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

What's On

Our Sheffield culture calendar. Filled with picks of the city’s arts, culture and heritage events, both in-person and virtual. Plus reviews and festival guides.

Birley Spa Bath House

Multiple dates

Birley Spa, Birley Spa Lane, Hackenthorpe, S12 4ED

Take a tour of a Victorian bath house, complete with a spring-fed plunge pool. Learn about the building’s history and its importance to the city’s working class heritage. With luck, you might spot a kingfisher in the garden too.

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.

Sheffield Castle Excavation Tours

Multiple dates

Exchange Street, S1

See the newly revealed remains of Sheffield Castle, buried for around 400 years. Wessex Archaeology and Friends of Sheffield Castle will tell you about the history of the site, their recent findings there, and the plans to redevelop it into a park.

Sheffield Networks of Activism

Sun. 8 September 2024

Sheffield Town Hall, Pinstone Street, S1 2HH

Join in this walk to places connected to Sheffield's history of activism and political reform. Hear stories of the women's suffrage campaign, Chartism, early unions, the Sheffield Outrages, the first elections of working-class councillors, and more.

Sheffield Street Art Walk

Multiple dates

Part of Sheffield Walking Festival and Heritage Open Days, this walk features roughly 70 exhibits, creating a wonderful outdoor gallery of Sheffield’s thriving street art scene.

Portland Works Tours

Multiple dates

Portland Works

Take a peek around this fascinating building steeped in Sheffield's metalworking past. A former cutlery works, the birthplace of stainless steel cutlery, and now a community-run home to artists, craftspeople, musicians and small-scale manufacturers.

Turner Museum of Glass

Wed. 11 September 2024

Turner Museum of Glass, University of Sheffield, Sir Robert Hadfield Building, Portobello Street, S1 3JD

Discover a century's worth of glass art – from a glass wedding dress to a wine glass engraved with secret political statements. The museum is open every weekday, with curator tours on 11 September.

Chileans of the North + Discussion

Wed. 11 September 2024

Showroom

On 11 September 1973 a violent coup in Chile overthrew the government of Salvador Allende. What followed was nearly 17 years of dictatorship under Augusto Pinochet. This documentary is the story of refugees who made a new home in South Yorkshire.

Parkwood Springs – from Deer Park to Country Park

Thu. 12 September 2024

Parkwood Springs Car Park, Shirecliffe Road, S5 8XB

See the best views in Sheffield in this former medieval deer park. Join the Friends of Parkwood Springs to hear about the changing uses of the site and the ongoing plan to make this inner-city green space into "our country park in the city."

Behind the Screens

Thu. 12 September 2024

National Videogame Museum

A curator's talk about the National Videogame Museum's new Made in Sheffield exhibit. Looking at the city's history of game making. Plus chance to play games, handle objects, and get an insight into how videogame controllers actually work.

Sheffield Heritage Open Days

Fri. 6 September 2024 — Sun. 15 September 2024

Ten days to explore heritage treasures across the city.

Kelham Island Walks

Multiple dates

Kelham Island, S3

Explore the past and present of characterful Kelham Island and Neepsend, with walks on three themes. Discover stories of industrial Sheffield, working class community, and inspiring art.

Threads: 40th Anniversary

Mon. 23 September 2024

Broomhall Centre, Broomspring Lane, S10 2FD

Join Sheffield Transformed and Red Riding Magazine for a special anniversary screening of Sheffield-set post-apocalyptic masterpiece Threads. With intro from speakers from the Yorkshire Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and Red Riding Magazine.

My Favourite Films with... Pete McKee

Sat. 28 September 2024

Showroom

One of Sheffield’s best-known artists and icons, Pete McKee, takes to the Showroom stage for this month’s edition of My Favourite Films with...

Festival of the Mind

Thu. 19 September 2024 — Sun. 29 September 2024

Feed your mind with a series of fascinating and inspiring talks, exhibitions and performances. Organised by folks from the University of Sheffield in collaboration with local artists and creatives.

Meet the Artist: Lubna Chowdhary in Conversation with Dr Emilia Terracciano

Wed. 2 October 2024

Graves Gallery

Hear artist Lubna Chowdhary discuss her work, inspiration and life as an artist, in conversation with Dr Emilia Terracciano.  

Talking Gigs: Mohammed Errebbaa & Tagna Groove

Fri. 4 October 2024

Firth Hall

Join Moroccan Gnawa master musician Mohamed Errebbaa and his group of jazz, soul and Afro-funk musicians. Part interview, part performance.

Sheffield General Cemetery History Tour

Multiple dates

Sheffield General Cemetery

Learn about the stories buried in this sprawling, picturesque 19th-century cemetery. Taking place on the first Sunday of each month.

Mendelssohn Roundtable, Consone Quartet & Laura Tunbridge

Sat. 26 October 2024

Upper Chapel, Norfolk Street, S1 2JD

Join Music in the Round’s new visiting string quartet in conversation with the University of Oxford's Prof. Laura Tunbridge.