. He returns to Sheffield with Music in the Round to promote his first studio album in 29 years. 

Kick off the weekend with an evening of uplifting live music from Barefoot & Fly, a Sheffield and Hope Valley–based band blending jazz-flavoured soul, funk, disco and rock.

A foot-stomping night of roots, blues and americana with Cowbird and folk duo Bob Hall and Hilary Blythe. Raising funds for CRESST in their conflict resolution education work.

Make your own agony aunt zine inspired by Site Gallery's exhibition When The Sky Gets Bright.

Shakespeare's thrilling tale of power, redemption and second chances, reimagined for a strange, desolate planet at the far edge of civilisation.

A chance for the left in South Yorkshire to inspire each other and express a collective vision for the future.

A night of authentic ska, rocksteady and reggae in the Samuel Worth Chapel – bringing the golden sound of Jamaica’s musical heritage to one of Sheffield’s most atmospheric venues.

This year’s Heritage Open Day theme, Everyday Histories, celebrates the ordinary lives, places and moments that shape our shared past.

Showroom Cinema’s annual celebration of the city’s and the surrounding region’s film heritage, and wider film culture.

Part comedy show and part actual wooden block stacking championship. Returning for a second year – this time, with a bigger venue, even more blocks, more glitz, more glamour and increased danger.

Ten days to explore heritage treasures across the city.

Nine days of vibrant arts and culture around Nether Edge. Immerse yourself in music, dance, food, drink, drama, books, art, walks, talks and more.

In an era of great change and great beauty emerged the character of James McNeill Whistler.

There are few English folk singers as revered as the great Nic Jones. Sam Carter now brings his lifelong love of Nic’s music into sharp focus, showcasing the captivating storytelling and innovative guitar work that has made Jones’s music so enduring.

Celebrate the end of Sheffield Transformed's Visions Festival.

Turning ‘jangle’ up to the max, the Tubs combine Johnny Marr-like guitar riffs, Teenage Fanclub-style harmonies and Celtic folk influences. Support comes from fellow jangle poppers Bramwell and Sheffield’s psychedelic synth wizards Sister Wives.

This lustrous evening brings together exquisite sound paintings for piano, strings and horn, showcasing the range and reach of Music in the Round's resident Ensemble 360.

Five bizarre stories with no apparent connection to one another eventually become intertwined, resulting in surreal circumstances.

Join Under the Stars for trilogy of three short films inspired by folk tales from around the world. Created and performed by a talented cast of performers with learning disabilities and/or autism. This is a relaxed screening.

Float Along music festival returns to Sheffield city centre to do it all again for the fifth year running. The lineup so far includes: White Lies, Sprints, Warmduscher, Opus Kink, Man/Woman/Chainsaw, Nuha Ruby Ra, Gia Ford and more.

Join the Showroom as they bring Grease to the big screen, followed by a performance by local rock n roll band Highway Child.

Techno with a capital 'T' – by Techno lovers, for Techno lovers. Easing you in with a soothing gong-bath.

A thoughtfully curated makers market at Showroom Workstation, brought together by Endless Love Creative. Discover artisan craft, contemporary design and beautifully made work from 60 independent makers.

Sheffield Legend Chris Duckenfield is joining DJ Dads to help us raise some cash for Sheffield music charity TRACKS.

A celebration of fiercely independent filmmaking, showcasing raw, bold and passionate films from around the world.

“Highly relatable to disabled people who create rich worlds indoors.” Read our writer Rae’s review of this refreshing and witty exhibition of video works made in collaboration between disabled art collective Babeworld and Site's youth collectives.

Inspired by the new dark comedy Bad Apples starring Saoirse Ronan, the Showroom is screening a season dedicated to some of the most memorable teacher/student conflicts in cinema history.

A new multi-genre music jam night in Sheffield city centre.

Be part of the first audiences to hear the new album Nightmare Tripping on this round of live shows.

A trail of 150 life-sized lions and lionesses, let loose across South Yorkshire this summer. Raising money for Sheffield Children’s Hospital Charity.

An evening of costumed life drawing presented by Figures and Fabric at Showroom in celebration of filmmaker Wes Anderson.

A mysterious mist unleashes a deadly entity in a futuristic metropolis, as a troubled young woman's search for her father collides with a GI's quest to rescue his daughter from Hell. An uncompromising vision from Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive).

The Coral's mix of music hall, West Coast psychedelia, merseybeat, folk, jangle pop, garage rock, dub, reggae and more set them apart from their landfill contemporaries of the mid-noughties. The group continue to explore, experiment and evolve.

Join the Wonder Stuff as they celebrate their 40th anniversary, supported by their old friends, Inspiral Carpets.

Award-winning rising star trumpeter Matilda Lloyd joins Music in the Round's resident Ensemble 360 for a sparkling celebration of American music, alongside some dazzling trumpet classics.

Sheffield legends Jess and Rich Arrowsmith launch their new album As Merry As May Be.

Travelling the liminal space between the supernatural and the depths of the human psyche, The Turning at Bly Manor winds the essentials of psychological horror around one pervasive emotion – unease. Based on Henry James ghost stories.

A citywide celebration of coffee and cafe culture, new for 2026. Bringing together independent cafes, roasters, coffee brands, makers, baristas, street food traders, DJs and coffee lovers for a week of free events, ending with a big weekend.

Drawing on the sass and attitude of 60s girl groups, the theatrics of outsider pop acts like Sparks and Harry Nilsson and the canonical pop hooks of the Beach Boys, this New York trio present their own candy-coated take on rock’n’roll.

A retrospective of Sheffield-based photographer and filmmaker Shaun Bloodworth, who died too young in 2016. With little-seen images, record sleeves and films from the early dubstep scene, industrial Sheffield and more. Plus launch party at Gut Level.

The world’s first Britney Spears metal tribute. Bringing Britney’s biggest pop anthems into the world of heavy metal – and where better for it than Corp, Sheffield's home of all things rock and alt.

A four-week course for new and developing poets with Suzannah Evans Furnass.

The legendary 2-tone group come to Sheffield.

A spellbinding evening of contemporary folk in the atmospheric Samuel Worth Chapel.

Legendary guitarist and songwriter Martin Simpson comes to Sheffield with his Some Kind of Jubilee tour.

A theatre festival dedicated to fresh perspectives and powerful stories, bringing unheard stories to the stage.

A showcase of indie and small press comic creators from Sheffield and further afield. With a Graphic Novel Reading Room corner, a kids workshop and bar.

Celebrating over 40 years as a live performer, Eddi Reader has effortlessly developed into one of popular music’s most thrilling and affecting performers.

A weekend of bleeps, beats and sweaty grins – exploring the relationship between music, art, technology and place. The 2026 lineup includes: Mark Fell, Blawan, Oppidan, The Black Dog and lots more.

An institution of African music, led by Nick Gold of Buena Vista Social Club. More than 50 years on from their formation, the group’s mix of Afro-Cuban rhythms, Wolof griot traditions, mbalax, Congolese rumba and jazz, sounds as fresh as ever.

Learn to sew with confidence and build lasting skills. In this beginner-friendly course, you will learn machine setup and essential sewing skills through making a custom apron.

A biennial festival of new ideas. Bringing together the city's creative community and its academic minds through exhibitions, talks, screenings, performances and more. Stay tuned for dates and details for the next Festival of the Mind in autumn 2026.

Music in the Round’s Singer-in-Residence Roderick Williams returns with a programme of heartrendingly beautiful English song, including Vaughan Williams’ glorious cycle Songs of Travel.

From the intimate to the divine: an intriguing musical exploration of Chinese music and philosophy alongside European classical traditions in the Crucible Playhouse with Music in the Round.

A hilarious spoof of a classic tale from Sheffield's amateur theatre company Tudor Players.

Charlie Chaplin’s most ambitious and successful silent comedy presented in a gorgeous restoration. With Chaplin’s own Academy Award-nominated score, performed live by Music in the Round residents, Ensemble 360 and friends, conducted by George Morton.

One of our oldest surviving alternative comics celebrates 40 years at the mic as he brings his brand-new show to Sheffield.

Opus 13, the most recent winner of the prestigious Wigmore Hall International String Quartet competition, makes its Sheffield debut with a programme of bold and lyrical works. 

Sheffield's festival of film and music. Expect a truly unique mix of performance, live film scores, screenings, exhibitions, and music industry activity. Come back soon for details of the Sensoria 2026 lineup.

The iconic Sheffield band return to the Octagon, for the final date of their final tour.

A 6-week workshop series exploring the fundamentals of clowning – not as a set of acrobatic skills, but as a way of relating to yourself, other people and the world around you. Build your confidence through collective experimentation in a DIY space.

A mysterious, spellbinding Halloween show at the Samuel Worth Chapel, featuring The Witching Tale.

This disturbing Japanese thriller follows Aoyama (Ryo Ishibashi), a widower who decides to start dating again. Aided by a film-producer friend (Miyuki Matsuda), Aoyama uses auditions for a fake production to function as a dating service.

What better way to celebrate Halloween than an evening of the weird, wonderful and slightly macabre sounds of Tim Burton’s longtime collaborator Danny Elfman. With music from The Nightmare Before Christmas, Edward Scissorhands, Beetlejuice and more.

Sheffield's festival of books, words and ideas, taking place each October. Come back soon for our highlights from the writer talks, workshops and events in the 2026 programme.

Sheffield’s horror film festival returns every October – getting you spooked just in time for Halloween. Come back closer to the time for details of Celluloid Screams 2026.

Sheffield CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale) know a thing or two about good beer, cider and perry. Join them for their 50th edition in 2026 – dates and details to be confirmed.

Enjoy watching printmaking in action and pick up a print or two to take home from among the 43 stalls featuring the wares of artists and printmakers from Sheffield and beyond. Call for applications open till 30 August 2026.

This Halloween, join the Showroom on Spooky Island and in Coolsville for the ultimate double-bill, Scooby-Doo and Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed.

To welcome Freshers through the Showroom doors, the cinema team have selected some of the best coming-of-age tales set in schools, colleges and universities.

A look at the curious, beautiful, macabre and magical connections people have made to the land through over 400 objects from Sheffield’s collections. Curated by Heavy Water Collective (artists Maud Haya-Baviera, Victoria Lucas and Joanna Whittle).

Dare you enter a world infected by fear? The Void is a sci-fi horror created for the stage, presented by Yorkshire company Thunder Road.

Hear Mariam’s vibrant, Malian, worldbeat music on the Octagon stage.

A youth-led film and arts programme working with five talented youth groups across Sheffield.

Amy doesn’t get angry and she’s starting to feel left out, so she’s on a quest to feel fury. From what she can discern from the world around her, it appears to be all the rage… literally.

Pianist Martin Roscoe joins forces with the Brodskys, a quartet who have been performing for over 50 years to prizes and plaudits around the world.

Praised for his “urgently visceral” playing (Tempo), London-based Canadian saxophonist David Zucchi is joined by Robert Laidlow for a programme of innovative works for saxophone and live electronics.

Join the award winning singer, harpist and composer in concert at Wild Traditions.

Writer/director Oliver Stone's personal and searing testament to the men who fought the war in Vietnam.

"Poet of the piano” Pavel Kolesnikov is one of the world’s most exciting young pianists. Lauded for his amazing ability to cast new light on familiar repertoire, he makes his Music in the Round debut with a tour through Chopin's complete Nocturnes.

A confined but troubled rock star descends into madness as he physically and socially isolates himself from everyone. Screening as part of WTF, Showroom's monthly screening strand celebrating the films that make you say "What The F...ilm"!?

Join a panel of musicians and experts who will shine a light on some of the composers and music featuring across Northern Lights, Music in the Round's weekend of elemental music from the frozen north.

A dazzling portrait of contemporary Icelandic music ranging from celebrated glacial works by Anna Thorvaldsdóttir and Oscar-winning Hildur Guðnadóttir, to new arrangements of Björk and Ólafur Arnalds’ haunting music for Broadchurch.

Widely acknowledged as one of the most important figures of the modern day and one of the greatest and most influential songwriters of all time, Bob Dylan has reshaped popular music by elevating lyric writing to a profound literary art form.

Music in the Round's resident Ensemble 360 performs masterpieces and miniatures for strings and piano by two giants of Nordic classicism.

Norway’s multi-award-winning Engegård Quartet brings its customary boldness, energy and freshness to Sheffield in a concert of Mozart, Beethoven and Grieg.

Formed under the midnight sun in the Lofoten Islands, Norway’s leading string quartet brings the rugged soul of the country to the stage, with arrangements of traditional joiks, haunting psalms and spirited bridal marches.

Unite the Union Brass Band present a special festive performance of the Christmas classic with a live score.

Tim Horton performs an afternoon concert for Music in the Round, launching his a journey through Beethoven’s staggering achievements for piano, with works including his celebrated Appassionata sonata.

Scottish guitarist Sean Shibe presents a tour of four centuries of music, including Bach’s first cello suite, Steve Reich’s masterpiece Electric Counterpoint and a recent commission by the UK’s leading contemporary composer Thomas Adès.

Northern Lights Theatre invites you to tune in for a special Christmas broadcast. A small company brings this Christmas classic to life on stage with music, live sound effects, and you as the studio audience.

Arbrevyn perform a Christmas special concert. Featuring Cornish carols alongside more local carols and some of their favourite repertoire.

An exhibition telling the story of Skinning the Cat, a ground-breaking all-female circus troupe from Bradford. With colourful artworks, costumes and historic items about women in circus.

A loose adaptation of the 14th-century poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, notable for its striking imagery and performances. Screening as part of the Showroom's monthly screening strand celebrating films that make you say "What The F...ilm"!?

Rocky Balboa is a Philadelphia club fighter who seems to be going nowhere. Part of Spotlight, the Showroom's monthly screenings of unforgettable films brought back to the big screen, chosen by staff.

An exhibition curated by artist Kedisha Coakley, bringing together artworks, objects and specimens from Sheffield’s collection to explore the relationship between empire and the trade in fruit and flowers.

Drawn from the city collection, this exhibition celebrates photography’s unique power to reveal connections spanning generations, geographies and shared histories. 

Founding member of the Impressionist movement, Pierre-Auguste Renoir is one of the world’s favourite artists. Exhibition on Screen brings his world class works to cinema audiences.

LGBTQ+ art and heritage have endured across the centuries, with communities continuing to express and preserve their Queer stories. This new exhibition brings together artworks and objects from Sheffield’s collections to explore Queer art today.

Classical Weekend returns in 2027. The biennial festival is one big celebration of classical music – in all manner of forms, in all kinds of places.

An exhibition celebrating the many ways that people of African Caribbean heritage have contributed to Sheffield life.

To celebrate Tate Britain’s blockbuster Monet and Time exhibition, Exhibition on Screen brings the story of Claude Monet to cinema screens.

The Royal Ballet and Opera bring their work to global audiences next this season, presenting nine productions in cinemas.

Get informed, inspired and filled with ideas for positive change. With talks on big social, political, environmental and economic issues. The festival is taking a break in 2026 – come back for details of the 2027 event.

A mural and street art festival. Returning for a second edition in 2027. Expect smaller creative events from the team throughout 2026 though – watch this space for details!