Learn how to use a Game Boy Camera and make your own digital print.

Learn how to cut and prepare leather, smooth and burnish it, and stamp it to create a personalised keyring. 

Join Ed’s Workshop for a beginner-friendly evening woodwork taster session.

Discover the art of sewing in this five-week workshop.

Enjoy fun garden-themed craft and trail activities.

An exhibition about local TV station Sheffield Cablevision, on air from 1973 to 76. With rare archive footage, photos and objects from its programming of kids shows, sports, politics, music, comedy and more.

Sew together this summer. Designed for adult and older child pairs (aged 10+), this hands-on sewing session is a chance to get creative and learn new skills together. Over three hours, you’ll each sew your very own water bottle holder / carrier.

An annual showcase of work by Sheffield Hallam University’s graduating artists, designers, filmmakers, animators, writers, architects and performers.

Discover your creative side with Ed's Workshop's friendly woodworking and sewing classes.

Enjoy fun Tudor doctor-themed craft and trail activities at Manor Lodge.

Arts Catalyst hosts an exhibition by London-based artist Leah Clements. A new film, alongside a series of sculptural and audio works, attempting to discover meaning in the context of illness. Exploring sites of water, worship and healing.

Join Arts Catalyst for a workshop exploring access and care-centred practices in the form of a collective visual exchange.

A new summertime festival of interactive creativity for children and young audiences – for big and small screens. With an Aardman workshop, VR sessions, a Muppet all-dayer, chance to make your own stop-motion Moomin film, and lots more.

A week of magical fun for ages 6-12. Expect thrilling storytelling, hilarious games, enchanting upcycled creations, spellbinding singing and more. Lunch included.

A joyful celebration of flowers, creativity and community, hosted across The Victoria and The Mowbray, and brought together by Bloom Sheffield.

A relaxed, creative and summer-inspired session for ages 11–14. Materials, soft drink and step-by-step guidance included. Leave with a finished painting to take home.

Discover a magical world of interactive discovery for 0–5-year-olds and their grown-ups.

An exhibition celebrating the fans videogames create. With extraordinary personal collections, artwork inspired by gaming memories, and interactive experiences that transport you back to the 1980s and 1990s.

Cupola in Hillsborough celebrates 35 years with a group exhibition showcasing the fantastic artists that have supported them through the years, plus a whole host of new talent.

Folk supergroup Spell Songs with live painting by award-winning artist Jackie Morris.

The Football Art Prize makes a welcome return to Sheffield to celebrate the passion, drama and unity the beautiful game inspires around the globe.

Make your own agony aunt zine inspired by Site Gallery's exhibition When The Sky Gets Bright.

Nine days of vibrant arts and culture around Nether Edge. Immerse yourself in music, dance, food, drink, drama, books, art, walks, talks and more.

In an era of great change and great beauty emerged the character of James McNeill Whistler.

An exhibition exploring how neurodivergent young people navigate loneliness, burnout and the pull between the digital and physical worlds. By collective Babeworld with Site Gallery's youth groups Society of Explorers and Creative Producers.

A trail of 150 life-sized lions and lionesses, let loose across South Yorkshire this summer. Raising money for Sheffield Children’s Hospital Charity.

A showcase of indie and small press comic creators from Sheffield and further afield. With a Graphic Novel Reading Room corner, a kids workshop and bar.

A weekend of bleeps, beats and sweaty grins – exploring the relationship between music, art, technology and place. The 2026 lineup includes: Mark Fell, Blawan, Oppidan, The Black Dog and lots more.

A biennial festival of new ideas. Bringing together the city's creative community and its academic minds through exhibitions, talks, screenings, performances and more. Stay tuned for dates and details for the next Festival of the Mind in autumn 2026.

Enjoy watching printmaking in action and pick up a print or two to take home from among the 43 stalls featuring the wares of artists and printmakers from Sheffield and beyond. Call for applications open till 30 August 2026.

A look at the curious, beautiful, macabre and magical connections people have made to the land through over 400 objects from Sheffield’s collections. Curated by Heavy Water Collective (artists Maud Haya-Baviera, Victoria Lucas and Joanna Whittle).

An exhibition curated by artist Kedisha Coakley, bringing together artworks, objects and specimens from Sheffield’s collection to explore the relationship between empire and the trade in fruit and flowers.

Drawn from the city collection, this exhibition celebrates photography’s unique power to reveal connections spanning generations, geographies and shared histories. 

Founding member of the Impressionist movement, Pierre-Auguste Renoir is one of the world’s favourite artists. Exhibition on Screen brings his world class works to cinema audiences.

LGBTQ+ art and heritage have endured across the centuries, with communities continuing to express and preserve their Queer stories. This new exhibition brings together artworks and objects from Sheffield’s collections to explore Queer art today.

A mural and street art festival. Returning for a second edition in 2027. Expect smaller creative events from the team throughout 2026 though – watch this space for details!