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Crossed Wires Festival

Fri. 4 July 2025 — Sun. 6 July 2025

Ticket prices vary

Sheffield's Crossed Wires Festival brings some of the UK's top names in podcasting from your headphones to the stage for one weekend.

Following its launch event in 2024, the festival returns in July 2025.

Expect another incredible lineup of podcasting talent across comedy, current affairs, culture and more. Plus food pop-ups, after parties and fringe events.

Come back soon for details of the Crossed Wires Festival 2025 programme.

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Fri. 10 October 2025 — Sun. 12 October 2025

A weekend of bleeps, beats and sweaty grins – bringing together music, visual art and technology. Details for 2025 to be confirmed.

Sheffield Folk Sessions Festival

Fri. 18 April 2025 — Mon. 21 April 2025

Sheffield Folk Sessions Festival brings pubs around the Kelham Island area to life with a weekend of song. Expect singing sessions, instrumental sessions and workshops. All for free, with donations going to charity.

Pint of Science Festival

Mon. 19 May 2025 — Wed. 21 May 2025

Three nights of science fun. Academics bring their research out of the lab for a series of talks, demos and experiments in pubs, bars and creative spaces. Info for 2025 coming soon.

Film Studies: Exploring Palestinian Cinema

Wed. 22 January 2025 — Wed. 12 March 2025

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Join the Showroom to explore contemporary and historical filmmaking. Highlighting the diverse genres and styles that Palestinians have adopted to tell their stories, and how they've shifted as a result of changing political and social climates.