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

Factory Floor live soundtrack to Metropolis at Magna, Sensoria 2017

A festival named after a track by Sheffield synth pioneers Cabaret Voltaire? You know you’re onto a winner with Sensoria right away.

Sensoria is Sheffield's festival of film and music. Since it started out in 2008, Sensoria has projected films in places we’d never have thought would make for cinemas – The Big Blue at Hathersage lido, Threads on the hill above Sheffield station, Metropolis with a live soundtrack by Factory Floor in a steel mill turned museum. It's staged bands and installations in buildings we'd thought were beyond use. And Sensoria isn’t just skilled at location scouting; it's hosted some of the most memorable music of recent years in Sheffield, bringing to town the likes of Laurie Anderson, Bo Ningen, Michael Rother, John Grant and more.

Come back soon for details of the Sensoria 2025 programme.

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Revolution. Shostakovich String Quartets

Sat. 8 March 2025

Upper Chapel, Norfolk Street, S1 2JD

Ensemble 360 performs two of Shostakovich’s late string quartets as part of Music in the Round’s Shostakovich Weekend. Music of extremes, these quartets are at times exuberant, at others sombre, and often playful and energetic.

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The Fringe at Tramlines

Thu. 24 July 2025 — Sun. 27 July 2025

Sheffield turns into one giant dancefloor for a weekend each July. While the official Tramlines action takes place in Hillsborough Park, there’s fun to be had at fringe events in pubs, bars and venues right across the city. And lots of it's free!

Family Concert: Giddy Goat

Sat. 17 May 2025

Crucible Theatre

Being a mountain goat is no fun when you are scared of heights! Can Giddy find the fearless goat inside himself in time to rescue little Edmund? Based on the best-selling children’s book by Jamie Rix and Lynne Chapman, with opportunities to join in.