Join Poets Yield Power for a creative expression workshop, combining spoken word and visual art.

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.

Everything has a structure, whether simple or complex, bold or barely discernible. Hillsborough's Cupola Gallery explores structure through the work of 60 artists in its latest exhibition.

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.

Learn to sew with confidence and build lasting skills. In this beginner-friendly course, you will learn machine setup and essential sewing skills through making a custom apron.

Join artist Eelyn Lee for a free sound, movement, and costume workshop exploring how Sheffield’s rivers carry memories across places and time. Starting with a short walk to where the river Sheaf meets the Don.

The Contemporary British Painting Prize returns to YAS this Autumn, showcasing some of the best painting currently being produced in the UK.

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 tied to journalist Daniel Dylan Wray's book on a history of independent music in Sheffield. With photos, films, flyers and ephemera spanning everything from Warp to Self Esteem via Pulp, The Human League, Arctic Monkeys and more.

A youth-led film and arts programme working with five talented youth groups across Sheffield.

Discover the art of peg loom weaving.

Learn to quilt a beautiful Christmas stocking to last year after year.

Discover artisan craft, contemporary design and beautifully made work from 65 independent makers, set across two floors in the heart of Sheffield.

A biennial festival of new ideas. Bringing together the city's creative community and its academic minds through exhibitions, talks, screenings, performances and more.

Explore inside the historic Portland Works to buy art, ceramics, glass, print, jewellery, textiles and more from the people who make them. With an opportunity to visit studios and share mulled wine and a mince pie with the resident makers.

An exhibition telling the story of Skinning the Cat, a ground-breaking all-female circus troupe from Bradford. With colourful artworks, costumes and historic items about women in circus.

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 new solo exhibition at Site Gallery by New York and Glasgow-based artist and filmmaker Alexis Kyle Mitchell.

A festival on algorithmic pattern-making in anything from heritage crafts to tech. With an algorave, a concert with pattern-based instrumental music, talks and workshops around patterns in juggling, textiles, music and more.

To celebrate Tate Britain’s blockbuster Monet and Time exhibition, Exhibition on Screen brings the story of Claude Monet to cinema screens.

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!