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.
What's On
Our Sheffield culture calendar. Filled with picks of the city’s arts, culture and heritage events, both in-person and virtual. Plus reviews and festival guides.
Water Bodies: Memories, Landscapes, Mythologies
Sat. 17 October 2026
Yorkshire Artspace: Exchange Place Studios
Join artist Eelyn Lee for a free sound, movement, and costume workshop exploring how Sheffield’s rivers carry memories across places and time. Starting with a short walk to where the river Sheaf meets the Don.
Cryptids, Monsters and More! Writing Fantastical Creatures
Sat. 24 October 2026
The Writers Workshop, Unit 14, Orchard Square, S1 2FB
Join fantasy author Jools Warner for some creative-writing fun as part of The Writers Workshop's Weird Weekend. Suitable for beginners. Over 18s only.
Creating (Sexy) Paranormal Characters Writing Workshop
Sat. 24 October 2026
The Writers Workshop, Unit 14, Orchard Square, S1 2FB
Addicted to romantasy books? Fancy creating your own paranormal/fantasy hero or heroine? Romantasy writers Helen Bright and Andie M. Long will show you how. Over 18s only.
Writing and Rituals Poetry Workshop: Finding the Witch
Sat. 24 October 2026
The Writers Workshop, 14 Orchard Square, S1 2FB
Join poet and performer goodnighttheskye for creative-writing fun using rituals as prompts for conjuring witchy verse. Over 18s only.
Clown College
Wed. 23 September 2026 — Wed. 28 October 2026
CADS, Arley Street, S2 4QP
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.
Beginner Peg Loom Weaving Class
Multiple dates
Ed's Workshop, Carver House, Carver Street, S1 4FS
Discover the art of peg loom weaving.
Quilt your own Christmas Stocking
Multiple dates
Ed's Textile Studio, Carver House, Carver Street, S1 4FS
Learn to quilt a beautiful Christmas stocking to last year after year.