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

Sheffield Heritage Open Days

Free

Each September, doors to cultural treasures open all over the country for Heritage Open Days. Ten days dedicated to free heritage exploration, led by local experts and volunteers.

Plenty of fascinating buildings tend to open their doors for behind-the-scenes tours and talks across Sheffield – from former cutlery works to longstanding civic structures to listed churches and more.

The city’s Heritage Open Days programme is coordinated by Sheffield Civic Trust.

For 2026, the lineup includes tours of everything from brutalist housing estates to historic gardens, cemeteries and transformed cutlery workshops, plus guided walks on pub heritage, football history and more.

See Sheffield's Heritage Open Days full list of events for 2026.

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National Emergency Services Museum

Housed in the old fire, police and ambulance station, this museum offers lessons in everything from the origins of the name "bobbies" to why hoax 999 calls are bad. There are lots of vehicles to climb on and uniforms to climb in, too.

Sheffield Stories: Caribbean Footsteps

Fri. 10 May 2024 — Sun. 2 May 2027

Weston Park Museum

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

Kayd Somali Arts presents: Untold Stories Part 2

Sun. 8 November 2026

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A powerful documentary delving into the experiences of the Somali community in Tower Hamlets. Plus two short films exploring the legacy of Somali women in Sheffield and a Q&A with the directors Asma Kabadeh and Hamda Ali.

The Basil Griffith Library

An independent library named after a famous Sheffield teacher, specialising in literary works, children's stories and educational books of Afro-Caribbean heritage.