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
On Writing and Perspective – Sarah Marsh and Viktoria Lloyd Barlow In conversation with Rachel Genn
Authors Sarah Marsh and Viktoria Lloyd Barlow talk about being deaf and neurodivergent writers respectively, their approach to bringing their own life experiences into their work, why it’s important to them and their advice to future writers.
Weathering – Ruth Allen
An evocative exploration of the lessons the earth can teach us about grounding, resilience and recovery, from a geologist turned pioneering psychotherapist. Rocks and mountains have withstood aeons of life on our planet.
Women in Victorian Society - Anne Louise Booth
A compelling and illuminating portrait of the life of women in Victorian society. Women in 19th century Britain may appear governed by a patriarchal model that reserved power and privilege for men, but they challenged not only the ideas of ‘separate spheres of society’, but the influence of Queen Victoria herself.
Writing Memoir Workshop With Miranda Doyle
You know you have a great life story, but how to tell it? Unlike writers of fiction starting with a blank canvas, for those writing life art may feel more like sculpture. This workshop will explore how to carve form and story from a chaotic, unwieldy lived life.
A Bookshop of One’s Own – Jane Cholmeley
Silver Moon was a bookshop with the mission to promote the work of female writers and create a much-needed safe space for any woman. Founded in 1980s London against a backdrop of homophobia and misogyny, it was a testament to the power of community, growing into Europe’s biggest women’s bookshop.
I’m Not Your Mother – Helen Rice and Uncommon Labels – Fiona Hutchings
Step or ‘blended’ families are the fastest-growing family type in the UK, with an estimated one in three families now fitting this description. Yet throughout history and across cultures, from fairy tales to Fleabag, the stepmother is rarely portrayed positively.
Rory Waterman & Hive New Poets Prize Winners
Over the last 8 years, Hive Young Writers Network has nurtured many fine emerging South Yorkshire poets including an incredible 8 winners of the International New Poets Prize for writers aged 17 to 24.
The Spoiled Heart – Sunjeev Sahota
From the twice Booker-nominated author of The Year of the Runaways and China Room Sunjeev Sahota’s new book The Spoiled Heart is a magnificent and multi-layered account of love, community and politics.
Weirdo – Sara Pascoe
Sara Pascoe’s acclaimed debut novel, Weirdo, follows feverishly anxious Sophie as she tries to suppress her inner monologue, act like a normal person and get the guy she wants.
Writing Tight and Writing True in Poetry
Join prize winning poet Rory Waterman to explore how to write short poems that get stuck in people’s heads and how to approach or create the emotional ‘truth’ of a poem. Expect a relaxed and supportive day of discussing and responding to an exciting range of poems and writing exercises.
