New to Sheffield's culture calendar for 2025, Alpaca is the festival of algorithmic patterns in the creative arts.
It features talks, workshops, concerts and a club night/algorave, showcasing artists exploring beyond our imaginations through pattern-making.
Schedule
Friday 12th September
- daytime: Israac Somali Community Association - Talks and a lunchtime performance with vegetarian Somalian food
- evening: Arley St Theatre - concert featuring Kourosh Kanani and Matt Davies
Saturday 13th September
- morning: Arley St Theatre - Talks
- afternoon: Arley St Theatre - Workshops - try your hand a new pattern-based artform (tickets available soon)
- night: Delicious Clam/Panke - gig and club night including full-on Algorave
Sunday 14th September
- daytime: Arley St Theatre - Workshops - try your hand at pattern-based artforms (tickets available soon)
- evening: Arley St Theatre - Closing party
Check the Alpaca website for updates.
Tickets
Tickets are priced on a sliding scale. Alpaca Festival is a not-for-profit event, all proceeds are invested in the festival and artists. Please pay what you can afford.
A weekend ticket for the festival gets you access to all three music events, or you can purchase individual tickets for each event you wish to attend.
Space at workshops are limited and will be ticketed separately (available soon).
Talks are free to attend (with charge for lunch on Friday).
Sheffield-based festival activities are hosted by Ray Morrison, Lucy Cheesman and Alex McLean, of Sheffield Pattern Club.
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- Sheffield Festivals Guide
