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The Sheffield culture guide written by in-the-know locals

Classical Weekend

Fri. 12 March 2027 — Sun. 14 March 2027

Ticket prices vary, many events free

Photos by Fox Moon Photography

Classical Weekend returns in 2027.

The biennial festival is one big celebration of classical music – in all manner of forms, from near and far.

It brings chamber musicians, choirs and orchestras to some of the city's finest music halls, and beyond into public spaces and more intimate and unusual venues.

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Symmetries in Sound - Ensemble 360

Fri. 13 February 2026

Playhouse

A celebration of musical games and mirrors includes. Including Der Spiegel, a piece for two violinists looking at the same sheet of music – one the right way up, the other upside down.

Donovan Haffner Quartet

Fri. 6 February 2026

Crookes Social Club, Mulehouse Road, S10 1TD

Rising star saxophonist Donovan Haffner is one of 2025's breakthrough artists, having won Jazz Newcomer at the 2025 Parliamentary Jazz Awards. Presented by Sheffield Jazz.

Sounds of Now: Annea Lockwood - Prepared Piano

Fri. 24 April 2026

Firth Hall

In partnership with University of Sheffield Concerts, Music in the Round presents a rare opportunity to hear Xenia Pestova Bennett play the intricate and spellbinding piano works of Annea Lockwood.

Sheffield Indie Book Festival

Sat. 25 April 2026 — Sun. 26 April 2026

New for 26. Celebrating stories, and the shops and publishers who keep them alive. From La Biblioteka, Juno Books, Hillsborough Bookshop, Novel, Graphic Novel Reading Room, Rhyme & Reason, Kelham Island Books & Music, Next Chapter, & Porter Bookshop.