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

Sheffield Showcase

Returning for its fourth annual event in 2024, the Sheffield Showcase is a collaborative event from over a dozen arts and culture groups based in the city.
With three days of activity at various locations across Sheffield, taking place over the first weekend of September.

From 6th to 8th September, the event will showcase the variety of cultural activity that takes place in the city.
Featuring film screenings, music performances, art exhibits, family-friendly activities and more.

A shared weekend of culture activity, the festival programme is created by and features events from:

Art in the Gardens | Apricot Ballroom | ArtWorks | Classical Sheffield | Cupola Gallery | GLOAM Gallery | Greentop Circus | Kelham Island and Neepsend Community Alliance | The Leadmill | Lick of Paint | National Videogame Museum | Off the Shelf | Park Hill Tours | Pattern Club | Reel Steel | Regather | Sensoria Festival | Sheffield Adventure Film Festival | Sheffield Games Collective | Sheffield Jazz | Sheffield Museums | Site Gallery | Strange Britain | Write from the Art.

Each event is produced and run independently.

See below for programme details (even more events to be announced soon).

Made in Sheffield - National Videogame Museum

Multiple dates

National Videogame Museum

Explore the city's rich gaming heritage at the National Videogame Museum, with their freshly revamped ‘Made In Sheffield’ exhibit.

Sheffield Jazz - Adam Glasser Quartet

Fri. 6 September 2024

Crookes Social Club, Mulehouse Road, Sheffield, S10 1TD

South African-born Adam Glasser returns to Sheffield with his latest quartet, featuring top British jazz musicians.

ArtWorks: Open Studio at Wharncliffe Works

Fri. 6 September 2024 — Sat. 7 September 2024

Wharncliffe Works, 86 Green Lane, Sheffield, S6 3AF

ArtWorks invites you to their Open Studio event at Wharncliffe Works; supporting artists with learning disabilities, autism or both to flourish creatively and access professional opportunities from the art world.

GLOAM presents Twenty Truant Shapes

Sat. 7 September 2024

GLOAM Gallery

GLOAM presents Nathan Walker’s Twenty Truant Shapes, where an installation of low structures and apertures frame a body in parts, as language, speech, and memory are dissected.

Off the Shelf Festival of Words - A Bunch of Poems with Stan Skinny

Sat. 7 September 2024

Sheffield Botanical Gardens

Visit Off the Shelf at Art in the Gardens, and meet their Poetry Gardener AKA comedian Stan Skinny for poetry fun amongst the flowers.

Walk the Streets in the Sky at Park Hill

Multiple dates

Park Hill

Park Hill Residents’ Association invite you on a resident-led tour to walk along the Streets in the Sky, where you will learn about the history of Park Hill.

Kelham Island Museum BSL Tour

Multiple dates

Kelham Island Museum

Discover British Sign Language (BSL) while exploring Kelham Island Museum and the latest collection highlights.

Strange Britain Presents... The Sheffield Showcase Ghost Tour

Fri. 6 September 2024 — Sat. 7 September 2024

Tudor Square, Sheffield, S1 2LA

Strange Britain pull out all the stops with a very special ghost tour.

Write from the Art; in the Graves Gallery

Sat. 7 September 2024

Graves Gallery

Join Write from the Art at the Graves Gallery for this fun and thought-provoking art-inspired creative writing workshop.

Art in the Gardens

Sat. 7 September 2024 — Sun. 8 September 2024

Sheffield Botanical Gardens

One of the largest outdoor art exhibitions in the north. Discover paintings in the pavilions and marquees, sculptures on the lawns, and say hello to artists and craft makers – all in beautiful surroundings.

Pattern Club: synthesiser + live coding workshop

Sun. 8 September 2024

Soft Ground

Sheffield's Pattern Club host a synthesiser & live coding workshop, demonstrating how synths can be controlled and manipulated using live coding.

Apricot Ballroom at Sadacca

Sat. 7 September 2024 — Sun. 8 September 2024

Sadacca, 48 Wicker, Sheffield, S3 8JB

Apricot Ballroom will be throwing another one of their friendly late-night hi-fi parties down at Sadacca.

Textile Postcards Workshop with Anne Menary

Multiple dates

Cupola Gallery

Textile Postcards Workshop with artist Anne Menary at Cupola Gallery.

Greentop Circus - Aerial and Circus taster sessions

Multiple dates

Greentop Centre, St Thomas Building, 74 Holywell Road, Sheffield, S4 8AS

Join Greentop Circus for Aerial and Circus taster sessions.

KINCA Art Competition and Kelham Nature Day

Sun. 8 September 2024

Kelham Island Museum

Take part in an art competition with the Kelham Island and Neepsend Community Alliance (KINCA) and Sheffield Museums.

Community Gardening Session with Regather

Sun. 8 September 2024

Regather

Join Regather as they transform Sharrow’s community garden into an attractive and productive space for local residents to enjoy.

Strange Britain Presents... Further Sins of Sheffield: A True Crime Special

Multiple dates

Dorothy Pax

Prepare for a captivating evening of intrigue, laughter, and spine-tingling tales as storyteller Adrian Finney once again descends into the shadowy depths of Sheffield's long and storied past.

The Magic of Terry Pratchett

Sun. 8 September 2024

The Leadmill

Join author and comedian Marc Burrows on a journey through the life and work of Sir Terry Pratchett.