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.
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March
Every March, as the days are getting longer, drier, and warmer in Sheffield, we celebrate what it means to be The Outdoor City, by hosting the Festival of the Outdoors.
You'll find everything from large-scale international sporting events to small community gatherings; from guided walks to some of the worlds hardest bouldering problems; outdoor markets to film festivals.
Check out the festival programme so far, with more to be announced...
Thestival is back and brighter than ever! Coming to Sheffield’s Lantern Theatre in April 2025! Since its 2013 start as a student showcase, it’s been reinvented into a two-day celebration of musicals, comedy, drama, and creative debuts.
The largest annual non-partisan politics festival in the UK! Expect another challenging and diverse programme of events, featuring an array of well-known keynote speakers, when Festival of Debate returns 22 April — 30 May.
Celebrating Hardcore & Alternative, Phazed Out debuts in Sheffield on May 3rd 2025.The bank holiday event will take over all three rooms at Network for a day of non-stop movement and killer energy.
Sheffield Fake Festival returns in 2025 with Fake Bands to Pulp, Foo Fighters, Red Hot Chili Peppers, David Bowie, Pink and Alanis Morrisette
Now into its fifth year, Get Together has earnt a reputation as one of the best festivals for original and independent music, art, food and drink. For 2025, the festival returns to Kelham Island and Neepsend for another massive music takeover on Saturday 17 May.
Shake things up with Sheffield’s Biggest Cocktail Party! The Steamworks is set to come alive with 25 of the city's top bars, iconic drinks brands, and expertly crafted cocktails on Saturday 17 May.
A full inner city day festival is here! Love to be... Festival Sheffield is taking over Forge & Effingham Road and bringing a full festival production to the city and an amazing line up over four stages!
The biggst inner city festival to take place in Sheffield is here! Huge international line up, full festival production, 4 stages of music and entertainment
The Sausage and Cider Festival will be returning to Sheffield for a huge outdoor festival hosted in Don Valley Bowl on Saturday 7 June, bringing together great food, refreshing drinks, and live entertainment.
Time to don the Cowboy boots and Stetson as Nashville arrives in Sheffield for the first time ever, with a huge lineup of music, games and food on Sunday 8 June 2025.
The UK’s leading documentary festival and one of the world’s most influential markets for documentary projects, Sheffield Docfest returns Wednesday 18 June - Monday 23 June 2025.
Set to be be bigger and better, once again this inclusive street party returns on Saturday 21 June and will be centred around multiple Kelham venues offering a broad range of entertainment from live musicians, DJs, drag queens, comedians and guest speakers.
The Bradfield Festival of Music returns with a week of glorious music in a magical setting, featuring some of the finest international and local artists.
Podcasting's biggest party is back! Crossed Wires will once again be assembling the nation's top names in Sheffield, for one big weekend of special podcast events, Friday 4 July - Sunday 6 July.
The Help I Sexted My Boss podcast comes to the Crossed Wires Festival.
Covering subjects from Finnish meatballs, to lobster flirting and presidential enemas, No Such Thing As A Fish always guarantees an unexpected and hilarious show.
The UK's biggest 90's Festival returns to Sheffield's Don Valley Bowl once again, this time for a full weekend of nostalgic partying 12 - 13 July 2025.
Chance to Dance is a free one day city centre dance festival that was established in 2000.
Bringing some of the biggest names in bass for another weekend of high-octane partying, Bassfest returns to Sheffield's Don Valley Bowl 19 - 20 July.
Sheffield’s biggest party! Tramlines returns to Hillsborough Park 25 - 27 July for their 17th edition.
Four days of fun in the sun on Abbeydale Road, 31 July - 3 August. There are craft beer tap takeovers all down the road from some of the best craft beer breweries from all over the UK. Completely free to attend!
After the huge success of ‘The Sheffield festival of Reggae 2024’, The Sheffield Festival of Reggae returns for 2025.
Sheffield's 7 Hills Beer Festival returns for 2025 and will once again be showcasing a wide selection of the best cask beers available from local and regional craft brewers, 22 - 24 August.
Brand new for 2025 is The Graves Park Food Festival, taking place on August 30th – 31st within Sheffield’s largest park!
Powerlines festival is one of the UK’s newest Independent Metal festivals, an exciting addition to the Yorkshire the heavy metal calendar.
Back for their third year, Float Along festival makes a welcome return to Sheffield on Saturday 28 September, with another encompassing mix of post-punk and psychedelic rock, as well as the best in indie and alternative music.
A celebration of a city and its music, film, art and electronica, Sensoria festival's 18th edition will once again bring live events and exhibitions to iconic venues across Sheffield, 2 - 5 October.
No Bounds are set to host another very special weekend of music, art, technology and dancing in Sheffield, when the 8th edition of the festival takes place 10 - 12 October 2025.
Sheffield's annual festival celebrating books, words and ideas, is one of the UK’s largest literary festivals. Taking place 10 - 26 October, the festival will once again be bringing some of the biggest names in literary talent, media and the arts to South Yorkshire.
The annual beer and cider festival hosted by the Campaign for Real Ale in Sheffield, offers a massive selection of the best beer, cider and perry, plus live music and street food. They'll be back at Kelham Island Museum again 15 - 18 October.