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The Spirit of Independence Film Festival is a micro-budget film festival celebrating the best in fiercely independent film making from around the world.
A selection of standout feature-length and short independent films across genres, the event returns to Sheffield in autumn 2022, taking place at the Showroom cinema.
See the lineup of features and shorts for the 2022 Spirit of Independence Film Festival. Schedule coming soon.
Showroom, 15 Paternoster Row, S1 2BX
Box office open every day from 11:30am (10am Monday & Thursday). Bar open Monday-Thursday 10am-11pm, Friday 10am-late, Saturday 10:30am-late, Sunday 11am-10:30pm
Bear Tree Records, Unit 13-16, The Forum, 127 Devonshire Street, S3 7SB
Open Monday-Tuesday 12-5pm, Wednesday 10am-5:30pm, Thursday-Friday 10am-6pm, Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 12:30pm-3:30pm
Millennium Gallery, 48 Arundel Gate, S1 2PP
Open Tuesday–Saturday 10am–5pm, Sunday 11am–5pm. During Sheffield school holidays: Monday–Saturday 10am–5pm, Sunday 11am–5pm. Closed 24 December–4 January.
Graves Gallery, Surrey Street, S1 2LH
Open Wednesday–Saturday 10–4pm. Closed 24 December–4 January.
Bloc Projects, 4 Sylvester Street, S1 4RN
Open Wednesday-Saturday 12-6pm during exhibitions
Sheffield Cathedral, Church Street, S1 1HA
Open every day from 8am (closing times vary). Coffee shop open Monday-Friday 10am-4pm, Saturday 10am-3pm.
Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet, Abbeydale Road South, S7 2QW
Open Saturday 10am–4pm, Sunday 11am–4pm. During Sheffield school holidays: Thursday–Saturday 10am–4pm, Sunday 11am–4pm.
Shepherd Wheel, Whiteley Woods, Off Hangingwater Road, S11 2YE
Open Saturday–Sunday 11am–3pm. Closed 20 December–7 January.
Portland Works, Randall Street, S2 4SJ
Open the first Tuesday of the month for tours at 2pm by arrangement, and for events/open days
National Emergency Services Museum, Old Police/Fire Station, West Bar, S3 8PT
Open Wednesday-Sunday & bank holidays 10am-4pm.
Weston Park Museum, Western Bank, S10 2TP
Open Tuesday–Friday 10am–4pm, Saturday 10am–5pm, Sunday 11am–5pm. During Sheffield school holidays, open Monday–Saturday 10am–5pm, Sunday 11am–5pm. Closed 24 December – 3 January.
Manor Lodge, 389 Manor Lane, S2 1UL
Open Sunday 10:30am–4pm April to September. Plus Monday–Thursday for children’s crafts during Sheffield school holidays, and other times for special events
Kelham Island Museum, Alma Street, S3 8RY
Open Tuesday-Friday 10am–4pm, Sunday 11am–5pm. During Sheffield school holidays: Monday–Friday 10am–5pm, Sunday 11am–5pm. Closed 24 December–3 January.
Bragazzi's, 224-226 Abbeydale Road, S7 1FL
Open Monday-Saturday 9am-5:30pm, Sunday 11am-4pm
Tamper: Sellers Wheel, 149 Arundel Street, S1 2NU
Open Monday-Friday 8am-5pm, Friday After Hours 5-10pm, Saturday 9am-6pm, Sunday 9am-4pm
Marmadukes Cafe Deli, 22 Norfolk Row, S1 2PA
Open Monday-Saturday 9am-5pm, Sunday 10am-4pm
Kelham Island Books and Music, 284 Shalesmoor, S3 8UL
Open Monday-Saturday 10am-5:30pm, Sunday 11am-4pm
Tamper, 9 Westfield Terrace, S1 4GH
Open Monday-Friday 8am-4:30pm, Saturday 9am-4pm, Sunday 10am-4pm
Record Collector, 233-235 Fulwood Road, S10 3BA
Open Monday-Tuesday & Thursday-Saturday 10am-6pm
Tonearm Vinyl, 293 South Road, S6 3TA
Open Thursday-Friday 5:30-7pm, Saturday 12-5pm, Sunday 12-4pm
Spinning Discs, 55 Chesterfield Road, S8 0RL
Open Wednesday-Friday 12-7:30pm, Saturday 10:30am-5pm, Sunday 11am-3pm
The York, 243-247 Fulwood Road, S10 3BA
Open Sunday-Thursday 11:30am-11:30pm, Friday-Saturday 11:30am-12:20-am
Sharrow Vale Hardware, 370-372 Sharrow Vale Road, S11 8ZP
Open Monday-Saturday 9am-5pm, Sunday 10am-3pm
Made by Jonty, 363 Sharrow Vale Road, S11 8ZG
Open Monday-Friday 8am-5pm, Saturday & bank holiday 9am-5pm, Sunday 9am-3pm
The Mediterranean, 271-273 Sharrow Vale Road, S11 8ZF
Open Monday-Saturday 12-2:30pm & 5:30-10:30pm
Starmore Boss, 257 Sharrow Vale Road, S11 8ZE
Open Monday-Thursday 11am-6:30pm, Friday 11am-7pm, Saturday 10am-7pm, Sunday (December only) 11am-4pm
Picture House Social, 383 Abbeydale Road, S7 1FS
Open Monday-Thursday 5pm-12am, Friday 4pm-1am, Saturday 12pm-1am, Sunday 12pm-12am
Proove, 261 Fulwood Road, S10 3BD
Open Sunday-Wednesday 11:30am-10:30pm, Thursday-Saturday 11:30am-11pm
Patoo, 607-609 Ecclesall Road, S11 8PT
Open Sunday-Thursday 12-2:30pm & 6-10:30pm, Friday-Saturday 12-2:30pm & 6-11:30pm
Okeh Cafe, 116 Abbeydale Road, S7 1FF
Open Monday-Friday 8:30am-3pm (till 8pm on Wednesday), Saturday 9am-3pm, Sunday 9:30am-2pm
Amici and Bici, 220 Abbeydale Road, S7 1FL
Open Monday-Wednesday 8am-7pm, Thursday-Saturday 8am-11pm, Sunday 8am-5pm
Four Corners Canteen, 150 Abbeydale Road, S7 1FH
Open Monday-Saturday 9am-5pm, Sunday 9am-3pm
The Broadfield, 452 Abbeydale Road, S7 1FR
Open Monday-Thursday 11:30am-12am, Friday-Saturday 11:30am-1am, Sunday 11:30am-11pm
Jameson's, 334 Abbeydale Road, S7 1FN
Open Monday-Saturday 10am-5pm (till 8pm every other Thursday), Sunday 11am-4pm
Walkley Beer Co, 362 South Road, Walkley, S6 3TF
Open Thursday 4-10pm, Friday-Saturday 2-10pm, Sunday 4-10pm
Cocoa Wonderland, 462 Ecclesall Road, S11 8PX
Open Monday 12-5pm, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday 10am-5.30pm, Sunday 12-5pm
Homemade by Thelma's, 4 Nether Edge Road, S7 1RU
Open Tuesday-Friday 9am-3pm, Friday for bistro night 7:30pm-10:30pm, Saturday 9am-4pm, first Sunday of each month for brunch club 10am-3pm
Turner's Bottle Shop, 298 Abbeydale Road, S7 1FL
Open Tuesday-Thursday 11am-7pm, Friday 11am-8pm, Saturday 10am-7pm, Sunday 11am-4pm
Sheffield Tap, 1b, Sheffield Station, Sheaf Street, S1 2BP
Open Sunday-Thursday 11am-11pm, Friday-Saturday 10am-12am
The Bath Hotel, 66-68 Victoria Street, S3 7QL
Open Monday-Thursday 12-11pm, Friday-Saturday 12pm-12am
Rutland Arms, 86 Brown Street, S1 2BS
Open Sunday-Thursday 12-11pm, Friday-Saturday 12pm-12am
Gatsby, 73-75 Division Street , S1 4GE
Open Monday-Thursday 12pm-2am, Friday-Saturday 12pm-3am, Sunday 12pm-2am
The Fat Cat, 23 Alma Street, S3 8SA
Open Sunday-Thursday 12-11pm, Friday-Saturday 12pm-12am
The Milestone, 84 Green Lane, S3 8SE
Open Monday-Saturday 11am-11:30pm, Sunday 11am-10:30pm
Hallamshire House, 49 Commonside, S10 1GF
Open Monday-Thursday 4pm-11.30pm, Friday 2pm-12:30am, Saturday 12pm-12:30am, Sunday 12pm-11:30pm
Brothers Arms, 106 Well Road, S8 9TZ
Open Sunday-Thursday 12-11pm, Friday-Saturday 12pm-12am
Yellow Arch Studios, 30-36 Burton Road, S3 8BX
Open Monday-Friday 10am-11pm, Saturday 11am-6pm, Sunday 11am-9pm
Abbeydale Miniature Railway, Abbeydale Road South, S17 3LB
Open occasional Sundays March-October and Santa Specials in December, 1-5pm
Sheffield Botanical Gardens, Clarkehouse Road, S10 2LN
Open weekdays 8am-4pm, weekends & bank holidays 10am-4pm (open till dusk/7:45pm in summer)
Hathersage Swimming Pool, Oddfellows Road, Hathersage, S32 1DU
Open March-October (heated), November-February (cold water)
Blue Moon Cafe, 2 St James Row, S1 2EW
Open Monday-Thursday 11am-4pm, Friday–Saturday 10am–4pm
Folk Train, Sheffield Station, Sheaf Street, S1 2BP
Running the fourth Tuesday of each month on the 19:14 from Sheffield to Edale
Foodhall, 62 Brown Street, S1 2BS
Cafe open Friday 11am–2pm (drinks from 11am, food at 12:30pm). Also open for events
Soya Express, 44 Union Street, S1 2JP
Open Monday-Thursday 9am-5:30pm, Friday-Saturday 9am-3pm
Street Food Chef, 90 Arundel Street, S1 4RE
Open Monday-Saturday 8am-10pm, sunday 10am-9pm
Sheffield Central Library, Surrey Street, S1 1XZ
Open Monday-Tuesday 9:30am-5:30pm, Wednesday 1-8pm, Thursday-Friday 9:30am-5:30pm, Saturday 10am-4pm
David Mellor Design Museum, The Round Building, Leadmill, Hathersage, S32 1BA
Open Monday-Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 11am-5pm (Round Building guided tours Saturday & Sunday 3pm)
Alfred Denny Museum, Alfred Denny Building, Western Bank, S10 2TN
Open on occasional Saturdays, tours at 10am, 11am, 12pm
Renishaw Hall, Renishaw Park, S21 3WB
Open Wednesday-Sunday (March-October) / Friday-Sunday (October-November) 10:30am-4:30pm
Hagglers Corner, 586 Queens Road, S2 4DU
Bhaji Shop open Tuesday-Saturday 10am-5pm, bar open Thursday 4-11pm, Friday 4pm-2am, Saturday 2pm-2am
The Tramshed, 51 Chesterfield Road, S8 0RL
Open Tuesday-Thursday 4-11pm, Friday-Saturday 4pm-midnight, Sunday 4-11pm
CollardManson, 125 Devonshire Street, S3 7SB
Open Monday-Friday 11am-5:30pm, Saturday 10am-6pm, Sunday 12:30pm-4:30pm
Public, 23-55 Surrey Street, S1 2LG
Open Monday-Friday 4pm-1am, Saturday 12pm-1am, Sunday 12pm-1am
The Gardeners Rest, 105 Neepsend Lane, S3 8AT
Open Monday-Thursday 3-11pm, Friday-Saturday 12pm-12am, Sunday 12-11pm
The Riverside, 1 Mowbray Street, S3 8EN
Open Sunday-Thursday 11:30am-11:30pm, Friday-Saturday 11:30am-1am
The Wellington, 1 Henry Street, S3 7EQ
Open Monday-Thursday 3-11pm, Friday-Saturday 12pm-12am, Sunday 12-11pm
DINA, 12 Fitzalan Square, S1 2AS
Diner open Tuesday-Saturday 10am-4pm, venue open at various times for events
The Red Deer, 18 Pitt Street, S1 4DD
Open Monday-Thursday 12pm-12am, Friday-Saturday 12pm-1am, Sunday 12-11pm
Fagan's, 69 Broad Lane, S1 4BS
Open Monday-Saturday 12-11:30pm, Sunday 12-3:30pm & 7-11:30pm
Shakespeare's, 146-148 Gibraltar Street, S3 8UA
Open Sunday-Thursday 12pm-12am, Friday-Saturday 12pm-1am
Sheffield Hallam University Gallery, Head Post Office, Fitzalan Square, S1 2AY
Open during exhibitions
Lokanta, 478-480 Glossop Road, S10 2QA
Open Tuesday-Thursday 5-10:30pm, Friday-Saturday 5-11:30pm, Sunday 12-9:30pm
Steel City Ghost Tours, Town Hall, Pinstone Street, S1 2HH
Monday, Wednesday & Thursday 7:30pm
Nether Edge Pizza Company, 92 Burton Road, S3 8DA
Pizzeria open Thursday-Friday 5-10pm, Saturday 12-10pm / mobile oven Wednesday at Norfolk Arms, Thursday at The Horse and Jockey, Friday at The Greystones
Western Bank Library, Western Bank, S3 7NA
Public gallery open Monday-Thursday 9am-6pm, Friday 10am-6pm, Saturday 12-6pm during exhibitions
Lucky Fox, 72 Division Street, S1 4GF
Open Monday-Thursday 11am–6pm, Friday 10am–8pm, Saturday 10am–8pm, Sunday 11am–4pm
Union St, 18-20 Union Street, S1 2JR
Open Monday-Friday 8am-4pm, Saturday 10am-4pm, and for events
Site Gallery, 1-5 Brown Street, S1 2BS
Open Tuesday-Saturday 11am-6pm (late opening on Thursdays till 8pm), Sunday 11am-4pm
Chapel Decorative Interiors, 99 Broadfield Road, S8 0XH
Open Monday-Wednesday by appointment, Thursday-Saturday 10am-4:30pm, Sunday 11am-4pm
Sheffield Antiques Centre, 178-188 Broadfield Road, Heeley, S8 0XL
Open Monday-Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday and bank holiday 11am-5pm
The Dram Shop, 21 Commonside, S10 1GA
Open Monday-Thursday 11am-10pm, Friday-Saturday 11am-10:30pm, Sunday 12-9pm
Birdhouse Tea Bar & Kitchen, Alsop Fields, Sidney Street, S1 4RG
Open every day 8am-10pm
Sheaf View, 25 Gleadless Road, S2 3AA
Open Sunday-Thursday 11:30am-11:30pm, Friday-Saturday 11:30am-12:30am
The White Lion, 615 London Road, S2 4HT
Open Monday 4-11:30pm, Tuesday-Thursday 4pm-12am, Friday 4pm-1am, Saturday 12pm-1am, Sunday 2-11:30pm
Weston Park Museum, Western Bank, S10 2TP
Museum open Monday-Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 11am-4pm
Remo's, 259 Fulwood Road, Broomhill, S10 3BD
Open Tuesday-Friday 8am-5pm, Saturday 9:30am-5pm, Sunday 10am-4pm
The Lescar, 303 Sharrow Vale Road, S11 8ZF
Open Sunday-Thursday 12pm-12am, Friday 12pm-1am, Saturday 10am-1am
The Treehouse Board Game Cafe, 41 Boston Street, S2 4QF
Open Tuesday-Thursday 4–11pm (12–11pm during school holidays), Friday 12–11pm, Saturday 10am-11pm, Sunday 10am-10pm
Central Fire Station, 50 Division Street, S1 4GF
Open Monday-Thursday 12pm-12am, Friday 12pm-1:30am, Saturday 11am-1:30am, Sunday
11am-12am
Cliffe House Farm, Hill Top Road, Dungworth, S6 6GW
Open Wednesday & Friday-Sunday 11am–5:30pm. Open every day in school summer holidays
19-20 South Street, S2 5QX
Open Tuesday-Thursday 9am-4pm, Friday 9am-10pm, Saturday 10am-5pm
Ambulo, Millennium Gallery, 48 Arundel Gate, S1 2PP
Open Monday-Thursday 9am-9pm, Friday-Saturday 9am-10pm, Sunday 9am-5pm
Sidney + Matilda, Rivelin Works, 46 Sidney Street, S1 4HR
Open during exhibitions Wednesday-Saturday 12-6pm and by appointment
Cutlery Works, 73-101 Neepsend Lane, S3 8AT
Open Wednesday-Thursday 9am-11pm, Friday-Saturday 9am-1am, Sunday 9am-10pm
National Videogame Museum, Castle House, Angel Street, S3 8LN
Open term times: Wednesday–Friday 1-4pm, Saturday-Sunday 10am–6:30pm
Open school holidays: every day 10am-6:30pm
Jojo's General Store, 553 Ecclesall Road, S11 8PR
Open Monday-Saturday 11am-6pm
Thrifty Store, Castle House, Angel Street, S3 8LN
Open Monday-Saturday 11am-6pm, Sunday 12-5pm
St Luke's Vintage Shop, 3 Crookes Road, S10 5BA
Open Monday-Saturday 9:30am-4:30pm
Stoneface Creative, Storrs Lane, S6 6GY
Open days and events vary – check website
Vulgar, Unit 2, The Forum, 127-129 Devonshire Street, S3 7SB
Open Monday-Saturday 10am-6pm, Sunday 11am-4pm
Oisoi Food Market & Lounge Cafe, Gatecrasher, 104 Arundel Street, S1 4RE
Open 11am-6pm
Fronteer Gallery, 18 Exchange Street, S2 5TS
Open during exhibitions Wednesday–Friday 10am–3pm, Saturday 2–7pm
GLOAM Gallery, 160 Arundel Street, S1 4RE
Open during exhibitions Saturdays 12–4pm and by appointment.
Join the Showroom as they bring back to the big screen a season of films from Aardman Animation. The world-renowned studio are known for films using stop-motion and clay animation techniques – particularly with the plasticine duo Wallace and Gromit.
Reel Steel present a double-bill of classic films set on the mean streets of New York city: the 1979 classic The Warriors, with John Carpenter's Escape From New York (1981) at the Abbeydale Picture House.
A collaborative weekend-long event, showcasing the variety of cultural activity that takes place in Sheffield. With film screenings, music performances, art exhibits, family-friendly activities, and more.
Converted from a 1930s art deco car showroom, the Showroom is one of the biggest independent cinemas in Europe – and we'd reckon one of the best. Between the screens and the bar, it's easy to while away whole days here.
