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
Coal – Sarah Wimbush, Ian Parks, Ann Sansom, Peter Sansom
To mark the 40th anniversary of the Miners’ Strike, The Poetry Business worked with poet Sarah Wimbush, author of STRIKE and the National Coal Mining Museum for England.
Curtain Call to Murder – Julian Clary
Join Julian Clary as he talks about his latest book, Curtain Call to Murder, a hilarious, fiendishly plotted murder mystery.
Newborn: Running Away, Breaking with the Past, Building a New Family – Kerry Hudson
Award winning writer Kerry Hudson navigates trying to build a nourishing, safe and loving family – without a blueprint to work from. She asks what next, after a childhood like hers?
Somali Poetry Showcase
Catastrophe/Galiilyo by Weedhsame is a poem of anguish about the displacement of the Somali people, western Europe’s response to the refugee crisis and a message of hope to refugees.
The Art of Writing Women’s History in Fiction
Women in history were often sidelined, forgotten, hidden. So how do we tell their stories with accuracy, bringing them to life in an engaging way for readers today?
Jackie Kay – May Day
One of our best-loved poets and former Makar of Scotland, Jackie Kay reads from new collection May Day.
Melancholy Undercover: The Book of ABBA
In the history of pop culture and music there has never been a group like ABBA. Since interviewing the four members of ABBA in 2013 – at a time when the band had not been interviewed for 30 years – a relationship was sparked and music journalist Jan Gradvall was granted unique access for the next decade.
Sleeping Dogs – Russ Thomas and The Grief Doctor – Jack Anderson
Sleeping Dogs is the latest in the DS Adam Tyler series from bestselling author Russ Thomas. An anonymous tip about the disappearance of a woman sets in motion a dangerous chain of events that has Tyler fighting for his life.
Sounds Around Write with Jay Mitra and Silé Sibanda
Sounds About Write’s open mic with guest performers. Silé Sibanda is a locally based spoken word performer, poet, BBC Radio presenter and creative producer for Storytrails – the untold stories of Sheffield people.
Celluloid Screams 2024
Sheffield's annual Horror Film Festival, celebrating the best in classic and contemporary horror cinema! Celluloid Screams will host another weekend of big screen scares at the Showroom Cinema 24 - 27 October.
