All Event Listings
So much happens in Sheffield every week! This is our comprehensive event listing page for every single event that gets submitted to our website, from small workshops and community events to international sporting fixtures and citywide festivals.
So if you're looking for something specific, please use the filter tags and date search below, to narrow the event listings for what you'd really like to see/find. Alternatively, visit our What's On page for seasonal highlights and roundups of the bigger events happening in Sheffield.
All Events in Sheffield
A Mudlarking Year – Lara Maiklem
For over two decades, Lara Maiklem has scoured the banks of the Thames to find objects – lost or discarded – that tell the greatest stories. She became a bestselling author with her debut Mudlarking. This event is part of the Off the Shelf Festival of Words.
Black Women Writers – Dorothy Koomson and Kit de Waal
Bestselling authors Dorothy Koomson and Kit de Waal discuss their paths to publication, what it was like being Black women writers when they began their careers, what it’s like now, and advice for new writers.
Developing as a Poet: Poetry Workshop With Joey Connolly
How can poets move from the notebook to the printed page? The gap can seem daunting, but there are established routes and elements of craft, editing and motivation to help get there.
Introduction to Translating Poetry - Mymona Bibi and Ibrahim Hirsi
How would you translate a poem? Join translator Ibrahim Hirsi and poet-translator Mymona Bibi for a unique poetry translation workshop that faces this impossible question.
Muslims Don’t Matter – Sayeeda Warsi
Three grandfathers killed on the streets of England in three separate incidents by three different men. Each victim targeted simply for being Muslim. This event is part of the Off the Shelf Festival of Words.
Not Just for the Boys Why We Need More Women in Science – Professor Athene Donald
Times have changed since women were barred from laboratories and unable to take science degrees. But have they changed enough for women in science? Despite making great strides, especially in biomedical sciences, numbers of women studying physics and engineering remain small and the caricature of the scientist as a man in a white coat dominates.
Radical Hibernation: A Nature Writing Workshop
Join nature writer and founder of Peaks of Colour Evie Muir for an autumnal nature writing workshop asking what do our collective bodies need as the seasons change? This event is part of the Off the Shelf Festival of Words.
Stowaway: The Disreputable Exploits of the Rat
A cultural and social history of the rat, examining how one creature achieved total world domination and has inspired such love and loathing, fear and fascination. This event is part of the Off the Shelf Festival of Words.
Adventures in Art, Activism and Accountability - Led by Donkeys
In 2019 four friends started pasting up guerrilla billboards of the leading Brexiters’ historic tweets. With its social media following exploding, Led By Donkeys became a phenomenon. This event is part of the Off the Shelf Festival of Words.
Backbone of the Nation – Robert Gildea
In this powerful history of the Great Strike of 1984-85, Robert Gildea interviewed miners and their families, including those in Yorkshire, uncovering stories of survival, solidarity and redemption. This event is part of the Off the Shelf Festival of Words.
